Summary

The author discusses the success of their highest-earning Medium articles, which are primarily humor pieces and articles about Medium, emphasizing the importance of publication and social media sharing for increased visibility and earnings.

Abstract

The article titled "A Brief Analysis of My Highest Earning Medium Articles" provides insight into the author's top-performing stories on Medium as of April 26, 2021. Despite not having earned $1 from a single piece, the author highlights that their most financially successful articles fall into two categories: humorous content and articles about the Medium platform itself. The top three earnings are consistently shifting among these stories, all of which have been published in Medium publications and shared on Facebook groups to maximize readership. The author also mentions a humor piece about not becoming a top writer on Medium, which earned$ 0.40 in a single day, as an honorary mention. The analysis concludes by encouraging other writers to share their funny stories about Medium experiences, suggesting that humor and Medium-focused content are key to the author's success on the platform.

Opinions

The author believes that humor pieces, as long as they are respectful and not offensive, are a significant factor in the success of their Medium articles.
Articles about Medium itself are also reported to be popular among the author's readers.
The author credits the publication of their articles in Medium publications and sharing them in Facebook groups as strategies that have helped increase their earnings.
There is a hint of self-deprecating humor in the author's tone, particularly in the honorary mention piece about not becoming a top writer on Medium.
The author suggests that their findings about the types of content that earn the most could be beneficial for other Medium writers, implying that similar strategies might lead to increased earnings for others as well.

A Brief Analysis of My Highest Earning Medium Articles

It’ll only take you 61 seconds to read…maybe even 59

Disclaimer: I’m yet to make $1 from a single piece. By no means am I a high earner on Medium, I’m simply sharing the factors of my highest earning stories so far.

The Analysis

My 3 highest-earning stories on Medium are either:

Humour pieces (always respectful, of course. I don’t mock anyone or their beliefs and never write to offend)
About Medium

Of course, I can’t say everyone on Medium likes having a laugh and reading about Medium but my readers do, apparently.

Below are my highest earning stories as of 26th April 2021. (The top 3 fluctuate between themselves every day.)

1st Place Topic: Humour

Did Getting An English Degree Ruin My Ability To Spell?

Warning: contains some humour. Laugh at your own discretion.

link.medium.com

2nd Place Topic: Medium

I Made $0.16 On Medium

I finally made money writing on Medium. Woohoo. Praise be to God.

haychwrites1.medium.com

3rd Place Topic: Medium

Making Money On Medium Is Easy

Making millions may not be, but let's forget about that for now.

link.medium.com

An Honorary Mention Topics: Humour and Medium I’ve added the below to the list, as it’s earned the highest in one day so far, with a $0.40 earning the day it was published.

How I Didn't Become A Top Writer On Medium

By a fully qualified Non Top Writer

link.medium.com

Additional comments

All of the above were published in publications, which definitely helped them to reach more readers and, thus, earn more. Additionally, I shared them to Facebook groups, which also allowed them to be read by more people.

For the skimmers

We learnt that my pieces about Medium and my humour pieces are my highest earners so far. So get your funny pen out and tell me why you’re the coolest kid on Medium. I’ll be waiting!

And that’s my (very brief) analysis complete. That didn’t take too long, did it? Thanks for reading!