For many HubPages writers, the problem will be that Medium requires a completely different kind of article.
....which will also be an advantage for versatile writers, who can choose to write one style of article for Medium and another for HubPages.
Opinion pieces, politics, news commentary, self-discovery and poetry have never done well on HubPages and probably never will. They seem to do well on Medium (Medium even has its own poetry magazine, I believe).
Substack is not an article-writing site. It's a place where you can create your own blog/website with an attached newsletter. For Hubbers who have a lot of Hubs on one specialist subject, it would be worth considering. It would be pointless for anyone who is not a specialist.
Thanks for making Hubbers aware of these options.
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An article-writing site is a site where many writers contribute to one website. All of the HubPages niche sites, and the main site, are article-writing sites.
On an article-writing site, you are like a staff writer for a magazine. For administrative convenience, you can see all your articles grouped together on your own account, but Google doesn't see it that way. It just sees Hobbylark as one website to which all its articles belong, Letterpile as one website to which all its articles belong, and so on.
Substack is a blogging platform which allows each individual writer to create their OWN individual niche site - just the same as if you started a blog on Wordpress or Blogger. The difference is that Substack offers several enhancements, allowing you to run a newsletter and a subscription service associated with your site.
I was just wondering how you were getting on, Tess. Have you got a link to your Medium profile? I am intrigued but don't know if my sort of thing would work there.
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You have a great collection of articles already, and in wide-ranging topics. I am tempted
I'm always a bit nervous of a new platform. I was a member of HubPages for two years before I plucked up the courage to write here. The Apprentice program gave me a lovely kickstart, for which I'll be ever grateful.
Oh, you were in the apprentice program! Wasn't it just for new hubbers? They should definitely begin that again.
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I've done it https://medium.com/@troi_53705
I also took a paid membership. Is that a good thing?
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I saw that, but I still think the "how to" style articles that work (or used to work...) on HubPages would be totally unsuitable for Medium, even if one started one's own magazine. Whether there is anywhere else they would work is another question.
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If someone had a successful website with a large following, I doubt they would have time to write on Medium, or even feel the need. They can probably earn a better income on their site.
For me it's all theoretical as I have zero interest in writing much these days.
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And here I thought it was just me who earns $2 a month because I'm still new here. I was under the impression that things were better for older members.
They are I'm still in the mid hundreds, but under half of what I normally earn. I'm having to delve into my other half's bank account for grocery money
There are plenty of "older members" who earn less than that. Even according to Mediums own figures, 93% of the people who write on that site earn less than $100 a month. https://medium.com/blogging-guide/mediu … 17a6369036
OldRoses comment about why she wants to write there is great. If you want to join the site to be creative, go for it. If you want to earn there are no guantees anywhere.
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Very true Tess. I think you have to enjoy it and if you manage to earn too that is great.
I'm not on FB but I'll turn on my contact button on my HubPages profile. Is email okay with you?
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Thanks, contact button on. https://hubpages.com/@theraggededge
You just summed up all the thoughts swirling around in my head in the past few weeks.
Some of the reasons why I started publishing on KDP. Expanding on some of my articles and publishing them as eBooks.
Medium is not earning from ads but from the fees from members which is $5 per month at present.
They distribute some money to writers from this. So model is different there.
Anyway, a good writer can earn everywhere.
I see your point and I have to agree with Marisa. This is something we already spoke about too.
But all things aside, I still cannot read your articles, not until the start of the next month. The topics you wrote about would never really do well on HP, that's for sure. But, my question to you is this:
You are comparing your first months on HP to Medium. Other than the fact that you have more experience with writing for an internet crowd today, did you publish as many hubs in the start? I ask this because you've got plenty on Medium, half the amount that you've got here.
I love your author bio on Medium btw.
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Oh yes, I remember now that you had another account. That makes sense. But, I am not at all surprised that you do well on Medium. Good luck and also good news on your books.
by Susan Keeping 13 years ago
You should check out Broowaha, a citizen journalist website. They accept non-fiction articles, poetry and prose. You can add two ads to each of your articles, a banner ad and a 300x250 ad.http://www.broowaha.comI have just published my first article and I probably will be writing more there.
by Alex Rose 4 years ago
Hey all! Does anyone have any success writing for other websites? I'm finding that my views on my articles are up (it's all hair stuff, and everyone is doing their hair at home across the world), but my earnings are going down further and further.As we know, the Amazon issue isn't helping... Here's...
by Janis Masyk-Jackson 3 months ago
I was just curious for those of you who write for Medium and/or Substack, how your earnings compare to what you make on Hubpages. Do you think it's worthwhile writing for these sites? I look forward to everyone's insight. Thank you.
by promisem 2 weeks ago
I have been pleased with the audience and revenue for my articles on HubPages since joining the site some years ago.I commend the company for creating the successful niche sites at a time when similar sites were folding. My existing articles that moved to those sites have done even better than...
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I have just found this new writing site, that after spending nearly an hour taking a test to prove my worthiness! I was wondering if it was worth it! they pay you about 2 dollars each article if it is 300 words, but of course you have to write it about 3 times! is it worth it? thanks
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