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The Medium Earnings Rollercoaster Ride of 2023

Did I forget how little I earned before August?

2 min readNov 1, 2023

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A bar chart of the author’s daily Medium earnings, showing a rise in early August, a bigger rise in mid-August due to a boosted story, and a fall in late September — My daily Medium earnings from 1 May to 31 October 2023. Chart created by the author using Google Sheets

Are things roughly back to where they were in June?

My gut tells me I’m earning less than I did in the past. But have the spectacular August and September numbers affected my judgement?

Let’s take a look.

My October earnings and views are similar to June’s

A bar chart showing the author’s monthly Medium earnings from May to October 2023. August and September are higher, but the other months are similar — Total monthly earnings, May — October 2023. Chart created by the author using Google Sheets

A bar chart showing the author’s monthly Medium views from May to October 2023. July is lower and August is higher. — Total monthly views, May — October 2023. Chart created by the author using Google Sheets

My October ‘cents per view’ is similar to pre-August levels

A bar chart showing the author’s cents per view on Medium from May to October 2023. August and September are much higher, but the other months are similar — Cents per view, May — October 2023. Chart created by the author using Google Sheets

My average earnings per story is now higher than before August

Alan AJ

Written by Alan AJ

One day I'll think of something good to put here. For now, just know I'm 50-something years old and I keep writing about life.

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