How to Make a Goal Tracker in Notion You Can Sell

Ever set bold goals, only to lose track by Wednesday? When your week is full with with client work, studies or life in general, your goals fade. A simple Notion Goal tracker fixes that by keeping your plan, progress, and next steps in one place.

In this post, you’ll see how to make a goal tracker in Notion step by step, what properties and formulas to use, and how to add views that keep you on track.

Why Use Notion for Goal Setting

Notion is like Lego of planners. It is build up of building blocks that lets you track your goals that fits your brain, not the other way around.

It is free to start, flexible, gives you options to write/track/databases. You get clean layouts, toggles to hide clutter, and progress bars that make tracking feel simple and fun.

Plus, there is a big demand for Notion templates, so you can package it into templates that you can sell.

The tracker you use, the one that helps you stay consistent and hit your results? You can easily turn it into a product your audience will pay for.

If you want niche ideas, check out this take on Monthly goal tracking in Notion for side hustles.

Before we start, here is the list of Notion features we will use to create our goal tracker.

Notion Features To Build Goal Tracker

Here are the features that keep your tracker simple, fast, and clear:

• Databases: Databases are the POWER of Notion. In this Notion Goal Tracker demo, we will create a Goals database for monthly or quarterly targets. Add entries like “Publish 12 posts in July,” then track each milestone. You can reuse the same structure for habits, projects, or KPIs.
  
• Properties: We will use various properties like Date, Status, Priority, and Progress properties to keep details in one place. Add a Due Date, set Status to In Progress, and drop a Priority tag so you know what matters today.
  
• Linked views for overviews: Databases become powerhouse when you link or connect them to different databases.
  Pull the same database into different pages, filtered by time or status. Make views like Today, This Week, and Completed. You get one source of truth with multiple dashboards.
  
• Formulas: Turn checkboxes into math. For example, divide completed tasks by total tasks to show a percent. You can add a progress bar to see your wins.
  
• Icons for visual appeal: Add icons and cover images to make the tracker feel polished. A small checkmark icon next to your Monthly Goals database adds clarity and makes it feel like a finished product.

Let’s see how to build our Notion Goal Tracker

Step-by-Step: How to Make a Notion Goal Tracker from Scratch

You are about to build a clean, simple system to keep track of your goals. Keep it lightweight, fast to update, and easy to explain. Here is how to make a goal tracker in Notion, step by step, with the exact views and fields buyers expect.

1. Open Notion and create a new page. If you don’t already have an account, you can create a new FREE account.
2. From the left pane, click on ‘+’ sign to add a new page
3. Give page title, we will rename the page as Goal Tracker
4. Press ‘/’ to add a new database
5. Select ‘Inline Database’ from the drop down list
6. Give name to the database
7. Click on ‘Add Property’ to add core properties mentioned below to the tracker
8. Once you’ve added properties, ‘Settings’ icon to set up views
9. Create views for list, board, timeline, and gallery.
10. Add a few sample goals to test the flow.
11. Tidy design, lock filters, and prep it for your template.

Setting Up Your Database Properties Right

To add properties, open the database, click + next to properties, then pick the type. Rename, reorder, and set defaults so entries feel smooth.

Start with a Table database. Keep the default Name as your goal title, then add these properties:

• Goal Description: Add a Text property. Click on the property and choose text type. You can use it for context, scope, or definition of done.
  
• Status: Add a Select property with options: Not Started, In Progress, Done. Click on the property and choose select type. You can also color the options for quick scanning.
  
• Progress %: Notion has an-inbuilt Progress property to track each item. Add a Number property. Set format to percent for clarity. Now, when you enter a number, it denotes the % completion of the task.
  
• Deadline: Add a Date property. You can use it to track due date, completion status etc.
  
• Priority: Add a Select property with Low, Medium, High. It helps with weekly planning.

How to create views in Notion goal tracker

While databases are powerful, views are where it really shines.

Here are some views you can include in your Notion Goal Tracker to give a pro look.

• List View: A list of all the goals. Show all goals with Status, Progress %, and Deadline visible. Sort by Deadline.
  
• Board View (Kanban): This is great to view different goals by status. Group by Status. You drag to create a board view next, then group by Status so you can move cards across stages.
  
• Gallery View: This gives a very visual, and appealing look to your Notion goal planner. Add a Cover image to each goal. Use it for motivation or branding. Show Progress % and Deadline on cards.

To switch views from the database menu, click Add a view, choose the type, then set filters and sorts. Save filters that make sense, like showing only In Progress goals.

Adding Goals and Tracking Daily Wins

Now the base of our Notion Goal Tracker is ready. It is time to add real data. Type in your first goal and set the date. Fill Status, Progress %, and Priority. Add a short description that states the outcome.

Keep tracking simple:

• Update Progress % when you finish a milestone.
• Log quick notes in the page to capture lessons.

Build habits around it:

• Do a weekly review on Friday. Sort by Deadline and update statuses to keep your Goal tracker updated.
• Archive Done goals each month to keep the board clean.
• Test it with your own goals before templating. You catch rough edges fast.

Once you’ve used your Notion goal tracker and refined the rough edges, you can customize it further.

How to Customize Your Notion Goal Tracker

You already built the core. Now you can customize it with some simple steps.

How to customize your Notion Goal Tracker

• Cover Images: Change the cover image of your Notion Goal Planner to make it appealing. Simply click on ‘Add Cover’, to add a simple cover. You can modify it later as needed.
  
• Add Icon: Similar to cover image, you can also add an icon to your Goal Tracker. This will make it easy to spot your tracker from the left-navigation pane.
  
• Pre-filled examples: Be intentional about the goals you’re setting. Use the planner consistently to update the progress and task statuses

Next Steps

You’ve built a simple, powerful system to track plan and track goals. You can refine the template and tune it further as you use.

Did you know, a lot of people buy Notion templates that they can use? The Goal Tracker you just built, you can easily package and sell it to help others too.

You can turn it into a product by adding sample goals, a quick-start note, and a short review checklist. Lock filters, set defaults, and brand the page so it feels ready to buy.