Can You Still Earn as Much Money Under Medium’s New Payment Model?

My experiences in the first ten days since Medium changed the way it pays writers.

Benya Clark
Nov 7 · 4 min read

Ten days ago Medium made a major change to how it calculates payments for writers. In short, instead of paying writers based on how many readers “clap” for their stories, Medium is now paying writers based on how…

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Benya Clark

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I’m a lawyer and teacher from North Carolina. I write about sobriety, mental health, running, and more.

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