How to Earn $50/Day on Medium

August Birch
The Book Mechanic
Published in
7 min readAug 29, 2019

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It takes a lot of writing, but it’s easier than you’d think

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There are a core group of tools you need to earn a decent wage on Medium. Although it might look cool in your bio to have a lot of followers, there are different metrics that matter, if you want to get paid.

You see the report each month.

There are some real earners out there (five figures per month, six a year). It’s quite possible to do well on Medium. But the earnings come with a cost of entry.

You’ll need to write your face-off. On a consistent basis.

You need to write consistently

I went on vacation and took a week off. I had a few articles in the queue, but my reads dropped dramatically.

Yes, Medium is a bit of a treadmill. You’re either in it or not. That’s personal preference. You can write as little or often as you wish.

You’re in competition with 200,000+ other writers. Think about that. If you slack-off for just a minute, you’ll lose your momentum. Same as any…

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August Birch
The Book Mechanic

Blue-Collar Marketing Mentor for Writers and Creators | Get a copy of my free email strategy book, the Big 100 here: https://augustbirch.com/big100