Gleam News and Tutorials
Product news, tutorials and stories from the team behind Gleam, including how we built and grew the company.
12 Things You Can Do With the Gleam MCP Server
Connect Claude or Codex to Gleam to draw winners, audit campaigns, and swap prizes in one chat. With 12 prompts to copy.
Startup Business Growth Strategies: +100 Customers in 5 Months
In just five months, Gleam grew from zero to 100 paying customers, without a marketing budget.
7 Principles That Helped Us Bootstrap a 7-Figure Business
7 Principles I've learned growing Gleam from humble beginnings to a 7+ figure business.
What Is Gleam.io? How Gleam Giveaways Work and Who Runs Them
Gleam is a marketing platform that helps you run campaigns that help users engage and promote your business.
How We Grew SaaS Inbound Traffic By 300% In 6 Months
We break down how we grew our inbound traffic by 300% in just 6 months.
2015 Year in Review: Building A Fast Growing Bootstrapped Business
What's it like to run a growing bootstrapped business? Let's look back on 2015.
14 Upsides Of Being An Australian Startup
What are some of the benefits of running a remote startup down under?
The Pros & Cons Of Working From Home
Get these 20 tried and tested tips to make life easier when you work from home.
5 Things We Did In 2014 To Grow By 1059%
We managed to grow Gleam by 1059% in one year, lets take a look at how we did it.
Why Being an Australian Startup Sucks
We took some time to reflect on the state of startups in 2014 and what could be better.
Introducing Facebook Mobile Tab Smart Links
Facebook Tabs don't work on mobile devices, but Gleam campaigns do.
Start on the free Competitions plan and try new features as soon as they ship.
Choose the Simple Contest Template, add your prize details, select entry actions, and publish. Click to see the full step-by-step process.
Connect each platform from inside the Action that needs it. Open your campaign's How to Enter tab, add the Action, and pick or add a Connected Account.
Entry Actions are the tasks entrants complete to earn entries, such as subscribing, following or visiting a page. Pick the ones that match one goal.