Free Content HQ Notion Template [Updated 2025]

This is a free template! Simply put $0 to get instant access. If you'd like to tip, I'd very much appreciate your support of a fellow creative! But it's not required or expected. Carry on!

😌 All your content, in one convenient place

Create, plan, and manage all your content from one powerful yet streamlined database.

Includes 20+ pre-built database templates and buttons so you can add new posts in 1 click for the most popular platforms, including:

• 📰 Articles — Blog posts, guest posts, Medium articles, and press releases
• 📱 Social media — Bluesky, Discord FB, IG, LinkedIn, Threads, Pinterest, Reddit, and X/Twitter
• 💌 Email newsletters — Too many email platforms out there to include, so feel free to add your preferred email marketing platform!
• 🎙️ Podcast episodes — Apple Podcasts and Spotify (feel free to add more platforms!)
• 🎥 Video — YouTube videos and Shorts, TikTok, and Twitch

🔋 Need something a little more advanced?

This free template has everything you need to start using Notion for content management, but it’s also designed to be customized and expanded. It’s the perfect starting point for creating your own dashboards and learning your way around Notion.

Want all the bells and whistles? Check out my Content HQ Premium template, which includes 25+ dedicated dashboards and 6 core databases for all your content, campaigns, partners, products, and more.

🧠 Capture new content ideas with 1 click

Powerful features like automated buttons and linked database views let you add new post ideas to Notion without breaking your flow or focus. You’ll find all the buttons you need already set up for you, plus instructions for editing them, or creating your own!

📈 See your content stats — no formula knowledge needed

The souped-up Stats database is a free alternative to Notion’s charts that lets you track all sorts of metrics across your content.

Easy setup and maintenance instructions included — no fancy math or coding knowledge needed!

🧠 Stay focused with accessible, neurodivergent-friendly design

Built by a neurodivergent creator, this template is designed to prevent distractions and reduce visual clutter while keeping all your materials within easy reach.

🗂️ Expandable directories: Your project materials are the main focus of every page. The extra bits, like page links and buttons, are neatly hidden in toggle blocks. You can show or hide these by simply toggling them, helping you focus on what matters most: your work. If you’d prefer to keep everything permanently visible? Simply remove the toggles with a stroke of your keyboard! Instructions included in the template.

🔗 Synced navigation bar: The synced navigation bar at the top of every page in the template makes it easy to move around. It’s also super easy to customize — whatever changes you make to 1 synced block will appear in all of them, saving you tons of time!

📱 Mobile-friendly for updates on the go

Quickly capture new content ideas right from your phone!

This template is fully mobile-friendly and includes one-click buttons for adding new content ideas by platform. Add a shortcut to your device’s home screen for easy access.

⚡️ Interactive, guided, lightning-fast setup

The Setup Guide lets you get your template up and running from one convenient page. This step-by-step walkthrough is comprehensive yet easy to follow. Once you’re done setting up, you can delete the page and start using your template right away!

*Please note the setup is designed to be completed from a desktop. Once setup is complete, your template will work across all your devices!

Something missing from the setup guide? Want to report an error? Contact me at hello@melleesmith.com.

🎨 Full template wiki & customization guide

Customization ideas, tips, and tricks to make your template work better for you. The Customization & Maintenance Guide includes helpful information about your template, plus advice for editing and maintaining and expanding it in the future.

🪴 Mini onboarding for Notion newbies

The Customization & Maintenance Guide explains how certain essential Notion features in this template work. It also includes handy links to Notion's help center in case you need more guidance.

Also includes general Notion tricks that will make your life easier, plus my personal favorite blocks and keyboard shortcuts!

❤️ Built with love by a content creator, for content creators

Content HQ is designed by Mel Lee-Smith, experienced marketing manager and Notion consultant who’s worked with dozens of clients over an 8+ year career.

Mel’s consulted on content strategy, as well as built and refined Notion workflows for dozens of individual content creators, entrepreneurs, start-ups, and public companies, so she’s super in tune with what creators actually need!

🛠️ Want a customized Content HQ for teams or enterprise?

Reach out to Mel at hello@melleesmith.com to learn more about her consulting rates and availability!