wr8: experimenting full on SEO in a Notion powered website

Hey folks,

I just came up wr8.in a few days ago.

wr8 is a website starter kit based on NotionX. It is minimal and SEO-first, a combo many bloggers and writers prefer. You can set it up within 10 minutes if you have accounts on Notion (obviously), GitHub, and Vercel. Additionally, you can add any analytics scripts you prefer.

And today I've shipped it on Product Hunt. It's totally free, no paywall, no email collection, nothing.

If you are an avid Notion user, you might like it.

🤔 Why wr8?

wr8 was born out of curiosity and necessity. I wasn't happy with any of those paid Notion to Website services. I come from an SEO background. Hence I created wr8 to show you how we can bring the full power of SEO to Notion-powered websites. We need complete control over the SEO of inner pages and specific HTML fields (like Yoast does with WordPress).

As always, better content and SEO give you a competitive edge. It makes sure you get good results in SERP. With wr8, I believe a Notion powered website can directly compete with any SEO-opimtized blogs out in the wild.

🧐 So, how does it work?

Well, it's simple. You write in Notion, add images, and set SEO parameters. That's about it. The website (custom domain) renders in real-time. React, and Next.js does the heavy lifting. Plus, you have control over the front end hosted on GitHub.

I’ve assigned certain Notion Database properties to render as the title tag, meta description, published date, and modified date.

🫡 Free wr8.in subdomain

And if you are using wr8, feel free to point your Vercel project to example.wr8.in of your choice. This feature is available on request. The wr8.in domain registration is valid till 2032, so you're in safe hands for at least ten years.

Give it a try if you are looking for a minimal Notion to website renderer without comprising the SEO.