Medium Earnings Analysis: Month Two

Using stats to figure out how Medium pays its writers

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In part one, I analysed one month’s worth of data from writing almost daily articles. Whilst it was interesting, one month’s worth of data is not enough to make any strong conclusions. It has, however, paved the way for some changes in tactics, and some very cool additions to the analysis for this month.

Here, I’m recording stats about viewership, readership and income and trying to figure out what makes Medium tick.

Read part one if you haven't yet:

Analysis of Medium Earnings: Month One

Are we there yet?

I previously mentioned a set of “total earnings milestones” that I wanted to hit to make it seem like progress is being made when I slowly step from one to the other. After the first month, I had reached $50 and was sitting at $54. After the second month, I’ve tripled that figure, earning around $100 in the second month.