Medium Tips

Add Your Published Story to Medium’s Paywall

How to make a published story eligible to earn money

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I managed to publish a story outside Medium’s paywall accidentally. The story turned out to be my most popular.

I’m thrilled my story got many views, but I was sorry I didn’t publish it in the Medium Partner Program. Little did I know that this was possible to change in retrospect!

Yesterday, I got some good news. A big thanks to Mike Lewis for reaching out and enlightening me! My story was not lost on the outside.

If you are curious, here’s my most viewed story:

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How to put a published story behind Medium’s paywall and eligible to earn money

Step 1

Go to the story’s editing mode by clicking the three dots (⋯) in the top-right corner. Choose Edit story.