How to Make $100 on Medium in as Little as 7 Days (Even if You’re New)

Get paid more to write stories

If you’re tired of earning pennies per writing hour and you came to Medium to better your circumstances, getting started can be tough.

There are five things you’ve got to get right if you want to do well on Medium.

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While you can’t always count on consistent earnings, because there are a hundred things outside our control, we can earn a lot more from our writing time.

In this story I’ll show you how to earn more money from your Medium stories, quicker. Even if you don’t have many followers right now.

Followers mean a lot to your Medium reads. While a big following isn’t everything, it does make a difference. Not everyone who follows you will see your stories, but the more followers you have, the bigger the ratio.

So, we’ll get you more followers first.

Then we’ll get your stories opened.

Later we’ll get your reader to read longer.

Finally, we’ll build you a tribe to keep your readers coming back for more. The worst thing you can do is start from scratch every time you write a story.

So, we’ll build you a tribe to prevent invisibility.

We’ll build you one, giant writer’s package to keep you earning more for your efforts. There’s nothing worse than spending hours writing stories, only to find pennies in your account.

While we all start from zero, you don’t have to stay down there longer than you need to.

Keep reading to build your Medium income faster.

(I wrote the story below to grow your following. No point in re-writing it. So, if you need more followers, tap the story below to start. Then return here to work on the rest of your process.)

5 Steps to $100/week on Medium

1. Get more followers —

If you don’t have followers, you won’t get the initial boost of readers (see the link to my story above). Medium won’t see your story and there’s no chance it’ll get promoted. You need followers if you want consistent read-income. Everyone starts from zero.

2. Get your stories opened more-often —

Your titles matter more than you think. Many writers shy-away from what we hear as clickbait. I hate this word. Clickbait means a trick — a lie — a scam. Originally, clickbait were catchy headlines that dupe readers into clicking a link for an unrelated product. Like a headline that says “Sex!” Then you click it and there’s an ad for dish soap. That’s clickbait.

Instead, you need to write highly-compelling titles, using the power of good copywriting. But titles directly-related to your story. This is not clickbait. This is called good marketing practice.

If you want your stories read, spend an inordinate amount of time on your titles. Read about the power of headlines, and take some time to self-educate on the fundamentals of copywriting.

If readers don’t open your story it doesn’t exist. Remember that.

3. Get your stories read longer —

We all skim. Readers won’t stop skimming. Especially on an endless hamster wheel of content, like Medium.

But you can ‘train’ your reader to slow-down and digest your content more. I’ve developed a series of steps to help your readers go through your stories from stem to stern. Tap this story below to find out the full Monty.

This isn’t trickery or black-hat stuff. I’m not advocating padding your stories either.

When you bake more read-time into your stories it benefits the reader too. She’ll absorb more of your teachings and walk-away wanting more of your stories the next time you publish.

4. Write stories readers want to read —

Here, you’ve got to do your research. Not every topic on Medium is equal. Some are more-popular than others. Fiction and poetry don’t do as well. Readers love a good tell-all. We want to feel the pain and dig into your dirt without having to experience it ourselves.

Motivate, uplift, and encourage.

I’ve found that positive stories outperform the negative ones. And this is tough coming from a pessimist like me. You can write about a negative topic, but put a positive outcome on it.

Never make your reader feel stupid or less-than.

I’m not perfect in this department, but I’m working on it. I get a little excited when I write sometimes. Don’t use big words to make yourself look smart. We already know you’re smart. Even if you’ve got a bunch of letters after your name, it’s best to attack each reading project humbly.

I’ve been in research over 20 years. I’ve experienced every type of person from every level of education. Those who are humble, win.

Look at your own stats. If you’ve got duds, write fewer of those. Look at your winners. They’re not winners by accident. People chose to click on those. Write more of the winners.

5. Build a tribe —

If you want to be a commercial writer (i.e. make money from your writing), you need a way to contact all your best readers without ads. This means you need an email list.

Medium could take away your income tomorrow. Medium owns your following.

It’s their sandbox. We’re free employees. We create content for nothing. Sometimes we make a little money from said content. If they want to stop paying you they can. You’ve got no recourse.

When you own your tribe you own your traffic and you control your future.

How to build your tribe

All commercial writers need an email list. Else, we end up with another day job, trading typing-time for dollars. When we don’t write we don’t get paid. This is all fine and good until you get sick or injured (or maybe want to take a vacation).

Email changes the landscape.

When you build your tribe via email, you can sell your work on autopilot. This means you’ll earn money while you sleep — when you’re not typing too.

You’ll have more time to practice the work that matters most — like writing your next book or novel. Maybe building that flagship course that could change your family’s life.

I’m here to get you started.

I built a 7-day, free, email masterclass. It’s called the Tribe 1K. It took me two months to build, so it’s not just one of those fluff things people use to entice you to enter your email address.

I’ll show you how to get your first 1,000 subscribers (and your next 1,000) without spending a hot nickel on ads.

Email is frustrating and hard at first. Everyone starts at zero. But once you’ve set-up your automated processes, email requires little daily maintenance.

Tap the link.

Guarantee your seat before I close the doors.

We’re waiting for you.

Enroll in my Email Masterclass. Get Your First 1,000 Subscribers

August Birch (AKA the Book Mechanic) is both a fiction and non-fiction author from Michigan, USA. As a self-appointed guardian of writers and creators, August teaches indies how to make work that sells and how to sell more of that work once it’s created. When he’s not writing or thinking about writing, August carries a pocket knife and shaves his head with a safety razor.