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Medium, Seriously?
So, checking my dismal stats after the first day of the new year, I wasn’t expecting much. My views and reads were just about normal, yet the amount I made was…
$.04
What the hell is going on?
Now, I know I need to do more to get my stats up, but really? How exactly does 19 reads equate to $.04?
This is not the way I want the year to start.
At this rate, I’ll make enough to buy a coffee from a gas station. Wait, not when you consider the $5 membership fee. If things don’t improve this month, I’ll be in the hole.
I can NOT let that happen.
Something’s got to give because I’m not going to give up. Not yet anyways. I plan on changing the way I approach Medium, but it’s hard to get motivated when you are so discouraged.
Perhaps I shouldn’t have looked. Ignorance is bliss? I’m going to try to forget about the silly four pennies I earned.
What kills me is that I don’t even write for the money, so why does it bother me so much? Maybe it’s because it seems like it puts a value on my work, and that value is pretty much worthless.
It makes me wonder, is it my writing? My marketing and network skills? I don’t think I’ll even know, and maybe that’s what the real issue is.
Anyways, thanks, Medium for the discouragement. I won’t let you get me down!