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Medium vs Squidoo
Medium and Squidoo are both paid blogging platforms. Squidoo is merged — Acquired by and merged into HubPages in 2014. Medium is the active option.
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Key differences
- Squidoo is merged — Acquired by and merged into HubPages in 2014. Medium is the active option.
- Squidoo is the older platform — founded in 2005, 7 years before Medium (2012).
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Medium
The best-known paid blogging platform - Partner Program writers earn from member reading time, with bonuses fo…
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Squidoo
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A revenue-share platform where writers built topic pages and earned from ads and sales.
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| Type | Paid blogging like Medium | Paid blogging like Medium |
| Category | Writing & Content | Writing & Content |
| Vetted | No | No |
| Work from home | Yes | No |
| Fees | Requires Medium membership (5 dollars per month) to join the Partner Program | — |
| Minimum payout | 10 USD | — |
| Withdraw via | Bank transfer (Stripe) | — |
| Availability | 120+ countries | — |
| Founded | 2012 | 2005 |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, United States | San Francisco, United States |
| Popularity | 43 views · 0 likes | 51 views · 0 likes |