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growth playbook · Oct 22, 2026

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Robinhood growth playbook

Diagnosis

Robinhood is hiring for Gold growth, brand social, international expansion, an advisor marketplace, Money partnerships, sports prediction markets and content design. The quickest wins: old Gold offer links send people to the homepage, the Gold page hides its free month, hreflang sends Canadian and Singapore searchers to the EU site, and the Gold page lacks structure.

Next: Gold research on 26,802 stock pages, a monthly value statement, a calculator, social and YouTube explainers, Canadian crypto pages, partner perks and event pages; then an advisor marketplace page, a family on-ramp and an onboarding assistant.

Growth Score

7/10

Biggest Opportunity

Make Gold visible wherever investors already are (offer links, stock pages, social) and prove its value monthly.

Biggest Risk

Public, Webull and Wealthsimple compete on the same features, and compliance limits how fast growth content can ship.

01

Start here

The three moves to make first. Each one is written up in full below.

  1. 1

    Point the old Gold offer links at the Gold page, not the homepage

    Pull last 90 days of visits to the four offer URLs and where those visitors went next.

    High impact First result in 2 weeks
  2. 2

    Say "first 30 days free" in the Gold hero and on the button

    Write two hero variants with the free month.

    High impact First result in 1 month
  3. 3

    Fix hreflang so Canadian and Singapore searchers stop being sent to the EU site

    Check which Robinhood page Google shows for "Robinhood" searched from Canada.

    High impact First result in 1 month

02

Your idea portfolio

21 ideas, grouped by when to run them. Open any idea for how to run it: the steps, who to approach, copy you can use, and how to measure it.

  • 7 ideas are marked Unexpected: plays you are unlikely to have tried.

Every idea placed by the effort it takes against the impact it could have. Quick wins sit top left; select a number to open that idea. The filters below narrow the list by status, timing, category and what Programmable can build.

Effort vs impactEach number is an idea. Select one to open it.
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Showing 21 of 21 ideas

This week 5

Quick wins with a clear first action.

  • 01

    The new Gold Growth PM owns "how customers discover Gold, why they start a trial". Robinhood's own sitemap still lists four offer addresses, /offer/gold/, /goldmonday/, /goldspringpromo/ and /offer/tiered/, and each one sends a signed-out visitor with a temporary redirect to the general homepage. Anyone arriving from an old post, email, creator video or search result for a Gold offer lands on a page where Gold is mentioned in one line about managed portfolios, with no trial button.

    High impactLow effort First result in 2 weeks Senior Product Manager

    First action

    Pull last 90 days of visits to the four offer URLs and where those visitors went next.

    How to measure it

    Trial starts from offer URLs

    Now
    –
    Target
    Measured, then +50%
    By
    30 days

    Steps

    1. 1

      Count the traffic

      Visits, referrers and next pages for the four URLs.

      Growth data scientist 1 day

    2. 2

      Write the ended-offer page

      "This offer has ended" with the 30-day free trial and current benefits.

      Senior Content Designer 1 day

    3. 3

      Compliance check

      Wording for expired offers and the trial.

      Marketing compliance 2 days

    4. 4

      Change the redirects

      Permanent redirects to the Gold page or ended-offer page, keeping campaign tags.

      Web Engineer 1 day

    5. 5

      Clean the sitemap

      Drop expired offers and the 404; add a check for redirects and errors.

      SEO lead 1 day

    6. 6

      Measure

      Trial starts and paid conversion from these URLs.

      Growth data scientist weekly

    7. 7

      Set a rule

      Every future offer URL gets an end-of-offer destination at launch.

      Senior Product Manager, Gold Growth 1 day

    First result
    2 weeks
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Senior Product Manager, Gold Growth

    Smallest test

    Redirect /offer/gold/ to the Gold page and compare trial starts for two weeks.

    Why it works

    Redirect each Gold offer URL (permanently) to the Gold page, or to a small "this offer has ended, Gold's first 30 days are still free" page with the trial button and the current benefits. Keep any campaign tags on the redirect so the source is still counted. Remove expired offers and the /test-cf/ "Page not found" from the sitemap, and add a check that flags any sitemap URL that redirects or returns an error.

    People who click a Gold offer link already want Gold. Sending them to the trial instead of the homepage turns lost intent into trials at no media cost, and clean redirects let the experimentation program measure every entry point.

    Ready to use

    ChecklistGold offer URL cleanup

    [ ] /offer/gold/ points to the Gold page or ended-offer page
    [ ] /goldmonday/ and /goldspringpromo/ the same
    [ ] /offer/tiered/ to its current equivalent
    [ ] Redirects are permanent and keep campaign tags
    [ ] Ended-offer page approved by compliance
    [ ] Expired offers and /test-cf/ removed from the sitemap
    [ ] Automatic check for sitemap URLs that redirect or error
    [ ] End-of-offer destination set for every new offer URL

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Old offers referenced by partners

      The ended-offer page explains the change and shows the current offer.

    • Regulatory wording

      Compliance approves the ended-offer page once and reuses it.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteUS marketing sitemap (76 URLs, checked October 21, 2026): /offer/gold/, /goldmonday/, /goldspringpromo/ and /offer/tiered/ each answer a signed-out visitor with a temporary (307) redirect to the homepage, not to the Gold page; /about/gold/ redirects to /gold/; /test-cf/ returns "Page not found".Source
    • Your websiteGold page: title "Robinhood Gold Membership: First 30 Days are free!", but the hero says "Do more with your money ... all with Gold for $5/month" and the free month appears only in the last FAQ ("Try Gold for free for your first 30 days"); benefits include "3.6% APY on eligible brokerage cash", "A 3% match on IRA contributions" ("up to $225 based on the 2026 maximum contribution"), "No management fees above $100K", futures at "$0.50 per futures contract", a "$500 closing credit" with Sage Home Loans and "New premium rewards"; the Gold Card (3% cash back) shows "Join the waitlist". The page has six H1 headings, no H2, no structured data and no hreflang.Source
    • Your websiteUS homepage: title "Robinhood: 24/5 Commission-Free Stock Trading & Investing"; Gold appears only in a line under managed portfolios ("Robinhood Gold members get zero management fees on every dollar over $100K"); a "HOOD month" rewards banner. Its hreflang cluster has three entries: /eu/en/ as "en", /us/en/ as "en-US" and /gb/en/ as "en-GB", with no x-default and no Canada or Singapore pages.Source
    • HiringSenior Product Manager, Gold Growth (posted October 5, 2026): "Robinhood Gold is our premium membership and one of the most important businesses at Robinhood"; the team owns "how customers discover Gold, why they start a trial", trial-to-paid conversion, "activation of benefits, and long-term retention"; run "a high-velocity experimentation program" and sweat "the entry points, paywalls, onboarding flows, copy, and UI that shape how millions of customers experience Gold".Source
  • 02

    The Gold page title promises "First 30 Days are free!", but the hero and buttons say "$5/month" and "Unlock Gold"; the free month is only in the last FAQ. Visitors who read the page see a price before they see the trial.

