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Complete Guide: How to Make $100 on Medium in 2 Monthsđ¸
Let me tell you something straight â no marketing fluff, no pretty success stories.
If youâre just starting on Medium, $1,000 sounds like a distant dream. The kind of goal you see other people achieve and think, âYeah, but they know something I donât.â
But $100 in two months?
Thatâs a different story.
Itâs the kind of goal that wonât impress anyone on Instagram â but it will completely change your perspective. Because the moment you see your first earnings, you realize something important:
This actually works.
1ď¸âŁ How Money Really Works on Medium
Think of Medium like a quiet bar.
You donât get paid because a lot of people walk in.
You get paid because someone sits down at your table and actually listens.
Thatâs what Medium pays for:
- How long someone reads your article
- Whether they clap, comment, or come back
- Whether theyâre genuinely engaged
It doesnât matter if 10,000 people open your article and leave after 5 seconds. What matters are the 100 who read until the end.

