Why The Biggest Writers On Medium Are Fleeing The Platform (And What I’m Going To Do)
The death or rebirth of the platform? You decide.
There’s a mass exodus of top Medium writers from the platform.
Over the last two years, the platform has significantly changed its monetization and content distribution strategy.
This has pissed a lot of people off.
Frustrated, top writers have voted with their feet and moved to other platforms.
Here’s what it means for you.
In 2018, Medium was the wild west.
The monetization was new.
You heard of people making $5k or even $10k on one article alone. It was a gold rush. People flocked to Medium to get in on the action.
In those days, it was possible to build an entire business on Medium.
Many writers did exactly that. They relied exclusively on Medium royalties without ever building a business backend or sales funnel. They ignored marketing and building a sustainable offer.
Why would they? You could easily bring in a six-figure income on Medium.
But those days are long gone.
