Published inNew Writers Welcome·PinnedMember-onlyWhy Bother Giving 50 Claps When Only the First One Counts?Should we all start giving one clap? — I have always thought the 50-claps thing was a bit bizarre. Either you like a story or you don't. How is it even possible to judge that a story is worth 17 claps, or 35, or 47, or whatever? I know it only takes a few seconds to hold your…New Writers Welcome3 min readNew Writers Welcome3 min read
Published inThe Side Hustle Club·PinnedMember-onlyHow I Build Websites for $10 and Sell Them for $395+It’s a nice side hustle that’s easy to start — This post includes affiliate links. One of my current side hustles is building websites to flip for a few hundred dollars each. I recently sold one for $395 and another for $450. I aim to build and sell one every month or two. It’s easy work once you have everything…Side Hustle4 min readSide Hustle4 min read
Published inNew Writers Welcome·3 days agoMember-onlyThe Real Reason You’re Not Making Money on MediumIt’s simple Economics 101 — Forget about all the complicated and opaque earnings calculations. It's irrelevant in the bigger picture. It's simply impossible for the majority of writers to be earning $100 or more a month. I'll keep this very simple so that it's super easy to understand. Note the following numbers are rough estimates…Medium3 min readMedium3 min read
Published inNew Writers Welcome·Nov 4Member-only7 Things You Need to Give Up if You Want to Be SuccessfulYou can start today with #4 — Success can mean different things to different people, so the things you need to give up may vary depending on your personal goals and values. However, here are 7 things that many successful people have found it beneficial to give up in their pursuit of success: #1 — Procrastinating “You may delay, but…Success4 min readSuccess4 min read
Published inRead or Die!·Nov 2Member-onlyMy October 2023 Earnings Were Abysmal - How Were Yours?In August, I earned $273.65 writing on Medium. In September, $367.94. After a pretty bad 12 months for earnings, things were starting to look up. But before October even started, I wasn't optimistic at all. My earnings in the second half of September were 50% down compared to the first…Medium3 min readMedium3 min read
Published inILLUMINATION·Nov 2Member-onlyI Got a 10% Discount for Being a Student of LifeSometimes you get what you ask for — I was at the bookstore a while back looking for a new book to read. I eventually found one and took it to the counter to pay. At the counter, I noticed a sign that said "20% Student Discount". I thought I might as well give it a go. What's…This Happened To Me2 min readThis Happened To Me2 min read
Published inNew Writers Welcome·Oct 20Member-onlyMy Worst Day Ever for Medium EarningsI wonder what I can spend my 37 cents on — I published my first article on Medium on 30 October 2021. I joined the Medium Partner Program on 12 November 2021. I earned around $5 on my first day of the program. I've had 2 or 3 days when I earned over $100. That's not a typo. I actually earned…Medium2 min readMedium2 min read
Published inThe Pub·Oct 16Member-onlyMy Solopreneur Projects Over the Last 20 YearsSome of these may work for you — I saw a few posts on the Medium entrepreneur sub where people posted a list of side hustles and businesses they’d tried. I find posts like that quite fascinating so decided to create my own list. As well as giving you a list of the projects I tried, I’ll also…Solopreneur6 min readSolopreneur6 min read
Published inNew Writers Welcome·Oct 15Member-onlyA Day in My Life as a SolopreneurEvery day is similar but different — Even though I had a day job for most of my life, I was also a solopreneur. Now that I've reached financial freedom, many people wonder exactly how I spend my time. We're all at a different part of our journey through life so what my day is like will…Solopreneur7 min readSolopreneur7 min read
Published inILLUMINATION·Oct 10Member-only7 Things That Will Disappear Sooner Than You ThinkOnce #5 disappears nothing else will matter — If you look back just 25 years or so, you’ll see that most of what we take for granted today simply didn’t exist. There was no Google, no smartphones, no Netflix, no internet for most people, no email, no GPS, no online banking, and a host of other things. Here’s…Future3 min readFuture3 min read
