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In this post, Harsh Strongman, creator of LifeMathMoney, shares the strategies that helped him build a successful platform for men’s self-improvement. From overcoming challenges to launching...

Gumroad creators, This is Daniel from the Small Bets community. You may have heard on social media that Small Bets has joined the Gumroad family, and I’d like to tell you more about Small Bets and...

Dear Gumroad creators, Today, as we celebrate our 14th birthday, we're thrilled to announce something big: Gumroad is now open source! We've made our entire codebase available to everyone, giving...

Hey creators, We're counting down the days to our birthday on April 4th, and we have some exciting news to share! 🚀 We're going open sourceWe’re thrilled to announce that we will open source...

Leading up to our 14th birthday, we've been sharing posts about Gumroad's journey. We also asked some of our long-time creators to share their stories. Our next post in our Trip Down Gumroad:...

Leading up to our 14th birthday, we've been sharing posts about Gumroad's journey. We also asked some of our long-time creators to share their stories. The first post in our Creator Spotlight...

Gumroad is turning 14 on April 4, and we’re celebrating with a giveaway for our incredible creators! 🎂✨ How It Works: ✅ Every sale you make on Gumroad between March 26 and April 2 automatically...

It’s our 14th birthday and we’re celebrating. 💻 Open source hackathonAs announced in our annual public meeting, we're open-sourcing Gumroad to coincide with our birthday! Leading up to this...

Last Friday, we held our 2025 Public Annual Meeting. Curious what we’re shipping for creators this year? In addition to open-sourcing our platform, testimonials, and better UTM links and analytics,...

Hey there! Hope you're doing well. We're thrilled to announce that PayPal is back on Gumroad! Our teams have worked together to restore both payment and payout functionality. You can count on...

In this guest post, LifeMathMoney explains how he made $1,000,000 on Gumroad! I crossed $1 Million in Gumroad sales. Here is how I did it: Building Your Audience BaseYour audience is your source of...

Hey Creator! I hope this email finds you well. We're excited to announce some major improvements to Gumroad that will make selling your digital products even easier in 2025 and beyond. The Big...

Excited to launch instant payouts on Gumroad! 💸 Now you can get paid within minutes (3% fee, up to $10K). Perfect for creators who need their earnings ASAP. Available in all supported countries -...

Hey Creator! We're excited to announce a powerful new way to increase your revenue on Gumroad: built-in upsell capabilities across your entire creator toolkit! 🎯 What's New: Embed discounted...

Hey again, Remember how we were talking about new ways to make money on Gumroad? Well, here's another one for you: commissions. Yeah, we know. If you're an artist, you've probably done commissions...

Hey there, So, we've been thinking about ways you can make more money on Gumroad. You know, beyond just selling your usual stuff. And we came up with this idea: what if you could sell your time?...

The company behind Gumroad is getting a new name. You can learn more about the past, present, and future of Antiwork, Inc as part of our Q3 2024 Public Board Meeting here.

We’ve turned on our version of the infamous tipping screen you may have seen while buying a coffee or tea or ice cream recently. If you dislike it, you may turn it off from your Checkout settings....

Earlier this year, we launched a way to collaborate with another Gumroad creator. Currently, Gumroad fees are charged to the primary creator. This meant that a $10 sale split 50/50 would lead to...

Coffee, tea, whatever your drink of choice...You can now collect tips and donations from your audience in small-dollar increments to support you. It looks like this: You can set one up from your...

You can now buy Gumroad products from the app! Check it out: Just one more thing we've shipped to help creators earn more! Happy creating, Sahil and the Gumroad team

Hey, You can now add sections to your product pages to help you showcase your digital goods better and drive more sales. What could you use them for? Key Features: Highlight your product's best...

Register for the webinar via Zoom here. If you'd like to attend in person (we have a new office in NYC!) please register to attend here.

You can now feature products, add rich text, and remind people to subscribe to your email newsletter–all within your Gumroad profile. Here's an example of what's now possible: We're super excited...

We’ve shipped collaborations! Collaborations allow you to easily split your profits with another creator. Pick as many products as you’d like. Make them visible on the product pages, or not. We...

As part of our Q1 2024 public board meeting, we covered a full quarter's worth of Gumroad product shipments. Please check out the video to learn more about what we shipped for our 55,000 creators....

🎁🎄 Merry Christmas! From the Gumroad team to our creators, there’s a gift under the tree… 🆕 Product bundles! Sell many of your products together for a single discounted price 🏷️🚀

We talk about what we shipped, the numbers, and what we're up to next. View on YouTube – like and subscribes appreciated (or share it with a friend who may find it valuable in running/starting...

We're shipping a lot. Sorry for the barrage of emails! You can now reorder pages within a Gumroad product by dragging and dropping: You can see a video version of the interaction on X. Happy...

On top of the evidence Gumroad compiles, creators can now submit their own evidence when fighting a credit card dispute–doing so should increase win percentage! Happy winning! Best, Sahil and the...

I hope you're doing well and enjoying your creative journey with us at Gumroad. We're always striving to improve and simplify your experience, and today, I'm thrilled to share some brand new...

Get caught up on what we shipped and what's coming up as part of our public board meeting on YouTube. As always, let me know if you have any questions!

Upselling works. Creators have earned over $250k to date by using them. And we're proud to announce we've made them even better. Now you can add a new type of upsell that replaces selected products...

The Gumroad team is huddled up in Italy next week. We’re doing our annual retreat and hitting all the spaces. In between scooping plates of pasta, we are carving out some time to give you a...

Good news! We've made some much-desired improvements to discount codes on Gumroad. Limit discounts to the first month of membership - this has been a TOP FIVE feature request!Set a minimum...

We have a new feature for you this week: Archive your products to hide them from your creator dashboard without deleting them from your customers’ libraries. . Simply click on the dropdown menu on...

As you are aware, we have recently launched a much awaited feature: One-click upsells and cross-sells. Our creators have already earned an extra $150k+, simply by using this feature. One of our...

We’ve recently introduced a brand new set of features - Upsells and Cross sells. You can now show your customers optional upgrades and add-ons to the product right before they check out. It has...

We're excited to announce that you can now specify custom refund policies for each of your products. This straightforward feature enables you to set clear expectations for your customers, leading...

We've been promising this feature for a long time, and it's finally here. You can add one-click upsells and cross-sells to the Gumroad checkout experience. It's pretty slick: Upsells refer to...

We're excited to announce a new feature that allows creators to increase the price of a membership for existing customers. There's a new toggle at the very bottom of every membership tier, that...

You can now embed videos right within your product, meaning fewer clicks and downloads to consume your content. We'll transcode these videos for streaming automatically, and they'll work within our...

I was able to write this post from the Gumroad account, without having to logout from my personal account. That's because of our newest feature, which introduces the concept of Team members. You...

Creators have global audiences, and can now offer customers in lower cost of living areas the same product for a lower price. This feature was popularized by creators such as Wes Bos. In his words:...

Editor’s note: if you want the scoop on all things Gumroad, our next public board meeting is happening live on Dec 16 at 11PT. Sign up here to learn about more important upcoming changes to make...

For years, Gumroad has been known as the single best way to sell a single product. Now we’re hoping to become the best way to sell multiple products at once. To do this, we’ve introduced a new...

Gumroad creators from Peru, Argentina, the Philippines, Mexico, Sweden, Romania, Trinidad and Tobago, Israel, the UAE, Croatia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Denmark, Thailand, and South Korea can now connect...

If you know, you know. If you don't: Discord is a community platform built around the concept of chat servers. It's often used by creators and communities to hang out with like-minded folks. Some...

We're excited to share a bunch of new Gumroad updates with you today: Redesigned product editing and purchasingLinked images in postsCustom buttons in postsAutomatic membership renewal emails (sent...

Today we're launching totally revamped Profiles and Posts: Before on the left / After on the right The code is more accessible, the design is higher contrast, and overall we think it's a great...

Happy New Year, creators! Today, we’re going to do something different. We’re going to do a content recap with this year’s top content that will help you start 2022 on the right track. Let’s do...

We’re back with another edition of The Gumroad newsletter. And as we wrap up 2021, expect more value, insights, and stories from creators doing what they love while generating an income while doing...

If you've used Gumroad before, you've probably been annoyed to learn that all the great permalinks have been taken. Previously, there was one "book" on Gumroad. No more! Now, every creator gets...

