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Medium and Substack – the Strange, Lonely Business of Finding Readers
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Medium and Substack – the Strange, Lonely Business of Finding Readers

ward 10/06/2026

Medium and Substack are great in their own ways, but after months of earning almost nothing on Medium while my ‘weird history’ Substack grew, I changed my posting routine and … Read More

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Is blogging dying or am I just not good at it?
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Is blogging dying or am I just not good at it?

ward 12/04/2021

I started blogging and this website for a few reasons. One was that it was cathartic. I write for a variety of clients and they all require different tones, writing … Read More

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How can you get started as a freelance writer?

ward 10/03/2021

I have either worked full-time or freelance as a writer for most of my life. My first ever proper job was writing for a magazine as a reporter when I … Read More

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Medium is suddenly better for me than Fiverr
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Medium is suddenly better for me than Fiverr

ward 22/12/2020

I recently wrote about which was better – Medium or Fiverr. My opinions have changed recently but partly that is because I am idle but also because the income from … Read More

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Fiverr versus Medium, who’s best for your side hustle?
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Fiverr versus Medium, who’s best for your side hustle?

ward 15/10/2020

Since I bravely stepped out into writing purely freelance, and not ‘for the man’, I’ve been doing a few side hustle jobs on Fiverr and Medium. This is mostly because … Read More

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How does Fiverr work and is it worth it?

ward 21/07/2020

I had heard of Fiverr but assumed – and I think this is logical – that you only got paid a fiver. An American fiver too which is worse. I … Read More

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Writing freelance articles for international publications

ward 29/08/2019

My first ever job was writing for a yachting magazine in Hong Kong. I have since written both freelance and fully employed for magazines and newspapers in the UK, Thailand, … Read More

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