{"id":1544,"date":"2022-12-26T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-26T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nel-media.com\/en\/?p=1544"},"modified":"2025-10-13T12:42:31","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T12:42:31","slug":"gumroad-selling-digital-products-made-simple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nel-media.com\/en\/gumroad-selling-digital-products-made-simple","title":{"rendered":"How to Sell Digital Products on Gumroad – Easy Guide for US Creators"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What is Gumroad?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Gumroad<\/a><\/strong> is a website and application that allows you to sell products and services even without your website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If set up correctly, it can be a good source of additional income.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gumroad was founded in 2009<\/strong> by Rob Solomon<\/strong> and Jason Fried<\/strong>, and its headquarters are in California<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More information can be found at Wikipedia<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Although I’ve already described similar websites here, Gumroad<\/a><\/strong> allows for easy sales of almost any product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can sell almost any type of digital product: images, templates, presentations, video, audio, music, e-books, and even advice if you have a lot of experience in something.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Registration<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Registration is simple and involves entering an email address<\/strong> and password<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You can also register through your Facebook<\/strong> or Twitter<\/strong> account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After creating an account, you will receive an authentication token to your email address.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Note down the number and use the link in the email (login) to return to the Gumroad website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here, you must enter the received number, valid for 10 minutes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If not entered on time, you can request the authentication number to be resent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Entering Basic Data<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Entering basic data starts with a username.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It can be your name or the name of your company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The link (URL) where your sales page will be located will look like this: “yourusername.gumroad.com<\/strong>“. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You still need to upload an image or logo, at least 200×200 pixels in JPG or PNG format, and enter your name, a short biography, and the country you’re from.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additional Settings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Although you’ll be prompted to define the product, we recommend entering other data to have almost all information filled in from the start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the left sidebar (black), select Settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Gumroad Settings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Here, depending on the options, you may already have a username and email address.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Under Notifications, enable events. When they occur, Gumroad will automatically notify you by email or send a message to your phone number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Later, you’ll need to define the language, time zone, currency for charging, and tax if you live in one of the U.S. federal states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The editor supports 12 world languages, while product names and descriptions can be in any language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Settings>Profile<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Here, the name, biography, and visible image or logo will already be displayed because you entered them at the beginning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You’ll need to link your profiles to Twitter(X) and Facebook if you want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Settings>Payout<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

First, specify the Account type, whether your profile refers to an individual or a company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If it’s an individual, enter your name, last name, address, city, postal code, and phone number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If you have a company, choose the Business option and enter almost the same data as before, except you’ll also enter your tax number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In the same panel, you’ll be asked to enter your date of birth (Identity verification).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is in case something happens to your profile, they’ll ask for your date of birth to recover it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Payout bank account<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Here, if you choose bank transfer, you need to specify the recipient’s name and provide your bank’s IBAN.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If you want to use a PayPal account for payouts, select that option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But whether you choose PayPal or not, you’ll need to enter card details, although you won’t use it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Save the details and open Payments>PayPal<\/strong> where you’ll enter the email address you use for PayPal payments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Settings>Advanced<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Under this option, we’d only describe the Custom domain option where you can use your purchased domain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Ping and Applications options are advanced and won’t be essential for most users. But if you inquire, we can explain their role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Third-party analytics<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

At Gumroad, although the platform already has its analytics, if you’re an advanced user, you can connect professional analytics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Open Settings>Third-party analytics<\/strong> and enable it in the settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In that case, you’ll need to enter the Google Analytics Property ID and the domain it’s associated with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We’ve described setting up Google Analytics here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you haven’t already, when setting up external analytics, choose the GA4 option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Facebook pixel is another type of analytics added if we advertise products via Facebook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It will be described soon when we explain how to advertise on social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n\n\n