Why I Will Never Become a Top Money Earner on Medium (After Looking At a Lot of Articles)
When you look at what I write, you’ll probably agree
I see a lot of articles on Medium about making money — big money — not my little $15 or so a month. I follow a few writers who write about this, and about ways to write better/bigger/faster. I’ve read many of their pieces, and I’ve come to some conclusions.
Firstly, I have to say $15 a month is $5 more than I aimed for when I started. LoL. And you are probably thinking — after 4 years, why isn’t she pushing to earn more? Like, hundreds of dollars more?
The really ambitious writers would probably say I don’t want it enough. And they’re right. I’d rather spend my writing time working on my novels and poetry. There it is. Time.
But I have worked out that the much more important factor is … I get bored easily. Most of the people I see earning good or big money write every day, but they also write about the same things over and over. They have about five main topics, and sure, they’re things people are interested in, but those writers are able to write the same stuff with slightly different twists and approaches.
I’ve tried that and I feel like I’m repeating myself just to get some readers. I hear you mutter —…