Happy Sunday, creators! There are 19 days left in 2021, let’s finish them on a strong note with momentum and progress! In this week’s newsletter, we cover: Keys to building a loyal community Making...

The first week is in the books on this new journey of ours. Much more to come! In this week’s newsletter we cover: Six podcasts to help you become UnStuck Creating a high-converting sales page...

Hey creators! It’s been an insane, and hopefully successful weekend for you so far with Black Friday. Not only that, we launched a new Gumroad. Same name, but different everything else but more on...

What Daniel Has Learned About Pricing and Discounts Last year, my Gumroad products sold over $28,000 during the Black Friday period. This month, I'm already over $30,000, and the peak is yet to...

Black Friday is days away… And if you’re scrambling to put together some last-minute strategies -- then you’ll find this newsletter valuable. If you didn’t know, we created a 1-hour crash course to...

We’re removing our custom CSS feature on November 26th to make room for a whole new Gumroad. Happy Sunday, creators! In this week’s newsletter, we cover: How Justin Welsh Built A $1,300,000...

We’re removing our custom CSS feature on November 26th to make room for a whole new Gumroad. Welcome back! In this week’s newsletter, we cover: 5 tips for creating a high-converting Gumroad sales...

Adding a community to your digital products is a great way to generate additional revenue and engage with your audience. You can do this as a once-off bonus or a recurring membership. So today,...

Hey creators! We’re excited to share two new video courses with you: How To Create A High-Converting Gumroad Sales Page Optimizing Your Black Friday Strategy They were created with the sole purpose...

We’re back with another edition of the Gumroad newsletter. Grab your coffee, tea, or whatever it may be, and let’s cover: 5 tips to generate a sale every day Registration for our next course How to...

Happy Sunday, creators! In this week's newsletter, we cover: 5 SEO tips to optimize your Gumroad sales page How to start and build a profitable internet business Our upcoming Black Friday course...

Happy Sunday, Creators! Another week of tinkering, building, and launching in the books. In this week’s newsletter, we cover: How to Build Your Email List The Minimalist Entrepreneur Book Giveaway...

Happy Sunday, creators - here’s a sales recap of the past week: 13,539 creators earned something. 3,618 creators earned more than $100. 610 creators earned more than $1,000. 35 creators earned more...

Happy Sunday, creators - here’s a sales recap of the past week: 13,579 creators earned something. 3,676 creators earned more than $100. 663 creators earned more than $1,000. 30 creators earned more...

Happy Sunday, creators - here’s a sales recap of the past week: 13,603 creators earned something. 3,771 creators earned more than $100. 663 creators earned more than $1,000. 38 creators earned more...

Happy Sunday, creators - here’s a sales recap 13,215 creators earned something this week. 3,670 creators earned more than $100 this week. 635 creators earned more than $1,000 this week. 36 creators...

Happy Sunday, creators! Congrats to all our creators who crushed it this week: 13,464 creators earned something 10,351 creators earned more than $10 3,706 creators earned more than $100 633...

The community of talented creators on Gumroad are always sharing awesome free products. In August alone: 2,571 creators published freebies142,375 freebies downloadedCheck out some of the most...

Another week in the books for Gumroad creators! In today’s newsletter dive, we’re going to cover: Chase Dimond’s formula for launching six-figure products on GumroadA short guide to starting your...

Happy Sunday, fellow creators! This week, we hit an enormous milestone that we couldn’t have done without you. 94,169+ creators have collectively earned over $500,000,000 on Gumroad. Thank you! If...

In 2011, we set out to change creators’ lives.The idea has and will always be for creators to be able “to sell their products directly to their audiences with quick, simple links. No need for a...

Exciting news! We are simplifying our fee structure and rewarding creators with lower fees as they find more success. The highest tier is now 9%, which lasts until you make your thousandth $1....

Happy Sunday, Creators! We've got a good one for you this week. In this week's newsletter, we cover: How to build a growth machine on social mediaOffering free trials to customersHow to build an...

We’re back with another newsletter full of content and drops for you. Today, we cover: The best practices to scale your membership Info-rich conversations with your favorite creators A library of...

