I started to write THIS VERY ARTICLE with one caveat — I additionally made the mistake of sharing my “friend link” instead of the regular Medium link when one of my articles got picked up by a publication. So I got similar view numbers to yours for a couple of days, but even LESS revenue!

The other particulars were basically the same.

So there is one place where I have seen a boost because of my Medium articles. That is in my freelance business, where linking to my Medium profile and specific articles has gotten me clients who tell me that I am now “legit.”

So, you know. You get $5.35 and legitimacy. Which is $.35 cents more than you had the month before …