Can you make full-time money blogging on Medium again? (new numbers)
Typically when people start out as content creators — be it writers on Medium or on Substack or video creators on YouTube — their expectations are completely out of whack.
They think they can just sit down one day, bang out a few lazy, AI-generated articles, and then head off to their dream life on a beach somewhere making millions in passive income.
And who’s to blame them?
Read stories here or watch online money gurus on YouTube and they’ll have you believing content business success is a snap.
I’m sorry to tell you those people are either liars, scammers, or have no scruples whatsoever.
No, you won’t be an overnight millionaire writing on Medium.
However, could you make a modest living at it in a reasonably short amount of time?
I’m going to argue that you can — because I’m doing it right now.
Review of recent earnings
In my latest YouTube video, I start by looking at what I earned from blogging in August and September of 2024, when I produced the best numbers I’ve had in over a year.
Then we’ll discuss a couple of the viral articles behind those numbers to see if we can learn anything.
And finally, we’ll discuss whether or not this all adds up to a full-time income.
I hope you enjoy it!
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