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"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="b036">I have made nearly 10K this year from it, with little effort.</p><p id="58ae"><b>Tools you’ll need:</b></p><ul><li>MS Word or Google Docs</li><li><a href="http://www.millennialnextdoor.com/canva">Canva</a> (free or paid plan)</li><li><a href="http://www.gumroad.com">Gumroad</a></li></ul><h1 id="ec21">2. Affiliate marketing</h1><p id="e431">Sign up for affiliate programs in your niche. Write Medium stories and refer to those affiliate products.</p><p id="022c">Make sure to follow Medium’s affiliate policy.</p><div id="6017" class="link-block"> <a href="https://bettermarketing.pub/i-changed-my-affiliate-marketing-strategy-then-this-happened-82422245df94"> <div> <div> <h2>I changed my affiliate marketing strategy — Then this happened!</h2> <div><h3>I’ve always been pretty bored with affiliate marketing as an income stream. I have heard and seen top affiliate…</h3></div> <div><p>bettermarketing.pub</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*bFmlKP4Nl0ADWYrE)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="c3e6"><b>What you’ll need:</b></p><ul><li>Approval to affiliate programs</li></ul><h1 id="1d3f">3. Course</h1><p id="43df">Creating a course is like a longer version of how you’ll make an ebook. A course is more interactive, too.</p><p id="68e0">You can add video, worksheets, homework, and all kinds of things.</p><p id="c3e3">Making a course takes longer and it is harder than creating an ebook. As such, you can charge a lot more for it.</p><p id="6232"><b>Example:</b></p><ul><li>My <a href="https://millennial.gumroad.com/l/flippingit">website flipping ebook</a> is 19 vs.</li><li>My <a href="https://jenn-leach-school.teachable.com/p/the-art-of-the-micro-flip">website flipping course</a> which is $247</li></ul><p id="9c44">To make a course, figure out a need your audience has.</p><p id="16d5">What are their struggles?</p><p id="cf70">What’s their pain point?</p><p id="7303">Build a course as a solution to their problem.</p><p id="6da5">Like creating an ebook, for a course, you’ll choose a topic, outline it, put together the material and sell it!</p><p id="4405"><b>What you’ll need:</b></p><ul><li>Course platform like <a href="http://www.millennialnextdoor.com/teachable">Teachable</a> or Thinkific</li><li>Email marketing software like <a href="http://www.millennialnextdoor.com/convertkit">ConvertKit</a>, for email marketing (optional)</li></ul><h1 id="62b1">4. Coaching</h1><p id="5690">Coaching is so broad and can cover a wide range of topics. Think about your skills and offer coaching around that expertise.</p><p id="1d9f"><b>Some examples:</b></p><ul><li>Writing coaching</li><li>Business coaching</li><li>Social media coaching</li><li>Marketing coaching</li><li>Product launch coaching</li><li>Mindset coaching</li><li>Manifestation coaching</li></ul><p id="e4cd">For this, you just need to set up a sales page (optional) and have a tool you can direct your clients to for meeting scheduling, like Calendly.</p><p id="7e00"><b>Tools you’ll need:</b></p><ul><li>Meeting scheduling software, like Calendly</li><li>Website (optional) or linktree, like Beacons, Contra, <a href="http://www.millennialnextdoor.com/pensight">Pensight</a>, etc.</li></ul><h1 id="e4d0">5. Email newsletter</h1><p id="6a4f">Medium can be an excellent traffic driver for your email newsletter.</p><p id="1680">It’s as easy as linking your email newsletter signup form at the bottom of your newsletter stories.</p><p id="2ac8">Once you have email subscribers, you can email them to sell…</p><ul><li>Physical and digital products</li><li>Services</li></ul><p id="00d1"><b>Tools you’ll need:</b></p><ul><li>Email marketing

