Riding The Big Publication Rollercoaster Again
Will this be an “up”, a “down” or a “sorry this ride is shut” (to you) moment?
I love writing. I love writing on Medium. But I have a love/hate relationship with publications.
I love the small and medium ones!
(I’ll let you fill in the rest)
Call It As You See It
I think for most of us writers on here (dangerous assumption to make, I know) we write for a couple of reasons. First and foremost, because we love writing and have something to say.
Second to this is, if we’re writing anyway, we may as well do it in a way that is going to bring the most added benefits. And, let’s be honest, what we’re talking about here is earnings.
I’ve been writing on Medium for well over a year now. I’ve published a LOT of articles. The feedback I get is pretty positive. I’ve had some good earnings months. And some ropey ones too.
But average it all out and I’m waaaaay under minimum wage for the time I spend on here. And that’s OK. It’s my choice.
Trust me, if I wasn’t happy, I would walk.
If I want my earnings to grow, which I would like to see happen slowly, then I — just like every other…
