MEDIUM SCHMEDIUM
Why Do You Need to Have 100 Followers to Make Money on Medium?
Well why not?
It used to be that any Medium writer who published their stuff behind the paywall got paid.
They wouldn’t get paid much. But if they had readers? Money would result.
Medium recently changed the rules. Now you can’t get paid unless you have 100 followers.
Why 100?
Why not 107?
Or 42?
Or 162.5?
Because those are the rules.
Medium is full of rules, and those rules are constantly changing.
It can be challenging to keep up.
But — it could be worse!
Tomorrow Medium could tell us that only writers with 100,000 followers can make money on Medium.
Or only blondes who write about bitcoin.
Or that Medium will only pay you if you write about wombats. Or only if you use the word jouska in your post.
The Rules of Medium don’t have to be consistent or make any sense.
And often they aren’t and they don’t.
Why? Because there’s just one dude ruling this kingdom — all hail Ev Williams! — and what he says, goes.
Medium is a fabulous place but there’s never been anything quite like it — and Ev is definitely building this airplane as he’s flying it.
I wish him all the best and hope that he manages to keep this thing aloft. Even if that means that he’s going to keep endlessly futzing with the rules.
Meanwhile, if you are a paying Medium member who needs an extra follower to help you get to that magic 100? Link to your Medium profile as a response to this post and I’ll follow you.
Writing Coach Roz Warren, who writes for everyone from the Funny Times to the New York Times, can help you improve and publish your work. Drop her a line at [email protected]. (That’s Ros with an “s,” not a “z.”)