Today we’re thrilled to launch The Gumroad Podcast, our flagship show for creators and digital entrepreneurs, hosted by Gumroad Senior Writer Justin Mikolay. Episodes 1-3 are live, featuring Blake...

We’re excited to announce that we’ve launched The Gumroad Blog today! From the beginning, Gumroad has always been about helping creators turn their passions into an income. Because of this, we...

Happy Sunday, Creators, Today, we’re covering: The five steps to financial freedom EU e-Publication VAT rates How to boost your productivity If you’re truly living free Let’s dive in! The Five...

In 2018, the EU Council agreed to allow member states to reduce the VAT rate or minimize it entirely to 0% for income generated via e-Publications. The majority of these new rates weren’t...

The community of talented creators on Gumroad are always sharing free items. So we thought of sharing 5 of these awesome freebies with you! This week alone on Gumroad: 810 creators published...

Being able to organize files into folders has been one of the most popular requests from creators and their customers, and we’re excited to announce that it’s here! Before today, all of your files...

Six days ago, we announced that we support direct bank transfer to 19 more countries in the EU. Today, we’re excited to announce that Gumroad now supports direct bank account payouts to 4 more...

Happy Sunday, creators! We have a value-packed newsletter for you today. We're going to cover: Blake Emal's framework for product launches Direct bank transfers to more EU countries How to optimize...

Today, we’re excited to announce that Gumroad now supports direct bank account payouts to 19 more countries in the EU. Previously, Gumroad only supported payouts via Stripe to creators’ bank...

We released a ton of new features for Gumroad affiliates this year. Why? To continue to help affiliates generate a consistent income online. And today we're going to cover: How to generate an...

Congrats to all our creators - here’s a sales recap: 12,456 creators earned something this week. 3,408 creators earned more than $100 this week. 595 creators earned more than $1000 this week. 43...

Happy Sunday creators! In this week's newsletter we have: Vegalia's story to becoming a full-time artist Notification filters for email and mobile Enter our giveaway to win $100 From idea to...

Happy Sunday, creators! On Gumroad, this week alone: 12,508 creators earned something 3,459 creators earned more than $100 600 creators earned more than $1,000 40 creators earned more than $10,000...

Happy Sunday, creators! On Gumroad, this week alone: 12,527 creators earned something this week 3,560 creators earned more than $100 630 creators earned more than $1,000 39 creators earned more...

Another week in the books and another round of applause for the new creators! On Gumroad, this week alone: 12,324 creators earned more than $1 3,410 creators earned more than $100 591 creators...

Another week in the books and another round of applause for the new creators! On Gumroad, this week alone: 12,061 creators earned something3,234 creators earned more than $100546 creators earned...

Another week in the books and another round of applause for the new creators! Congrats to all our creators - here’s a sales recap: 12,981 creators earned something this week.3,692 creators earned...

Happy Sunday, Creators! Before we get started, here’s a sales update of Gumroad creators this past week: 10,925 creators earned more than $0 this week.2,818 creators earned more than $100 this...

Welcome back! In this week’s newsletter you will learn: How Arvid Kahl went from a successful founder to a successful creator.This week’s new features.How to optimize your efforts within the...

You asked, we delivered. Apple Pay has been one of the most popular requests from creators and their customers, and we’re excited to announce that it’s here! Bonus: You can now accept Google Pay as...

Happy Sunday, creators. To keep you in the loop, we’re starting a Gumroad newsletter that will be in your inbox every Sunday. Its entire goal is to help you make more money as a creator. Here’s...

2FA is live for all Gumroad creators! Turn it on from http://gumroad.com/settings to get an email to confirm new logins: Stay safe out there!

We've enhanced our Overlay + Embed functionality to support affiliate links. You can now embed Gumroad products and memberships you are an affiliate for right on your website. OverviewAffiliate...

You can now upload distinct product thumbnails from the product edit page: These will show up on customer libraries (web and mobile), Gumroad Discover, and–most important–your profile. Finally, you...

(I believe we're the first creator economy platform to have this functionality! We plan on shipping a metric ton of membership features in 2021, so stay tuned for much more firsts to come!) Short...

You can now send out posts to just your followers who have yet to buy a certain product. This should help you create new customers out of your followers. It looks like so: And if you're looking for...

