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Introduction to Notion for Creative Projects

Setting up a Blog

A course by Frances Odera Matthews , Certified Notion Consultant

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Audio: English, French, Italian, Portuguese

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About the video: Setting up a Blog

Overview

“I'll also introduce the concept of setting up and manipulating Notion databases by creating a blog for your profile page.”

In this video lesson Frances Odera Matthews addresses the topic: Setting up a Blog, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Notion for Creative Projects. Learn how to combine Notion’s powerful no-code toolbox with design thinking to build pages with function, style, and heart.

Partial transcription of the video

“So in this lesson, we're going to be talking about building a blog and also introducing you to databases in Notion. But first let's discuss what is a blog? If you break it down, a blog is really just a blank page to express yourself about anything that interests you. The beauty about building a blog and Notion is that you can embed almost anything. So you can use images, videos, you can embed Google Maps if you want to, playlists, anything that interests you, that helps get your passions across, you can put in there. And what could you blog about? So as I said before, it's just a blank page...”

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Course summary for: Introduction to Notion for Creative Projects

Level: Beginner
97% positive reviews (165)
10190 students
5 units
17 lessons (3h 4m)

Category
Web & App Design
Areas
Web Development

Frances Odera Matthews

A course by Frances Odera Matthews

Teacher

Certified Notion Consultant

Frances Odera Matthews is a certified Notion consultant and the founder of The Notion Bar, an initiative focused on creating customized digital solutions and products for businesses. Originally from West Africa, Frances grew up in the UK and studied abroad in the US and Spain, exploring economics, design thinking, project management, and UX design across many different industries. Her multicultural and multidisciplinary background inspired a love for blending human experiences creatively and conceptualizing innovative solutions.

Through commissioned projects, Frances learned to take a step beyond Notion’s focus on productivity and explore its more artistic applications, creating functional yet aesthetic pages and templates in collaboration with The Notionette, aNotioneer, and many more. She has been featured as a speaker on podcasts such as Hunger Geeks, and she has also shared her knowledge with her community by leading seminars for No Code Lab and Notion’s Block by Block.