Notion SOP Template

Write down how your business runs, keep every SOP current and give new hires a clear first week.

$19 One-time paymentInstant access

The top of the Notion SOP library with a green binder of processes as its cover
The Find a process board with SOP cards under Sales, Marketing, Client work and Operations

Review soon

SOPs to check in the next two weeks.

2 to check

Back up important files

OperationsSamApproved

Review in 2 days

Manage passwords and access

OperationsAlexApproved

Review in 14 days

  • Works on the free Notion plan
  • 30 SOPs, ready to edit
  • Review soon keeps them current

At a glance

What it is
A library of standard operating procedures in Notion: 30 SOPs already written, sorted by department, each with an owner, a status and a review date.
Who it’s for
Small business owners, studios and agencies who keep explaining the same tasks, and anyone bringing on a new hire. No Notion experience needed.
Price
$19, one payment, no subscription. It’s yours to keep.
Free Notion plan
Yes, all of it.
Time
About five minutes to set up, then edit the SOPs you use one at a time.

Watch the 37-second tour

Finding a process, one SOP page and the review list, filmed in the real template.

What it does that most SOP templates don’t

We studied the SOP templates people pay for in Notion. What sells is SOPs that are already written, so you edit instead of staring at a blank page. This one has 30, with owners, review dates and a first week list for new hires.

  • 30 SOPs, already written

    Sales, marketing, client work, operations, finance, team and admin, each with steps you change to fit how you work.

  • The same sections every time

    Purpose, When to use, Steps, Done when and Notes. A new SOP opens with them, so every page reads the same way.

  • Review soon

    Choose how often each SOP gets checked. The main page lists the ones due in the next two weeks.

  • A first week for new hires

    Mark the SOPs a newcomer should know and they form a first week reading list, starting with a page about how your business works.

We set it up from a fresh copy, the way you’ll get it: clicked Make it yours and checked all 30 SOPs stayed and asked for a first review, then added a new SOP and saw it open with the standard sections.

What’s inside

The main page has Find a process with every SOP by department, Review soon and New hire must read. How we work and All SOPs each have a page of their own.

SOP pages

Owner, how often it runs, minutes, tools, version and review dates at the top, then the purpose, the steps, what done means and notes.

The Send an invoice SOP with its owner, tools, review dates, purpose, five steps and what done means

How we work

One page about your business: what you do, what you care about, who does what, how you talk to each other, working hours, tools and where things live.

The How we work page with what the business does, its values and who does what

New hire must read

Everything a new team member reads in their first week, with the minutes each one takes and who owns it.

New hire must read with eight SOPs, their department, minutes and owner

Review soon

SOPs due for a check in the next two weeks. Read it, fix what changed and set Last reviewed to today.

Review soon with two operations SOPs due tomorrow and in 14 days

Also in the template

  • Draft to Approved

    Each SOP is a draft, in review or approved. Archived ones leave the board but stay in All SOPs.

  • Minutes and how often

    Each SOP says how long it takes and whether it runs daily, weekly, monthly or as needed.

  • Video walkthroughs

    Record a short screen video of a task and paste the link in Video.

  • Make it yours

    One click clears the sample review dates, so each SOP asks for its first review. The 30 SOPs and their steps stay.

How to use it

  1. When a task comes up, open Find a process and follow the steps.

  2. Did it a better way? Fix the steps while it’s fresh.

  3. Once a week, look at Review soon.

  4. Give each new hire How we work and the must read list.

Set it up in about five minutes

You do this once. It’s easiest on a computer.

  1. Buy it on Etsy and download the Start here PDF. Open the template link in it and click the Duplicate icon (two small squares) at the top. A free Notion account is enough.

  2. Open Start here and click Make it yours. The 30 SOPs stay, and each one asks for its first review.

  3. Open How we work and replace the sample text with your own business.

    What we do marked on the How we work page
  4. Open an SOP you use, change the steps to how you do it, add your name as Owner and set it to Approved.

    The owner and Approved status marked on the Send an invoice SOP
  5. Click New under a department to add your own. It opens with the standard sections.

    The standard sections of an SOP with Steps marked
  6. Set Last reviewed and Review every on each SOP.

    The Review column marked in Review soon

Delete the SOPs you’ll never need, and set old ones to Archived instead of deleting them.

Is it right for you?

A good fit if

  • You run a small business, studio or agency and keep explaining the same tasks.
  • You’re hiring or working with contractors and want them to find answers on their own.
  • You want your processes written down without starting from scratch.
  • You want to know which processes are out of date.

Look elsewhere if

  • You need formal sign-offs or audit trails for a regulated field. Status and version are simple fields here.
  • You want a training course with quizzes. This is a library of written steps, with room for a video link.
  • You want review reminders by email. Review soon shows what’s due when you open the main page.

Questions

Does it work on the free Notion plan?

Yes, all of it.

What kind of business are the 30 SOPs written for?

A small service business, like a studio, an agency or a freelancer with a few helpers. Most steps fit any small team, and you change them to match yours.

Can my team use it?

Yes. Share it with them in Notion and everyone opens the same SOPs. The free plan lets you invite up to 10 guests.

How do review dates work?

Pick Review every (3, 6 or 12 months) and set Last reviewed. The SOP works out its next review and shows up in Review soon two weeks before.

Where does the template go after I pay?

You download a Start here PDF from Etsy with the template link. Open the link and click the Duplicate icon at the top of the page, and the copy is yours to keep and change.

What if I get stuck?

Email us at hello@magnetcreativestudio.com with the template name and what you see, and we’ll help you get it working.

For power users

How it’s built, if you like to change things.

The databases

DatabaseWhat it holds
SOPs Department, Status, Owner, How often, Minutes, Tools, Last reviewed, Review every, Version, New hire and Video, with Reviewed, Next review, Review and Due. A New SOP template adds the standard sections.
How we work A plain page, not a database: what you do, what you care about, who does what, how you talk, working hours, tools and where things live.

How it works inside

Next review
The last review plus 3, 6 or 12 months, or 6 if you leave Review every empty.
Review
Review overdue, today, tomorrow or in N days up to two weeks out, otherwise the date of the last review.
Due
Puts an SOP on Review soon 14 days before its next review, unless it’s archived.
Make it yours
Clears the sample review dates and keeps every SOP. A button at the bottom of Start here brings the dates back.

Write it down once, then follow the steps

Pay once, click Make it yours and start with How we work.

$19 One-time paymentInstant access

  • Works on the free Notion plan
The Find a process board with SOPs under Sales, Marketing, Client work, Operations and Finance