I Earned $107 on Medium In My 6th Month of the Partner Program

Summary

The author shares their success in earning $107.75 through the Medium Partner Program in June 2020, detailing the distribution of earnings across 51 stories and highlighting the top ten earners.

Abstract

In June 2020, the author achieved a significant milestone by earning $107.75 from 51 stories on Medium's Partner Program, surpassing the$ 100 threshold for the first time. This sum covered personal expenses such as a cellphone and internet bill. The earnings were distributed unevenly, with 26 stories earning nothing, and the top ten stories accounting for a substantial portion of the total revenue. The highest-earning story brought in $18.93, showcasing the potential for writers to earn meaningful income through the platform. The author also notes a decrease in curated stories compared to the previous month but remains optimistic about the value of their work to other writers.

Opinions

The author expresses pride in their achievement, emphasizing the practical impact of their earnings.
There is a sense of excitement and progress as the author details the earnings from their stories, with a clear implication that consistent publishing can lead to financial rewards.
The author believes in the value of their content to the writing community, as evidenced by their request for reader engagement and their willingness to continue sharing earnings reports if they are found useful.
The author suggests that Medium's algorithm plays a role in story engagement and earnings, as indicated by the range of earnings across similarly published pieces.
There is a hint of disappointment in the lack of curated stories in June compared to the previous month, but this does not diminish the overall positive tone regarding the author's Medium experience.

A look at what it takes to reach the $100 club.

In June, 2020, I had 51 stories that each earned me at least $0.01. Once I scrolled to the bottom of my Medium Partner Program earnings dashboard, where the sum of those earnings sits, I saw that they added up to $107.75.

That means the title of this article undersells my great achievement: earning enough to cover my cellphone and internet bill in June.

This was my first month earning the $100 threshold that Medium set in its official month reporting of earnings from the partner program 🎉

In this article, I want to walk you through a breakdown of my earnings from the 51 stories I had published on Medium during June.

Before we get into the data, please take a second to clap for this story to let me know it’s valuable to you. I only want to continue reporting these stats if they are of great value to writers like you and me. 👏🏿👏🏾👏🏽👏🏼 👏🏻👏

All Stories

Let’s start with the sad news: 26 of my stories published in Medium’s partner program earned a whopping $0.00. Yep, you read that correctly.

Five of my stories earned $0.01. Oh yeah, baby! Another 22 of my stories earned between $0.02 and $0.50. Four more of my stories in the program earned between $0.51 and $1.00. Okay, we’re getting somewhere now …

Twelve of my stories earned between $1.01 and $5.00 in June. Five more of my stories earned between $5.01 and $10.00 from the partner program. Now we’re talking!

Finally, three of my stories earned at least $10.

I Earned $107 on Medium In My 6th Month of the Partner Program

A look at what it takes to reach the $100 club.

All Stories

My Top Ten Earning Stories

Earnings From My Newly Published Stories

Curated Stories

Conclusion

Table of Contents: Analysis of Medium Featured Stories Over Time

This is a living document that will point you to my latest and past reports.

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