This is a timely message, Yana. I was addicted to Medium until June 2024 suddenly, they pulled the carpet under all established writers and put us in the distribution jail. My income dropped 95% in a month. I did not care for the money as it is not my purpose on Medium, but losing an audience I built for 6 years was very painful. Fortunately, some vice mentors helped me to transition my community Substack. I have been here since 2019 but did not pay attention to it as I did for Medium. As soon as I created a strategy and plan, my tangible and intangible benefits increased by 600%. I liked your strategy using Medium as a growth strategy and a tool. I will write more about it to make the transition smoother and help many writers who are addicted to a platform that does not care about writers and now even belittles and blames them. Thank you for being an education and inspiration source for this wonderful community. Those Medium writers who are unaware of the current situation can check out the facts in this latest bulletin I provided there transparently.
That’s all they do it for: profits. I fully understand it. What I fail to understand is where are they leading the platform strategically. It lost its concept of a community and it’s not a media nit even a publication…I’m watching to see what happens :)
This is a timely message, Yana. I was addicted to Medium until June 2024 suddenly, they pulled the carpet under all established writers and put us in the distribution jail. My income dropped 95% in a month. I did not care for the money as it is not my purpose on Medium, but losing an audience I built for 6 years was very painful. Fortunately, some vice mentors helped me to transition my community Substack. I have been here since 2019 but did not pay attention to it as I did for Medium. As soon as I created a strategy and plan, my tangible and intangible benefits increased by 600%. I liked your strategy using Medium as a growth strategy and a tool. I will write more about it to make the transition smoother and help many writers who are addicted to a platform that does not care about writers and now even belittles and blames them. Thank you for being an education and inspiration source for this wonderful community. Those Medium writers who are unaware of the current situation can check out the facts in this latest bulletin I provided there transparently.
https://medium.com/illumination/mediums-third-and-most-dangerous-move-denial-and-the-blame-game-b49af81693d2
"like an afterthought"
Yeah, exactly. I've been on Medium for 14 months, even longer here on Substack.
Each HAD their benefits. The Medium situation makes no sense, except perhaps to their profit margin.
That’s all they do it for: profits. I fully understand it. What I fail to understand is where are they leading the platform strategically. It lost its concept of a community and it’s not a media nit even a publication…I’m watching to see what happens :)