Medium Vs Newsbreak: Which Writing Platform Is Best?
A comparison between Medium and Newsbreak.
Medium is one of the best sites for writing online but as more and more platforms are emerging that deal with giving access to people to write, publish content, and getting paid for your work. Newsbreak is one such platform where you could Join their partner program and earn a $1000 retainer.
In this article, we will discuss the difference between Medium and Newsbreak. If you want to choose one platform for writing then you should opt for both as both writing platforms — Medium and Newsbreak, are good writing platforms and you can build your portfolio on both the platform. Smart writers try to find every opportunity where they could publish their work and make more money. There are many platforms where you could write and make money.
Medium Vs Newsbreak: A Comparison
- Join their Partner program and model of making money:
On Medium, you can make an account and Join the Medium partner program, and you are making money from your very first article. All you need is getting reads from Medium members and you will be paid based on the total number of member read time.
On Newsbreak, you have to apply for their partner program, if accepted, you will get a fixed $1,000 retainers but you have to publish 3 articles a week and get on average 500 views on all of your articles.
The Winner: I think Newsbreak is a winner here but you need to be approved first, while everyone can Join the Medium partner program and make money.
- Publishing On Medium Vs Newsbreak:
Publishing on Medium is in real-time. If you are an editor of a publication, you can publish your story in no-time. Your story doesn’t need to go through the moderators. Publishing on Newsbreak is a bit difficult. You can’t publish your story but instead, you have to submit the story for moderator approval.
The Winner: Medium is a winner here.
- Discovery on both the platform
On Medium, there is a concept called Curation, publications, and story recommendation based on reading history. If you are missing any one of them then it will take a lot of time for you to get discovered or grow your following to over 100,000. If your story is curated then this means Medium will bump your story across the platform. Publications are like Facebook open groups, getting published in a popular publication could help you get more readers. Also, if you are publishing stories and properly tag them, then it might show up on the Medium feed section which is based on reading history.
On Newsbreak, you can get discovered based on the tags you have placed and based on the title of your article. The more people click on your title, the more the Newsbreak algorithm will show it to more people. Anyone who is the master of writing good titles could easily find success on Newsbreak. The more clicks and comments, the more the algorithm will promote your stories.
- The number of users:
Medium has over 100 Million users while Newsbreak has over 21 million users. This makes Medium a clear winner but Medium is 8 years old compared to Newsbreak which is just 5 years old and they recently started this partner program to generate unique content on their platform.
- The Future of Newsbreak and Medium:
Newsbreak could give every individual writer an opportunity to be a brand journalist like CNN, Fox News, and all other news outlets. The platform mostly promotes stories related to politics and news. On Medium, You could be a brand writer on any topic. Medium has a very strong financial backing as well as a profitable business model.
So, this was a comparison between Medium and Newsbreak. If you are a writer on Medium, then you should join Newsbreak as you can also publish your Medium stories on newsbreak. There are some great writers on Medium who find success on Newsbreak too by just publishing their Medium story.
As Ray Bradbury said:
You fail only if you stop writing.
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