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Live, Play and Write: How Becoming a Friend of Medium Impacted My Earnings in 2024 vs. 2023
From $76 to $946 – and if more stories means more money – or less
My total earnings for the year 2024 from Medium: $948.42
My total earnings in the year 2023 from Medium: $76.07.
As you can see, there is a significant increase in earnings, from $76 to $948, after I became a Friend of Medium in January 2024.
This might also be because of changes on Medium, where more money flowed into the platform after the introduction of Premium membership. I was read by more Friend of Medium members.
When less was more
For me, the craziest statistic is December 2024, where I made $56 even though I published just three stories. I was hardly on the platform in December; and I still managed to cross the $50 mark. Go figure.
I guess Medium wants us to play, live, and write.