Today, while scrolling through read.cv I came across a tool called Raindrop and it's hands down one of the best product I've found in a while. Raindrop was exactly the tool I needed but didn't know existed.
Sometime last year I started keeping links to pages, sites, blogs, ... I found interesting on Notion, shared it with my team with the intention of creating a "knowledge base" for the team. It was nice having a place I collected gems. Overtime, I felt others might find this useful and wanted to share with anyone/everyone. I knew if I found something similar online I would be so excited. The next question is how do I share in a non-intrusive, non-overwhelming way. .
Options
- Share the Notion page publicly and add link to my site
- Embed the Notion page on my site
- Create the list on a custom page
You can probably tell the downsides, complexity or "hacky" nature of these options. I can dive into them in another post (maybe). Focusing on creating a custom page for this felt a bit redundant because I'd have to manually update it and put in some work to get looking how I'd like. And boom, with Raindrop I can embed, update from any device and its aesthetically pleasing ✨ (the joy!)
Set up
- Created an account (free tier)
- Exported the Notion table as CSV
- Cleaned up and imported into Raindrop. (Guideline)
- Tweaked the collection a little to match my style
- Shared the collection as public
- Embedded on site
The end.
Inspiration: AIxDesign Library, UI Land