How To Build A Full Website With Notion In A Few Steps?

How To Build A Full Website With Notion In A Few Steps?

How To Build A Full Website With Notion In A Few Steps?

How To Build A Full Website With Notion In A Few Steps?

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Jean-Remi

Monday, October 21, 2024

Who hasn't dreamt of building a website in under an hour?

Creating a full website from scratch can be challenging, even with advanced CMS options available today.

That's where Notion Sites comes in, revolutionizing the process of website creation. Whether you want to build a blog or a portfolio, Notion Sites lets you do it in just a few easy steps.

In this article, we'll explore how to create a simple blog website using Notion Sites and how to publish it online.

Let's get started!

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Create the blog page of the website

First of all, we will need to create the blog database in order to display your blog post on page.

Let's make it simple with just a few properties:

  • Title

  • Cover image

  • Publication date

  • Tags

Create the blog page - Structure

Next, we need to fill this database with data, obviously. That's where you need to take action. Write your own content, set your own images in order to get a few blog articles in our database.

I will just insert some of my own blog posts.

Create the blog page - Content

Finally, we need to make this page more appealing and give it the look of a blog page. To achieve this, we will simply change the layout of the database to use a Gallery view since it is the view that best matches blog posts.

Don't forget to set the Cover image as a preview of each post.

Create the blog page - Layout

Great! We finally have our blog page.

Publishing the website

Now, we will publish the website. It's actually pretty straightforward. To do so, you will simply need to click the button "Share" on the top right corner of your blog page.

Publishing the website - Share Button

A small window will open, click on the share tab then from the same window you will see a blue button "Publish".

Simply click on this button and ta-da! Your website is now live on the web.

Publishing the website - Published

Customizing the website

The last step is the website customization. To start customizing your website, you will need to click on "Site Customization" in the same window used to publish the website.

Customize the website - Button Customization

You'll be redirected to the customization section of the website. Here, you can personalize several features:

  • Preview Image: Select the image displayed in search engine previews (e.g. Google).

  • Theme: Choose between light or dark mode.

  • Favicon: Customize the small icon shown by search engines.

  • Header: Modify the header, including options like adding or removing breadcrumbs.

  • Google Analytics: Connect your Google Analytics account to track website traffic.

Customize the website - Customization

To publish any changes, just use the button "Publish changes" in the top right corner.

That's it, your Notion website is now ready to gets traffic!

Conclusion

This was a simple example, but as you can see, building a website with Notion Sites is easy and fast. With strong content and good structure, you can create a powerful website for personal or business needs. Start today and showcase your work to the world.

Create a Notion account here.

Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

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How easy is it to create a website with Notion?

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How easy is it to create a website with Notion?

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How easy is it to create a website with Notion?

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How easy is it to create a website with Notion?

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Can I connect my own domain to Notion Sites?

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Can I connect my own domain to Notion Sites?

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Can I connect my own domain to Notion Sites?

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Can I connect my own domain to Notion Sites?

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Is there other alternatives to create a website with Notion?

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Is there other alternatives to create a website with Notion?

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Is there other alternatives to create a website with Notion?

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Is there other alternatives to create a website with Notion?