Views are Like Customers to Writers

How many views can each writer’s voice attract?

Robbie Newport
Word Garden
Published in
4 min readJan 26, 2024

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Writing online entails considering how many impressions, views, visitors/reads, comments, shares, and reactions each article gets. These digital assets symbolize the money made from each article.

How many views did that article get — that poem, story, blog post, picture, art piece? The number will determine how much money the article made.

While most writers appreciate even one single read, this doesn’t pay much. On the high end, this might bring .02 cents. Usually, around half a cent, or $5 RMP.

Different Writing Platforms and Efforts

At Medium views don’t turn into a specific amount of money, rather they are merely an indication of possible money — reads are more important at Medium, as they correlate closely with any money made. Each read at Medium this month made me around that .02 cent mark!

The reads at Medium might not be from members, so may not make us money. Still, on average, both views and reads equal a certain estimated amount for each Medium writer.

At Vocal, they make it simple with $6 RPM, plus the chance to win bonuses each week and place in writing contests.

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