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I'm Ben Lang, Head of Community at Notion. AMA ๐Ÿ‘‡

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Back in 2018, I launched on Product Hunt, it was the #2 product of the week. Shortly after, I joined Notion to support the community. Our community has written books about Notion, created mascots, hosted hundreds of events, started full-time businesses around Notion, and much more. Many of the highest-ranking products on Product Hunt in the past two years have been Notion templates. Going back in time, Notion on Product Hunt in 2016 as one of the most upvoted products of all time. More than 20 million people use Notion today. I was user on Product Hunt and I've hunted more than 360 products. AMA!
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Are you planning to add a built-in analytics feature? :)
What kind of analytics did you have in mind?
Let's say I am building a Notion info product and sharing it publicly. I want to know about how regularly people visits my notion docs? It would be great if its possible :)
Ah yes, that's on the roadmap! I'm very excited for it as well. I don't have a specific timeline to share, but it will come!
Hi Ben. Can you give us any solid time lines for offline mode and faster search? Nearly every week I entertain looking for a Notion alternative. I can't use Notion on the plane. I can't use it in a grocery store with bad cell coverage and no Wifi. I can't use it in a train with no Wifi. And search is honestly one of the worst search experiences out of all the products I use. Each search takes 3-5 seconds, Notion ignores standard search notation like "exact match" and -don't include. Please I am looking for an olive branch. :) Thanks!
Hi Joshua, I'm so sorry to hear that and I feel your pain. The same things happen to me, so I totally get it. I wish I could give you a solid timeline, but unfortunately I don't have one to share. Our engineering team is working hard to make Notion a better experience for everyone, hope you can stick with us ๐Ÿคž
Hey Ben, I wondered what kind of tools you are using on your day-to-day basis to stay up to date and connected to your community?
A few of my favorites - Notion ๐Ÿ™ƒ (example - ) - Swagup - Zapier - Slack - Commsor - Luma
Managing & Growing a community is a skill, Please can share some of the key points to remember while starting a community.
Nice to meet you ! Most of my questions are already asked by others, I would just say hi and tell you that you guys have build a wonderful product and amazing community!
Thank you so much Kapil! It's great to meet you here :)
I've always been curious Ben - as you created Notion Pages and a lot of the modern day Notion community - do you ever get tempted to release another of your own Notion templates/products?
Hi Francesco! Yes absolutely, always tempted :) I'm so inspired by what users are creating and launching with Notion every day, it feels like there's such a huge opportunity in this ecosystem. Throwing the question back at you, do you have any plans to release more Notion templates? You've been a huge inspiration to me with Notion Made Simple, your YouTube channel and everything you do!
100% - Cheers Ben, I want to build a team workspace in early 2022 for the world :-) So 100% plans to.
Hey Ben. Big fan of Notion myself, even bigger fan hearing about its background within the PH community. Any tips for ongoing launches on PH? How did Notion use the community to inform optimizations to the product?
Hi Ben! Thanks for doing this AMA. One short question, when are we going to have an RTL typing option in Notion?
: How do you keep a community active, engaged, and increase the reach?
Hi Ben! Wat I'm curious about is - why do you think Notion has such an impact on the Product Hunt community? What are the common similarities within the community that Notion received such wide positive responses?
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