Vocal Media vs Medium: What is The Most Profitable Writing Platform?

Let's start with the Medium Platform

About 20 days ago I started writing on Medium. My first article was published on August 25. In 3 days I managed to get 100 followers and sign up for the Medium Partner Program to monetize my articles.

I still haven't found a topic to focus on, I'm just at the beginning. I wrote about a lot of topics, such as mystery, relationships, life, short stories, sex, news, education, science, etc.

Some are read, others less so. Most of those who follow me are just numbers, they don't read my articles. The disadvantage of the Medium platform is that you only get paid if the subscribed members read your articles.

Let me give you some examples.

In the image above are the most viewed and read articles that I posted on the platform. Some articles are posted from the beginning, others for a few days.

When asked How to make money with Medium, I can only say that it is Hard. At least in the beginning. I am aware that I don't even have a whole month and I can't have very high expectations.

But I will show you below with proof as soon as possible the pleasant surprise I had on Vocal Media in just two days with a single article.

On August 28 I wrote What is Nostradamus' prophecy for 2023? which did not have many views for 2 weeks. But on September 10, it started to go viral.

That's a good thing, right?

Out of 2900 views, only 2% were internal (members of the Medium platform). I get about 600 views per day on this article, but 99% are from external sources who only pay me if readers become members of the Medium platform by the end of September.

On August 28 with 2900 views on this article Medium pays me $1.67.

As the total amount collected from all the posted articles resulted in $7.73 in 15 days.

Amazing!!! It's not bad for such a short time and with only a few articles written, without a specific topic and beginner.

Good. I showed you how things are with Medium and my experience of 20 days since I've been on this platform. Now let's get back to the pleasant experience I had on Vocal two days ago.

Vocal Media

I signed up on the Vocal Media writing platform three days ago. I said to try to see how many views I can get from my article What is Nostradamus' prophecy for 2023? and how much money I will receive.

Can you publish on Vocal Media and Medium the same article?

If you didn't know, you can repost your articles from the Medium platform on Vocal Media or vice versa without being held responsible, as long as the article is yours. If you get inspiration from other sources, I recommend using Plagiarism Detector to be sure that your article is clean and original.

When I signed up for Vocal Media, I did it just to repost my articles from Medium to increase my income or rather the money earned from writing. I did not have very high expectations, especially since I read other articles where it was written that it is difficult to earn money on Vocal Media. Maybe not hard but very slow.

How to make money on Vocal Media

On Vocal Media, when you sign up, you don't need 100 followers to be able to activate monetization.

I currently have zero followers on Vocal. You signed up, you connect to Stripe and then you start writing.

The disadvantage of Vocal Media is that after you have finished writing the article and want to distribute it, you have to wait for it to be accepted by the editors. And this can last from a few hours to a day.

But I don't consider it an inconvenience as long as the money is earned from two sources for the same article.

How much money can you make on Vocal Media?

Is Vocal Media worth it?

On this platform, it is not necessary to subscribe and pay five dollars to be able to read other articles from other members. On the other hand, if you pay and become a member, you have certain advantages.

For example, for 1000 views, the profit is $3.8 if you are not a subscriber. If you are paid subscribed then for 1000 views you will earn $6.

The subscription price is $49/year. You can't pay monthly like on Medium.

Three days ago I posted my article What is Nostradamus' prophecy for 2023? which was approved by the editors in about four hours. Then I waited until the morning when the data was updated with views and money won.

In the morning I had a shock.

On the first day, I had 1500 views and $5.81 and on the second day I had 3000 views and $11.61 with the same article that has 15 days on Medium and I earned only $1.67.

If you want to withdraw money from Vocal, you must have at least 35 dollars earned or 20 if you have a subscription.

Conclusion

Both platforms are good. But…my opinion is that on Vocal you can make money easier at the beginning. You don't need followers, you can activate monetization starting with the first article.

I recommend starting with both platforms simultaneously with or without a paid subscription.