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Medium doesn't actually pay writers does it?

• criddell 6y ago
  Yes, it does.
• gremlinsinc 6y ago
  Medium pays based on users subscribed who 'clap' on your articles, the more claps/views the more you make per article. It's literally $5 a month to subscribe to all medium articles, I don't get the problem. That's less than a starbucks latte.
  • dingaling 6y ago
    It's not just $5 per month, it's $5 on top of all the other subscription services with their low, low monthly costs. Death of 1000 cuts. A service must be really compelling and unique to persuade people to commit to an open-ended subscription on top of everything else crying for their dollars. That's why the likes of Apple are racing to bundle their services for a single monthly family fee, they're getting ahead of 'subscription fatigue' where the mental and financial burden of managing a plethora of small monthly charges becomes overwhelming. > That's less than a starbucks latte. That's a perfect analogy. The majority of people in any population don't buy a Starbucks latté because the cost-value assessment indicates it's not worth it on top of more essential daily living costs.