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software like <a href="http://www.millennialnextdoor.com/convertkit">ConvertKit</a></li></ul><h1 id="a35b">6. Substack</h1><p id="e300">Substack is about email marketing, like #5. But, with Substack, there’s an option for paid subscribers.</p><p id="44f6">So, you can either have free email subscribers, paid email subscribers, or both!</p><p id="381a">Substack is free. It’s one of the best tools for email marketing.</p><div id="ecbd" class="link-block"> <a href="https://bettermarketing.pub/i-started-a-substack-newsletter-6-months-later-5762796f4f8f"> <div> <div> <h2>I started a Substack newsletter — 6 months later</h2> <div><h3>In January, I tried something new.</h3></div> <div><p>bettermarketing.pub</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*y3ahpGAGHUFTWKZO)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="313a"><b>Tools you’ll need:</b></p><ul><li><a href="http://www.substack.com">Substack</a></li></ul><h1 id="b09f">7. Donations</h1><p id="3962">There are websites you can use to collect donations from your viewers.</p><p id="f6ab">You can use these donations to buy a cup of coffee or pay your rent (and everything in between).</p><p id="90a3">These are sites like Ko-fi, Patreon, and others.</p><p id="a3b9">Just link to them throughout your Medium content or as your call-to-action at the end of your stories.</p><p id="5c79" type="7">This is one of the easiest ways to make money through Medium.</p><p id="a355">If you’re on MPP (Medium Partner Program), you can also use Medium’s tipping feature, where you connect Patreon, Ko-fi, or PayPal to earn tips.</p><p id="bad4"><b>Tools you’ll need:</b></p><ul><li>Patreon, Ko-fi, or similar service</li></ul><h1 id="9459">8. Services</h1><p id="3ebf">If you sell services, advertise them on Medium, in your stories. Use your content as a lead generator to drive traffic to your service business.</p><p id="fe18">Examples:</p><ul><li>Accounting</li><li>Consulting</li><li>Writing</li><li>Social media management</li></ul><p id="927c"><b>Tools you’ll need:</b></p><ul><li>Website (optional) or linktree-type site like Beacons, <a href="http://www.millennialnextdoor.com/pensight">Pensight</a>, etc.</li></ul><h1 id="1133">BONUS</h1><p id="a9d9"><b>Pro tip: </b>Add your email address to your Medium bio. There could be other opportunities to partner, joint venture, or make money, which you can learn about by giving someone the opportunity to email you.</p><p id="fa54">Examples:</p><figure id="e34a"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*S5RDZEAmerL9mayAYpaCQQ.png"><figcaption>Jenn Leach bio</figcaption></figure><figure id="e724"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*qvYwN4wUfuNvi5sICinJVw.png"><figcaption><a href="https://medium.com/@intriguework">https://medium.com/@intriguework</a></figcaption></figure><h1 id="6a40">TL;DR</h1><p id="b5a3">There are many ways to create income streams with Medium.</p><p id="375f">The Medium Partner Program is not the only way to make money as a Medium writer.</p><p id="c875">The 8 Medium micro income streams you can tap into are:</p><ol><li>Ebooks</li><li>Affiliate marketing</li><li>Courses</li><li>Coaching</li><li>Email newsletter</li><li>Substack</li><li>Donations</li><li>Services</li></ol><p id="e71e"><b><i>What do you think?</i></b></p><p id="a28f"><b><i>How are you monetizing your Medium presence?</i></b></p><p id="ebe4">Note: Affiliate links are included in this article.</p><p id="4368">hope you enjoyed reading this. If you’d like to support me as a writer, consider signing up to <a href="https://millennialnextdoor.medium.com/membership">become a Medium member</a>. It’s just $5 a month and you get unlimited access to Medium.</p></article></body>

8 micro income stream ideas to monetize your Medium stories

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The untapped income potential behind writing Medium stories is mind-boggling. If you write here on Medium, there are a lot of opportunities to make money.

I’ve written about it here:

It is possible to make money with Medium micro income streams. You can actually monetize every single story you write.

Here’s how…

How to make money with Medium micro income streams

The easiest way to monetize your Medium presence as an author is with the Medium Partner Program.

Once you’ve met the requirements and you’re in, your stories are monetized and you make money on the member reading time your stories receive.

But, MPP is pretty low-paying, in my opinion.

It’s also not accessible to everyone. A brand new writer on Medium with under 100 followers won’t be able to get into MPP.

So, skipping that income stream, here are 8 other Medium micro income streams you can take advantage of.

1. Ebooks

This is super easy and if you’re writing as a Medium author, it’s not much more effort to create an ebook to sell.

First, pick a topic. Then, outline it. Put it together in a book and sell it.

This is how I did it.

I have made nearly $10K this year from it, with little effort.

Tools you’ll need:

2. Affiliate marketing

Sign up for affiliate programs in your niche. Write Medium stories and refer to those affiliate products.

Make sure to follow Medium’s affiliate policy.

What you’ll need:

  • Approval to affiliate programs

3. Course

Creating a course is like a longer version of how you’ll make an ebook. A course is more interactive, too.

You can add video, worksheets, homework, and all kinds of things.

Making a course takes longer and it is harder than creating an ebook. As such, you can charge a lot more for it.

Example:

To make a course, figure out a need your audience has.

What are their struggles?

What’s their pain point?

Build a course as a solution to their problem.

Like creating an ebook, for a course, you’ll choose a topic, outline it, put together the material and sell it!

What you’ll need:

  • Course platform like Teachable or Thinkific
  • Email marketing software like ConvertKit, for email marketing (optional)

4. Coaching

Coaching is so broad and can cover a wide range of topics. Think about your skills and offer coaching around that expertise.

Some examples:

  • Writing coaching
  • Business coaching
  • Social media coaching
  • Marketing coaching
  • Product launch coaching
  • Mindset coaching
  • Manifestation coaching

For this, you just need to set up a sales page (optional) and have a tool you can direct your clients to for meeting scheduling, like Calendly.

Tools you’ll need:

  • Meeting scheduling software, like Calendly
  • Website (optional) or linktree, like Beacons, Contra, Pensight, etc.

5. Email newsletter

Medium can be an excellent traffic driver for your email newsletter.

It’s as easy as linking your email newsletter signup form at the bottom of your newsletter stories.

Once you have email subscribers, you can email them to sell…

  • Physical and digital products
  • Services

Tools you’ll need:

6. Substack

Substack is about email marketing, like #5. But, with Substack, there’s an option for paid subscribers.

So, you can either have free email subscribers, paid email subscribers, or both!

Substack is free. It’s one of the best tools for email marketing.

Tools you’ll need:

7. Donations

There are websites you can use to collect donations from your viewers.

You can use these donations to buy a cup of coffee or pay your rent (and everything in between).

These are sites like Ko-fi, Patreon, and others.

Just link to them throughout your Medium content or as your call-to-action at the end of your stories.

This is one of the easiest ways to make money through Medium.

If you’re on MPP (Medium Partner Program), you can also use Medium’s tipping feature, where you connect Patreon, Ko-fi, or PayPal to earn tips.

Tools you’ll need:

  • Patreon, Ko-fi, or similar service

8. Services

If you sell services, advertise them on Medium, in your stories. Use your content as a lead generator to drive traffic to your service business.

Examples:

  • Accounting
  • Consulting
  • Writing
  • Social media management

Tools you’ll need:

  • Website (optional) or linktree-type site like Beacons, Pensight, etc.

BONUS

Pro tip: Add your email address to your Medium bio. There could be other opportunities to partner, joint venture, or make money, which you can learn about by giving someone the opportunity to email you.

Examples:

Jenn Leach bio
https://medium.com/@intriguework

TL;DR

There are many ways to create income streams with Medium.

The Medium Partner Program is not the only way to make money as a Medium writer.

The 8 Medium micro income streams you can tap into are:

  1. Ebooks
  2. Affiliate marketing
  3. Courses
  4. Coaching
  5. Email newsletter
  6. Substack
  7. Donations
  8. Services

What do you think?

How are you monetizing your Medium presence?

Note: Affiliate links are included in this article.

hope you enjoyed reading this. If you’d like to support me as a writer, consider signing up to become a Medium member. It’s just $5 a month and you get unlimited access to Medium.

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