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There is a significant amount of content on Medium that's readable without an account. I think, if the goal is to get eyes on your content, Medium's recommendat

by bjord 6y ago

There is a significant amount of content on Medium that's readable without an account. I think, if the goal is to get eyes on your content, Medium's recommendation of your stuff to other people is a great way to achieve that.

mel_llaguno 6y ago
Unfortunately, reading Medium articles (even free ones) after a certain number of visits drops the registration banner and prevents you from continuing/reading without an account as a reader. To me, this engagement model is parasitic and suggests that their valuation/monetization strategy is "eyeballs". Not sure this necessarily helps writers but it certainly helps Medium to drive sign-ups with free content. Gists do not require an account/login for readers AFAIK.