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urning out.</p><p id="2867" type="7">Sustainability is key.</p><p id="9317">There’s more than <a href="https://readmedium.com/7-amazing-medium-platform-statistics-688986c518bd#:~:text=Medium's%20Monthly%20Active%20Readers%20%E2%80%94%20100,and%20potential%20reach%20of%20content.">100 million users on Medium</a> and only 8% make over 100. That means there’s more writers out there spinning their wheels, writing into a hole, getting frustrated, then there are actually making this site work for them.</p><p id="c699">There’s a lot of factors in that, but one of the main ones comes down to sustainability. A lot of writers come to this platform looking to earn big by writing and publishing every single day until they give up because no one is reading or resonating with their work.</p><p id="f719">If you’re hear reading this, then I know you’ve come across that frustrated writer who has run themselves into the muck trying to keep up with a publishing schedule that doesn’t work for them. You’ve read that line about giving up and maybe you have written it yourself.</p><p id="6ed5">Quitting isn’t going to get you to quadruple or even double your earnings on here. Figuring out a schedule and system that works for you is going to help you earn big. The reason I put having a backlog of stories for this site as a tip is because having that backlog is going to save you on days when you don’t want to or can’t write.</p><p id="79b1">Like I said I don’t want to waste your time, so I’ll cut the post here. Everything below is for the person who wants to read through a week by week strategy and learn how one of the 8% works, writes, and thinks.</p><h1 id="67a6">My Full Journey</h1><p id="177a">Week One: Where it all began.</p><div id="41f5" class="link-block"> <a href="https://aignerloren.medium.com/road-to-100-a-day-a6639624eab2"> <div> <div> <h2>Road to 100 a Day</h2> <div><h3>Will actually writing a quality story a day and interacting with other writers net you big bucks on Medium?</h3></div> <div><p>aignerloren.medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*Urtsus83gGMuqvOA)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="f4ce">Week Two: Learn how to get curated.</p><div id="155c" class="link-block"> <a href="https://aignerloren.medium.com/engagement-spread-and-tweaking-650ef9be1fc3"> <div> <div> <h2>Engagement, Spread, and Tweaking</h2> <div><h3>What I learned from getting 7 pieces curated in 5 days without writing any new content.</h3></div> <div><p>aignerloren.medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*DkKq5GRxyvq9HwMW)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="aace">Week Three: How I plan a month.</p><div id="5a4c" class="lin

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k-block"> <a href="https://aignerloren.medium.com/pull-back-and-reflect-3be407367ce"> <div> <div> <h2>Pull Back and Reflect</h2> <div><h3>How to engage and write in a meaningful manner that will lead to more fulfilled success.</h3></div> <div><p>aignerloren.medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*xsh3QooQo9CstJIQ)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="4dd1">Week Four: The benefits to reading other writer’s work.</p><div id="b41a" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/steady-increases-and-gains-a3aced2e13ee"> <div> <div> <h2>Steady Increases and Gains</h2> <div><h3>On my journey to 100/day, the biggest gains are in loyal readers, good reads, and daily increases.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*cqwvwrHgn4yaLo0-)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="a382">Week Five: How to be successful on Medium.</p><div id="b2eb" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/what-i-learned-making-19-20-in-5-days-on-medium-52eaf969dca6"> <div> <div> <h2>What I Learned Making 19.20 in 5 Days on Medium</h2> <div><h3>I only published 4 stories and spent less than 5 hours on the site to achieve this.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*WbeceQ4MALmrHQ4QvL-1cQ.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="094b">Week Six: How to earn big quick.</p><div id="2d57" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/how-i-tripled-my-medium-earnings-from-19-20-to-58-67-in-five-days-f182801d444b"> <div> <div> <h2>How to Triple Your Medium Earnings in Five Days</h2> <div><h3>A proven system and guide to helping you make money on Medium.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*8xzTz9ydnRQuJMFhBkQgww.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="03be"><a href="https://mailchi.mp/96c4fc187b6d/y3g98x12da"><i>Aigner Loren Wilson</i></a><i> is a queer Black SFWA, HWA, and Codex writer. She was listed on the honors list for the Otherwise Fellowship award for 2019. She offers a <a href="https://mailchi.mp/daa8adde6fec/d07l8sg9s6">writing craft newsletter</a> to people who want to become better writers and publish quality pieces.</i></p></article></body>

Earning Money on Medium-The Steps I Took to Quadruple My Monthly Earnings

The complete how to guide to earn money on Medium sustainably.

