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Tech writing for Medium
I started writing here on Medium on January 2017, I write mostly about software development and technology and wanted to share what I’ve found and how much you can expect to make as well as other insights and some tips.
General Stats.
Data from January 2017 to June 2020 ( 3 and a half years ! )I wrote 77 articles during that time which average to about 2 articles a month, 371,406 views and 1,338 followers.
These days I aim to write at least 4 articles a month and at least 500 words per day ( code samples and collateral can take days if not weeks though ).Total gross revenue for this period was $3,645.26.
Earnings after taxes ( about 10% ) and coffee were unfortunately negative but…
I joined the medium partner program in May 2019, that is I started getting paid for past and current articles a couple of years after I started writing, so the above earnings are mainly for 14 months which is about $260 a month or about $140 in monthly profit after taxes and coffee ( my main expense besides time in writing ).Here’s a monthly breakdown to give you a better idea:
| MONTH | Gross |
|--------|--------|
| Jun-20 | $182 |
| May-20 | $313 |
| Apr-20 | $316 |
| Mar-20 | $1,467 |
| Feb-20 | $690 |
| Jan-20 | $509 |
| Dec-19 | $109 |
| Nov-19 | $13 |
| Oct-19 | $3 |
| Sep-19 | $18 |
| Aug-19 | $12 |
| Jul-19 | $13 |
| Jun-19 | $18 |
| May-19 | $3 |In March-April there was a negative shift in trends probably due to covid-19 or the writing gods got angry at me, hard to tell.You can better see it in chart form :
I don’t make a living writing but some days I live to write and write to live.
The good the bad the ugly
Being a writer here at Medium (or anywhere else ) can be tough, I think I can summarize it in the obligatory meme format:
