Hello! If you haven’t already had a chance to look through it, we recommend reading our Partner Program FAQ.

To answer specific points:

Do I have to be a paid member to participate in the Partner Program?

No, you do not need to be a member. Currently, the Partner Program is invite-only, but we will be rolling it out more broadly in the near future.

Will locking my stories limit my audience or distribution?

Medium’s paywall is metered, which means any logged-in user can read up to three member-exclusive stories per month without paying. Therefore, the majority of your Medium followers will likely still be able to read whatever you lock. After reading three members posts, non-members will no longer be able to access those stories.

What happens when locked posts are shared on social media?

You can share a link to a locked member post on social media as you would any other post. Medium users who are not yet Medium members will be able to read up to three locked posts per month, before being asked to become a Medium member.


Further, if readers on social media do not yet have Medium accounts, they can easily create one and make use of the three free Member-only posts available to all Medium users.

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