    High impactLow effort First result in 1 month Senior Product Manager

    First action

    Write two hero variants with the free month.

    How to measure it

    Gold page trial starts

    Now
    –
    Target
    +15%
    By
    30 days

    Steps

    1. 1

      Write variants

      Free month first.

      Senior Content Designer 1 day

    2. 2

      Compliance

      Trial wording.

      Marketing compliance 2 days

    3. 3

      Build test

      Hero and buttons.

      Web Engineer 2 days

    4. 4

      Run

      A/B test.

      Senior Product Manager, Gold Growth 2 weeks

    5. 5

      Read

      Trial starts and paid conversion.

      Growth data scientist 1 week

    6. 6

      Roll out

      Winner to app entry points.

      Senior Product Manager, Gold Growth 2 weeks

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Senior Product Manager, Gold Growth

    Smallest test

    Change the button text only.

    Why it works

    Test a hero and button that lead with the free month ("Try Gold free for 30 days, then $5/month"), with the top three benefits valued in dollars, against the current page.

    A trial removes the price objection; showing it first is the cheapest trial-start lift available.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • More trials, fewer paid

      Judge on paid members after 30 days.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteGold page: title "Robinhood Gold Membership: First 30 Days are free!", but the hero says "Do more with your money ... all with Gold for $5/month" and the free month appears only in the last FAQ ("Try Gold for free for your first 30 days"); benefits include "3.6% APY on eligible brokerage cash", "A 3% match on IRA contributions" ("up to $225 based on the 2026 maximum contribution"), "No management fees above $100K", futures at "$0.50 per futures contract", a "$500 closing credit" with Sage Home Loans and "New premium rewards"; the Gold Card (3% cash back) shows "Join the waitlist". The page has six H1 headings, no H2, no structured data and no hreflang.Source
    • HiringSenior Product Manager, Gold Growth (posted October 5, 2026): "Robinhood Gold is our premium membership and one of the most important businesses at Robinhood"; the team owns "how customers discover Gold, why they start a trial", trial-to-paid conversion, "activation of benefits, and long-term retention"; run "a high-velocity experimentation program" and sweat "the entry points, paywalls, onboarding flows, copy, and UI that shape how millions of customers experience Gold".Source
  • 03

    The US and UK homepages name /eu/en/ as the generic "en" page and have no x-default, so English speakers outside the US and UK, including Canada and Singapore, are pointed at the EU stock tokens site. Canada's crypto site only refers to itself, Singapore's only to itself, and neither has a sitemap, while the EU has marketing and crypto sitemaps in eight languages.

    High impactLow effort First result in 1 month Staff PM

    First action

    Check which Robinhood page Google shows for "Robinhood" searched from Canada.

    How to measure it

    Organic sign-ups in Canada

    Now
    –
    Target
    +30%
    By
    90 days

    Steps

    1. 1

      Map pages

      US, UK, EU, CA, SG equivalents.

      SEO lead 2 days

    2. 2

      Fix tags

      One cluster, x-default.

      Web Engineer 2 days

    3. 3

      Sitemaps

      Canada and Singapore.

      Web Engineer 1 day

    4. 4

      Validate

      Search Console by country.

      SEO lead 2 weeks

    5. 5

      Extend

      Crypto and support pages.

      SEO lead 1 month

    6. 6

      Own it

      Checklist for every new market.

      Staff PM, International Growth & Expansion 1 week

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    $0
    Owner
    Staff PM, International Growth & Expansion

    Smallest test

    Add en-CA to the homepage cluster.

    Why it works

    Add en-CA, fr-CA and en-SG to one hreflang cluster with the US, UK and EU pages, mark the EU page as English for EU countries rather than generic "en", add an x-default (the country chooser), and publish Canada and Singapore sitemaps.

    Each market's searchers land on the page where they can sign up or join the waitlist, which is the first step of the regional acquisition playbook the new PM owns.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Different products by market

      Pair only equivalent pages.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteUS homepage: title "Robinhood: 24/5 Commission-Free Stock Trading & Investing"; Gold appears only in a line under managed portfolios ("Robinhood Gold members get zero management fees on every dollar over $100K"); a "HOOD month" rewards banner. Its hreflang cluster has three entries: /eu/en/ as "en", /us/en/ as "en-US" and /gb/en/ as "en-GB", with no x-default and no Canada or Singapore pages.Source
    • Your websiteOther markets: /ca/en/ ("Trade 50+ crypto—all at low costs on Robinhood in Canada"; staking "Coming soon") with hreflang only to itself as "en" and /ca/fr/ as "fr-ca"; /sg/en/ ("Robinhood is not yet available to the public in Singapore", a waitlist and a warning about "scams impersonating Robinhood"); the sitemap index has marketing sitemaps for the US, the EU in eight languages, the UK and /int/, and EU crypto sitemaps in eight languages, but none for Canada or Singapore. The EU homepage carries 15 hreflang links.Source
    • HiringInternational: a Staff PM, International Growth & Expansion will "own an entire region and set the playbook for acquisition, growth, and revenue in that region" ("now we're taking it global"); a Product Designer, International covers "the EU, UK, Canada, Singapore, and beyond"; Toronto roles include an Engineering Manager, International, a Senior Software Engineer, International, an iOS Developer, International and an Assistant General Counsel, Canada.Source
  • 04

    The Gold page has six H1 headings, no H2, no structured data and no hreflang. It already has a good FAQ (how the APY works, IRA match payout, withdrawals, billing). Searchers and AI assistants ask whether Gold is worth $5 a month.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 month SEO lead

    First action

    Mark up the existing FAQ.

    How to measure it

    Gold page organic visits

    Now
    –
    Target
    +20%
    By
    90 days

    Steps

    1. 1

      Headings

      One H1, H2 per benefit.

      Web Engineer 1 day

    2. 2

      FAQ markup

      Existing questions.

      Web Engineer 1 day

    3. 3

      Worth it answer

      Break-even math.

      Senior Content Designer 2 days

    4. 4

      Compliance

      Review.

      Marketing compliance 2 days

    5. 5

      Validate

      Rich results.

      SEO lead 1 day

    6. 6

      Measure

      Search Console.

      SEO lead monthly

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    $0
    Owner
    SEO lead

    Smallest test

    Fix the headings this week.

    Why it works

    Use one H1, make each benefit an H2, add FAQPage markup to the existing questions, and add a short "Is Gold worth it?" answer with the break-even math.

    Clear structure helps search and AI answers quote Robinhood's own explanation.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Claims about value

      Show the assumptions.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteGold page: title "Robinhood Gold Membership: First 30 Days are free!", but the hero says "Do more with your money ... all with Gold for $5/month" and the free month appears only in the last FAQ ("Try Gold for free for your first 30 days"); benefits include "3.6% APY on eligible brokerage cash", "A 3% match on IRA contributions" ("up to $225 based on the 2026 maximum contribution"), "No management fees above $100K", futures at "$0.50 per futures contract", a "$500 closing credit" with Sage Home Loans and "New premium rewards"; the Gold Card (3% cash back) shows "Join the waitlist". The page has six H1 headings, no H2, no structured data and no hreflang.Source
    • HiringSenior Product Manager, Gold Growth (posted October 5, 2026): "Robinhood Gold is our premium membership and one of the most important businesses at Robinhood"; the team owns "how customers discover Gold, why they start a trial", trial-to-paid conversion, "activation of benefits, and long-term retention"; run "a high-velocity experimentation program" and sweat "the entry points, paywalls, onboarding flows, copy, and UI that shape how millions of customers experience Gold".Source
  • 05

    Stock pages say "join over 25 million investors" while the UK homepage says "28 million people invest on Robinhood". Inconsistent numbers on a financial site invite doubt.

    Low impactLow effort First result in 2 weeks Senior Content Designer

    First action

    Agree the current figure with investor relations.

    How to measure it

    Templates using the shared figure

    Now
    –
    Target
    100%
    By
    30 days

    Steps

    1. 1

      Agree figure

      With investor relations.

      Senior Content Designer 1 day

    2. 2

      Store once

      Shared content field.

      Web Engineer 1 day

    3. 3

      Update templates

      Stock pages and homepages.

      Web Engineer 2 days

    4. 4

      Ads

      Update copy.

      Growth marketing lead 1 week

    5. 5

      Review

      Each quarter.

      Senior Content Designer quarterly

    6. 6

      Audit

      Other figures.

      Senior Content Designer 1 month

    First result
    2 weeks
    Cost
    $0
    Owner
    Senior Content Designer

    Smallest test

    Update the stock page template.

    Why it works

    Pick the current approved figure, store it once, and pull it into every template (stock pages, home pages, ads).

    Consistent proof points build trust and avoid compliance questions.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Figure changes

      Update in one place.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteStock pages: 26,802 US stock pages in the stocks sitemap; the Apple page ("Buy or Sell Apple Stock - AAPL Stock Price Quote & News") shows key statistics, news and analyst ratings and says "Sign up and join over 25 million investors", with no mention of Gold's professional research; the UK homepage says "See why 28 million people invest on Robinhood".Source
    • Your websiteUK homepage: "Earn up to £1000 with our stocks & shares ISA" (a 5% bonus on eligible contributions until 31 October 2026), "Meet your AI investment assistant", Legend desktop platform and options on US stocks and indices.Source

This quarter 11

The core plays for the next three months.

  • 06

    Robinhood has 26,802 US stock pages with stats, news and analyst ratings, and every one asks visitors to sign up. Gold includes professional research, but the stock pages never mention it. These are the pages where people are researching a stock.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Senior Product Manager

    First action

    Pick the 1,000 most-visited stock pages.

    How to measure it

    Stock-page trial starts

    Now
    –
    Target
    10,000 a month
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick pages

      Top 1,000 stocks.

      Growth data scientist 1 week

    2. 2

      Design block

      Teaser and trial.

      Product designer, Gold 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Compliance

      Research disclosures.

      Marketing compliance 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Build

      Template change.

      Web Engineer 2 weeks

    5. 5

      Test

      Placement variants.

      Senior Product Manager, Gold Growth 1 month

    6. 6

      Roll out

      All stock pages.

      Web Engineer 1 month

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Engineering time
    Owner
    Senior Product Manager, Gold Growth

    Smallest test

    Test on 100 stock pages.

    Why it works

    Add a locked research summary block to stock pages ("Gold members see the full research on Apple") linking to a Gold trial, and test placement on the 1,000 most-visited stocks first.

    Showing the benefit at the moment of need converts better than a general Gold page.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Research licence terms

      Show only what the licence allows.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteStock pages: 26,802 US stock pages in the stocks sitemap; the Apple page ("Buy or Sell Apple Stock - AAPL Stock Price Quote & News") shows key statistics, news and analyst ratings and says "Sign up and join over 25 million investors", with no mention of Gold's professional research; the UK homepage says "See why 28 million people invest on Robinhood".Source
    • Your websiteGold page: title "Robinhood Gold Membership: First 30 Days are free!", but the hero says "Do more with your money ... all with Gold for $5/month" and the free month appears only in the last FAQ ("Try Gold for free for your first 30 days"); benefits include "3.6% APY on eligible brokerage cash", "A 3% match on IRA contributions" ("up to $225 based on the 2026 maximum contribution"), "No management fees above $100K", futures at "$0.50 per futures contract", a "$500 closing credit" with Sage Home Loans and "New premium rewards"; the Gold Card (3% cash back) shows "Join the waitlist". The page has six H1 headings, no H2, no structured data and no hreflang.Source
    • HiringSenior Product Manager, Gold Growth (posted October 5, 2026): "Robinhood Gold is our premium membership and one of the most important businesses at Robinhood"; the team owns "how customers discover Gold, why they start a trial", trial-to-paid conversion, "activation of benefits, and long-term retention"; run "a high-velocity experimentation program" and sweat "the entry points, paywalls, onboarding flows, copy, and UI that shape how millions of customers experience Gold".Source
  • 07

    Gold's value comes from many small benefits: 3.6% APY on cash, a 3% IRA match, fee caps, lower contract fees. Members who do not see the total are more likely to cancel at $5 a month.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Senior Product Manager

    First action

    Calculate value for a sample of 1,000 members.

    How to measure it

    Monthly Gold churn

    Now
    –
    Target
    -10%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Define value

      Per benefit.

      Growth data scientist 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Design

      Statement.

      Product designer, Gold 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Compliance

      Wording.

