Ways to earn / Digital products

Notion templates: is it worth it? (2026)

Worth a try checked 2026-10-08

Build a ready-to-use Notion page (for example a household budget or a study planner) and sell the copy through Notion's own marketplace or a storefront.

At a glance

What you are selling

A Notion template that buyers duplicate into their own account. Money comes from the few buyers who prefer paying for a ready layout over building one, and it only works if they can find your template.

What the evidence says about money

No seller income data for Notion templates was found, so no monthly range is given. Notion's marketplace needs a waitlist and approval that 'may take a few months', and it keeps 8% plus 0.40 USD per sale (plus 1% foreign exchange for sellers outside the US). Many free Notion templates exist, so only a narrow, well-made template is likely to sell, and most will sell nothing.

How sure are we: Our own assumption, not verified.

What only you can do, once

• Create or use a Notion account and test the template yourself
• Join the Notion marketplace waitlist and complete Stripe onboarding with identity details
• Approve the template and its description before submission

A first week

The rules where it happens

• Notion Marketplace: You do it by hand inside the platform. Creators must join a waitlist, be approved by Notion and onboard with Stripe to sell directly. Notion charges 8% + 0.40 USD per transaction, 1% extra foreign exchange for creators outside the US, holds funds for 14 days, pays out biweekly with a 20 USD minimum, and handles VAT. The template must be published as a Notion Site with 'Duplicate as template' on. Source
• Gumroad: You press publish yourself. 10% + 0.50 USD per direct sale; resale of PLR and copyrighted content is banned. Source

The hard part: where people quit

The moment: Waiting for marketplace approval. Why: Notion's marketplace has a waitlist and approval step. What helps: Sell through a storefront meanwhile.

When to stop

If the template has been live 10 weeks (or Notion approval is still pending after 12 weeks) with no sale, stop or switch path.

What can go wrong

• Approval and onboarding can take months, so the first dollar may be far away
• Many free alternatives exist, so pricing power is low
• Notion can change fees and rules for its marketplace at its discretion
• Template must work without hidden content buyers cannot access, or refunds follow

Age, region and other limits

Minimum age 18. Notion has a table of countries where creators can sell directly on the marketplace; check yours. Sales are in USD. Notion's help page states no minimum age; 18 is used because a Stripe payout account is needed.

Sources

• Notion help page 'Selling templates on Marketplace': waitlist plus Notion approval plus Stripe onboarding required; 8% + 0.40 USD per transaction; extra 1% foreign exchange for creators outside the US; biweekly payouts with 20 USD minimum and 14-day hold; VAT handled by Notion; payment applications 'may take a few months'; check the eligible-country table for your country; other countries can link to a. [P]
• Gumroad pricing page: 10% + $0.50 on direct sales, usable as a storefront fallback. [P]
• Assumption: build time of about 6 hours and first-sale window of 8 to 30 weeks are the author's judgement; no sales or time-to-sale dataset for Notion templates was found. [A]

Platform rules and fees: www.notion.com · gumroad.com · gumroad.com · gumroad.com

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