How Are You Faring With Referred Memberships and Ko-fi?

Some claim to be raking in the moolah from referred memberships.
More power to them, I say!
I, for one, have not had much luck with that or Ko-fi.
Could it be a case of fewer readers and just too many writers requesting them to click on this link and that until no one seems to be clicking on anything?
Or maybe my marketing strategy is wrong.
Perhaps, I should be begging all and sundry to buy memberships so I can brag about it in a “Look at me! I’m da bomb!” kinda post.
Sour grapes, ya think?
Nope. Just keeping it real.
I’ve around 15 viral articles (10K+ views) on NewsBreak and have income coming in from writing on Medium and a couple of freelance clients. I’m good, thanks.
Please share your thoughts on referred memberships and coffee.
