From $0 to $411 with Writing. December Review - Stats and Earnings
From 4k to 40k views in a month

The screenshot above is not perfectly accurate. It’s moved by 2 days of January. Still here are the real numbers for December.
- 37,885 views
- 16,512 reads
- 563 fans
- $411 earned
- 17 stories
- +342 followers
- +3 referred members
- become a Top Writer —2 times
Results are great for me. In November they were many times worse.

November real stats:
- 4,266 views
- 2,455 reads
- 93 fans
- $0 earned (not part of Medium Partner Program yet)
- 10 stories
- +52 followers
- +0 referred members
Comparing these two months allows me to understand the efficiency of my approach.
I hate spamming and graphomania.
As you see from stats, I barely publish 3 articles per week. Unfortunately, most new writers on Medium write many times more than needed.
365 articles in a year, 1000 articles in a year, Everyday publishing challenge…
What amount of value can you put into the article if writing is a secondary goal? While the main goal is to publish a new piece…
I write every day, but I do not publish every day. There is almost no chance that your writing is worth reading after first editing.
Writing is not about the Author. It’s about the Reader.
In December I was working using the above motto. As you see it gave me an impressive result.
Main Idea
Most readers of this story would be Medium writers that are curious about the Medium system and earning. I hope that topic and real earnings data gonna lure them in.
I want to use my power as an Author and ask you for a favor.
Please, Dear Authors, write for your readers, not for yourself, your ego or money.
Medium is a great platform that allows everyone to get news and insights from people all around the world. Here you can find curious and valuable information about any topic.
So let’s add value to the platform and readers. Do not steal someone's time by writing just another article because you “have to”.
Working this way together we can improve the quality of content here. We can improve readers' impression of Medium. We can improve ourselves as writers.
In long term, it is more valuable than earning a few bucks with another “empty” article. A writing career is a marathon, not a sprint. So let’s play long-term.
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