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Summary

The article critiques the trend of writers on Medium publishing monthly earnings reports and suggests a focus on creating quality content instead.

Abstract

The author expresses frustration with the recurring trend of Medium writers publishing articles that disclose their earnings, often accompanied by complaints about the platform's financial model. The piece points out that these types of articles are overdone and suggests that writers should concentrate on producing valuable and original content. The author acknowledges that while some income reports can provide useful insights and inspiration, the majority contribute to content saturation on Medium and offer little to no new advice. The article encourages writers to strive for quality and originality rather than engaging in repetitive discussions about earnings, which the author views as a plea for attention or an unproductive complaint.

Opinions

  • The author believes that writers who make less than $5 from Medium should focus on creating quality content rather than publishing articles about their low earnings.
  • There is a perception that Medium is saturated with repetitive content, particularly income reports, which contribute to the oversaturation.
  • Writers who provide insights into their strategies, successes, and failures are valued by the author for offering actionable advice to newcomers.
  • The author is critical of content that lacks originality or advice, comparing it to a predictable and overdone movie remake.
  • The article suggests that income report articles are often interpreted as attention-seeking, complaining, or offering nothing new, and therefore, writers should think twice before publishing such content.
  • The author recommends that writers should aim to inspire and set goals through their writing, rather than contributing to the abundance of unoriginal content on Medium.

Another Month Behind Us. Now Queue up all the Shitty Articles Complaining about How Little Writers Earned

Because there isn’t enough of that crap already on Medium

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Here we go again. Another month down and I can already hear the key clicks of writers typing away about how much they made last month.

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Have you run out of ideas to write about so you default to what everyone else does?

Kudos to the few on here who make a full-time job out of publishing on Medium. That is a dream for a lot of folks. However, those posts are going to be interpreted as one of the following:

  1. You’re begging for attention. “Look at me! Look at me! Read my posts!”
  2. You’re complaining. If so, I’d like to kindly remind you to STFU because Medium doesn’t owe you a thing.
  3. You’re giving something for writers to look forward too or letting them know they are like everyone else on the platform. (I’ll talk more about that below.)

Let’s cut the crap, friends. If you made less than $5, go splurge on a fancy coffee at Starbucks, get back to work, and publish something worth reading. Want to know why you probably only made less than a few bucks last month?

Hint: Because you’re probably posting some bullshit that no one cares about or Medium is already saturated with the exact same content. I’m going to bet it’s more of the latter.

I’m not going to be a complete asshole in the post.

I will give the benefit of the doubt that a few of these posts proclaiming how much was made the previous month has some worth. Some of these writers give some insight as to what they did differently, what worked, what didn’t, etc. Fine. Cool. You are giving something for newbies (like myself) to look forward to. Inspiration. Goals. All that glossy shit that makes me drool like a fat kid trying to reach for a glazed doughnut baited on the end of a fishing line.

However, for the bandwagoners who want to post that crap with no advice or the same fucking advice as everyone else, I’d like to recommend avoiding the “Publish” button.

That kind of content is getting old. It’s like watching the 10th remake of Godzilla. In the end, we know the plot before the show starts and the ending is usually the same.

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