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Make: 50.3k visits a month, 3 active Meta ads, Gravity score 566.
Make — Maker Shed is the official store of Make: Community and Maker Faire, selling DIY electronics kits, robotics kits, 3D printing gear, soldering tools, STEAM books, classroom kits, and Make: magazine. In September 2026 makershed.com drew an estimated 50.3k visits, up 31% on the month before. It ranks #214 of 9,015 Books brands in United States.
Updated Traffic Sept 2026Meta ads 7 Oct 2026Google ads 20 Oct 2026Instagram Sept 2026Trustpilot Oct 2026Catalogue Oct 2026Gravity score 2 Nov 2026
Gravity score
Percentiles within 374 peers: Books brands in United States with 30K–100K monthly visits. Recomputed nightly, last on 2 Nov 2026.
About the store
Maker Shed is the official store of Make: Community and Maker Faire, selling DIY electronics kits, robotics kits, 3D printing gear, soldering tools, STEAM books, classroom kits, and Make: magazine.
01 · Traffic
How much traffic Make gets.
The traffic card of the Gravity brand page: the latest month and its two trends. The monthly curve, 24 months of history, the audience by country, the traffic sources and the category comparison are for members, free to start.
Make drew an estimated 50.3k visits in September 2026, up 31% on the month before and up 7% over three months.
- Worldwide#169,106of 4.5m sites · Top 5%
- In United States#54,174of 1.2m sites · Top 5%
- Books, worldwide#1,933of 53,824 brands · Top 5%
- Books, United States#214of 9,015 brands · Top 5%
50.3k
estimated visits in September
1 mo ▲ +31.5%4 mo ▲ +7.1%
The monthly curve, 24 months of history and the category comparison.
Create your free account02 · Reviews
What customers say about Make.
The review cards of the Gravity brand page: the Trustpilot page, with its star distribution and the brand's tiers against the index, and the Google reviews. The TrustScore history and the review velocity against the category are for signed-in members.
Make holds 3.4 out of 5 on Trustpilot over 1 review, 1 of them in the last twelve months: 0% of customers give five stars and 0% one star.
Data not available
Review velocity, TrustScore history and the category comparison are on the Gravity brand page.
03 · Products
What Make sells, ranked by sales.
The top three products in the catalogue, in the store's own best-seller order, with price and stock. The full catalogue, the rankings over time and the ads that lead to each product are for signed-in members.
Make sells on Shopify, 91% of its catalogue in stock. The best seller is Make: Ultimate Guide to 3D Printing, 2014 - PDF, at US$5.00, followed by Make: MakerShield Kit for Arduino and Make: May the 4th Maker Special - PDF.
#1Make: Ultimate Guide to 3D Printing, 2014 - PDFMakeUS$5.00In stock
#2Make: MakerShield Kit for ArduinoMakeUS$9.95In stock
#3Make: May the 4th Maker Special - PDFMakeUS$2.00In stock- +View all productsRankings over time, ratings, stock and the ads that lead to each product. Free account.Sign in to Gravity
Share of the catalogue by product family.
The dominant category places Make in its comparison group.
- Average rating
- 4.69 / 5
- Rated products
- 7% of the catalogue
- In stock
- 91%
- Upper price quartile
- US$34.99
- Currency
- USD
04 · Ads
What Make is advertising right now.
Meta and Google ads, as the Gravity brand page shows them; the blurred ones are placeholders. Every creative, how long it ran, its EU reach and the estimated monthly spend band are for signed-in members.
Make runs Meta ads on Facebook, Instagram, Audience Network.
Subscribe For Only $19.99Make: Magazine30 Sept 2026video
Subscribe For Only $19.99Make: Magazine25 Sept 2026video
Subscribe For Only $19.99Make: Magazine25 Sept 2026video- +View all Meta adsReach per ad, how long each creative ran, and the estimated monthly spend band. Free account.Sign in to Gravity
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05 · Influencers
Who talks about Make.
The creators who tag @makemagazine on Instagram, found by Gravity by Benchr in their posts. One is shown here; the full list, the audiences and the contact details are for signed-in members.
Creators tag @makemagazine on Instagram, led by MacGyver Official (19.8k followers, 58.3% engagement).
| Account | Profile | Followers | Engagement | Tags | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MMacGyver Official@macgyverglobal · 🇺🇸 US | Cinema series pop culture Creator | 19.8k | 58.3% | 3 | Tagged @makemagazine |
06 · Competitors according to Gravity
Who Make competes with, by the numbers.
Gravity picks competitors from the index itself: same category, same market, similar size. The closest are named here; their figures, the full list and the side-by-side comparison are for subscribers.
