If you are a writer on Medium then there are a lot of other platforms where you can make money writing. The business model and the popularity of the platform may be different but you have great examples of writers who make money on those platforms.

A smart writer always diversifies their writing portfolio.

Writing online is hard. If you have skills in search engine optimization and you combine it with a topic of your interest, you could end up making more money on these different writing platforms. If you are just putting content on one platform then you are putting all your eggs in one basket. One of my blogs that is making me $1,000 a month got hacked and in the next month, I made no money. Some of these in life you learn through the hard way.

The Internet is revolutionary. YouTube changed things by being a pioneer in introducing revenue sharing into the Internet. Now, more and more platforms are emerging that could give the possibility to people to make money as a content creator without investing anything.

Benefits of using revenue sharing websites?

Using revenue sharing websites give you an opportunity to use their modern infrastructure to share your thoughts, help people, and make a community by just sharing what you already know. It is like "The information you have is some form of currency"

• These writing platforms have built-in traffic. Some writing platforms have huge traffic which will help you make more money. Some writers get viral on their very first article and they start their writing journey with a boom. Sites like Medium and Quora are some examples where you can make money and can find thousands of readers on your very first article.
• It could give you a community of interested readers: We living in the world of Algorithms. If you are writing online, the very first thing you should do is to build a community of interested readers. Without having a solid community, you are nothing. Medium, Quora, Google, or any platform could change their algorithm and your traffic will go to zero. This is why you need to build a community of interested readers, who you can connect easily.
• Start building a portfolio: Writing online could also help you to discuss problems, give a solution(s) to those problems, and share your knowledge and experience. You can also mention your blog link on Linkedin or in your Resume to boost your chances of being a unique candidate. Also, you could make money from different monetization ways depend upon which writing platform you are using.
• Your work will always be on that platform and it will have a compounding effect: Compounding effect is one of the best things in this world. Your article is like your product, this product never expired. It will always be here and some will generate a few hundred bucks while others will generate pennies. But, one thing is sure and that is; "You will make money from your years of old articles"

Five of the best revenue sharing websites for writers

Following are the five best revenue sharing websites for writers. There are some platforms that could accept your already published articles and all you have to do is to just publish them on these platforms. It is like generating multiple revenues stream.

1. Medium:

Medium is a great platform for writers. There are some writers making thousands of dollars every month writing on Medium. Medium partner program helps writers getting a share of the revenue based on the reading time of the Medium member — People who pay $5/month to read unlimited articles on Medium.

Here is how you can make money on Medium:

1. You make an account on Medium. Click on your profile picture and in the drop-down menu, click on "Medium Partner program"
2. Join the Medium Partner program by connecting your bank account with Stripe express.
3. Submit the tax information.
4. Congratulations. Now, every story you publish will make you money if you get reads from Medium members.

If you are interested to know; How to make money on Medium, here is a complete guide: How to make money on Medium in 2021?

2. Vocal Media:

Vocal Media is a site that pays based on the reads you get. Vocal Media is one of the websites for making money writing articles and you don't need to pay anything. The money comes from the Vocal+ subscribers but they pay you for almost a single read. If you are serious about writing on Vocal then the best thing is to buy a Vocal+ Subscription.

Making money writing on Vocal Media is easy. Make an account on the platform, connect your Stripe account, and submit your first story.

3. Hubpages:

Hubpages has an Adsense-based revenue sharing site. You can make an account and connect your AdSense account. Upon connecting your AdSense account you can display ads and get a share of the ads revenue on your Hubpages profile which will be transferred to your bank account. If you have no money to invest online and want to make some free money by writing articles, Hubpages is the best platform for people who love to display ads on their content. Here is how to make money writing on Hubpages?

4. Building your own blog around a specific niche:

Writing on Hubpages or any other writing platform has one disadvantage, the platform could suspend your account any time if you violate any of their rules. Now, having your own blog means your own real-estate. If you, by chance are creating content online, you should have a blog. You could monetize your blog through Multiple ways, I enlisted over 15 ways through which you could make money from your WordPress blog;

But, WordPress isn't just a single Content-management system, but in fact, there are many other platforms where you could host your content and can make money.

• Substack. ($10 domain cost + $50 a one time cost), you can make money by introducing a paywall in your stories and through affiliate marketing.
• Ghost. Better and modern technology and an improved version of Substack but could cost you $350 if you want to use their hosting servers. Also, their technology is open source and free if you just want to use it as a content management system.

5. Wattpad:

This site also shares ad-revenue with some of its writers who are part of the Wattpad Stars program. You could lock your stories and only people who pay you could read your stories. Wattpad is best for writers who are into writing short novels or stories. Platforms that have their own system are quite independent and you could publish almost anything you want.

My recommendations:

Making money online is hard. It could take you a lot of time if you don't have a big social media following or lack certain skills like knowing about Search engine optimization and put hard work into sharing your articles on social media. I am a writer on Medium and other writing platforms. I also have a blog. This means that you should diversify your writings. Don't just rally on one platform because you never know which article of your on what writing platform get a huge hit and you end you making thousand of dollars a month.

PS: In this article, we discuss some writing platforms that share revenue with their writers. This platform doesn't charge you anything but if you publish quality content on these platforms then you could reach thousands of people and can make money. Some of the writing platforms that share revenue with their writers are; Medium, Vocal Media, Hubpages, Having your own blog, and Wattpad.

I hope this helps.

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