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The undefined website presents a Medium Earnings Survey for August 2020, providing insights into writers' earnings through the Medium Partner Program and encouraging participation in an anonymous Google survey to gather data on earnings and writer demographics.

Abstract

The content of the undefined website focuses on the earnings of writers participating in Medium's Partner Program during August 2020. It highlights the significance of a Google survey initiated by Casey Botticello, which collects anonymous data to offer a clearer picture of typical earnings within the Medium writing community. The survey aims to address the lack of transparency regarding earnings and to provide Medium writers with valuable insights into their potential earnings. The article emphasizes that a notable percentage of Blogging Guide respondents—51.2%—earned over 100 per month, which is a stark contrast to the general Medium writer population, where typically only 7%-9% earn more than 100 monthly. The results suggest that Blogging Guide readers are more successful, possibly due to their proactive approach to improving their earnings. The website also offers access to the survey and previous results, as well as a collection of articles to help writers understand and optimize their earnings on Medium.

Opinions

  • The author, Casey Botticello, believes that the survey provides valuable insights for writers, as it reveals realistic earning potential within the Medium Partner Program.
  • Botticello is not surprised by the high earnings of Blogging Guide readers, attributing their success to their engagement and dedication to boosting their income through writing.
  • The article suggests that Medium's official earnings results focus on outliers and do not represent the majority of writers, which underscores the importance of the survey for a more comprehensive understanding of earnings.
  • The author encourages writers to participate in the survey, emphasizing its anonymity and the collective benefit of shared data.
  • The content implies that the Blogging Guide's readership consists of highly engaged writers who are more successful than the average Medium writer, as evidenced by the survey data.
  • The article expresses that the survey, while not exhaustive, is a significant data point that tracks information beyond Medium's official statistics, which tend to highlight extreme cases rather than the broader writer experience.

Medium Earnings

Medium Earnings Survey —August

How much money did you make writing for the Medium Partner Program in August 2020?

Source: Blogging Guide

Every month, there are lots of posts asking about earnings on Facebook and other Medium chat groups, so I regularly post this Google survey.

I encourage everyone to submit their data!

The survey is completely anonymous and there are many interesting insights for authors based on the data.

Without surveys like this, writers have a limited understanding of the realistic Partner Program earnings.

Overall, the past earnings charts above suggests that readers of Blogging Guide are more successful than the general writing population.

Some useful articles for writers looking to better understand their Partner Program earnings:

In the general Medium writer population, typically 7%-9% of all active writers earn more than $100 in any given month. Among the Blogging Guide respondents surveyed last month, 51.2% earned over $100 per month!

In the general Medium writer population, typically 7%-9% of all active writers earn more than $100 in any given month. Among the Blogging Guide respondents, 51.2 % earned over $100 per month!

I am not surprised by these results, since Medium Blogging Guide readers tend to represent a group of highly engaged writers, who actively look to boost their earnings.

While this survey can only tell us so much, it is one of the few data points tracked other than the official earnings results from Medium, which focus on extreme outliers (highest earning author and highest earning article each month).

While these stats are fun to look at for inspiration, they fail to report earnings information for the vast majority of writers (with the exception of the over $100 per month, metric).

Please consider filling out the survey below. It is immensely helpful to other writers and only takes a few seconds.

The total survey group results are viewable after you submit your own. Your answers are completely anonymous. I’ll keep this open for the next week or so.

Please let me know if you like this/find it useful, and I’ll be sure to do it again!

Medium Earnings Survey

After submitting your own results, click the “see previous responses” button to view all the earnings data.

— Casey Botticello

Thanks for reading this article! Leave a comment below if you have any questions. Be sure to sign up for the Blogging Guide newsletter, to get the latest tips, tricks, and news about writing on Medium and to join our Facebook group, Medium Writing, to share your latest Medium posts and connect with other writers.

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Casey Botticello is a partner at Black Edge Consulting. Black Edge Consulting is a strategic communications firm, specializing in online reputation management, digital marketing, and crisis management. Prior to founding Black Edge Consulting, he worked for BGR Group, a bipartisan lobbying and strategic communications firm.

Casey is the founder of the Cryptocurrency Alliance, a Super PAC dedicated to cryptocurrency and blockchain advocacy. He is a graduate of The University of Pennsylvania, where he received his B.A. in Urban Studies.

You can connect with him on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, or by visiting his website, Blogging Guide.

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