$1974.79 in 31 Days. How Did I Do It?

I’ll reveal how.

Mary Carter
2 min readOct 6, 2024

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Screenshot of my Medium account in August

Well, August was a month of a huge awakening regarding the Medium platform. I think this is when I started taking Medium seriously after seeing what was possible to earn as a part-time writer.

My first month on the platform, I earned $175. Hey, I even threw a party and everything it was my first money earned online, and I thought it was super important to celebrate that milestone.

In terms of articles, I think I wrote about 30, but I noticed that the key was really to be authentic and consistent, and that’s exactly what I did, even in August.

The traffic I achieved in August

The lesson I take away here is that Medium, currently and from what I’ve seen on other platforms, is one of those that gives you a fair opportunity to grow without limitations. You just need to be authentic and share genuinely. And of course, there are techniques and strategies that help grab attention.

Copywriting and storytelling are techniques that, in my analysis, help and assist you in writing with context and a clear message.

Well, unfortunately, I don’t have a magic trick for you on how I achieved this result, but…

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Mary Carter

I share candid reflections on love, sex, and life's ups and downs, no holds barred and no taboos.