avatarEP McKnight, MEd

Summary

The author shares a personal journey of growth on Medium, from earning mere cents to reaching earnings of 68, and expresses a desire to reach a 100 monthly goal.

Abstract

The article titled "My Medium Journey" recounts the author's experience with monetizing their content on Medium. Initially, despite consistent efforts, the author's earnings were negligible, amounting to less than a dollar. These modest earnings were so minimal that they were subject to taxation, which the author humorously notes as a demotivating factor. Observing other writers' success, the author intensified their publishing frequency and engaged in community interactions, which led to a gradual increase in earnings. The author's persistence, coupled with improved SEO strategies and networking, resulted in a significant improvement, culminating in a single payment of 68. The article concludes with the author's satisfaction at the progress made and an open invitation for advice to reach the next milestone of 100 per month.

Opinions

  • The author initially felt discouraged by the minimal financial return on Medium despite consistent effort.
  • There is a notable disparity in earnings among Medium writers, which was a source of frustration for the author.
  • The author believes that consistency, communication, and commitment are key factors in their eventual success on the platform.
  • Engaging with other writers and learning from successful Medium articles were strategies that the author found beneficial.
  • The author values community feedback and is open to suggestions for further improvement.
  • Despite the slow start, the author is encouraged by their progress and is determined to continue improving their earnings.

My Medium Journey

A short story about going from pennies to dollars on Medium.

Photo by Alexander Schimmeck on Unsplash

For years on medium I made $.07 even in the face of consistency my increase was a few cents more literally cents was deposited in my account even had to file taxes for the money paid in cents sounds like a joke but it is unadulterated truth other writers on medium made hundreds while others made thousands what the heck was wrong with me read successful medium articles upped my game to several articles a day months later I went to a couple of dollars learned a few other tips to improve searchability engaged with other writers and finally from rags to riches, I made $30 dollars by now I was encouraged to up my game checking my stats was so debilitating, I stopped determined to improves my pennies to dollars consistency, communication and commitment made it to $50 dollars and lastly made $68 the goal is $100 per month, any suggestions?

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