How I Made My First 9.43$ in the First Month

Monika Singh
2 min read2 days ago

After getting medium membership

It was the last week of September 2024.

I opened my Medium after a long break.

I posted the last piece of writing in June before taking a long break.

I don’t know why I got this strong urge to buy a Medium membership.

💲 I bought it.

Then the next day, I came to know that now the medium monetization is working for Indians too.

So, I applied for the Medium Partnership Program the next day.

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And then the next day, I put 4 pinned posts behind the payment wall. 
 
And then when I opened my Medium dashboard, I saw a little earning from my writing. 
 
A number staring back at me: 💲1.11.

It made me incredibly happy! 😊

Money

After 2 days, I decided to put more posts behind the payment wall. 
 
And by the end of September, most of my posts were available only for…

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Monika Singh

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