HUMOR

I Made Over $100 On Medium This Month

I’m in the 7%

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Yes, fellow Medium writers, there is hope. After only two years or so on Medium, I cracked the first hurdle. The 7% of those writers who make over $100 a month on Medium. Signal the confetti, trumpets, glitter. #Lightersidepub.

Now, after a short two years, I can afford to get both a manicure AND a pedicure with my earnings. That is no small feat. Until now, I’ve used my earnings just for the pedicure, and even then sometimes had to subsidize it.

How can you make enough on Medium to afford your own Mani/Pedi in only two years? Here’s how:

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First, just write. Begin by writing once a week. Twice during holidays. (Okay, so nobody, and I mean nobody, read my holiday posts last year. And Medium won’t let us recycle. So they will disappear like the pine needles from the Christmas tree into the abyss of your vacuum cleaner the week after the holidays).

Second, read. A lot. Read as many writers on Medium as you can stand. Ferret out a quality few who write similarly to you, either in topics, voice, or style. Don’t copy them. Make your stuff your own. But, hey, if they are…