Medium Vs Vocal
Medium versus Vocal — which one is the best premium blogging website for writers?
I am relatively new to both platforms. Although I’m not new to writing or blogging. My first blog was on AOL when we had to use dial-up to get online. And we had to know HTML if we wanted to do the fancy stuff we take for granted on Medium — like creating headlines, indent quotes, highlight text, or embed videos.
I’ve also blogged on Blogger and WordPress — off and on since they began. One of these days, I may move some of those blog posts here. Although, I’m more about moving forward than looking back.
I first heard about Medium in 2017. I have no idea why I didn’t jump on board then. I was probably neck-deep in some project like publishing a book or other creative venture.
Late last year, Medium got on my radar again — this time, I paid attention and started a blog. I loved it right away — clean, ad-free, easy-to-use, premium platform. It is well worth the price of a cup of gourmet coffee to support other writers and avoid annoying pop-up ads. I despise pop-ups and will immediately click off of a website that has more than one.
I have read about many bloggers that make money on Medium. Especially with the new bonuses, Ev Williams…