Maybe, sometimes.
The writing
👍🏼 Copy-pasting from DEV basically works
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I tried medium when I started blogging and dropped it because of reasons you mention here. Additionally, I mostly stopped reading on medium, just the occasional article that's listed in my Google search
Thanks for this nice article 👍
Come to think of it, I can't even remember the last time I saw a Medium article....🤔
You're welcome!
I do agree with some of your points here @jmfayard however, there is a hidden secret that many Medium authors are not aware of. Still, Medium should have certainly done a better job of spreading the word about this feature. They only recently began to make an effort toward supporting features for developer authors, which is better late than never, I guess.
but no syntax highlighting, right?
That is a hard negative. The only way to do it, and it gets frustrating quickly, is to first create, and then embed, a Gist, Codepen, or JSFiddle URL.
I was not able to verify if it's true but for those who'd like to try it out: If your post is behind Medium's paywall, then you get more eyeballs as Medium distributes it to more people.
It's true to a certain extent, but if that means you get paid $5 instead of $1, that's still peanuts. Maybe others can chime. Have you published on Medium outside of a publication and got significant traffic?
Haha. Yes. I think it's not a good way to make money. I think Substack is a better option if you are trying to make money through writing. I assume many of the readers there is more inclined to pay for information. For Medium, I'm more interested in the traffic.
For publication, my teammate has tried it in our last startup. We did get a boost, but it's not a good long term value add. Your point below is spot on.
Here is a screenshot from my best Medium post, which is behind the paywall. While more worthy articles have certainly been penned, this does offer a realistic look at how much an average author might make from a single post.