I think it can help you on Medium. I ranked an article on page 1 of Google and get 2,000 views every month from it. But, it's an informative article and not monetized. If it was monetized with affiliate links, I could possibly be getting commissions every month. There's another writer on here Peyton that's known for ranking his articles on Google. He's made it into a business and makes thousands per article from clients that want their content on Medium. Great source of traffic. Finally starting to get the hang of it myself. Thanks so much for your comments Jeofrey.