I’m earning a full-time income from Medium — but, it’s not how you think…
At one point, I was making up to nearly $6K a month on Medium from the Medium Partner Program.
I’d write 30 to 40 stories a month. Each story got between 400 to 1,000+ claps, tons of views, and it was fueled by at least 2 to 4 viral or mini-viral stories that got 2K+ views nearly every month.
The good ol’ days.
Today, I’m happy if I get a good 500 or more views on my stories.
Lots of change has happened and it just goes to show, you shouldn’t put all your eggs in one basket.
But, I saw this coming months beforehand. And, I pivoted.
Here’s how I’m still making a full-time income thanks to Medium, without collecting full-time earnings from MPP.
How to monetize your Medium account to your benefit
MPP is great, don’t get me wrong.
Write, get member reading time and get paid.
But, it can be fickle.
My MPP income is about 20% of what it once was, on average.
By the way, if you’re curious about exactly how much I make on Medium, members of my paid Substack get my quarterly income reports which break down…
