Finding Followers
How Medium Can Fix the “New Writers” Dilemma
Medium’s 100 follower minimum for payout creates a problem. It’s easy to fix w/o a rule change & improves service for writers and readers.
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5 min readSep 2, 2021
Synopsis
From Medium’s Terms of Service: “Thanks for using Medium. Our mission is to deepen people’s understanding of the world and spread ideas that matter.”
Medium provides a platform for writers to publish well-written stories and a location for interested readers to easily find and read them.
The membership fee is low for unlimited reading and writing access. If a member joins the partner program, they can get paid based on the time members spend reading their articles.
Medium’s new partner rules
makes it much harder for a new writer.
A minor rule change and a new Medium-sponsored publication can change the environment from a burden to a boost for new writers and a feature for readers.
New Partner Program membership rule
New writers who wish to join the Partner Program must go through an application process. To be approved, you must…