Hey, Gumroad is turning 10, and we’re celebrating by giving Gumroad creators 100% of their sales on April 7, 2011. Mark your calendars for #GumroadDay! There's nothing you need to do to take...

You can now see all of the products you are an affiliate for. It looks like this: Happy creating! Sahil and the Gumroad team

We've added an option to Gumroad Memberships, to make all previous posts visible to new members: Turning it on will show all historical posts to all of your members: More is coming for Memberships...

Creators can now disable all trackers on their profile and product pages to improve page speed and privacy. Disabling Non-Essential CookiesCreators can disable non-essential cookies in three quick...

“I've always loved telling stories with my art.” In the past two months, Noelle Stevenson’s autobiographical comic, the weight of them, has been downloaded and read more than 50,000 times on...

Creators pour dozens, hundreds, even thousands of hours into their products, making pixel-perfect images, tightly edited videos, crisp PDFs, and thoughtful posts. Their hard work deserves to be...

This Friday, January 15, 2021, at 10:00 AM Pacific Time, Gumroad founder Sahil Lavingia will be hosting a workshop on customizing your Gumroad pages with CSS. Register for the event here! Creators...

Collectively, Gumroad creators earned $142 million in 2020, up 94% from 2019. This post discusses the forces that shaped Gumroad's role in the creator economy in 2020 and will direct it going...

For the past few months, we've been investing heavily in content for creators. Today, we're thrilled to announce Gumroad University, which brings our best content together in one place and provides...

Let's make a deal. If you could do me the huge favor of taking 10 minutes to tell me about your year as a creator, I'll combine your completely anonymous answers with everyone else's responses and...

By late April 2020, Dru Riley had gone 37 months without income, experimented with dozens of projects, written 13 Trends Reports, and his latest experiment to make money had just failed. Since then...

On Wednesday, December 16th at 10AM Pacific, join Daniel and Randall for a Q&A about all things Gumroad. Register for the Zoom call so that you can ask questions: bit.ly/2KoCq0U You can also...

Dear Creators, A couple of months ago, we announced that due to changes in PayPal's terms of service, we would transition to having creators accept payments from customers directly to their PayPal...

Dear Creators, A couple of months ago, we announced that due to changes in PayPal's terms of service, we would transition to having creators accept payments from customers directly to their PayPal...

Dear Creators, A couple of months ago, we announced that due to changes in PayPal's terms of service, we would transition to having creators accept payments from customers directly to their PayPal...

On Black Friday this year, Gumroad creators made over one million dollars in a day. Three days later, on Cyber Monday, we did it again. Overall, in the fortnight leading up to Black Friday and...

If you run a membership that has multiple payment frequencies (e.g. a monthly and annual payment option) but only one tier, the product page will now automatically enumerate those payment...

Today, we're launching the Gumroad creator dashboard app for Android. You can download it from the Play store here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gumroad.creator Feature...

Last Thursday, we launched Gumroad Memberships, and launch day went quite well. Thank you to everyone who participated in the launch in any way. On launch day, there was a fair measure of...

“In the beginning, I wasn’t trying to build a business. I was just writing for my own daughters.” For Kristina Garner — and for so many other creators — 2020 has been busy, chaotic, and unexpected....

Creators have made over $350,000,000 selling with Gumroad. The vast majority of these sales have been one-time purchases. Single-product sales are a great model for lots of creators, but many...

Over the weekend, we launched a redesigned version of Gumroad's homepage. This is the page's first major redesign since 2016. Our CEO, Sahil, said of the new design: "I’m excited to share our...

One feature for web, one for mobile. Perfectly balanced... For the WebYour Gumroad library now automatically includes page counts for PDF documents. Using metadata like this and optional...

While we spend lots of time working on big, exciting features like upcoming Apple Pay and Memberships Refresh, we also invest in quality of life improvements and tackling bugs. A single small bug...

In two years, Arvid Kahl founded, ran, and sold his bootstrapped company, FeedbackPanda, with his partner Danielle Simpson. Now he’s in the business of putting his audience first. The way he sees...

We just launched a small but often-requested feature: you can now add a description for each file in your Gumroad products. The customer sees this description next to the file in their library....

Maybe you've always wanted to create a product to sell online but you've never had the time. Or you've started several projects but haven't finished any of them. We're excited to announce that...

