A Complete Breakdown of Medium vs Substack | How to Make Money as a Writer

[@hudsonrenniewrites]

👉 Check out the description for all the resources I mention in this video. And, to learn how to make money as a writer, join the Writer's Hub community: makemoneywriting.substack.com What would you like to see next? 🙂👇

[@mohamedelsadig7236]

Thank you, Hudson, I want to give some advice, the music sound is a bit high which makes it not easy to focus on your speech. Just an advice and thank you again

[@hudsonrenniewrites]

Ok, thank you! That's helpful feedback for me. 🙂🙏

[@waterboy2602]

I found this really helpful. Thanks Hudson. I think i will give sub stack a go.

[@_theerealnono_7694]

Always proving valuable info and so helpful. Thank you.

[@hudsonrenniewrites]

Yay! I appreciate you. 🙂🙏

[@Uthunder.]

Hi Hudson!, great video, thanks for sharing, really useful

[@hudsonrenniewrites]

Awesome! That’s great to hear. 🙂 🙌

[@m.ismail01]

Thanks Bro

[@hudsonrenniewrites]

You're welcome! 🙌

[@JeffRockLife]

Hey Hudson, thanks for the useful videos. I'd really like to figure out, what's the best practice to repurpose content between Substack and Medium? I know Medium allows reposting articles with canonical links whereas Substack does not. But how would that affect the organic reach - especially for the Medium article? Seems like Medium has better SEO reach than Substack, so I don't want to kill the Medium reach.

[@hudsonrenniewrites]

It's a really good question. I'm planning to start reposting my Substack posts to Medium in the next few months, so I'll have more information then. But, my preliminary thoughts are that it's probably smartest to post to Medium, first. And then repost to Substack a few weeks later, making small tweaks (headline, introduction, etc.). Since Substack's traffic is mainly internal, this seems like a good way to improve visibility. But, I'll have more information once I start experimenting! 🙂🙌

[@willluden7829]

Do you do Substack consulting or do you know anyone who does?

[@hudsonrenniewrites]

Hmmm, it's a good question. I do direct-message coaching with all of my paid members on Substack. But, I haven't been writing on the platform for too long. I'll keep my eyes open for anyone offering more formal consulting, though. 🙂🙌

[@ignaciomartinez8725]

What are your thoughts on beehiiv?

[@AlbertoCabasVidani]

I went all in on Substack in the last 30 days too. Its uniqueness is in the Notes platform, a replacement for X or LinkedIn, and recommendations. Then there are several other features that increase reach and conversions. Beehiv does not have them.

[@hudsonrenniewrites]

I haven't tried it myself. But, funnily enough, I just looked into it for next week's Writer's Hub post. It seems like a nice option but has about a sixth of the users of Substack. 🙂💌

[@ignaciomartinez8725]

@@hudsonrenniewrites I’m eager to see your thoughts on it. By all accounts, it seems like the next big thing.

[@hudsonrenniewrites]

@@ignaciomartinez8725 Hmmm, interesting. I've just looked at the traffic analytics, but haven't dove into its interface. What do you like/have heard people like about it? 💭

[@ignaciomartinez8725]

@@hudsonrenniewrites it is the platform of choice for Arnold Schwarzenegger’s newsletter. A major player in my industry also has hers through beehiiv. And it was started by the founders of the morning brew newsletter. I wish someone would do a video showing a clear path from zero subscribers to 5 figure monitization, with a case study that can be emulated by anyone. That would be of HUGE value.

[@Saanjaay]

although i published 2 articles and have decent claps i didn't get paid and payment option is not available for people in India please help me in this issue!

[@hudsonrenniewrites]

Ah, that’s too bad. 🥲 The Medium Partner Program is unfortunately not available in India. So, your next best option is to promote affiliate links. Here’s a video on how my friend uses Medium to earn money without the Partner Program: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eKCuloWog5qCbpYsi=ERGl5ZlEM3-z6Pe0 I hope it helps! 🙂🙌

[@tapabrata24]

Can you tell me when the medium partner program will be launched in India?

[@hudsonrenniewrites]

Medium hasn’t given a clear update, unfortunately. 🥲 It comes down to their payment provider. Medium uses Stripe, which isn’t available in India. With that said, I know many Indian writers who earn from Medium using friends’ or family members’ Stripe accounts. 💰

[@tapabrata24]

@@hudsonrenniewrites But, I don't have any friends or relatives in US or other countries where strip Is fully available. 😔

[@hudsonrenniewrites]

@@tapabrata24 The only other option I can suggest is to write on Medium and promote affiliate links. I go over how one of my friends earns money on Medium without the Medium Partner Program in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eKCuloWog5qCbpYsi=mmpsJuPCIIpnUcbg I hope it helps! 🙂🙌

[@saurabhadhane7781]

I have 2 Medium account you can post your content on my another account if you want.

[@tapabrata24]

@@saurabhadhane7781 Nieche?

[@user-lw6iz1im6u]

One of my friend has joined medium partner program from Australia. Now I want that account so , I will replace his information of stripe and tax with my information , I am from Canada. So is it possible or there may be problem of like the medium account was of Australian and now is used by Canadian

[@hudsonrenniewrites]

Hmmmm, that's a good question. 🤔 I can't see there being any issues, but you might want to check in with Medium first. You can reach out for support, here: help.medium.com/hc/en-us/requests/new

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