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/b></a><b> + <a href="https://bloggingguide.org">Blogging Guide Newsletter Access (1 Year)</a> + <a href="https://bloggingguide.substack.com/about">bonus Blogging Guide eBooks</a> + <a href="https://bloggingguide.substack.com/about">digital tools bundle</a></b> <b>for only <a href="https://gumroad.com/l/medium-course">69.99</a>!</b></p><h1 id="f890">Blogging Guide Newsletter</h1><figure id="98fd"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*NF00b0PpX4hYy_gy1RXjsg.png"><figcaption></figcaption></figure><blockquote id="e4f1"><p><a href="https://bloggingguide.substack.com"><b><i>Blogging Guide</i></b></a><b><i> is a premium newsletter, offering my insights, advice, and access to custom digital products, geared toward helping anyone make money by writing online.</i></b></p></blockquote><div id="f831" class="link-block"> <a href="https://bloggingguide.substack.com"> <div> <div> <h2>Blogging Guide</h2> <div><h3>Learn How to Make Money Writing Online | Medium · Substack · Amazon KDP · Social Media Marketing · Creating a WordPress…</h3></div> <div><p>bloggingguide.substack.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*M6AF86o3jF40yNFK)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="6f14">This newsletter is unique in that it focuses specifically on <b>making money by writing online</b>, whether that means blogging or through content marketing.</p><p id="bcc2">I am focusing on dissecting the large digital publishing platforms, such as <b>Medium, Substack, WordPress, HubPages, Quora, LinkedIn, Vocal, Write.as, and Ghost</b>.</p><p id="71f4">In addition to breaking down, reviewing, and sharing tips to succeed on these platforms, I will also be including content aimed at helping writers with <b>social media marketing, email marketing, and content marketing</b></p><p id="b52f" type="7">Subscribers to Blogging Guide will also receive access to my premium Medium products (350+ value), for free, and access to my private Slack channel for bloggers!</p><blockquote id="37ff"><p>For a limited time, <b>subscribers will also receive access to my premium Medium products ($350+ value), for free!</b></p></blockquote><p id="9711">I’ve got a lot of interesting Medium data and insights to share so please <a href="https://bloggingguide.substack.com">subscribe</a>!</p><h1 id="92aa">Join Today!</h1><p id="7127">Please consider supporting my newsletter. In addition to accessing valuable <a href="https://bloggingguide.substack.com/p/paid-subscriber-only-blogging-guide"><b>premium articles</b></a>, our <a href="https://bloggingguide.substack.com/p/free-tools-for-paying-subscribers-630"><b>custom digital downloads</b></a>, <a href="https://bloggingguide.substack.com/p/media-contact-list-organized-by-media"><b>media contact lists</b></a> and <a href="https://bloggingguide.substack.com/p/blogging-guide-ebook-library"><b>ebooks</b></a>, you are directly supporting my efforts to run this newsletter, manage multiple writing-related Facebook groups, develop content for several informational Medium publications, and compile my monthly Medium earnings report.</p><blockquote id="3252"><p><b>Thank you for your support! It truly means the world to me, and I will do my best to provide you with as much high value content as possible!</b></p></blockquote><h1 id="6397">Premium Blogging Guide Articles:</h1><div id="7b1b" class="link-block"> <a href="https://bloggingguide.substack.com/p/paid-subscriber-only-blogging-guide"> <div> <div> <h2>Paid Subscriber Only Blogging Guide Articles</h2> <div><h3>The following is a regularly updated list of all the paid subscriber only content posted on Blogging Guide. While you…</h3></div> <div><p>bloggingguide.substack.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*mrqbT3Eo7CIqC21g)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="b46a">Free Blogging Guide Articles</h1><div id="3152" class="link-block"> <a href="https://bloggingguide.substack.com/p/free-blogging-guide-articles"> <div> <div> <h2>Free Blogging Guide Articles</h2> <div><h3>The following is a regularly updated list of all the free articles posted on Blogging Guide. While you can look through…</h3></div> <div><p>bloggingguide.substack.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*-O9fu2BTT1rfOztk)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><figure id="8383"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*zTSj8NJ1FjsPkm4wKdbOeQ.png"><figcaption></figcaption></figure><h1 id="2a38">Medium Interview Series</h1><p id="7ea6">Medium Interviews is brand new series from Blogging Guide, featuring interviews with some of Medium’s top writers.</p><p id="5360">My hope is that these interviews will serve as a useful resource for writers who are still trying to understand Medium and how to find success on the platform.</p><p id="ea79">Check out some of our <a href="https://medium.com/blogging-guide/medium-interviews/home"><b>interviews</b></a> with Medium’s top writers!</p><figure id="ae00"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*b7NbVg-9NPIMO-ABv9bUwg.png"><figcaption></figcaption></figure><h1 id="042d">The Ultimate Guide to Writing on Medium</h1><figure id="98a4"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*NnaNEP4oZRCmdLLOe2tlxg.png"><figcaption></figcaption></figure><p id="5b2f"><a href="https://readmedium.com/the-ultimate-guide-to-writing-on-medium-d1c5acbac50a">This interactive guide</a> contains answers to virtually any Medium related question you might have!</p><figure id="ac37"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*b7NbVg-9NPIMO-ABv9bUwg.png"><figcaption></figcaption></figure><h1 id="aea2">Medium Article Formatting</h1><figure id="e16b"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*pl5FUWTDYLv3oj7jyNCVdA.png"><figcaption></figcaption></figure><p id="2de9">One of the new sections of Blogging Guide is our section on Medium formatting. <a href="https://medium.com/blogging-guide/medium-formatting/home"><b>Medium Formatting</b></a> is a series of short, actionable tips and tricks covering specific features and tools that many writers are unaware of on Medium.</p><p id="9738"><b>To see all the Medium Formatting tips, <a href="https://medium.com/blogging-guide/medium-formatting/home">click here</a>.</b></p><h1 id="a043">Medium Curation Checklist</h1><figure id="1a6e"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*MgP5TeWVwNbsyNw02hjRVA.png"><figcaption></figcaption></figure><p id="77e5"><a href="https://readmedium.com/medium-story-curation-checklist-fb980f342b1">This article</a> contains the

