How I built a mini notification system for my friends and family who don’t have the TikTok app****
Recently I created a TikTok account. I thought it would be fun to create and share videos of the unconventional and entertaining activities I’ve done (like putting a trampoline in my college apartment). I know TikTok is great for putting content out into the world, but I was hesitant to download the app. I was nervous that I would start over-consuming social media content, which tends to be bad for attention and the dopamine system. Many of my friends and family feel the same and have chosen not to have a TikTok account, so I wanted to build a tool that would make it easy to notify them when I posted a video. I could have accomplished this by texting each person individually, but by using Notion, n8n.io, and Tally I was able to build something in just a few hours that could do this for me.
There are three core user flows:
Powerful and easy to use form builder.
Workflow automation tool that connects with many APIs.
Project management and note-taking software with unique database functionality.
Each tool has a specific purpose:
Notion → acts as a database
Tally → collects user input
n8n → handles logic for storing user data, sending notifications, and unfollowing
I’ve created three loom videos below, one for each user flow.