      Marketing compliance 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Build

      In app and email.

      Engineering, Gold 1 month

    5. 5

      Test

      Against no statement.

      Senior Product Manager, Gold Growth 1 month

    6. 6

      Nudge

      Unused benefit.

      Senior Product Manager, Gold Growth monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Engineering time
    Owner
    Senior Product Manager, Gold Growth

    Smallest test

    Email 1,000 members their value.

    Why it works

    Send each member a monthly in-app and email summary: interest earned, IRA match, fees saved and the net after $5. For members whose value is below $5, suggest the one benefit they are not using.

    Visible value lowers churn, and the low-value nudge drives benefit activation.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Low-value members cancel

      Show the unused benefit first.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteGold page: title "Robinhood Gold Membership: First 30 Days are free!", but the hero says "Do more with your money ... all with Gold for $5/month" and the free month appears only in the last FAQ ("Try Gold for free for your first 30 days"); benefits include "3.6% APY on eligible brokerage cash", "A 3% match on IRA contributions" ("up to $225 based on the 2026 maximum contribution"), "No management fees above $100K", futures at "$0.50 per futures contract", a "$500 closing credit" with Sage Home Loans and "New premium rewards"; the Gold Card (3% cash back) shows "Join the waitlist". The page has six H1 headings, no H2, no structured data and no hreflang.Source
    • HiringSenior Product Manager, Gold Growth (posted October 5, 2026): "Robinhood Gold is our premium membership and one of the most important businesses at Robinhood"; the team owns "how customers discover Gold, why they start a trial", trial-to-paid conversion, "activation of benefits, and long-term retention"; run "a high-velocity experimentation program" and sweat "the entry points, paywalls, onboarding flows, copy, and UI that shape how millions of customers experience Gold".Source
  • 08

    The Gold page lists eight benefits in text. A visitor with $10,000 in cash or planning a $7,500 IRA contribution has to do the math alone.

    High impactLow effort First result in 1 quarter Senior Product Manager

    First action

    Write the formula and three examples.

    How to measure it

    Trials from calculator users

    Now
    –
    Target
    20%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Formula

      Benefits.

      Growth data scientist 1 week

    2. 2

      Design

      Three inputs.

      Product designer, Gold 1 week

    3. 3

      Compliance

      Assumptions.

      Marketing compliance 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Build

      On the Gold page.

      Web Engineer 2 weeks

    5. 5

      Test

      With and without.

      Senior Product Manager, Gold Growth 1 month

    6. 6

      Extend

      In app paywall.

      Senior Product Manager, Gold Growth 1 month

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Engineering time
    Owner
    Senior Product Manager, Gold Growth

    Smallest test

    Add a static example table.

    Why it works

    Add a calculator: cash balance, IRA contribution, trades per month; show yearly value against $60 a year and start the trial with the result.

    Personal math is more persuasive than a list.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Rates change

      Pull live rates.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteGold page: title "Robinhood Gold Membership: First 30 Days are free!", but the hero says "Do more with your money ... all with Gold for $5/month" and the free month appears only in the last FAQ ("Try Gold for free for your first 30 days"); benefits include "3.6% APY on eligible brokerage cash", "A 3% match on IRA contributions" ("up to $225 based on the 2026 maximum contribution"), "No management fees above $100K", futures at "$0.50 per futures contract", a "$500 closing credit" with Sage Home Loans and "New premium rewards"; the Gold Card (3% cash back) shows "Join the waitlist". The page has six H1 headings, no H2, no structured data and no hreflang.Source
    • HiringSenior Product Manager, Gold Growth (posted October 5, 2026): "Robinhood Gold is our premium membership and one of the most important businesses at Robinhood"; the team owns "how customers discover Gold, why they start a trial", trial-to-paid conversion, "activation of benefits, and long-term retention"; run "a high-velocity experimentation program" and sweat "the entry points, paywalls, onboarding flows, copy, and UI that shape how millions of customers experience Gold".Source
  • 09

    The new social manager owns X, TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and Reddit for Millennial and Gen Z audiences and must keep content "fair, balanced, and truthful". Gold's benefits are perfect short explainers, if compliance can approve them quickly.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Social Media Manager

    First action

    Agree the template with compliance.

    How to measure it

    Trials from social

    Now
    –
    Target
    +25%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Template

      With compliance.

      Social Media Manager, Brand 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Scripts

      Eight benefits.

      Social Media Manager, Brand 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Publish

      Weekly.

      Social Media Manager, Brand weekly

    4. 4

      Reddit

      Answer threads.

      Social Media Manager, Brand weekly

    5. 5

      Track

      Trials by link.

      Growth data scientist weekly

    6. 6

      Refine

      Best formats.

      Social Media Manager, Brand monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Creative time
    Owner
    Social Media Manager, Brand

    Smallest test

    Publish one explainer.

    Why it works

    Agree a pre-approved template (claim, disclosure, link) with compliance, then publish short "one benefit in 30 seconds" posts and answer Gold questions in Reddit threads.

    Speed plus compliance lets social keep up with culture.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Compliance delays

      Pre-approved templates.

    Evidence

    • HiringSocial Media Manager, Brand (posted September 18, 2026): own the voice "across X, TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and Reddit" for "Millennial and Gen Z audiences"; "creator collabs, live events, and surprise-and-delight drops"; fluency in "FinTok, FinTwit, money influencers"; and act as "a critical line of defense" so content stays "fair, balanced, and truthful".Source
    • Your websiteGold page: title "Robinhood Gold Membership: First 30 Days are free!", but the hero says "Do more with your money ... all with Gold for $5/month" and the free month appears only in the last FAQ ("Try Gold for free for your first 30 days"); benefits include "3.6% APY on eligible brokerage cash", "A 3% match on IRA contributions" ("up to $225 based on the 2026 maximum contribution"), "No management fees above $100K", futures at "$0.50 per futures contract", a "$500 closing credit" with Sage Home Loans and "New premium rewards"; the Gold Card (3% cash back) shows "Join the waitlist". The page has six H1 headings, no H2, no structured data and no hreflang.Source
  • 10

    Robinhood's YouTube channel has 81,400 subscribers and 251 videos, small for a company with tens of millions of customers. Active traders look for tutorials on charting, options and futures.

    Medium impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Social Media Manager

    First action

    Plan 12 episodes.

    How to measure it

    YouTube subscribers

    Now
    –
    Target
    250,000
    By
    4 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Plan

      12 episodes.

      Social Media Manager, Brand 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Record

      Weekly.

