Seize Your Moment as a Creator — In October 2019 when Medium updated its monetization guidelines, making the way of earnings through reading time and no longer by the number of claps, I believe Medium was giving small creators the opportunity to grow their audience and also as creators. Because at that moment it would not only…

I Still Don’t Have a Date to Leave Vocal — After you read this story, chances are you can start creating content on Vocal. The last time I wrote talking about Vocal, I revealed a few things about the difficulties that creators face there. …

What YouTube’s new bet Short Videos are costing ordinary creators like me. — It seems absurd, that for a channel with over 10,000 subscribers its revenue is more like a fee than a monthly income. When I saw my monthly YouTube revenue rise from $21.97 to $31.78, I thought, “now things are starting to get serious.” When suddenly the other month I had…

We could be the next Darius Foroux or Nikolas Goke — If you are new to Medium you may be wondering, who are these guys? They are Medium legends, they are elite creators both on Medium and in other places that they decide to go to create content. …

What I’m Learning From Reading Other Creators’ Stories — It’s been a month now that I’ve been uninterruptedly reading all the stories that stop by in my recommendation feed and from all the creators I follow. During that time I am learning a lot about how a creator can grow in a relational community that keeps growing every day. …

The difficulty of being a Successful Creator as a native Portuguese speaker — I have a degree in systems analysis and development, which means that programming is like one of the members of my body, it has been part of my life from high school to college. But why don’t I write about programming? It is all the fault of my first job. …

What is Side Hustle? — The word Side Hustle has been mentioned in over 5,900 Medium stories and written about by over 3,700 Medium writers. Making the word Side Hustle, one of the most popular Tags within Medium. Why is this word so persecuted among Creators? Side Hustle is a personal project that is not related to formal work, it provides a series…

Medium loves Quality — Most beginners on Medium are struggling to get their first 100 followers, qualify for the partner program, and finally, start earning their first digits. Except there’s a catch; followers shouldn’t be your key point, when you’re on a platform like Medium. Followers are not the Key Point for your Career…

Investing for Financial Independence — Note: This story is not financial advice, nor can it be taken as the basis of a recommendation. I am just sharing my experiences, showing what I do with the rest of my Medium income, keeping an investment portfolio with as little as possible. On August 16 I posted a…