Sinem Günel
- Sinem Günel is a writer who posts content on the online publishing platform Medium.
- Writers earn a portion of the Medium membership fee. Günel has earned up to $11,000 in one month.
- Her advice for succeeding on the platform includes finding a niche and understanding your audience.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Sinem Günel, a Medium writer based in Vienna, Austria. Insider has verified her income with documentation. The following has been edited for length and clarity.
I started writing on Medium in August 2018. I was running a personal-growth workshop at the time for students, and I took my workshop content, which was focused on productivity and communication, and turned it into articles that I posted on Medium. These articles were basic listicles and "how to" pieces.