      Social Media Manager, Brand weekly

    3. 3

      Compliance

      Each video.

      Marketing compliance weekly

    4. 4

      Optimize

      Titles and chapters.

      SEO lead weekly

    5. 5

      Promote

      In app.

      Social Media Manager, Brand weekly

    6. 6

      Measure

      Trials.

      Growth data scientist monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Production
    Owner
    Social Media Manager, Brand

    Smallest test

    Publish one Legend tutorial.

    Why it works

    Publish a weekly tutorial series on Legend, options, futures and Gold features, with chapters, links to learn pages and a trial link.

    Tutorials rank for years and bring high-intent viewers.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Options risk

      Clear risk disclosures.

    Evidence

    • YouTube channelRobinhood's YouTube channel (@robinhoodapp): 81,400 subscribers, 251 videos and 7.66 million total views.Source
    • HiringSocial Media Manager, Brand (posted September 18, 2026): own the voice "across X, TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and Reddit" for "Millennial and Gen Z audiences"; "creator collabs, live events, and surprise-and-delight drops"; fluency in "FinTok, FinTwit, money influencers"; and act as "a critical line of defense" so content stays "fair, balanced, and truthful".Source
    • HiringSenior Content Designer (Chicago, posted September 21, 2026): content for "multi-leg options, portfolio margin and advanced trading tools", the communication of "automated margin liquidations, complex options lifecycle events", and "prompt-design frameworks for AI-native trading assistants". A Web Engineer joins the Robinhood Legend web platform or the International Expansion team (onboarding, funding, "localized experiences").Source
  • 11

    Robinhood offers 50+ crypto in Canada and staking is "coming soon", but Canada has no crypto sitemap, while the EU has crypto pages in eight languages. Wealthsimple competes for the same Canadians.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Product Designer

    First action

    List the top 20 coins searched in Canada.

    How to measure it

    Canada sign-ups from coin pages

    Now
    –
    Target
    5,000 a month
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Coins

      Top 20.

      Staff PM, International Growth & Expansion 1 week

    2. 2

      Templates

      From EU pages.

      Product Designer, International 2 weeks

    3. 3

      French

      Translation.

      Localization team 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Compliance

      Canadian rules.

      Assistant General Counsel, Canada 2 weeks

    5. 5

      Publish

      With sitemap.

      Web Engineer 1 week

    6. 6

      Waitlist

      Staking.

      Staff PM, International Growth & Expansion 1 week

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Product Designer, International

    Smallest test

    Publish five coin pages.

    Why it works

    Publish coin pages for Canada in English and French, add a staking waitlist, and include them in a Canada sitemap.

    Coin searches are high volume; local pages win local searchers.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Regulatory wording

      Canadian legal review.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteOther markets: /ca/en/ ("Trade 50+ crypto—all at low costs on Robinhood in Canada"; staking "Coming soon") with hreflang only to itself as "en" and /ca/fr/ as "fr-ca"; /sg/en/ ("Robinhood is not yet available to the public in Singapore", a waitlist and a warning about "scams impersonating Robinhood"); the sitemap index has marketing sitemaps for the US, the EU in eight languages, the UK and /int/, and EU crypto sitemaps in eight languages, but none for Canada or Singapore. The EU homepage carries 15 hreflang links.Source
    • HiringInternational: a Staff PM, International Growth & Expansion will "own an entire region and set the playbook for acquisition, growth, and revenue in that region" ("now we're taking it global"); a Product Designer, International covers "the EU, UK, Canada, Singapore, and beyond"; Toronto roles include an Engineering Manager, International, a Senior Software Engineer, International, an iOS Developer, International and an Assistant General Counsel, Canada.Source
    • Competitor researchRivals' own homepages: Public, "Trade stocks, bonds, options, ETFs, crypto, Treasuries, and prediction markets. Build AI trading agents", with IRAs, high-yield cash and API trading; Webull, "free trading tools and community insights"; Wealthsimple (Canada), "Spend, trade and invest with Wealthsimple".Source
  • 12

    The Gold page asks people to "Join the waitlist" for the Gold Card, which requires Gold. Waitlist members are interested but may not be members yet.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 quarter Director of Partnerships

    First action

    Count waitlist members without Gold.

    How to measure it

    Waitlist trial starts

    Now
    –
    Target
    20%
    By
    1 quarter

    Steps

    1. 1

      Count

      Non-Gold waitlist.

      Growth data scientist 1 week

    2. 2

      Offer

      Trial and priority.

      Director of Partnerships, Robinhood Money 1 week

    3. 3

      Compliance

      Terms.

      Marketing compliance 1 week

    4. 4

      Send

      Email and app.

      Senior Product Manager, Gold Growth 1 week

    5. 5

      Measure

      Trials and paid.

      Growth data scientist weekly

    6. 6

      Repeat

      New waitlist joins.

      Senior Product Manager, Gold Growth ongoing

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Director of Partnerships, Robinhood Money

    Smallest test

    Email 10,000 waitlist members.

    Why it works

    Invite waitlist members who are not Gold members to start the trial now, and move them up the list when they do.

    Turns waiting into membership.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Card capacity

      Move up the list, not guarantee approval.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteGold page: title "Robinhood Gold Membership: First 30 Days are free!", but the hero says "Do more with your money ... all with Gold for $5/month" and the free month appears only in the last FAQ ("Try Gold for free for your first 30 days"); benefits include "3.6% APY on eligible brokerage cash", "A 3% match on IRA contributions" ("up to $225 based on the 2026 maximum contribution"), "No management fees above $100K", futures at "$0.50 per futures contract", a "$500 closing credit" with Sage Home Loans and "New premium rewards"; the Gold Card (3% cash back) shows "Join the waitlist". The page has six H1 headings, no H2, no structured data and no hreflang.Source
    • HiringDirector of Partnerships, Robinhood Money (New York, posted October 5, 2026): the Money team builds banking and spending products "starting with jaw-dropping Credit Cards"; the director originates partnerships "with leading consumer brands, major retailers, and strategic partners to unlock compelling customer benefits, rewards, and experiences", including "co-marketing structures".Source
    • HiringSenior Product Manager, Gold Growth (posted October 5, 2026): "Robinhood Gold is our premium membership and one of the most important businesses at Robinhood"; the team owns "how customers discover Gold, why they start a trial", trial-to-paid conversion, "activation of benefits, and long-term retention"; run "a high-velocity experimentation program" and sweat "the entry points, paywalls, onboarding flows, copy, and UI that shape how millions of customers experience Gold".Source
  • 13

    The Partnerships director will sign consumer brands and retailers for rewards. Gold already lists "New premium rewards" without values.

