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Ask HN: Please stop writing tutorials/tech articles on Medium

#1
Let me put this as simple as I can: Writing tutorials on Medium means you are putting them behind a paywall, thus restricting learning opportunities.

Medium is not StackOverflow, it limits the number of articles that can be freely read.

If you ever learned something from a blog or from stackoverflow do contribute back by sharing your knowledge open on the internet not behind a paywall.

Re: Ask HN: Please stop writing tutorials/tech articles on Medium

#3
post #2

Aren't the writers consciously choosing to monetize their content?

Does that mean that anyone who publishes something on Medium can potentially get paid for it?

I'm not familiar with the workings of Medium, aside from the fact that there's a limit on the number of articles one can read for free each month.

Re: Ask HN: Please stop writing tutorials/tech articles on Medium

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post #2

Aren't the writers consciously choosing to monetize their content?

Does that mean that anyone who publishes something on Medium can potentially get paid for it? I'm not familiar with the workings of Medium, aside from the fact that there's a limit on the number of articles one can read for free each month.

Medium pays authors for their content.

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#5
For the past ~3 weeks Medium has blocked virtually every article I wanted to read and is asking me to pay. Most of these are programming tutorials related to some obscure Rails features. Honestly, I feel like Medium is the worse place to put your content.

EDIT: For context, I don’t mind people monetizing their content, but in that case I’d rather pay them directly (like GoRails), and not a “subscription” for something I might check once in a while.

Re: Ask HN: Please stop writing tutorials/tech articles on Medium

#6
post #2

Aren't the writers consciously choosing to monetize their content?

Does that mean that anyone who publishes something on Medium can potentially get paid for it? I'm not familiar with the workings of Medium, aside from the fact that there's a limit on the number of articles one can read for free each month.

I don't use Medium, but according to https://about.medium.com/creators/

> You’ll be able to get paid for all of your writing, some of it, or keep everything free and accessible to all. The choice is yours.

So it looks like the authors are the ones responsible for putting up the paywall.

Re: Ask HN: Please stop writing tutorials/tech articles on Medium

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post #5

For the past ~3 weeks Medium has blocked virtually every article I wanted to read and is asking me to pay. Most of these are programming tutorials related to some obscure Rails features. Honestly, I feel like Medium is the worse place to put your content. EDIT: For context, I don’t mind people monetizing their content, but in that case I’d rather pay them directly (like GoRails), and not a “subscription” for somethin…

Incognito mode works for me.

Re: Ask HN: Please stop writing tutorials/tech articles on Medium

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post #5

For the past ~3 weeks Medium has blocked virtually every article I wanted to read and is asking me to pay. Most of these are programming tutorials related to some obscure Rails features. Honestly, I feel like Medium is the worse place to put your content. EDIT: For context, I don’t mind people monetizing their content, but in that case I’d rather pay them directly (like GoRails), and not a “subscription” for somethin…

Would you prefer ads or paying writers through Medium?
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