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Turn something you've done into a guide people buy
Write up something you have done yourself, such as landing a remote sales job, as a step-by-step digital guide. Sell it as a download on Gumroad to people who want the same result.
The hard part: getting the guide in front of buyers, which usually means posting about the topic regularly.
Who pays
People who want the same result pay once to download the guide. aisyassss reports, as their own claim, 5 sales of a digital product at $100 each in one week, though the post does not say what the product was. Kellen_the_man says their Gumroad guide helped 1300 people get remote tech sales jobs, but gives no price or revenue. No source reports revenue for this exact model, so the price is only a suggestion.
How to build it
Pick a result you achieved
Choose something specific you have done that others want to do too, such as landing a certain job or switching careers. The narrower it is, the easier it is to describe who the guide is for.
Turn your steps into chapters
Talk through what you did and paste your notes into Claude to shape them into a clear outline. Add the templates, scripts, or checklists you actually used.
Write and polish the guide
Draft each section with Claude's help, then rewrite it in your own words with real examples. Export it as a PDF.
List it on Gumroad
Create a Gumroad product page that explains who the guide is for and what they will be able to do after reading it.
Share proof and collect emails
Post about your own story and your buyers' results on X or LinkedIn. Collect emails with a free beehiiv newsletter so you can tell readers about updates.
Sources on X
- Kellen_the_man · Sep 24, 2026
Kellen_the_man says they helped 1300 people get remote tech sales jobs through a guide sold on Gumroad, which they later made free for hundreds of people. The poster also says they run a community of 3500 sales and marketing operators. These are the poster's own figures.
- aisyassss · Jul 8, 2024
aisyassss says Amazon KDP, Etsy, eBay, and Teespring did not work for them, but they then made 5 sales of a digital product at $100 in a week. That is the poster's own claim.
Ideas are curated from public posts and untested by us. Read the full note.