    Medium impactMedium effort First result in 2 quarters Director of Partnerships

    First action

    List ten partners with member-relevant perks.

    How to measure it

    Members redeeming a perk

    Now
    –
    Target
    30%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      List partners

      Ten.

      Director of Partnerships, Robinhood Money 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Negotiate

      Perks.

      Director of Partnerships, Robinhood Money 1 quarter

    3. 3

      Show values

      Gold page.

      Senior Product Manager, Gold Growth 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Promote

      Trial messaging.

      Senior Product Manager, Gold Growth 1 month

    5. 5

      Measure

      Redemption and churn.

      Growth data scientist monthly

    6. 6

      Review

      Quarterly.

      Director of Partnerships, Robinhood Money quarterly

    First result
    2 quarters
    Cost
    Partner costs
    Owner
    Director of Partnerships, Robinhood Money

    Smallest test

    Sign one perk.

    Why it works

    Sign perks members value (travel, streaming, retailers), show each perk's dollar value on the Gold page, and test them in trial messaging.

    Concrete perks raise perceived value and retention.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Low redemption

      Pick perks from usage data.

    Evidence

    • HiringDirector of Partnerships, Robinhood Money (New York, posted October 5, 2026): the Money team builds banking and spending products "starting with jaw-dropping Credit Cards"; the director originates partnerships "with leading consumer brands, major retailers, and strategic partners to unlock compelling customer benefits, rewards, and experiences", including "co-marketing structures".Source
    • Your websiteGold page: title "Robinhood Gold Membership: First 30 Days are free!", but the hero says "Do more with your money ... all with Gold for $5/month" and the free month appears only in the last FAQ ("Try Gold for free for your first 30 days"); benefits include "3.6% APY on eligible brokerage cash", "A 3% match on IRA contributions" ("up to $225 based on the 2026 maximum contribution"), "No management fees above $100K", futures at "$0.50 per futures contract", a "$500 closing credit" with Sage Home Loans and "New premium rewards"; the Gold Card (3% cash back) shows "Join the waitlist". The page has six H1 headings, no H2, no structured data and no hreflang.Source
  • 14

    Prediction markets are "one of the fastest-growing" areas, and the sports team plans for "major sporting events". Pages published in advance can rank when fans search.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Staff Product Manager Predict…

    First action

    List the next eight major events.

    How to measure it

    Event-page sign-ups

    Now
    –
    Target
    +25%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      List events

      Eight.

      Staff Product Manager - Prediction Markets 1 week

    2. 2

      Template

      Event page.

      Senior Product Designer, Sports 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Compliance

      Disclosures.

      Marketing compliance 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Publish

      Two weeks ahead.

      Web Engineer ongoing

    5. 5

      Promote

      Social.

      Social Media Manager, Brand ongoing

    6. 6

      Measure

      Sign-ups.

      Growth data scientist weekly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Staff Product Manager Prediction Markets

    Smallest test

    Publish one event page.

    Why it works

    Create event pages two weeks ahead of major games with market explanations, risk disclosures and how-to steps; link from social and the app.

    Early pages catch search demand that peaks before games.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Regulatory scrutiny

      Legal review of every template.

    Evidence

    • HiringPrediction markets: a Staff Product Manager, Prediction Markets (Sports) plans "for major sporting events" and how "we package and present live sports data"; a Senior Product Designer, Sports says prediction markets are "one of the fastest-growing, most strategically important areas of the business".Source
    • HiringSocial Media Manager, Brand (posted September 18, 2026): own the voice "across X, TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and Reddit" for "Millennial and Gen Z audiences"; "creator collabs, live events, and surprise-and-delight drops"; fluency in "FinTok, FinTwit, money influencers"; and act as "a critical line of defense" so content stays "fair, balanced, and truthful".Source
  • 15

    The content designer is hired for margin liquidations and options lifecycle events. Customers surprised by these events contact support and leave.

    Medium impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Senior Content Designer

    First action

    List the five events that cause the most support contacts.

    How to measure it

    Contacts per margin event

    Now
    –
    Target
    -20%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Find events

      Top five.

      Senior Content Designer 1 week

    2. 2

      Write

      Before-event messages.

      Senior Content Designer 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Compliance

      Review.

      Marketing compliance 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Build

      Triggers.

      Engineering, trading 1 month

    5. 5

      Measure

      Contacts.

      Growth data scientist monthly

    6. 6

      Extend

      More events.

      Senior Content Designer quarterly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Senior Content Designer

    Smallest test

    Rewrite one margin message.

    Why it works

    Write plain-language warnings that arrive before the event (approaching margin call, expiry, assignment risk), with what to do, and measure support contacts.

    Fewer surprises means fewer complaints and better retention among active traders.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Alert fatigue

      Only material events.

    Evidence

    • HiringSenior Content Designer (Chicago, posted September 21, 2026): content for "multi-leg options, portfolio margin and advanced trading tools", the communication of "automated margin liquidations, complex options lifecycle events", and "prompt-design frameworks for AI-native trading assistants". A Web Engineer joins the Robinhood Legend web platform or the International Expansion team (onboarding, funding, "localized experiences").Source
  • 16

    Real Chrome users on robinhood.com wait 4.28 s for the largest content (poor), see a 395 ms interaction delay and 0.12 layout shift, and loading got 10% slower. Active traders on Legend and new visitors both feel it.

    Medium impactMedium effort First result in 2 quarters Web Engineer

    First action

    Break down real-user data by template.

    How to measure it

    Real-user largest content p75

    Now
    –
    Target
    under 2.5 s
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Measure

      By template.

      Web Engineer 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Fix images

      Stock and marketing pages.

      Web Engineer 1 month

    3. 3

      Scripts

      Defer non-critical.

      Web Engineer 1 month

    4. 4

      Legend

      Interaction delay.

      Web Engineer 1 quarter

    5. 5

      Budget

      Per template.

      Web Engineer 2 weeks

    6. 6

      Monitor

      Monthly.

      Web Engineer monthly

    First result
    2 quarters
    Cost
    Engineering time
    Owner
    Web Engineer

    Smallest test

    Fix the stock page template first.

    Why it works

    Find the slowest templates by real-user data, fix image and script loading, reduce interaction delay on Legend, and set a performance budget per template.

    Faster pages lift sign-ups and keep active traders on the web platform.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • App pages dominate

      Separate marketing and app data.