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5 key article requirements for Medium article curation. While these are not all hard and fast rules, following these guidelines <a href="https://readmedium.com/how-to-get-your-article-distributed-by-the-medium-curators-be938442f81e">will optimize your chances of being curated</a>.</p><h1 id="b520">List of Medium Article Tags Eligible for Top Writer Status</h1><figure id="021a"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*GtXUI_FIpkVRMt7M-FoDEA.png"><figcaption></figcaption></figure><p id="8283">This list if a follow up to a post where I discussed <a href="https://readmedium.com/the-secret-unlisted-medium-post-that-will-show-you-how-to-become-a-top-writer-find-love-and-cfb325d825e?sk=ac9d71993904f673ad95c2019ec77fba">how to become a Top Writer on Medium</a>. Specifically, I focused on the importance of <a href="https://readmedium.com/the-secret-unlisted-medium-post-that-will-show-you-how-to-become-a-top-writer-find-love-and-cfb325d825e?sk=ac9d71993904f673ad95c2019ec77fba">tagging your articles strategically</a>.</p><p id="774a">This list contains 73 tags. <b>These tags are very useful as a resource because they are the only Medium tags which are eligible for top writer status</b>. The list can be found below. This list will be updated monthly as part of Blogging Guide’s series of regularly updated Medium data and lists.</p><p id="e5e1"><b>This article is updated monthly and can be found <a href="https://readmedium.com/medium-article-tags-eligible-for-top-writer-status-bc760f9671e9">here</a>.</b></p><h1 id="5710">Medium Writing Tips</h1><figure id="8994"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*ozCQDCLAe6xuyRR_7cIw8w.png"><figcaption></figcaption></figure><p id="d3d6">This article is a collection of Medium writing tips. <a href="https://readmedium.com/medium-writing-tips-an-updated-guide-to-writing-on-medium-1e1f2249aa">Click here</a> to read more.</p><h1 id="2d28">Trending Posts From Blogging Guide, You May Find Useful:</h1><ul><li><a href="https://readmedium.com/active-medium-publications-organized-by-topic-c39bcc80a329">Active Medium Publications Organized by Topic</a></li><li><a href="https://readmedium.com/the-ultimate-guide-to-writing-on-medium-d1c5acbac50a">The Ultimate Guide to Writing on Medium</a></li><li><a href="https://readmedium.com/medium-writing-tips-an-updated-guide-to-writing-on-medium-1e1f2249aa">Medium Writing Tips — An Updated Guide to Writing on Medium</a></li><li><a href="https://readmedium.com/medium-article-formatting-guide-with-visuals-62a55abc133c">The Best Medium Article Formatting Guide</a></li><li><a href="https://readmedium.com/medium-story-curation-checklist-fb980f342b1">Medium Story Curation Checklist</a></li><li><a href="https://readmedium.com/how-much-do-individual-medium-articles-earn-734f8f6465e3">How Much Do Individual Medium Articles Earn?</a></li><li><a href="https://readmedium.com/medium-vs-wordpress-97f9974005d0">Medium vs. WordPress</a></li><li><a href="https://readmedium.com/how-to-create-a-medium-publication-9c7af3dc0344">How to Create a Medium Publication</a></li><li><a href="https://readmedium.com/how-to-increase-your-medium-followers-32924c6d896">How to Increase Your Medium Followers</a></li><li><a href="https://readmedium.com/mediums-new-method-of-calculating-earnings-965d5dc2dcff">Medium’s New Method of Calculating Earnings</a></li><li><a href="https://readmedium.com/medium-article-search-engine-optimization-medium-seo-9249f18e8e76">Medium SEO</a></li></ul><p id="ab9b">I will see you next month!</p><h1 id="42d0">— Casey Botticello</h1><figure id="5f44"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*yxZs_V4qKTyOtgwmCpL28g.png"><figcaption></figcaption></figure><p id="0037"><i>Thanks for reading this article! Leave a comment below if you have any questions. Be sure to sign up for the <a href="http://bit.ly/MBG-Footer-1"><b>Blogging Guide newsletter</b></a>, to get the latest tips, tricks, and news about writing on Medium and to join our Facebook group, <a href="http://bit.ly/Medium-Facebook-Group-Footer-Link"><b>Medium Writing</b></a>, to share your latest Medium posts and connect with other writers.</i></p><div id="145a" class="link-block"> <a href="https://bloggingguide.substack.com/"> <div> <div> <h2>Blogging Guide</h2> <div><h3>Learn How to Make Money Writing Online | Medium · Substack · Amazon KDP · Social Media Marketing · SEO · Building a…</h3></div> <div><p>bloggingguide.substack.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*e64HhAqBeNtjpx4g)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="55cd">If you liked this article, here are some other articles you may enjoy:</h2><div id="5f56" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/active-medium-publications-organized-by-topic-c39bcc80a329"> <div> <div> <h2>Active Medium Publications Organized by Topic</h2> <div><h3>A guide to the active Medium publications accepting submissions</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*QycWF-OaIQIZ_J1KhAcdPQ.png)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><div id="c3f2" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/how-much-money-do-substack-newsletters-make-e7a9603beb9"> <div> <div> <h2>How Much Money Do Substack Newsletters Make?</h2> <div><h3>How much money can Substack writers earn?</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*hNBzl7xvjWunXJhmdIAijQ.png)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><figure id="0e12"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*WVlPA9DlzNCkryxXqGVxcg.png"><figcaption></figcaption></figure><p id="87fc"><b>Casey Botticello</b> 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.</p><p id="c43e">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.</p><blockquote id="b539"><p><i>You can connect with him on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/caseybotticello/"><b>LinkedIn</b></a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/caseybotticello"><b>Twitter</b></a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/mediumwriting"><b>Facebook</b></a>, or by visiting his website, <a href="https://www.bloggingguide.org"><b>Blogging Guide</b></a>.</i></p></blockquote></article></body>

