How Much Medium Paid Me for 77,000 Views (With Proof)

I wrote 5+ minute stories 5x a week for 30 days — here’s the result

Kurtis Pykes
Practice in Public

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Created by the author using Midjourney

I published my first Medium story in February 2020.

It was after a nudge from my old line manager. He said, “Write about what you’re learning to cement your knowledge.

Medium was the easiest way to start with a blog and earn money, but I jumped on with little expectation — my goal was to learn and advance my career.

At the time, I was learning about machine learning and data science, so that’s what I wrote about.

Since then, I’ve written 475 stories.

In recent years, I’ve veered far away from my machine learning and data science roots and broadened my content to cover topics such as:

  • Self-improvement
  • Productivity
  • Psychology
  • Writing
  • Money

I’ve received 4M+ views, but as you’ll see, not all views are equal…

Review of January 2024

While data science and programming may be one of the most popular topics on Medium, it’s not the most profitable…

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Kurtis Pykes
Practice in Public

I ghostwrite X & LI content for CEOs in AI | 25k+ followers on @Medium | 7M+ content views (and counting)