You do not need a complicated filing system to use Markdawn. Start with clear page titles, then add folders when you have a group of related pages.

## Give Pages Useful Titles

A good title answers the question: “What will I find here?”

Prefer:

- `Launch Checklist`
- `Questions From Customer Interviews`
- `Things to Fix Before Friday`

Avoid titles that only make sense while you are writing them, such as `Notes`, `Stuff`, or `New Page`.

## Create Folders When They Help

Create a folder when pages share a project, person, or area of responsibility.

```text
Product Launch
├── Launch Checklist
├── Customer Questions
└── Release Notes
```

You can create a folder first or move pages into one later.

## Do Not Over-Organize

If you are unsure where a page belongs, leave it at the top level and keep writing. Move it after you have enough pages to see a pattern.

A useful structure is better than a complete structure.

## Connect Related Pages

Use page links when one page refers to another. Links are useful even when the pages live in different folders.

## Find A Page Again

Use the page list or search to return to a page. Clear titles make search more useful than trying to remember exactly where you filed something.

## A Simple Structure That Scales

Start with a few pages at the top level. When a project has enough pages to repeat a pattern, create a folder for that project and move only the related pages into it. Keep cross-project context connected with page links.

For a first page, see [Create A Page In Markdawn](/getting-started/create-your-first-page/). If you are bringing in an existing folder, see [Import Markdown And Obsidian Notes Into Markdawn](/getting-started/bring-your-notes/).