September Earnings Newsletter

Blogging Guide Monthly Newsletter Volume 15 — Published October 12, 2020

Hello everyone!

This is the 15th monthly newsletter from our Medium publication, Blogging Guide.

It crazy to think that this newsletter and its data collection features have been running for more than a year! Thank you for reading and for your support!

This newsletter is intended to help Medium writers by providing up-to-date Medium writer earning data, useful Medium guides with the latest tips and tricks, and a selection of articles (both from myself and other Medium Writers).

Also, be sure to check out our Facebook group, Medium Writing!

This group was created so that Medium writers could share their articles and discuss making money as a writer on Medium. This group is run by Casey Botticello and Medium Blogging Guide.

For more Medium writing tips and strategies to monetize your online writing, subscribe to Blogging Guide!

In addition to insightful subscriber-only posts, you will receive access to several of my custom digital products ($350+ value), for free.

Now, onto the interesting stuff!

Medium Partner Program Monthly Earnings Data

I have been keeping track of Medium Partner Program monthly earnings data, through a post that is updated monthly as a resource to writers.

This article is updated monthly and can be found here:

Here are some other stats Medium included on their Partner Program as of September 2020:

  • $16,685.50 — the highest amount earned for a single story
  • $49,705.40 — the highest amount earned by a single author
  • 6.4% — the percentage of active writers who earned over $100

CLICK HERE TO SEE FULL HISTORICAL EARNINGS DATA / CHARTS

Medium Blogging Guide Author Earnings Survey

Every month we conduct a survey of Medium author earnings, to see how writers following our publication are doing. Below are the results from the August earnings survey. We had 146 responses! Thank you to everyone who participated!

