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Have you heard of these Medium updates? š¤
You might be affected
Hi there,
How have you been doing lately?
Iām having a workation in Europe with my friends and family. š¤©
I expected March to be a calm month, but surprisingly, Iāve received many client requests.
In particular,
I sold a 12-month content writing plan to one of my new customers. š°
And I will also be writing a sponsored article on Medium. Yaay! āļø
Iāve already published a few sponsored articles on Medium. Itās fun and pays well. Iāll prepare a separate newsletter on this topic since itās an excellent opportunity to make additional income from your Medium content.
Agree? š
I have a question for you: Have you heard of the latest Medium updates? š¤
Buster Benson, the Mediumās product manager, has recently posted the following updates:
In a nutshell, Medium will revoke the Partner Program enrollment for writers who:
Publish spam
Engage in fraudulent activity
Post AI-generated stories
Post low-quality content that demonstrates clear misalignment with Mediumās mission
This update targets accounts that leave spam comments and fake engagement to increase income.
I donāt know about you, but I regularly get these comments, especially on high-performing content pieces:
As of March, Medium has suspended about 1.7% of active Partner Program writer accounts that had been flagged as likely to be participating in some form of fraudulent activity.
We donāt know how many writers are members of the Partner Program. But Iām convinced that 1.7% thatās a lot of people.
Iām sure none of my fellow subscribers engage in fraudulent activity. However, my goal is to keep you updated about all the changes so YOU can thrive on Medium. š
Medium has never been a get-quick-rich platform.
In the past four years, I havenāt seen any successful Medium writer who made a lot of money and built their audience fast.
Itās not how it works.
Like any other business, Medium requires dedication and patience.
If the idea of publishing 100+ articles to find your audience and voice scares you, you probably wonāt succeed on Medium. (Yes, thatās how many articles I published to understand how the platform works.)
Ask yourself: Whatās the ultimate goal of writing on Medium? š¤
Be honest with yourself.
Your heart and soul will whisper the answer to you.
Iām still collecting data. Please share your insights below
Iām grateful to some of you whoāve shared stats about the Medium income. Iām collecting this data to help YOU better understand how much, on average, Medium writers make per story.
This will help you consider whether itās worth investing your time and efforts into intense writing.
P.S. There are many ways to make money on Medium besides MPP. Hereās how I do it.
How much do you make per Medium story on average? š¤It's an anonymous poll. I'll share the results in the next newsletter. |
My latest article
1-min stories wonāt make you decent money on Medium. Period.
Iāve published many 1- and 2-minute stories only to realize they make $1-$10, not much.
Thatās not worth it.
However, these articles help me promote my SEO services and ebooks. Besides, they keep my audience updated on my latest professional and personal progress.
Hereās my latest Medium story published at the Minimalist Side Hustler publication. š
Do you write short stories on Medium? How do they work for you?
Feel free to hit āreply,ā share your feedback, and ask questions if you have any.
Talk soon. š
Victoria Kurichenko
Grab my ebook on ā5 Ways to Make Money Writing (That Will Let You Work For Yourself From Home)ā
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