Making $15k in 24 hours selling a book on Gumroad - Philip Kiely, Gumroad
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English - January 23, 2021 01:06 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsEntrepreneurship Business Marketing indie hackers bootstrapping Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Today we're joined by Philip Kiely, who is currently Head of Marketing at Gumroad. Philip also launched "Writing for Software Developers" last May, making $20,000 in sales in its first week without any pre-existing audience. Since then, Philip has been on a mission to help as many software developers as possible realize that they possess the skills they need to become great writers.
What we covered in this episode:
Why Philip wrote 'Writing for Software Developers'How Philip made $20k in 24 hours with no pre-existing audienceShould you do pre-sales if you're selling an info product?How Philip got his job at GumroadWhy there has been a boom in the creator economyWhy choose Gumroad as your selling platformWhere a new creator should start when selling a productWho made the most money on Gumroad in 2020Gumroad Stats 2020Follow Philip
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