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It really depends on the topic (probably not for Linux), but Medium seems today the best option if your goal is to earn money. My last 2 articles in Medium gen

It really depends on the topic (probably not for Linux), but Medium seems today the best option if your goal is to earn money. My last 2 articles in Medium generated $500 and +$800 (and growing) for a total effort of around ~6 writing hours per article, so I think it is a very viable way to make a living writing 100% online.

j88439h84 6y ago
Medium paid you $800 for this one? https://medium.com/better-humans/how-to-set-up-your-windows-10-pc-to-maximize-productivity-c20f4d6a3047 https://medium.com/better-humans/how-to-set-up-your-windows-...
- marioch4 6y ago
  This one was a little bit less than that. The last one was published under Medium paywall in June. $824 until today.
  - j88439h84 6y ago
    Do you have to put stuff behind a paywall to get paid?
    - marioch4 6y ago
      Yes. That's how Medium works!
cosmodisk 6y ago
Can you elaborate a bit? I wasn't even aware that Medium does pay for articles...
- marioch4 6y ago
  Sure. Medium paywall works surprisingly well. You simply need to publish your article and activate Medium paywall after a very simple KYC. The point is that if you don't have an audience/publication, no one will find your article. That's why it is usually better to publish your content under a publication focused in the same topic than your article. If you are lucky, Medium will also promote the article in their newsletter and in Medium homepage and visits will boost. Then Medium pays you a fee based on the article performance. It is not clear what parameters they consider to calculate the fee, but it seems to be a mix between views and reader time.
user5994461 6y ago
For how many visitors?
- marioch4 6y ago
  ~17k views, +360 hours of reading time (2 min 30 sec average reading time per user) https://i.ibb.co/Gpr3xrC/medium.png https://i.ibb.co/Gpr3xrC/medium.png
  - user5994461 6y ago
    That's really good. My last article on HN made 40k views and might hardly do $40, hosted on wordpress. What's the requirements to use this medium pay thing? Do users have to pay to view the article? I don't think this works for me if it prevents HN visitors from reading it.
    - marioch4 6y ago
      Based on my limited experience, they key metric, apart from views, is the total reading time. If the article is short but has lot of visits, revenues will be low. As a writer, you simply need to sign up for Medium Partner Program (and complete the KYC sending your ID, bank account details, etc.). They pay quite well (the first week of each month). Medium gets revenues from premium users who pay $5 per month and distributes all the revenues based on views, reading time, etc.

j88439h84 6y ago

Medium paid you $800 for this one? https://medium.com/better-humans/how-to-set-up-your-windows-10-pc-to-maximize-productivity-c20f4d6a3047 https://medium.com/better-humans/how-to-set-up-your-windows-...

marioch4 6y ago
This one was a little bit less than that. The last one was published under Medium paywall in June. $824 until today.
- j88439h84 6y ago
  Do you have to put stuff behind a paywall to get paid?
  - marioch4 6y ago
    Yes. That's how Medium works!

cosmodisk 6y ago

Can you elaborate a bit? I wasn't even aware that Medium does pay for articles...

marioch4 6y ago
Sure. Medium paywall works surprisingly well. You simply need to publish your article and activate Medium paywall after a very simple KYC. The point is that if you don't have an audience/publication, no one will find your article. That's why it is usually better to publish your content under a publication focused in the same topic than your article. If you are lucky, Medium will also promote the article in their newsletter and in Medium homepage and visits will boost. Then Medium pays you a fee based on the article performance. It is not clear what parameters they consider to calculate the fee, but it seems to be a mix between views and reader time.

user5994461 6y ago

For how many visitors?

marioch4 6y ago
~17k views, +360 hours of reading time (2 min 30 sec average reading time per user) https://i.ibb.co/Gpr3xrC/medium.png https://i.ibb.co/Gpr3xrC/medium.png
- user5994461 6y ago
  That's really good. My last article on HN made 40k views and might hardly do $40, hosted on wordpress. What's the requirements to use this medium pay thing? Do users have to pay to view the article? I don't think this works for me if it prevents HN visitors from reading it.
  - marioch4 6y ago
    Based on my limited experience, they key metric, apart from views, is the total reading time. If the article is short but has lot of visits, revenues will be low. As a writer, you simply need to sign up for Medium Partner Program (and complete the KYC sending your ID, bank account details, etc.). They pay quite well (the first week of each month). Medium gets revenues from premium users who pay $5 per month and distributes all the revenues based on views, reading time, etc.