A free, beginner-friendly Notion template to organise your content ideas, content pillars and monthly social media planning.
If your social media ideas are currently scattered across your phone, notebooks, screenshots and approximately 47 different places...
This is for you.
The free Social Media Planner gives you one simple place to organise your ideas and plan your content — without building a complicated Notion system from scratch.
Everything you need to get organised:
Monthly Content Calendar
See what you're planning to post and when, so you're not trying to work out your next post at the last minute.
Content Ideas Bank
Capture ideas as they happen and organise them by purpose, content pillar, format and status.
You'll also get a collection of ready-to-use content prompts to help you get started.
Content Pillars
Create your own content pillars and connect your ideas back to the topics you want your business to be known for.
Daily Social Media Habits
A simple checklist to help you build small, sustainable habits around social media.
Because you don't need to spend hours every day managing your account.
Designed to be simple
You don't need to be a Notion expert.
And you don't need another complicated dashboard with 17 databases and things you'll never use.
This workspace is deliberately simple.
The basic process is:
🎯 Choose your content pillars
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💡 Capture your ideas
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🗓️ Plan your content
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📱 Create & share
That's it.
Your free template includes:
✓ A simple main dashboard
✓ Monthly content calendar
✓ Content ideas database
✓ Content purpose categories
✓ Content pillar organisation
✓ Content format and status tracking
✓ 30 starter content prompts
✓ Daily social media habit checklist
✓ A simple "Start Here" guide
This is for you if...
This template is designed for small business owners who want a simpler way to organise their social media.
It's ideal if:
Your content ideas are currently scattered everywhere
You struggle to remember ideas when you're ready to post
You want to plan your content ahead
You aren't sure what your content should be about
You like the idea of Notion but don't know where to start
You want a simple system rather than another complicated productivity tool
About CreativelyJane
Hi, I'm Ailsa, a social media manager and coach with experience working with small businesses across a range of industries.
Since 2016, I've helped business owners simiplify their social media, plan content with confidence and show up consistently without burnout.
I believe that social media doesn't need to be complicated - it just needs to be a clear and realistic plan.
FAQs
What is a Notion social media planner?
It's simply an easy way for you to organise your thoughts and content into a visual planner. Map out ideas, visualise when content is going out and keep organised.
Do I need a Notion account?
Yes. When you receive your planner email, there will be a template link. You need to have a Notion account (for free) to add the workspace into your account and begin using it.
Can I customise the template?
Absolutely! This template works like all Notion workspaces. You can customise colours, header images, cover images, icons, names, styles and fonts!