How to Make Money Writing on Medium in 2024 | Interview With $100K Top Writers Zulie Rane and Sinem Guenel

Medium is undergoing a lot of changes. Learn how to grow, get seen and paid on Medium.com in 2023 and beyond.

photo credit: Kristina God on YouTube; Top Writer interview Sinem Guenel and Zulie Rane

As a newbie to online writing, I’m on Medium one day and come across a serious scroll-stopper.

There’s this Top Writer and she’s totally knocking it out of the park with her content.

She is not only a non-native speaker like me (she comes from Austria), but also a bright light.

I tap the follow button and spend 30 minutes lost in her content. I like her marketing and business brain.

And I say to myself: “This woman knows how to write and how to promote herself. Perfect combination to earn money online!”

The female writer I’m talking about is Sinem Guenel.

We exchanged our first emails in German back in 2021 and she is just as fantastic as a person as she is on our Medium feed.

Fast forward to today, Sinem became editor of one of Medium’s biggest publications - Better Marketing. It’s my favorite corner in Medium-land. Since I’m a busy working marketing mom, I don't often write for it, but I read it.

I was delighted to hear the news and even more delighted when I heard that YouTuber and Medium Top Writer Zulie Rane would be joining her.

So I’m super happy that those two Top Writers, Boost Nominators, and editors are joining our “Medium Week” here on Substack.

What I hear all the time is: “I want to get read, be seen, and paid on Medium!”

Hits home, right?

I bet you also want to know how to grow, get seen and paid on Medium.com in 2023 and beyond.

Zulie Rane and Sinem Guenel have the answers. 

Both have been writing on the publishing platform for 5 years now and earn more than $100,000 a year writing on the internet.

In this week’s YouTube video, I share an exclusive interview with Sinem & Zulie

In our interview, we focus on 5 topics:

1. The latest Medium trends, features, and the Boost

2. Newly updated metrics

3. Updated Medium Partner Program (MPP)

4. Writing with AI

5. Behind-the-scenes look at Better Marketing, one of Medium’s Top 10 publications

👀Psst! In the show notes of my YouTube video, you’ll find an invitation to a special & free Masterclass hosted by Sinem and Zulie. If you’re extremely excited and want to secure your seat, click here! But don’t tell anyone!👀

In this interview, we’ll discuss:

Medium’s Latest Updates & Features

00:00:00 The Power of Medium.com & Who Are Zulie Rane and Sinem Guenel

00:01:41 How to Build a Loyal Audience on Medium

00:06:28 How to Hook Readers within 30 Seconds

00:09:51 What’s the Most Important Metric on Medium

00:13:41 How to Stand Out on Medium

00:16:55 Quantity vs Quality

00:20:17 How Should Writers Tag Their Stories on Medium

00:23:36 Latest Features on Medium

00:24:46 How to Gain Trust on Medium

00:29:52 What’s the Future of AI on Medium

00:37:05 How to Use SEO on Medium

Better Marketing

00:41:29 What is Better Marketing

00:49:56 Having a Corporate Background for Better Marketing

00:48:50 How Many Writers Get Accepted into Better Marketing

00:49:41 Resubmissions for Better Marketing

00:51:08 Is There an Ideal Post Length for Medium

00:54:37 What is a Boosted Story on Medium

00:55:58 Publishing in a Big Publication on Medium

00:58:33 Requirements for Better Marketing

Personal Questions

00:59:37 What are Your Hobbies?

01:00:52 What Do You Like to Do in Autumn?

01:01:50 What’s Your Favorite Dish?

01:02:41 Who’s Your Favorite Writer on Medium?

01:03:37 Conclusion

Feel free to share your questions, learnings, feelings & thoughts in the comments here on Substack and/or on YouTube.

Sinem, Zulie & I are looking forward to interacting with you! Thanks so much!

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