    Evidence

    • Chrome UX ReportReal Chrome users on robinhood.com (75th percentile, all pages on the site): largest content 4.28 s (Google rates over 4 s as poor), interaction delay 395 ms (needs improvement) and layout shift 0.12 (needs improvement); largest content is 10% slower than in the previous period. No lab test result was available.Source
    • HiringSenior Content Designer (Chicago, posted September 21, 2026): content for "multi-leg options, portfolio margin and advanced trading tools", the communication of "automated margin liquidations, complex options lifecycle events", and "prompt-design frameworks for AI-native trading assistants". A Web Engineer joins the Robinhood Legend web platform or the International Expansion team (onboarding, funding, "localized experiences").Source

Big bets 3

Larger plays that can change the trajectory.

  • 17

    The Advisor Marketplace PM owns discovery to funded accounts after the TradePMR acquisition. Investors search for advisors; Robinhood has no public page for it in its marketing sitemap.

    High impactHigh effort First result in 3 quarters Senior Product Manager

    First action

    Draft the investor and advisor landing pages.

    How to measure it

    Meetings booked

    Now
    –
    Target
    1,000 a month
    By
    4 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pages

      Investor and advisor.

      Senior Product Manager, Advisor Marketplace 1 month

    2. 2

      Compliance

      Advisor rules.

      Marketing compliance 1 month

    3. 3

      Matching

      Connect to app.

      Engineering, advisory 1 quarter

    4. 4

      Recruit advisors

      TradePMR network.

      Senior Product Manager, Advisor Marketplace 1 quarter

    5. 5

      Launch

      Pilot cities.

      Senior Product Manager, Advisor Marketplace 1 quarter

    6. 6

      Measure

      Funded accounts.

      Growth data scientist monthly

    First result
    3 quarters
    Cost
    Engineering and marketing
    Owner
    Senior Product Manager, Advisor Marketplace

    Smallest test

    Publish the advisor sign-up page.

    Why it works

    Publish investor-facing advisor pages (by need and location) and an advisor sign-up page, connected to the in-app matching.

    Public demand generation feeds both sides of the marketplace.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Advisor quality

      Strict vetting.

    Evidence

    • HiringSenior Product Manager, Advisor Marketplace (posted October 20, 2026): "Following our TradePMR acquisition, we're building a modern advisor platform" with "a two-sided marketplace that connects Robinhood's investors with trusted, growth-oriented advisors"; owns "discovery, matching and routing, scheduling, first-meeting show rate, advisor onboarding, and funded accounts".Source
    • Your websiteUS marketing sitemap (76 URLs, checked October 21, 2026): /offer/gold/, /goldmonday/, /goldspringpromo/ and /offer/tiered/ each answer a signed-out visitor with a temporary (307) redirect to the homepage, not to the Gold page; /about/gold/ redirects to /gold/; /test-cf/ returns "Page not found".Source
  • 18

    Robinhood is staffing a Trump Accounts desk and has published the account agreements. Parents opening an account for a child are new customers making a long-term decision.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 3 quarters Customer Experience Manager

    First action

    Map the parent journey from first contact.

    How to measure it

    Parents with their own account

    Now
    –
    Target
    25%
    By
    4 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Journey

      Parent steps.

      Customer Experience Manager, Trump Accounts 1 month

    2. 2

      Education

      Plain guides.

      Senior Content Designer 1 month

    3. 3

      Compliance

      Program rules.

      Marketing compliance 1 month

    4. 4

      Offers

      IRA and Gold.

      Senior Product Manager, Gold Growth 1 quarter

    5. 5

      Support

      Trained desk.

      Customer Experience Manager, Trump Accounts ongoing

    6. 6

      Measure

      Conversion.

      Growth data scientist quarterly

    First result
    3 quarters
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Customer Experience Manager, Trump Accounts

    Smallest test

    Survey 500 parents.

    Why it works

    Give parents a clear setup flow, then introduce custodial accounts, their own IRA and the Gold IRA match, with education rather than trading prompts.

    Family relationships last decades and fit the IRA match.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Program rules limit marketing

      Legal review of every message.

    Evidence

    • HiringTrump Accounts: Robinhood is hiring a Customer Experience Manager, Trump Accounts, plus representatives and a resolutions desk in Westlake, Texas; its Trump Accounts disclosure library lists a Trump Account Customer Agreement and Master Trust Agreement dated September 30, 2026.Source
    • Your websiteGold page: title "Robinhood Gold Membership: First 30 Days are free!", but the hero says "Do more with your money ... all with Gold for $5/month" and the free month appears only in the last FAQ ("Try Gold for free for your first 30 days"); benefits include "3.6% APY on eligible brokerage cash", "A 3% match on IRA contributions" ("up to $225 based on the 2026 maximum contribution"), "No management fees above $100K", futures at "$0.50 per futures contract", a "$500 closing credit" with Sage Home Loans and "New premium rewards"; the Gold Card (3% cash back) shows "Join the waitlist". The page has six H1 headings, no H2, no structured data and no hreflang.Source
  • 19

    Gold Growth owns "activation of benefits". Members must opt in to high-yield cash, set up an IRA and find research. The AI platform team builds agentic apps.

    High impactHigh effort First result in 3 quarters Engineering Manager

    First action

    Measure benefit activation in the first 30 days.

    How to measure it

    Average benefits activated

    Now
    –
    Target
    3
    By
    3 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Measure

      Activation.

      Growth data scientist 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Design

      Assistant flow.

      Product designer, Gold 1 month

    3. 3

      Prompts

      Approved content.

      Senior Content Designer 1 month

    4. 4

      Build

      Agent.

      Engineering Manager, AI Platform & Agentic Apps 1 quarter

    5. 5

      Test

      New members.

      Senior Product Manager, Gold Growth 1 month

    6. 6

      Scale

      All members.

      Senior Product Manager, Gold Growth 1 quarter

    First result
    3 quarters
    Cost
    Engineering
    Owner
    Engineering Manager, AI Platform & Agentic Apps

    Smallest test

    Run a scripted checklist first.

    Why it works

    Build an onboarding assistant that checks which benefits a new member has not set up and walks them through each, with compliance-approved prompts.

    Members who use more benefits stay longer.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Advice concerns

      Guide setup only.