Dutch artist Floortje “Flo” Visser created the brand Art With Flo, a full-time digital art business she runs with her boyfriend of 20 years. Since discovering Gumroad two years ago, she’s made six...

You can now select multiple products, versions, and tiers when sending out a post, or filtering your list of customers. It looks like this: This is especially useful for memberships, but works for...

“From the moment I wake up to the moment I go to bed, it’s just Karate,” Jesse Enkamp told us, “I practice, I teach, I learn, I read, I write.” Jesse also sells products on Gumroad, including a...

Due to changes in PayPal's policies, we are going to have to change how Gumroad helps creators collect payments via PayPal. Please read this post to understand the changes that are coming. We're...

“My model is, I take what I learned the hard way and break it down so people can learn it the easy way.” That statement is classic Ed Latimore: engaging, unassuming, and direct. “For the skills I...

When it comes to publishing on Gumroad, Philip Kiely is an open book. Since he published Writing for Software Developers, Philip has detailed every step of the process, from writing, marketing, and...

Every creator on Gumroad now gets their own subdomain, automagically! It's at yourusername.gumroad.com This is a step in the direction of making Gumroad profiles more customizable and full-featured...

Think you’re too busy, too technical, or too unknown to be a successful Gumroad creator? Meet Randall Kanna. In the past year, she’s written and published two books while working full-time as a...

In the past 16 months, Daniel Vassallo has grown his Twitter account from zero to 35,000 followers. In the past six months, he’s made $190,000 on Gumroad. We asked him to reflect on his journey....

Sorry for the slowdown in emails. It’s a crazy time, and we are focusing on performance, bug fixes, and other small wins as we get closer to launching our next big features in July. It’s now...

We've made it super straightforward for creators to change the version attached to a customer's purchase after they've made it. Now accessible from your Customers dashboard This can be done in lieu...

We made it as simple as possible to add true, full-featured Facebook Pixel support to your Gumroad account. Just go to your advanced settings and add a Facebook Pixel ID. We'll start sending data...

Reminder: We have a great Facebook group full of 1,400 active creators. Join them! I'll be doing a Q&A on April 20th in there. Now... We've made a bunch of improvements to product versions,...

Hey all, We've long had a feature we call "Custom Delivery" which lets you redirect customers (after a successful purchase) to your own URL instead of instead of hosting your product's files on...

We are excited about this one! Finally, you can have different files delivered to different customers of the same Gumroad product. This is super powerful, not only for giving customers exactly what...

We've added three delectable new themes to your repertoire. You can select them from your profile. Letterhead, great for a single-column sales page Salesy, great for UI, design, and technical...

Add a custom domain for your Gumroad profile that is more secure, that browsers will recognize as more trustworthy, and that will lead to higher conversion rates for you. You can add a custom...

Previously, it was only possible to refund customers in full. Now, we’ve made it possible to issue partial refunds! Use this to give post-purchase rebates, offer discounts for certain actions,...

With posts, you can now use Gumroad as your blog as well as your storefront! Just select “Post to profile” when creating a post. Above and beyond other services, you can also add attachments your...

If you’re just starting to sell the things you make, you’re probably also starting to feel a bit overwhelmed by all the things there are to do. Early on, everything seems equally urgent — so where...

Have a customer sign up a day too late to get an update? Or added a new email and want to send it to only some of your previous customers? Now you can! View any updates a customer has missed and...

You can now select which tags are visible on your profile. Your top five selected tags will appear in the filter sidebar, with a “load more…” button that will show the rest. We prefer this a lot...

Julia Evans makes zines. But not just any zines – she makes zines that explain complicated computer programming concepts in simple terms. In 2015, after watching The Punk Singer, a documentary...

Santiago “PitPit” Esparza has been making webcomics like his SPAIN TRAVEL DIARY since 2016. His motivation was the medium’s inherent challenges: “It seemed impossible to me, telling a story or joke...

After watching thousands of creators find success doing more of what they love with Gumroad, we got jealous. Gumroadians is our creative outlet. We want to tell stories about creators, and the...

Yesterday, we shared on Twitter that we do not remove creators from Gumroad if they disagree with us: We may disagree with some of our creators. Actually, we know we do. But we’re not going to...