Medium introduces locked stories and monetization for selected writers and publications

Stefano Mosconi
Aug 23, 2017 · 1 min read

It looks like Medium started to add some beef around their membership program. Starting today (? at least that’s when I noticed) they will give the chance to a group of selected writers and publications to be included in their “Partner Program”. That means they will have the option to lock some (or parts?) of their stories for paid members of Medium.

I think going down the route of micropayments it’s a good step and a very decent alternative to advertising (many other tools are available for this): who has a readership or publishes interesting stories will be able to really test if those stories are worth any money who doesn’t (like me :) ) can keep writing their rants for the world to read (or most likely ignore :)).

Well done Medium ;)

Below the screenshot of their iOS app update

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Stefano Mosconi

Leadership and innovation coach | Geek | Dad | Cook | I write about leadership, software, technology, life at large — https://britemind.io

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