How Much Money I Made in Month 2 on Medium
I’m pleasantly surprised — stats and earnings
It’s the beginning of August, so it’s time for another inevitable Medium earnings update. I had mixed feelings about sharing all of this because some people don’t like it, but that’s on them not to click on the self-explanatory headline. Warning, warning: If reading about Medium earnings is one of your pet peeves, click away now!
I like reading about it and feeling motivated to keep going!
And since my first month’s update is my highest earning article so far, it would be silly of me not to provide month 2’s stats and info.
First of all, sincere thanks to the many writers and readers on here for providing support, encouragement, and inspiration. This community is the best! Shout-out to some special folks here — Marta Henriques * Sieran Lane * Jan Sebastian * Linda Ng * John Ramos *Nan Hutton, ThD * Mike Lewis * Wellness Xplora * The Octogig * Lui Diaz * Heather Cooper
I know there are more who deserve to be recognized so I’m going to try and track the engagement a bit more for August. I’m a bit of a data nerd, so in July I started tracking my daily followers and earnings.
Speaking of Followers…
Did anyone else notice a big drop in followers this week? They must have cleared out the bots or had a glitch!
I’m so thankful for everyone who is following along and supporting this writing journey. I spent almost 15 years of my adult life in higher education with academic writing and this is a welcome reprieve.
My secret July goal was to reach 1,000 followers, but hey, I’m pretty close!
I did have one referred member, but I guess the link didn’t work correctly because it’s not showing up. Check out Dr. Kait Knake’s page for healthy living recipes!
How do I think the growth happened?
I tried my best to engage with others in this writing community as much as possible. In the beginning, I published A TON of articles. To date, I’ve posted 148 articles (About 100 came from my 1.5 year old pre-existing blog).
So don’t worry if you can’t crank out as many posts as I did. I’ve already made more money from 2 months on Medium than I have on my blog this entire time.
Another thing I did was create and share a 30-day journaling challenge. I encourage you to check it out and give it a try! And make sure to follow and read the journaling entries of ❤ Jennifer Barrios Tettay ❤ Deeianira ❤Saba ❤ Ravyne Hawke ❤
Are the views being sustained right now?
I’ve been busy with some household things and starting a new job, so I haven't been able to publish as much in the last 2 weeks. However, I haven’t noticed a big drop in views — maybe slightly on days I didn’t publish.
If you look at the black circles, those are the days I published articles. You can get this information by installing the Medium Enhanced Stats Google Chrome extension.
You’re probably thinking to yourself, Tracy, get to the point, I am here to see how much money you made!
Earnings Summary
As I mentioned earlier, I tracked my earnings and followers daily.
As you can see, my biggest earning day was July 11th and I had two days in July with over $4 in earnings! If I can figure out how to make more than $4 a day in a month, then I can join the coveted $100 monthly club.
So the final grand total for July….
Drumroll please ….
I made a whopping $58.01! And I am proud of this accomplishment!
Next goal: Break $100 in August!
Don’t forget to subscribe and stick around to see if I can make it happen! Oh, and I’m rolling out another 30-day challenge soon to keep you on your toes (and hold myself accountable of course)!
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