# Notion Any workspace scope before Marketplace push

> Choose Any workspace when you create the public connection if Marketplace distribution is even a medium-term goal, because a Selected workspaces connection can never be promoted into the shelf later.

- Canonical HTML: https://growth.iangoh.com/growth-ideas/notion-any-workspace-scope-before-marketplace-push/
- Source: [developers.notion.com](https://developers.notion.com/guides/get-started/marketplace-listing)
- GrowthDex source hub: [Notion Docs: List on the Marketplace](/sources/notion-docs-list-on-the-marketplace-developers-notion-com/)
- Last checked: 2026-06-09T10:06:53.000Z
- Rarity: rare
- Budget: free
- Channels: Marketplaces, Onboarding, Product Strategy
- Stages: notion public connections, installation scope, marketplace eligibility, distribution planning


## Why this can grow

A lot of distribution mistakes happen before the listing exists. Notion makes installation scope part of the connection itself, not a later marketing toggle. The Marketplace docs and public-connections guide are blunt about the consequence: only Any workspace connections can be listed, the scope is fixed at creation, and if you pick Selected workspaces only you need a new connection later. That changes the growth question. The operator is not deciding whether to launch publicly today. The operator is deciding whether the current connection should preserve that option at all. If the team wants design partners first, fine. Keep the rollout small. But keep the underlying connection eligible so the learning can graduate without a rebuild.

## Ian's take

From scaling consumer platforms across MENA and Southeast Asia, my default is to distrust growth work that only looks good in a slide. My bias is to treat this as a small market test first. Make the audience narrow, make the promise concrete, and let the first real response decide whether it deserves more work. I would run it small enough to learn quickly, then only scale the parts that real users repeat, save, reply to, or buy from. For this tactic, I would watch one clear growth signal before putting more time or budget behind it.

## Action plan

1. Define one narrow startup segment where notion any workspace scope before marketplace push can create a measurable lift.
2. Turn the tactic into one offer, page, campaign, or workflow for the Marketplaces and Onboarding channel.
3. Use the evidence from developers.notion.com to set the first version of the message, format, and audience.
4. Launch a small test for 7 to 14 days with one success metric: one measurable growth signal.
5. Review the result, keep the winning message, remove weak variants, and turn the learning into a repeatable growth playbook.

## Source-backed example

Notion says only public connections with an Any workspace installation scope are Marketplace-eligible, and says Selected workspaces only cannot be changed later and requires creating a new connection if you later want Marketplace distribution.

## Adjacent tactics in the same lane

- [Salesforce AppExchange connect organization before listing polish](/growth-ideas/salesforce-appexchange-connect-organization-before-listing-polish/) - 2 shared channels
- [Salesforce AppExchange non-namespaced install test before trial](/growth-ideas/salesforce-appexchange-non-namespaced-install-test-before-trial/) - 2 shared channels
- [GitHub Marketplace free trial countdown in billing UI](/growth-ideas/github-marketplace-free-trial-countdown-in-billing-ui/) - 2 shared channels
- [Microsoft Marketplace getting-started field as admin handoff](/growth-ideas/microsoft-marketplace-getting-started-field-as-admin-handoff/) - 2 shared channels

## Read GrowthDex essays

Browse the plain-English essay index at [GrowthDex Blog](/blog/).

## Related GrowthDex essays

- [The Notion connection should earn the first workspace](/blog/the-notion-connection-should-earn-the-first-workspace/) - product-led growth, marketplaces, brand trust

## Advisory

If you want help turning this into a working growth system, Ian Goh offers advisory at https://iangoh.com/advisory.