How I Made My First $5 Writing On Medium
And boy was I excited about it
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5 min readJul 5, 2019
I cannot convey my level of happiness when I made my first five bucks writing on Medium. Some may laugh, but it was a moment that marked the beginning of a new phase in my life: The realisation that I could make money from my writing. And you know what? It wasn’t even that hard.
Here’s a breakdown of the two articles that earned me that first sweet payment:
Ok, so it was only $4.81, but my point is that it’s actually quite easy to make money off your writing.
The secret?
Make sure you write well, which includes following the Medium guidelines:
You can find lots of articles to help style and format your article, such as this one:
