Happy Sunday, creators!Congrats to all our creators who crushed it this week:13,464 creators earned something10,351 creators earned more than $103,706 creators earned more than $100633 creators earned more than $1,00041 creators earned more than...

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 popular freebies published on Gumroad over the last few...

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 online businessThe secrets to building an...

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 you missed our new pricing announcement,...

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 storefront.”And since, we’ve...

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. Then, it drops to 7%, then 5%....all the way down to 2.9% +...

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 email listHow The Cold Email Wizard built a business...

We’re back with another newsletter full of content and drops for you.Today, we cover:The best practices to scale your membershipInfo-rich conversations with your favorite creatorsA library of content to help you scale your businessGrab...

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 Emal, Sahil Lavingia, and Steph Smith....

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 strive to provide creators with the right tools in their...

Happy Sunday, Creators,Today, we’re covering:The five steps to financial freedomEU e-Publication VAT ratesHow to boost your productivityIf you’re truly living freeLet’s dive in!The Five Steps To Financial Freedom As a CreatorThe internet has given...

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 implemented until 2019 and 2020.And today, we’re happy to...

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 freebies24,139 customers downloaded freebiesThese 5 products...

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 were not organized in an easy-to-consume way.Today, that...

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 countries outside of the EU.Currently, Stripe is available...

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 your affiliate programHow to build an...

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 accounts in the UK.Our goal has always been and...

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 income as a Gumroad affiliateThe three parts for effective...

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 creators earned more than $10,000 this week.3...

Happy Sunday creators!In this week's newsletter we have:Vegalia's story to becoming a full-time artistNotification filters for email and mobileEnter our giveaway to win $100From idea to product in 14 days Vegalia's...

Happy Sunday, creators!On Gumroad, this week alone:12,508 creators earned something3,459 creators earned more than $100600 creators earned more than $1,00040 creators earned more than $10,0001 creator earned more than $100,000From...

Happy Sunday, creators!On Gumroad, this week alone:12,527 creators earned something this week3,560 creators earned more than $100630 creators earned more than $1,00039 creators earned more than $10,0002 creators earned more than $100,000Educator Turned...

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 $13,410 creators earned more than $100591 creators earned more than $1,00047 creators earned more than $10,0002...

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 more than $1,00036 creators earned more than $10,0003...

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 more than $100 this week.676 creators earned more than...

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 week.437 creators earned more than $1000 this week.22...

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 creator economyWhy it’s important to invest in yourselfLet’s...

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 well!If you haven’t tried Apply Pay yet,...

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 what to expect moving forward from our...

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 product URLs are now supported in both...

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 can have a cover that sells your product...

(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 and sweet, you can now issue partial refunds for...

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 an excuse to use this feature,...

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 advantage of this–you'll receive a credit after...

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 as we aim to make it the...

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 steps.- Go to https://gumroad.com/settings/advanced-...

“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 Gumroad. The free-to-download (and pay-what-you-want) product...

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 displayed in a gallery that shows it in the best possible...

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 use custom CSS to create unified visual...

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 forward, as well as what you can do, today, to become a...

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 a platform for us to add to every time we publish the...

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 Gumroad's internal data to paint a picture of the...

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 he’s earned more than $100,000 on Gumroad. There’s the...

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/2KoCq0UYou can also sign up for Gumroad's #SaleEveryDay...

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 accounts when selling on Gumroad. After months of...

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 accounts when selling on Gumroad. After months of...

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 accounts when selling on Gumroad. After months of...

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 Cyber Monday, Gumroad creators made about twice as much as...

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 frequencies for your customers to select. Why did...

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.creatorFeature ParityOnce you log into your Gumroad account on...

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 exchanging virtual high-fives on Slack, but then we got back to...

“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. “I don’t know why,” she said, “but I just didn’t see...

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 others want to offer their audience the...

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 vision of a possible future, where everyone...

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 descriptions per file is a great way to bake usage instructions...

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 can hinder a feature, preventing said feature from...

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 it, “You can’t build a successful business without an...

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. Descriptions per file in the customer's...

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 we'll be hosting monthly creator challenges to help you...

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 figures selling digital art products, and...

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 digital products with different versions,...

“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 highly successful membership product: a private online...

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 not thrilled about this change (it was forced on us and...

“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 teach,” he told us, “you’re going to pay to learn.” ...

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 selling the product, to building the...

Every creator on Gumroad now gets their own subdomain, automagically! It's at yourusername.gumroad.comThis is a step in the direction of making Gumroad profiles more customizable and full-featured over time! If these see serious pick up as the default...

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 Senior Software Engineer at BaseHQ. Last...

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. Here’s what we learned.He Didn’t Set Out to be a Gumroad...

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 possible to reorder a membership’s tiers, and a digital...

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 dashboardThis can be done in lieu of a refund in case a customer made a...

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 to Facebook about views, add to cart events, and...

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, including:- Easy share links on your product edit page for...

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 Gumroad.You can probably guess: we've changed that so that...

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 they want, but also for doing tiers...

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 products Dark...

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 domain in your advanced settings.

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, correct shipping charges (in the case of a local pick-up,...

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 readers can download.All of these posts will sync across...

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 do you start? That’s why we created this short to-do...

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 send them right from your customer management dashboard. ...

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 more than the long list in...

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 about punk and riot grrrl zine culture, she...

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 in a few panels. But I still tried to do...

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 problems they face on a daily basis.You can...

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 deplatform them for it.Several times a week, we are asked if...