    Evidence

    • HiringSenior Product Manager, Gold Growth (posted October 5, 2026): "Robinhood Gold is our premium membership and one of the most important businesses at Robinhood"; the team owns "how customers discover Gold, why they start a trial", trial-to-paid conversion, "activation of benefits, and long-term retention"; run "a high-velocity experimentation program" and sweat "the entry points, paywalls, onboarding flows, copy, and UI that shape how millions of customers experience Gold".Source
    • HiringSenior Content Designer (Chicago, posted September 21, 2026): content for "multi-leg options, portfolio margin and advanced trading tools", the communication of "automated margin liquidations, complex options lifecycle events", and "prompt-design frameworks for AI-native trading assistants". A Web Engineer joins the Robinhood Legend web platform or the International Expansion team (onboarding, funding, "localized experiences").Source
    • Your websiteGold page: title "Robinhood Gold Membership: First 30 Days are free!", but the hero says "Do more with your money ... all with Gold for $5/month" and the free month appears only in the last FAQ ("Try Gold for free for your first 30 days"); benefits include "3.6% APY on eligible brokerage cash", "A 3% match on IRA contributions" ("up to $225 based on the 2026 maximum contribution"), "No management fees above $100K", futures at "$0.50 per futures contract", a "$500 closing credit" with Sage Home Loans and "New premium rewards"; the Gold Card (3% cash back) shows "Join the waitlist". The page has six H1 headings, no H2, no structured data and no hreflang.Source

Wildcards 2

Unexpected experiments, each with a cheap way to test it.

  • 20

    Robinhood's sitemap index includes sherwood.news, its media brand. Readers of market news are interested investors.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 quarter Growth marketing lead

    First action

    Review editorial independence rules.

    How to measure it

    Sherwood-referred visits

    Now
    –
    Target
    100,000 a month
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Rules

      Editorial separation.

      Legal 1 month

    2. 2

      Links

      Company names.

      Sherwood product team 1 month

    3. 3

      Test

      Gold mention.

      Senior Product Manager, Gold Growth 1 month

    4. 4

      Measure

      Visits and sign-ups.

      Growth data scientist monthly

    5. 5

      Review

      Reader feedback.

      Sherwood editors monthly

    6. 6

      Decide

      Scale or stop.

      Senior Product Manager, Gold Growth 1 quarter

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Growth marketing lead

    Smallest test

    Link one story.

    Why it works

    Link company names in Sherwood stories to Robinhood stock pages (with clear separation), and test a Gold research mention.

    Owned media can feed the product without paid spend.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Trust in the news brand

      Keep links factual and separate.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteStock pages: 26,802 US stock pages in the stocks sitemap; the Apple page ("Buy or Sell Apple Stock - AAPL Stock Price Quote & News") shows key statistics, news and analyst ratings and says "Sign up and join over 25 million investors", with no mention of Gold's professional research; the UK homepage says "See why 28 million people invest on Robinhood".Source
    • Your websiteUS marketing sitemap (76 URLs, checked October 21, 2026): /offer/gold/, /goldmonday/, /goldspringpromo/ and /offer/tiered/ each answer a signed-out visitor with a temporary (307) redirect to the homepage, not to the Gold page; /about/gold/ redirects to /gold/; /test-cf/ returns "Page not found".Source
  • 21

    The Singapore page warns of scams impersonating Robinhood and has a waitlist. Verified channels and waitlist referrals can grow the list safely.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 quarter Staff PM

    First action

    List verified channels.

    How to measure it

    Singapore waitlist

    Now
    –
    Target
    +50%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Channels

      Verified list.

      Staff PM, International Growth & Expansion 1 week

    2. 2

      Referral

      Waitlist links.

      Product Designer, International 1 month

    3. 3

      Compliance

      MAS rules.

      Marketing compliance 1 month

    4. 4

      Promote

      Local social.

      Social Media Manager, Brand 1 quarter

    5. 5

      Monitor

      Scam reports.

      Security team ongoing

    6. 6

      Launch

      Updates.

      Staff PM, International Growth & Expansion launch

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Staff PM, International Growth & Expansion

    Smallest test

    Publish the verified channels list.

    Why it works

    Publish a verified-channels list, let waitlist members refer friends through their own link, and send launch updates only through those channels.

    Trust and referrals build launch demand.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Referrals look like scams

      Only in-app or verified links.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteOther markets: /ca/en/ ("Trade 50+ crypto—all at low costs on Robinhood in Canada"; staking "Coming soon") with hreflang only to itself as "en" and /ca/fr/ as "fr-ca"; /sg/en/ ("Robinhood is not yet available to the public in Singapore", a waitlist and a warning about "scams impersonating Robinhood"); the sitemap index has marketing sitemaps for the US, the EU in eight languages, the UK and /int/, and EU crypto sitemaps in eight languages, but none for Canada or Singapore. The EU homepage carries 15 hreflang links.Source
    • HiringInternational: a Staff PM, International Growth & Expansion will "own an entire region and set the playbook for acquisition, growth, and revenue in that region" ("now we're taking it global"); a Product Designer, International covers "the EU, UK, Canada, Singapore, and beyond"; Toronto roles include an Engineering Manager, International, a Senior Software Engineer, International, an iOS Developer, International and an Assistant General Counsel, Canada.Source

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30/60/90 roadmap

What to focus on in each month, and the ideas that carry it.

  1. Days 1 to 305 ideas

    Offer redirects, trial-first hero, hreflang, Gold page structure and one investor count.

  2. Days 31 to 6013 ideas

    Stock-page teaser, value statement, calculator, social and YouTube, Canada crypto pages, waitlist trials, perks, event pages, margin messages and site speed; Sherwood links and the Singapore waitlist.

  3. Days 61 to 903 ideas

    Advisor marketplace page, family on-ramp and benefit activation assistant.

The research behind the plan

3 research areas, each summarised in a few lines. Open any of them for the full detail.

Customers

What customers say

Customers value commission-free trading. The most cited problem: surprise margin and options events.

  • Simple app design
  • Wondering if Gold is worth it
  • In their words: “commission-free”

Market

Competitive landscape

3 competitors compared: Public, Webull and Wealthsimple.

  • Gap to exploit: Shown value of premium memberships
  • Public: Smaller user base
  • Webull: Less brand trust

Hiring signals

Robinhood's hiring points to Gold growth across discovery, trial, activation and retention (ideas 1, 2, 4, 6-8, 19), Millennial and Gen Z social (ideas 9, 10), international expansion to Canada and Singapore (ideas 3…

  • Senior Product Manager, Gold Growth: Gold discovery, trial, retention. Ideas 1, 2, 6-8.
  • Social Media Manager, Brand: Gen Z social with compliance. Ideas 9, 10.
  • Staff PM, International Growth & Expansion: Regional acquisition playbooks. Ideas 3, 11, 21.

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