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How Gumroad Grew

Gumroad empowers creators to sell digital products directly.

How did Gumroad grow?

Summary of the sourced claims below

Gumroad grew primarily through word of mouth and email marketing. Word of mouth accounted for a significant portion of the growth, while sending many emails was also a key factor.

Channels

2 channels · grouped by how Gumroad grows

  • Word of mouth

    · 1 mention
    “Word of mouth grew us beyond that. Those two things are responsible for 99% of Gumroad's growth.”
    high

  • Email marketing

    · 1 mention
    “the answer is always super boring: we sent a lot of emails. That's really it.”
    high

How 2,670 businesses grow

Of businesses with mapped growth channels, the share using each — Gumroad’s highlighted.
  • Referral/Word-of-mouth
    68% ◀
  • Social media
    58%
  • Search/SEO
    57%
  • Email
    47% ◀
  • Community
    33%
  • Content/Inbound
    31%
  • Partnerships
    30%
  • Paid ads
    24%
  • Events
    24%
  • Press/PR
    18%
  • Outbound/Sales
    16%
  • Marketplaces/App stores
    8%
  • Brand Authenticity
    2%
  • Product expansion
    2%
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