But the question is who decides what is quality content? Something drastically changed there because I don't write garbage lol. It's just waaaaay harder to get anything more than 50 views now, and this is coming from someone who used to earn those kind of dollars!
But the question is who decides what is quality content? Something drastically changed there because I don't write garbage lol. It's just waaaaay harder to get anything more than 50 views now, and this is coming from someone who used to earn those kind of dollars!
Not to sound flippant, but I think the market (re: readers) does. For a long time, productivity and "health and wellness" dominated the platform, then it was meta stuff, and now it seems to be shifting away from all three.
Think so too. Which topics do you see are trending? I think it's tech because of its strong tech origin. Personal stories, anecdotesy health news from real experts etc.
It's interesting you say that because I've never written about those topics, yet in my Medium prime I was earning VERY well. Some of my stories on grief and loss are my highest earners EVER from back in 2020/21. But I tried another one of those in November and tumbleweeds.
My biggest problem with Medium right now is that I have tons of people "subscribed" to receive new posts by email. But nobody ever sees them. So I think their subscription thing is broken. A long time ago, when I'd publish I'd immediately get at least 100 views from the same people...the ones who subscribed. But that is no longer.
That could be too. I'm in the same boat--both as a writer and a reader. It got to the point that I just added a few of my favorites to an RSS feed, so I wouldn't miss anything.
But the question is who decides what is quality content? Something drastically changed there because I don't write garbage lol. It's just waaaaay harder to get anything more than 50 views now, and this is coming from someone who used to earn those kind of dollars!
50 views used to be 250
Not to sound flippant, but I think the market (re: readers) does. For a long time, productivity and "health and wellness" dominated the platform, then it was meta stuff, and now it seems to be shifting away from all three.
Think so too. Which topics do you see are trending? I think it's tech because of its strong tech origin. Personal stories, anecdotesy health news from real experts etc.
Music, and history for sure, with other pop culture not too far behind.
It's interesting you say that because I've never written about those topics, yet in my Medium prime I was earning VERY well. Some of my stories on grief and loss are my highest earners EVER from back in 2020/21. But I tried another one of those in November and tumbleweeds.
My biggest problem with Medium right now is that I have tons of people "subscribed" to receive new posts by email. But nobody ever sees them. So I think their subscription thing is broken. A long time ago, when I'd publish I'd immediately get at least 100 views from the same people...the ones who subscribed. But that is no longer.
Hi Kristi, these days are gone. But same on TikTok Insta Facebook. Algo changes and you win or lose
That could be too. I'm in the same boat--both as a writer and a reader. It got to the point that I just added a few of my favorites to an RSS feed, so I wouldn't miss anything.
The feed is really bad...