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Instead of laboring on for 5–10mins about what I did and didn’t do, I’ll bullet point everything up front. I don’t want to waste your time, so here’s what I did.

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What to do to Quadruple Your Earnings (Most Writers Never Do Half of This)

  • Create a backlog of 2 month’s worth of stories
  • Land a spot in all of the big publications within your niche
  • Choose 3 niches to write in that are closely related
  • Write headlines that show personal experience and how to achieve something
  • Read publications most recent articles to learn voice, format, and what the readers engage with before submitting
  • Publish multiple times with a big publication so that you become a trusted name and brand
  • Share your articles widely and at varying times throughout the day
  • Take time off to write
  • Make sure the title and subtitle of your article are clear and tell the reader what they will learn
  • Build a newsletter group for your Medium content
  • Write content that gives some sort of value to the reader
  • Read your readers’ work
  • Use one story idea to create multiple pieces
  • Read through the Medium Blogging Guide and Medium user guides as though they were textbooks—learn them, embody them, make them become second nature
  • Publish or share at least two articles a day at varying times in varying publications
  • Have the days when you publish, share, and submit be different than your writing days so that you can put more effort and energy into getting eyes on your work
  • Engage with other people on the platform and in social groups
  • Change the titles, subtitles, and SEO settings of older stories to get new engagement
  • Share old stories like new stories to keep them earning money
  • Write knowledgeable content well
  • Learn and master the rules of grammar, syntax, and SEO
  • Follow people who read what you write
  • Interact with the people that you follow and that follow you
  • Join Medium social media groups
  • DON’T BE A DICK
  • Take time off to live
  • Experiment with your process and style
  • Create a content calendar and strategy to keep you focused

Using the Tips to Make More Money

The tips above by themselves will work to make you a better writer on here. Using them all together, however, is what is going to make you earn big and stay working on this site without burning out.

Sustainability is key.

There’s more than 100 million users on Medium and only 8% make over $100. That means there’s more writers out there spinning their wheels, writing into a hole, getting frustrated, then there are actually making this site work for them.

There’s a lot of factors in that, but one of the main ones comes down to sustainability. A lot of writers come to this platform looking to earn big by writing and publishing every single day until they give up because no one is reading or resonating with their work.

If you’re hear reading this, then I know you’ve come across that frustrated writer who has run themselves into the muck trying to keep up with a publishing schedule that doesn’t work for them. You’ve read that line about giving up and maybe you have written it yourself.

Quitting isn’t going to get you to quadruple or even double your earnings on here. Figuring out a schedule and system that works for you is going to help you earn big. The reason I put having a backlog of stories for this site as a tip is because having that backlog is going to save you on days when you don’t want to or can’t write.

Like I said I don’t want to waste your time, so I’ll cut the post here. Everything below is for the person who wants to read through a week by week strategy and learn how one of the 8% works, writes, and thinks.

My Full Journey

Week One: Where it all began.

Week Two: Learn how to get curated.

Week Three: How I plan a month.

Week Four: The benefits to reading other writer’s work.

Week Five: How to be successful on Medium.

Week Six: How to earn big quick.

Aigner Loren Wilson is a queer Black SFWA, HWA, and Codex writer. She was listed on the honors list for the Otherwise Fellowship award for 2019. She offers a writing craft newsletter to people who want to become better writers and publish quality pieces.

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