Medium

Medium

A Medium Corporation
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About

Where good ideas find you. Read and share new perspectives on just about any topic. Everyone’s welcome. The best ideas can change who we are. Medium is where those ideas take shape, take off, and spark powerful conversations. We’re an open platform where 170 million readers come to find insightful and dynamic thinking. Here, expert and undiscovered voices alike dive into the heart of any topic and bring new ideas to the surface. Our purpose is to spread these ideas and deepen understanding of the world. We’re creating a new model for digital publishing. One that supports nuance, complexity, and vital storytelling without giving in to the incentives of advertising. It’s an environment that’s open to everyone but promotes substance and authenticity. And it’s where deeper connections forged between readers and writers can lead to discovery and growth. Together with millions of collaborators, we’re building a trusted and vibrant ecosystem fueled by important ideas.

About

A place for independent writing. Start a newsletter. Build your community. Make money from subscriptions. Publishing is free, with no limits. We only make money when you do. Your email list is your community. When you start a Substack, you get: - Your own email list - A website for all your posts - Community features - Audio, video, images, GIFs, and more - Control over what’s free and what’s only for your paying subscribers It takes less than a minute to get started. Build your audience on Substack, or bring them over. When you're ready, you can add paid subscriptions. We take care of the details so you can focus on writing. Top writers on Substack make hundreds of thousands of dollars a year. When readers pay writers directly, writers can focus on doing the work they care about most. A few hundred paying subscribers can support a livelihood. A few thousand makes it lucrative

Platforms Supported

Windows
Mac
Linux
Cloud
On-Premises
iPhone
iPad
Android
Chromebook

Platforms Supported

Windows
Mac
Linux
Cloud
On-Premises
iPhone
iPad
Android
Chromebook

Audience

Writers and readers who want to read and support independent writers

Audience

Writers who want to write independently and earn subscription revenue from readers

Support

Phone Support
24/7 Live Support
Online

Support

Phone Support
24/7 Live Support
Online

API

Offers API

API

Offers API

Screenshots and Videos

Screenshots and Videos

Pricing

$5 per month
Or $50 per year
Free Version
Free Trial

Pricing

Free
Free Version
Free Trial

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 4.3 / 5
ease 4.3 / 5
features 4.3 / 5
design 4.0 / 5
support 4.3 / 5

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 5.0 / 5
ease 5.0 / 5
features 4.0 / 5
design 4.0 / 5
support 3.0 / 5

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • Good quality articles. TTS option - for listening to the article. Lots of curated collections to group together articles under common theme / topic. Reading list feature to save articles.
  • -Clean, intuitive app. -High quality content. -Real potential to earn as a writer if you can put in the time. -Affordable subscription fee to unlock all content. -Engaged community.
  • It's a solid place to upload information about your company or opinion pieces and start up a conversation in the comments. The look of Medium is very minimalistic, clean and modern. It's good if you've got more to say than can be condensed in a Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter post, and you won't need to do anything to make your content already look great.

Cons

  • Cluttered interface - the main reading window is narrow due to the sidebars. Ads and limited access for free users.
  • -Mobile app makes in-app writing cumbersome. -Tends to get laggy and need restarting/refreshing. -Extremely competitive/saturated market. -Curated feed lacks variety. -Unpaid membership only allows a few premium article views a month.
  • Medium looks good, but you will struggle to stand out from everyone else on the site. There's a lot of people on medium, and opportunities to make money there are slim if all you're doing is posting to Medium. It's okay for posting about your product or in conjunction with other platforms, but not really worthwhile by itself. You get that nice, clean look in exchange, likewise, for being able to customize much of anything.

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • Excellent platform to build your newsletter, very easy to use and enough for a writer, will recommend.

Cons

  • 10% fee from your income for paid subscribers online.

Training

Documentation
Webinars
Live Online
In Person

Training

Documentation
Webinars
Live Online
In Person

Company Information

A Medium Corporation
Founded: 2012
United States
medium.com

Company Information

Substack
Founded: 2017
United States
substack.com

Alternatives

Blogger

Blogger

Google

Alternatives

Bulletin

Bulletin

Meta

Categories

Categories

Blog Features

Analytics
Collaborative Writing
Comment Moderation
File Sharing
Group Posting
Monetization Tools
Post Management
Search
WYSIWYG Rich Text Editing

Email Marketing Features

A/B Testing
Artificial Intelligence
Auto-Responders
CAN SPAM Compliance
Customer Surveys
Drip Campaigns
Dynamic Content
Event Triggered Email
Image Library
Landing Pages/Web Forms
Mailing List Management
Mobile Optimized Emails
Reporting/Analytics
Subscriber Management
Template Management
WYSIWYG Email Editor

Publishing and Subscriptions Features

Advertising Management
Books
Campaign Management
Catalogs
Circulation Management
Content Management
Layout & Design
Magazines
Newsletters
Newspapers

Subscription Management Features

Cancellation Management
Discount / Coupon Management
Dunning Management
Enrollment Management
Product Catalog
Recurring Billing
Revenue Recognition
Revenue Recovery Tools
Self Service Portal
Subscription Plan Management
Tax Management
Trial Management
Usage Tracking/Analytics

Integrations

Bruinen
Clico
Napkin
Sourcetable
Stackreaction
TwinMind
AesirX
CloudApper iPaaS
ContentBeast
Craft CMS
Emberos
KonnectzIT
Narrareach
NativeMind
Peekaboo
Play.ht
SavePoint Station Manager
SendX
Workers by Delos
Workona

Integrations

Bruinen
Clico
Napkin
Sourcetable
Stackreaction
TwinMind
AesirX
CloudApper iPaaS
ContentBeast
Craft CMS
Emberos
KonnectzIT
Narrareach
NativeMind
Peekaboo
Play.ht
SavePoint Station Manager
SendX
Workers by Delos
Workona
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