My One-Year Medium Journey: Rollercoasters, Penguins, and the Almighty Algorithm

Rustam Seerat
ILLUMINATION’S MIRROR
2 min readDec 31, 2023

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A screenshot of my earnings on the medium in the past 12 month

Happy New Year, fellow writers and aspiring wordsmiths! Picture this: A year spent typing away like a caffeinated squirrel, 141 stories birthed into the digital universe, and me, your guide through the turbulent waters of Medium earnings. Buckle up, friends, it’s been a ride.

Let’s talk numbers. In the mystical land of Medium, where words collide and algorithms frolic, I’ve garnered 9350 loyal followers and earned 105 devoted subscribers. Oh, and the hours! An average of one hour a day, where my laptop became an extension of my very soul. But let’s not forget the moolah — drumroll, please — my total earnings dance around a merry sum of $536.69 (monthly average of $44.72, daily average of $1.47)! Cue the confetti cannons… or perhaps just a single party popper.

Now, what’s the secret sauce to earning big bucks on Medium, you ask? Ah, that’s the million-dollar question, quite literally. It turns out that articles about money, the Ukraine crisis, and the Israeli-Gaza war were the golden geese laying eggs of prosperity. However, my tales of women oppressed by the Taliban in Afghanistan? Well, they were like the shy wallflowers at the earnings ball, sipping their metaphorical punch in the corner.

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Rustam Seerat
ILLUMINATION’S MIRROR

I scout Afghanistan media for stories about women that deserve wider attention. Whatever I earn on Medium, 50% will be donated to educating children in Afg.