Medium in 9 slides
The best-known paid blogging platform - Partner Program writers earn from member reading time, with bonuses for stories that convert readers into members.
- Publishing platform
- Paid blogging platforms
- Based in San Francisco, United States
What you do on Medium
How the money is made: creating content
- Create and publish
- Grow an audience
- Fans, ads or sponsors pay
- Regular payouts
The best-known paid blogging platform - Partner Program writers earn from member reading time, with bonuses for stories that convert readers into members.
Founded 2012 · next to 4 other paid blogging platforms
Work and topics
Good for
What Medium takes
Requires Medium membership (5 dollars per month) to join the Partner Program
How the money reaches you
From sign-up to payout
- Sign up
- Do the work
- Earnings clearMonthly via Stripe once the balance meets the minimum threshold
- Withdraw1 way to withdraw
1 way to withdraw
- Bank transfer
Can you join?
Yes, if you live in one of 118 countries.
Open in 117 countries
What people actually earn
Medium says Partner Program writers earn from paying members' reading time on paywalled stories, with a read counted after 30 seconds (official help page).
Source: help.medium.com ↗Medium applies a 5% earnings bonus to member reads that come from outside Medium, with higher rates for search and email traffic (official help page).
Source: help.medium.com ↗How it scores
Strong on track record. Weaker on getting paid.
- FeesNot enough facts
- Getting paid2.3
- Access3.5
- Track record4.0
- Proof of earnings2.5
- Top 10K website
- 10 years running
- Fully documented
How much we know
We have 11 of the 17 things we track for every platform. Fees, payouts, join rules, countries and real earnings count most.
What we have
- What kind of platform it is
- Year founded
- Headquarters
- Fees
- Minimum payout
- How fast you get paid
- Withdrawal methods
- Join requirements
- Countries it accepts
- Real earnings figures
- Wikipedia or reference page
Still missing
- Plain-English overview
- Payment protection
- Review ratings
- Support channels
- Mobile apps
- Social accounts