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Online course teaching professionals how to master Notion for productivity and business systems.
How Marie acquired customers
Tools used to build Notion Mastery
Marie discovered Notion in 2018 and started sharing tips on YouTube. When her audience asked for a course, she launched Notion Mastery to $40K/month.
Marie Poulin discovered Notion in 2018 and found it helped her with organization and productivity. She began sharing her tips and tricks on YouTube, building an audience organically.
After years of struggling with various productivity tools, Marie found Notion and immediately saw its potential. She started experimenting with different setups and workflows.
Rather than launching a product immediately, Marie spent months sharing free content on YouTube. Her Notion tutorials resonated with people looking to master the productivity tool.
"I just started sharing what I was learning," Marie explained. "People kept asking for more detailed guidance."
After receiving numerous requests for a comprehensive course, she launched Notion Mastery. The course resonated deeply with professionals and entrepreneurs looking to systematize their businesses.
The course quickly grew to generate an average of $40K/month in revenue. Her business now operates with just 2 people on the team, demonstrating the power of focused content creation around a specific tool.
Share your knowledge freely first - build an audience before launching paid products
Listen to your audience's requests - they'll tell you what they want to pay for
Keep the team lean - $480K/year with 2 people shows you don't need to scale headcount
Focus on a specific niche tool rather than broad productivity advice
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Marie achieved 3 milestones on the path to $10K MRR
$1,000
$40,000
The journey, decisions, and context behind this milestone
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