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

In the general Medium writer population, typically 6%-9% of all active writers earn more than $100 in any given month. Among the Blogging Guide respondents, 39.7% earned over $100 per month!

It will be interesting to see if and how this trend shifts in the coming months since the new payment system based on reading time.

Medium Course (***NEW***)

When I decided to make a course on Medium writing, my #1 goal was to produce a high quality guide at an affordable price.

When I started on Medium a few years ago, there were hardly any resources for new writers, or writers looking to increase their earnings. The only option was a $400 course which seemed crazy to me as a new writer!

As I built Medium Blogging Guide, I’ve tried to give away at least 99% of my best content for free. And I feel like I’ve done that.

However, I still have received numerous requests to do an up-to-date course summarizing key Medium strategies and instructional content in one easy to read format.

The course consists of two things:

  1. 158 Page eBook filled with my collective Medium knowledge
  2. 21 short video modules where I demonstrate most of the Medium formatting techniques.

The book will be useful for writers on Medium at pretty much any level.

If you are relatively new to Medium, the formatting videos will probably be extremely useful (maybe useful to some more experienced Medium writers, but primarily for beginners).

This course is already significantly cheaper than the $400 course I saw years ago.

The course officially launched today, October 12, 2020 for $39.99.

Additionally, if you are not already a paid Blogging Guide subscriber, I am offering the Medium Writing Course + Blogging Guide Newsletter Access (1 Year) + bonus Blogging Guide eBooks + digital tools bundle for only $69.99!

Blogging Guide Newsletter

Blogging Guide is a premium newsletter, offering my insights, advice, and access to custom digital products, geared toward helping anyone make money by writing online.

This newsletter is unique in that it focuses specifically on making money by writing online, whether that means blogging or through content marketing.

I am focusing on dissecting the large digital publishing platforms, such as Medium, Substack, WordPress, HubPages, Quora, LinkedIn, Vocal, Write.as, and Ghost.

In addition to breaking down, reviewing, and sharing tips to succeed on these platforms, I will also be including content aimed at helping writers with social media marketing, email marketing, and content marketing

Subscribers to Blogging Guide will also receive access to my premium Medium products ($350+ value), for free, and access to my private Slack channel for bloggers!

For a limited time, subscribers will also receive access to my premium Medium products ($350+ value), for free!

I’ve got a lot of interesting Medium data and insights to share so please subscribe!

Join Today!

Please consider supporting my newsletter. In addition to accessing valuable premium articles, our custom digital downloads, media contact lists and ebooks, you are directly supporting my efforts to run this newsletter, manage multiple writing-related Facebook groups, develop content for several informational Medium publications, and compile my monthly Medium earnings report.

Thank you for your support! It truly means the world to me, and I will do my best to provide you with as much high value content as possible!

Premium Blogging Guide Articles:

Free Blogging Guide Articles

Medium Interview Series

Medium Interviews is brand new series from Blogging Guide, featuring interviews with some of Medium’s top writers.

My hope is that these interviews will serve as a useful resource for writers who are still trying to understand Medium and how to find success on the platform.

Check out some of our interviews with Medium’s top writers!

The Ultimate Guide to Writing on Medium

This interactive guide contains answers to virtually any Medium related question you might have!

Medium Article Formatting

One of the new sections of Blogging Guide is our section on Medium formatting. Medium Formatting is a series of short, actionable tips and tricks covering specific features and tools that many writers are unaware of on Medium.

To see all the Medium Formatting tips, click here.

Medium Curation Checklist

This article contains the 5 key article requirements for Medium article curation. While these are not all hard and fast rules, following these guidelines will optimize your chances of being curated.

List of Medium Article Tags Eligible for Top Writer Status

This list if a follow up to a post where I discussed how to become a Top Writer on Medium. Specifically, I focused on the importance of tagging your articles strategically.

This list contains 73 tags. These tags are very useful as a resource because they are the only Medium tags which are eligible for top writer status. The list can be found below. This list will be updated monthly as part of Blogging Guide’s series of regularly updated Medium data and lists.

This article is updated monthly and can be found here.

Medium Writing Tips

This article is a collection of Medium writing tips. Click here to read more.

Trending Posts From Blogging Guide, You May Find Useful:

I will see you next month!

— 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.

If you liked this article, here are some other articles you may enjoy:

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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