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How to Set Up a Notion Home Page From Scratch

How to Set Up a Notion Home Page From Scratch

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Jan 17, 2023
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How to Set Up a Notion Home Page From Scratch
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I love Notion. Nothing new here.

What I used to do with 4–5 apps in the past, is now all done within this single powerhouse of an app. Notes, tasks, reminders, calendars, blog posts, and trackers for everything. I tweet about that all the time:

https://twitter.com/burkr_/status/1614974311135150080?s=20

With this power comes complexity. That scares some people away from Notion. I know this because it happened to me when I first tried the app 3 years ago.

To overcome this, let’s take a look at a simple home page you can create as a starting point in your Notion journey.

Your home page

Why do you need a home page in Notion?

Good question.

It will serve as your main section, your starting point from which you link to every other page in your setup.

My starting page is called “Hub”, more specifically “Work Hub” which houses all my work-related content. I do have another page housing all my personal stuff.

I could combine these two in another “home page” but that was overkill for me.

My “Work Hub” loo…

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