Hit Publish To Profit: My 30-Day Medium Writing Challenge for Aspiring Rich AF Writers

Do you dream of being a rich af writer? While sipping top-shelf whiskey from morning until night? And worshipped like Hey Zeus by everyone, everywhere, all at once?

Well, I sure as hell do! At least, just the first part.

You see, when I was a 26-year-old man-boy, I wanted to get rich writing.

And not just from my website copywriting services.

My dream is to earn a good living—and get paid a lot—from my creative writing. I want to share words that inspire and change lives. Words that make the world a little better. And, obviously, make me richer than a Dubai oil prince.

To achieve this bold dream, I’m embarking on a 30 Day Medium Writing Challenge—and it’s beginner friendly, btw. Which means you’re invited to try it too!

So grab a pen, blow the dust off daddy’s typewriter, or buy yourselves an Akko 3068b keyboard—I’m about to share all I know about making money as a writer on Medium. Along with how you can start your own 30-Day Medium Writing Challenge!

What is Medium.com? And is it profitable to publish your writing there?

Medium.com is like a digital Wild West for writers—minus the shootouts, but still full of gold rush dreams.

It’s a place where anyone, from bestselling authors to caffeine-fueled insomniacs (like me), can publish their thoughts, ideas, and half-baked theories for the world to see.

So, is it profitable? That depends.

Can you write consistently, hook readers, and play the Medium game?

If yes, then maybe.

If not, you’ll be another ghost in the content graveyard.

How much money can you make on Medium.com

Honestly, I have no idea.

All I really know is that the platform operates on a simple premise: readers pay a monthly subscription, and Medium shares a slice of that pie with writers based on how much engagement their articles get.

That means the more eyeballs you attract, the more money you make.

Sounds easy, right? Well, not exactly.

I started my first 30-Day Medium Writing Challenge during the COVID pandemic.

Throughout the month of April 2020, I only published 14 articles out of 30.

In other words, I failed the challenge. However, I did make money!

Obviously, $7.34 USD is nothing to brag about. Nor is it enough for me to flip the bird to my boss, quit my job, and move out of my mother’s basement. Not yet, at least.

But it’s also not nothing.

My earnings are also based on:

• 1,415 total views
• 602 total reads

Which, if we apply mathematical logical here, the value of one reader is:

= total earnings / total reads
= $7.34 / 602 reads
= $0.012 per reader

Of course, this doesn’t paint a perfect picture of my potential earnings.

Here’s the stats for my best money-making Medium post.

Based on this article alone, my earnings per reader skyrockets:

= total earnings / total reads
= $2.29 / 31
= $0.074 per reader

Holy macaroni! Did you see that!

I’ve just increased my Medium.com earning potential by 505.74%!

We’re officially working with numbers that genuinely motivate me. For context, I used to be a tree planted in Canada and I was a happy man bending over for $0.08 to $0.12 per tree.

So, let’s follow this mathematical logic even further.

Here’s my 100% realistic Medium.com Earning Potential, comparing my average and top-performing article.

Table 1. My Medium.Com Earning Potential

TOTAL READS	EARNINGS PER READER (AVG.)	EARNINGS PER READER (HIGH)
1	$0.012	$0.074
10	$0.12	$0.74
100	$1.20	$7.40
1,000	$12.00	$74.00
10,000	$120.00	$740.00
100,000	$1,200.00	$7,400.00
1,000,000	$12,200.00	$74,000.00

Based on that table, I theoretically wrote a Medium article with the earning potential of $74,000 USD!

All I have to do now is wrote 10+ articles just like it.

And get 1,000,000 readers on each to retire from the working world forever!!!

Well, before I go crazy and delusional, this seems like the perfect moment to get into the details of my 30-day Medium Writing Challenge, eh?

My 30-Day Medium Writing Challenge

Alright, future Medium millionaires, here’s how my 30-Day Medium Writing Challenge works. It’s straightforward, flexible, and designed to keep you writing, publishing, and making progress every single day.

