quietmoneyBlenderartists
Forum for Blender 3D artists to share work, ask for help, find resources and job postings.
In 2001, Dutch One-line growth story, compiled by us from public sources; speculation is marked separately below.
Checkout visits over time
| Checkout | 4–6 months ago avg | 3 months ago | 2 months ago | Last month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| gumroad.com | 7,615 | 5,435 | 3,562 | 4,524 |
| lemonsqueezy.com | 14 | 115 | 0 | 0 |
1. Productwhat it sells, to whom, and how it charges
- Product
- Forum for Blender 3D artists to share work, ask for help, find resources and job postings.
- Users
- Artists and learners who use Blender for 3D modeling and animation
- Positioning
- The largest English-language Blender forum (built on Discourse), a long-established community
- Pricing
- Free to use Free tier: yes Source: existing
- Team
- small team
- Price source
- blenderartists.org
“Promotions category: "Posts in this category will receive additional promotion on the site"; Jobs: "Offers of work, both paid and volunteer"; "Powered by Discourse"”Quote from the site
2. Channelswhere new users come from and what the traffic looks like
New-user source: SEO (Non-brand search). 4,524 visits last month Search is 68.8%, with brand keywords at 78.4% (blender, blender mcp, blender online) and non-brand about 14%; direct 23.4%; referrals from blender-addons.org 4.39% and kagi.com; social sources are Reddit, YouTube, Pinterest.
Last month's traffic sources
Top channel measured by Similarweb, others estimated by rank
Five-class attribution
| Attributable new users, last month | Share |
|---|---|
| SEO | 14% |
| Other | 86% |
Direct + brand search 78%. Direct and brand search count as viral only when the site shows sharing mechanics; the largest share wins, under 5% means Other.
Countries
| Country | Share of visits |
|---|---|
| United States | 26.24% |
| Germany | 5.9% |
| United Kingdom | 5.72% |
| India | 4.69% |
| France | 2.9% |
Language
English
Social sources
Reddit, YouTube, Pinterest
Keywords
28.4K keywords · brand ~78% · organic 100% / paid 0%
| Similarweb top 5 keywords |
|---|
| blender mcp |
| blender |
| blender online |
| black mirror |
| blender game engine forcefield |
Non-brand queries: black mirror
Referring sites
21 referring sites
| Site | Share of referrals |
|---|---|
| blender-addons.org | 4.39% |
| kagi.com | 3.41% |
| eccoonline.net | 2% |
Referrer categories
| Category | Share of referrals |
|---|---|
| Programming and Developer Software | 19.04% |
| Banking Credit and Lending | 10.09% |
| Graphics Multimedia and Web Design | 8.68% |
| Computers Electronics and Technology - Other | 3.33% |
| Digital Marketing | 1.98% |
Site metrics (Similarweb, last month)
- Visits, last 3 months
- 997.6K (3 months)
- Visits MoM
- -12.61%
- Country rank
- United States #42682
- Category rank
- Computers Electronics and Technology/Social Media Networks #240
- Bounce rate
- 39.37%
- Pages / visit
- 3.02
- Visit duration
- 00:01:30
- Industry
- Social Networks and Online Communities
- Top 3 channels
- Organic Search › Direct › Referrals (top channel 68.78%)
3. Growth pathhow the first users arrived and what kept it growing
Classification
Basics
Timeline
Growth loop
Revenue and scale clues
Confidence and gaps
Other sites that started via “External event tailwind”
Similar sitessame category, also growing via SEO
FAQ
How many checkout visits does Blenderartists get per month?
About 4,524 last month (Similarweb estimate), #544 of 606; the month before was 3,562. Opening checkout is not paying, so this is not revenue.
Where do Blenderartists's new users come from?
New-user source: SEO (Non-brand search). New users mostly come from need-based searches 4,524 visits last month Search is 68.8%, with brand keywords at 78.4% (blender, blender mcp, blender online) and non-brand about 14%; direct 23.4%; referrals from blender-addons.org 4.39% and kagi.com; social sources are Reddit, YouTube, Pinterest.
How much does Blenderartists cost?
Free to use
Dossier confidence: low. Parts 1 and 2 come from reading the site and Similarweb data; part 3 from public reporting, founder posts, Wayback snapshots, WHOIS and similar, with speculation marked.
The number: checkout visits is Similarweb's estimate of visits from the site to a checkout payment page; opening checkout is not paying, so this is not revenue. Small sites land on fixed buckets.
Data through last month. Page updated 2026-10-26.