A month by month breakdown of my revenue & growth as a part-time creator

How I Made Over $12k in Gumroad Sales As A Part-Time Creator in 2021

In 2021 I became a legit creator. Generating over 12k in revenue from digital products. Here’s how it played out step by step.

Ev Chapman
10 min readDec 28, 2021

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I have played around on the internet for over 10 years. Always wanting to create something of significance, never quite hitting the mark. Never staying at it long enough to see any significant growth.

People often ask me why I became a creator. And the answer lies in the pandemic. I have a full-time job that I absolutely love where I coach fitness professionals on how to grow their business through marketing.

The pandemic hit the fitness industry pretty hard and I remember sitting in my office in March 2020 listening to our prime minister announce that every gym, studio & PT business was to close its doors in 24 hours.

That moment scared the crap out of me and put me on a path to creating a portfolio of small bets, so I would never be in a position where I was worried about income again.

A few people have asked me how I did it, so here I am sitting down at the end of the year…

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Ev Chapman
Ev Chapman

Written by Ev Chapman

Personal Knowledge Coach | I help professionals package their expertise into content & products that generate independent income 💸