![]() I joined, but was particularly struck by the sweepstakes-esque manner in how the judging process took place. The challenges first appeared on my radar shortly after I joined the site, with the heavily publicized Little Black Book Challenge. Just watch my two Youtube videos on the matter to see my concerns on whether Vocal Media is a scam: Pun intended, I have been quite vocal about my grievances about the management of the writing challenges - Vocal Media’s much-ballyhooed writing contests. VOCAL CHALLENGES HAVE ISSUES…BUT THEY’RE GETTING BETTER However, given the volatility of Vocal Media’s business model and how it works to get paid, I likely will not renew my Vocal+ membership when it expires. With Vocal Media, my views and engagement are consistently poor, but as long as the Vocal Media team deems my writing worth sharing on their front page and I can provide value to the team in other ways, it’s a lucrative relationship. If my writing does well on Medium, I can anticipate a higher-than-average return on investment (ROI). It’s apparent that earnings on Vocal Media are less predictable than Medium. However, through a combination of tips and bonuses accrued from reaching milestones and creating content deemed by Vocal Media as “Top Stories”, I swiftly made up the difference.Ĭouple that with an annual membership ( $120 value) I was gifted by the Vocal team as part of my willingness to volunteer in a survey, and my returns far outweigh what I made on Medium. So why did I earn $103.32 on Medium but $162.18 on Vocal in 2021? The Answer? Bonuses.įrom reads alone on Vocal Media, I’ve made barely $6, a far cry from the $20 minimum required for members. What’s interesting is that I received substantially more views on my Medium content than my Vocal Media content. As of the writing of this post, Medium has not yet implemented the minimum threshold, but in the near future, it is Medium’s intent to raise the payment threshold to $10. In 2021, Medium announced it would raise the minimum threshold to $10. For Vocal Media, members have to earn a minimum of $20 before cashing out non-members must reach a minimum of $35. There is also a payment threshold for both platforms. views, regardless of whether the reader is a Vocal+ member or not. Writers are paid based on a nebulous algorithm which rewards content that is engaged with by members of the Medium Partner Program.īasically, it means 10 engaged followers and readers that are paying members of Medium do more to impact your earnings than 1000 random readers that found your content through a Google search. However, the reason for my success on Vocal Media over Medium isn’t straightforward.įirst, it’s important to explain how writers can earn money on each platform: How Medium Works When I tallied my earnings on both Medium and Vocal Media, I was pleasantly surprised to find that my earnings on Vocal Media outpaced what I earned on Medium. Here are my findings: I MADE MORE MONEY ON VOCAL MEDIA THAN MEDIUM I’ve been a member of Vocal Media since February 2021 I’m now prepared to give my assessment of the platform and whether it’s definitively worth it for writers to join over Medium. Because you’re too legit to quit.” Amen.Vocal Media has been touted as Medium’s main competition, offering writers a chance to earn money from views on their content. Praying with James Brown’s words, “Never give up. No matter how ill-equipped or insecure you feel, receive the Gift, infused into every part of your being, then “go out and give it all you’ve got!” No matter what people say about you, remember who you are-a legitimate image of God-so you don’t quit. ![]() ![]() Go out and give it all you’ve got!” For the remainder of the video, Hammer performs the song while energy flames emerge from him and spread around the world, gifting it to others.Īs we await Jesus’ arrival, let’s glean wisdom from this catchy throwback. ![]() He doesn’t know who he is.” Later, questioning his own readiness, Hammer approaches the Godfather of Soul, James Brown, who hurls flames of energy into Hammer’s body and says, “Now you’ve received the gift. The newscaster speculates, “I know why he quit. It begins with a mock news bulletin announcing that Hammer’s quitting. I recently rewatched the celebrity-filled, over-fourteen-minute music video. Years beyond popularity, the phrase became a mantra that carried me through rough times. Indeed, my peers and I often expressed it with the accompanying hand motions. When the chorus arrived, I’d boisterously belt out, “Too legit to quit!” That title phrase became a steady part of my language diet. During the unintelligible parts, the song’s music and energy always coaxed my body to dance (not quite like Hammer, though my efforts were noble). The only lyrics I know are in the title, which was sufficient apparently. In 1991, Hammer released his hit song, 2 Legit 2 Quit. God gives a hand to those down on their luck, gives a fresh start to those ready to quit. ![]()
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