My 3-Step Secret to Redirect Medium Traffic (And Why You Should Too)

How I Get Paid by Medium and Still Give My Content Away for Free

It's 2024 and Medium is still the hottest blogging platform online.

But we can't forget — Medium is a members-only club.

That shiny paywall keeps loads of potential readers out in the cold, unable to read our stellar content just because they don't want to cough up the $5 monthly cover charge.

Such a bummer for so many reasons:

• You worked hard on an amazing piece and all those folks are missing out.

• You're promoting a special offer or your new newsletter in that post - and they can't get to it.

• You beg readers to follow you on social media at the end - and they never make it that far.

This is where my sneaky 3-way Medium redirect scheme comes into play!

Let's break it down.

First, Why Bother Redirecting?

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Look, I get it. Medium needs paying members to keep the lights on. Writers get paid when members read their stuff — seems fair.

The best way to grow your Medium audience is absolutely to convert more non-paying readers in…