It turns out the way to earn money on these sites is to get clicks on articles selling the idea of making money on these sites.

No real info, sad that this advertorial is ranking.

There’s something uncanny about the phrasing in this article. Using terms like “Paid wall” instead of “pay wall” gives me the impression that these tips aren’t very accurate or useful.

This is more of an advertorial or promotional piece that does not offer much value to the reader as the title claims to.

If you're good enough to actually make decent money on medium you probably don't need medium in the first place.