Medium vs. Vocal
Medium vs. Vocal Five months ago, I started writing on Medium. I had the idea to share thoughts and experiences, and I was even more excited to know that Medium was willing to reward the effort with its Partnership program. During that time, I wrote about 30 articles (in English and Spanish), which barely made me $5. Seriously, I got $5 for 30 articles... That's even less than what a freelance writer from Pakistan or Bangladesh makes on Fiverr. I know the idea of membership is not exactly that you make more money as a writer just for being a member (the vast majority of writers on Medium make $100 or less a month, but it's more common to make less). Cons of being a Digital Nomad Anyway, I expected to get better results in 5 months than I actually got as a paying member, especially when I compare Medium's system with other monetization options for bloggers like AdSense. Ok, Medium does not show you ads and AdSense ARE ads, but I think they should improve their mo