A Medium Nobody’s Experience With the New Partner Program

Summary

The author reflects on their personal experience with Medium's new partner program, noting mixed results in earnings and the importance of reader interaction.

Abstract

The article titled "A Medium Nobody’s Experience With the New Partner Program" discusses the impact of Medium's new payout system on lesser-known writers. The author, who previously struggled to earn the $5 membership fee through their writing, observes that some articles now earn nothing, while others earn significantly more. They emphasize the increased importance of reader engagement, noting that articles with multiple comments from different users tend to earn more, and that those garnering followers are particularly lucrative. The author also mentions a notable increase in earnings during August. The piece concludes with a call for experiences from other writers who might be considered "little" in the Medium ecosystem.

Opinions

The new payout system has led to a more varied income stream for the author, with some articles performing better and others worse.
Engagement, such as comments from readers, is seen as a key factor in increasing earnings on Medium.
The author acknowledges the need to improve interaction with their audience to succeed under the new system.
Articles that generate discussions and attract followers are viewed as the most profitable.
There is an expressed curiosity about the experiences of other less-established writers on Medium with the new partner program.

A Medium Nobody’s Experience With the New Partner Program

I have read several articles about experiences with the new payout system. What all of these have in common is that they are from people who were already Medium successful.

How has it been for someone like me who struggled to match the $5 membership fee?

Here is what I have noticed:

Some articles where I used to make a couple of cents now earn nothing

Some articles where I used to make a little more now earn twice as much.

Interaction matters and I need to work on that aspect of Medium writing.

Articles with multiple comments from multiple people earn more than those with no comments or one comment.

Articles that lead to followers are the big earners.

In August, I earned twice as much as usual.

What have other “little” people like me observed?