How can I make a million dollars on Medium?

 This is the human written part.

I’m always testing the state of AI summaries and AI bots because we seem to be coming out of the period where AI only existed to replace human writing with slop and moving into a period where AI can augment and personalize the writing we’ve already done so that it is more useful for the reader.

I have mixed feelings because I’m seeing mixed results. But it’s early days and so I’m looking for any signs of success. Given that, will you test something with me?

I put a lot of my writing into an AI bot that you can talk to. I also recorded an AI version of my voice that you can talk to. Would you try asking it some questions? Here’s the link: https://www.superme.ai/tstubblebine

(I’m not affiliated with the service, SuperMe, but I think it’s very interesting.)

Somebody asked my AI bot “How can I make a million dollars on Medium” and this is what my bot replied with. It’s drawn from a lot of what I would have coached you to do back before I was the CEO. So to me, it looks and feels like my writing. These are definitely my ideas. But does it read like me to you?

This is the AI generated answer:

While directly earning a million dollars solely from writing on Medium is not a path Tony Stubblebine explicitly outlines, he emphasizes leveraging the platform to build expertise and create opportunities that can lead to substantial income, potentially in the range of a million dollars annually, through indirect means.

Here’s how Tony Stubblebine suggests writers can achieve significant financial success by using Medium:

• Focus on the “Expert Economy” over the “Creator Economy”: Stubblebine notes that the most financially successful writers on Medium are often technical leaders or business consultants who use their writing to develop and showcase mastery of a topic. Their articles act as a “calling card” that can lead to high-paying jobs, coaching, or consulting opportunities outside of Medium, sometimes paying upwards of a million dollars a year. He views the “creator economy,” which often involves a “content treadmill” of daily new posts, as not always paying well, in contrast to the lucrative “expert economy.”
• “Get Paid Twice” (or more) for your writing: The core idea is that your writing on Medium should open doors to other income streams.
• Books: You can get paid by Medium for your articles, and then get paid again by turning those articles into a book.
• Career Advancement: Many authors use their writing on Medium as a portfolio to gain new employment or promotions that pay significantly more than the writing itself. Stubblebine highlights that writing creates new opportunities, and these opportunities almost always pay more than the direct earnings from the writing.
• Coaching and Consulting: Coaches and consultants use Medium to build credibility, attracting clients who read their work and then hire them. This is seen as a form of content marketing where providing value attracts customers.
• Prioritize Quality and Authenticity: Medium’s focus under Stubblebine’s leadership is on high-quality, authentic human writing that deepens understanding, rather than clickbait or AI-generated content. He believes that focusing on quality and authenticity is the way to stand out and connect with readers.
• Leverage Medium’s Distribution: Medium offers a unique distribution system and a large network of readers. By publishing on Medium, writers can gain an audience and establish themselves as experts without needing to build their own SEO credibility from scratch. Submitting to publications on Medium can also provide access to built-in audiences and editorial feedback.

In essence, while Medium itself might not directly pay a million dollars for articles, Tony Stubblebine’s perspective is that it serves as a powerful platform to cultivate and demonstrate expertise, which then unlocks far more significant financial opportunities in related fields.