I make a full-time income on Medium and it’s not from the Medium Partner Program!

That’s right, my full-time Medium income doesn’t come from the Medium Partner Program, though I do make a nice chunk of change every month from there.
I believe in multiple income streams so, my Medium income is designed to create multiple sources of income.
While I make money in many ways from Medium, I’m going to talk about one money channel that earns me a full-time income, alone!
Let’s get into it!
How do I make a full-time income from Medium without MPP?
There are plenty of ways to use Medium as an income source without MPP.
- Selling ebooks
- Selling courses
- Offering consulting, coaching, or other services
- Traffic generation to your monetized website
- Email marketing
My full-time income stream which comes from Medium is affiliate marketing.
It’s pretty simple.
I write content on Medium and monetize it with affiliate links. When readers click the links and buy, I earn a commission.
For example, last month in July, I made nearly $5K from affiliate commissions.
Most of it is from Medium!
I’m not the only one…
- $1,000 from one Medium affiliate article
- $318,000 on Medium as a new creator
- Making $3,000 from one Medium article
Here are some of my best practices I use to make the most money from Medium affiliate marketing…
5 Golden Nuggets to Help You Make the Most from Medium Affiliate Marketing
Ok, here they are…
1. Be authentic
Be real, genuine, authentic. Recommend products you believe in. People can sense when they’re being sold to. It’s offputting.
Test out products yourself, if you can, share your experience, storytell and be honest.
I recently tested out an AI product that I really wanted to love!
The affiliate commission from that product was very nice, as well. It was a recurring commission, I believe, on a healthy percentage of the sale.
But, the truth is, I didn’t really like the product. And, I shared that in my product review. I highlighted the pros and cons and was honest in saying that I wouldn’t personally be continuing with the product.
I want to be transparent, open, and honest with my audience. Once you lose reader trust, it’s impossible to regain it. So, this is at the top of my list, being authentic.
2. Write reviews
I have always thought product reviews are boring. They might be boring to write but they are real income earners.
People love reviews. They love reading them when they’re making their buying decision.
They want to know what other people think, what others like and dislike, etc.
Review posts can sell products. Even if you end up not recommending the product, you can build in a recommendation for a product you do like, and earn affiliate commissions that way.
3. Be consistent
Write often and write a lot. I try publishing daily on Medium. Every post is not an affiliate post but, getting into the habit of writing and publishing daily means I’ll get more opportunities to publish my affiliate content.
4. Choose the right offers
What are the right offers?
- Affiliate offers that are relevant
- They make sense for your audience
I try to choose well-paying offers, too.
For years, I picked the wrong offers and I picked low-hanging fruit that was easy to refer but, paid out very low, like a few bucks per referral.
Since changing up my strategy, I work smarter not harder and make so much more from affiliate marketing!
I’d rather get 5 referrals paying $400 each ($2K total) for the month than 200 referrals paying $1.50 each ($300 total).
Am I right?
5. Track your results
Keep up with your efforts. Check in on your progress. This isn’t mandatory, but, it’ll help keep your affiliate marketing efforts top of mind so you don’t get lazy or forget about it.
It’s fun too, to see how your hard work is paying off and how it’s translating into an additional income stream.
Simple enough, right?
TL;DR
I make a full-time income from Medium (not counting MPP) using affiliate marketing!
Five tips I personally use to make the most from Medium affiliate marketing are:
- Be authentic
- Write reviews
- Be consistent
- Choose the right offers
- Track your results
Do you do affiliate marketing?
Have you tried Medium affiliate marketing? What have your results been like?
Wanna learn the basics of affiliate marketing? My free ebook breaks it all down!
Wanna monetize your passion or learn a money-making side hustle? Check out my Gumroad ebooks!