Step 1: Pick Your Topic 🎯

Your challenge starts with focusing on a topic you care about. It should be something you:

• Are passionate about
• Have experience in
• Can write about consistently for 30 days

For me, I’m going all in on AI and Copywriting. My goal?

• Get my name out there 🏆
• Grab the attention of potential clients 👀
• Land new projects for my copywriting services 💰
• Get rich on Medium 💵

Step 2: Define Your Content Strategy 📝

You don’t need to overcomplicate this. Just ask yourself:

• What problems do people in my niche struggle with?
• What questions do I have about my own topic?
• What insights can I share that people will find valuable?

For example, my AI & Copywriting topics include:

• The struggles of using AI for copywriting
• Can AI really help me make a profit?
• Are clients okay with me using AI?
• How to blend human creativity with AI tools

💡 Pro tip: If you’re stuck, use these writing prompts to kickstart your Medium journey:

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My FREE 30-Day Medium Writing Challenge Prompts 🚀

Want to download this list? Click here (it’s free!)

1. Why did I choose this niche?
2. What’s the biggest misconception about my topic?
3. What are 3 mistakes beginners make?
4. How has my experience shaped my perspective on this?
5. What’s my boldest opinion about this industry?
6. What’s the best tool/resource I’ve found?
7. If I had to start from scratch, what would I do differently?
8. A day in the life of someone doing [your topic]
9. What’s the hardest part about this work?
10. What’s my strategy for improving my skills?
11. A challenge I faced and how I overcame it
12. My biggest failure and what I learned
13. My biggest win and what it taught me
14. A case study or success story
15. The best advice I’ve ever received
16. The worst advice I’ve ever received
17. What’s a controversial take I have?
18. The biggest trend I’m seeing right now
19. A simple hack to get better at [your topic]
20. If I had 24 hours to master this, here’s what I’d do
21. The 3 most useful lessons I’ve learned
22. A letter to my past self before I started
23. What I wish more people knew about this
24. The common myths that need to die
25. What’s my ultimate goal in this niche?
26. How do I stay motivated to keep writing?
27. What I’d do if I only had 10 minutes to write each day
28. My personal writing workflow
29. A deep-dive analysis of a great piece of content
30. My biggest takeaway after 30 days of writing

Did you download a copy? Click here—it’s 100%, no strings attached!

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Step 3: Make Writing Your First Priority ☕

I treat this like my morning gym session (which I don’t do, but should)—except instead of lifting weights, I’m dropping words.

• As soon as I wake up and finish my morning routine, I write.
• Coffee in hand, distractions minimized, I publish.
• If I’m in the flow, I batch-write multiple articles so I don’t scramble every day.

This isn’t about perfection—it’s about consistency. The more you write, the better you get.

Step 4: Hit Publish. Every. Single. Day. 🏁

Stop overthinking, champe.

No more second-guessing, my friend.

Just hit publish.

• Some articles will flop.
• Some will surprise you.
• Some might make you money.

But by the end of 30 days, you’ll have a body of work, an audience, and most importantly—momentum.

Ganbatte (頑張って/good luck) on your 30 day Medium writing challenge!

I’m starting my challenge on 21 February, 2025. That image above is 100% the first article I wrote for this challenge.

I’ll update this post in the future once I’ve completed to challenge to share my experience and later I’ll provide more revenue/profit reports to show you just how rich I got from Medium.com.

And, if this article made you rich af BEFORE I’m rich af, please don’t forget the man that led you to greatness. 🙇

• Buy me a coffee, to support me and encourage me to write free stuff like this.
• Read all my Medium article, but only if you’re a paying member XD
• Serve and appease my CFO, she sincerely scares me sometimes and intend to conquer the world one day.

Okay, that’s all. Thank you for reading.

See you in the next one.