Gravity by Benchr finds competitors for Make among Books brands in United States. The closest is C&T Publishing, then Melissa Foster, mythmeregames, Butterfly SZN, Torah Aura Productions, She Is Of The Woods.
| Brand | Similarity | Gravity score | Est. traffic | Trustpilot | Meta ads | Products | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C&T Publishingctpub.com | |||||||
| Melissa Fostershop.melissafoster.com | |||||||
| mythmeregamesmythmeregames.com | |||||||
| Butterfly SZNbutterflyszn.com | |||||||
| Torah Aura Productionstorahaura.com | |||||||
| She Is Of The Woodssheisofthewoods.org |
07 · Company
The company behind Make.
Legal entity, funding and distribution, as the Company tab of the Gravity brand page shows them. Where Gravity has nothing on file, the line says so rather than disappearing.
Make is a company based in Santa Rosa, United States, founded in 2005 according to LinkedIn, on a domain registered in February 2008. It employs about 206 people.
- Legal name
- Data not available
- Registration no.
- Data not available
- VAT
- Data not available
- Legal form
- Data not available
- Entity country
- 🇺🇸 United States · Santa Rosa
- Founded
- 2005, per LinkedIn
- Domain registered
- 14 Feb 2008
- Share capital
- Data not available
- Status
- Operating
- President
- Data not available
- Activity code
- Data not available
- Employees
- 206 on LinkedIn
- Funding stage
- Data not available
- Total raised
- Data not available
- Investors
- Data not available
- VC-backed
- Data not available
- Own store
- makershed.com · Shopify · USD
- Catalogue
- 91 collections
- Retailers
- None recorded
- Open jobs
- None recorded
08 · What people ask about Make
What people ask Google about Make.
10 answers built from the data on this page, each one sourced to Gravity by Benchr, which say so when we don't know.
Is Make a legit company?
According to Gravity by Benchr, Make is a brand based in Santa Rosa, United States: its website has existed since February 2008, its Trustpilot profile is claimed by the brand, it sells on a Shopify store, it employs 206 people on LinkedIn, it has 62,424 Instagram followers. Those are the marks of an established brand, not a pop-up shop. Source: Gravity by Benchr brand index, November 2026.
What is Make known for?
Maker Shed is the official store of Make: Community and Maker Faire, selling DIY electronics kits, robotics kits, 3D printing gear, soldering tools, STEAM books, classroom kits, and Make: magazine. Gravity by Benchr classifies it under Books, with E-Books making up 10% of the catalogue. Source: Gravity by Benchr product classification, October 2026.
Make prices: how much is it?
Make's best seller, Make: Ultimate Guide to 3D Printing, 2014 - PDF, sells US$5.00 on makershed.com. 91% of the catalogue is in stock. Gravity does not track prices daily: check makershed.com before buying. Source: Gravity by Benchr catalogue reading, October 2026.
Does Make have a discount code?
Gravity by Benchr does not collect discount codes. What Gravity observes: Make advertises on Facebook and Instagram, where its offers often run. Check makershed.com for current promotions. Source: Gravity by Benchr ad records, October 2026.
Where to buy Make?
Make sells on its own website, makershed.com, a Shopify store. Gravity by Benchr lists no retailer or marketplace for the brand. Source: Gravity by Benchr retailer data, November 2026.
Who owns Make?
Gravity by Benchr records a company based in Santa Rosa, United States, founded in 2005 according to LinkedIn, on a domain registered in 2008, with 206 employees on LinkedIn. Gravity publishes no personal data about founders. Source: Gravity by Benchr company records, November 2026.
Is Make doing well?
Yes. Gravity by Benchr estimates about 50,300 visits to makershed.com in September 2026, up 31% in a month and up 7% over three months. Make ranks #214 of 9,015 Books brands in United States in the Gravity index. Source: Gravity by Benchr estimated traffic, September 2026.
Which platform and tools does Make use?
Gravity by Benchr identifies makershed.com as a Shopify store (standard plan, not Shopify Plus), selling in USD. The brand has claimed its Trustpilot profile. It advertises through Meta. Source: Gravity by Benchr platform and advertising records, November 2026.
What is Make's ad budget?
Gravity by Benchr does not publish a spend figure for Make on this page. What Gravity observes: an active Meta advertiser, on Facebook, Instagram, Audience Network. The estimated monthly spend band, derived from the EU reach of each ad, is on the Gravity brand page. Source: Gravity by Benchr Meta Ad Library records, October 2026.
Who are the biggest Books brands in United States?
Among Books brands in United States in the Gravity by Benchr index, Make ranks #214 of 9,015 by estimated traffic. Its closest competitors on the same market are C&T Publishing, Melissa Foster, mythmeregames, Butterfly SZN and Torah Aura Productions. Source: Gravity by Benchr competitor analysis, same category, same market, similar size, November 2026.
Category
Gravity by Benchr indexes more than 4 million e-commerce brands across 150 countries. Figures on this page are estimates, updated monthly; the Gravity score is recomputed nightly. Not affiliated with Make.