A lightweight Notion CRM for networking: how to stop losing valuable contacts
June 5, 2026
How I solved the problem of losing contacts after conferences with a minimal personal CRM built in Notion.
How many valuable people do you lose after conferences and chance professional meetings?
The story is always the same. You connect, exchange contacts, hint at doing something together. Two weeks later you scroll through the chat and think: "Wait, who is this? What did we talk about? What was the next step?"
Not memory loss. Just everything ended up "somewhere in your head", "in your tasks", "in the chat", "I'll remember later."
What I built
I made a lightweight personal CRM in Notion: Networking HUB Contacts.
This is not a monstrous sales pipeline or a corporate tool. It is a minimal database for the people you meet professionally — at conferences, meetings, through intros, in group chats, on calls.
What it helps you capture
- who this person is;
- where and how you met;
- what you talked about;
- what you each promised to do;
- what the next step is;
- when it is time to reach out again.
The Contacts database comes pre-configured with statuses, priorities, last contact date, and next action. Several views are built in for daily and weekly work: Today, New people, Follow up pipeline, High priority.
The idea is simple: stop relying on memory and start deliberately building your network.
How to try it
I am currently testing the template in real scenarios and collecting feedback from people for whom networking is part of the job.
If you regularly meet new people, want to bring order to your contacts, and use Notion or are willing to try it — send me a message:
"I want to test the Notion contacts template"
I will send you the template, help you set it up for your context, and collect honest feedback on how it works for you.
Free for now. In exchange for feedback.
