Following on the heels of a recent thread about the downward spiral of small websites due to Google and other factors, Medium was a savior for some of these small writers. It seems Medium is contributing to the attack on small websites now to. The article mentions:

> I have been writing for Medium for more than a year. It has been a great experience and I was fairly compensated for it. > It all changed on August 1st when Medium decided to modify its Partner Program. Before, Medium’s writers were compensated given the time that readers spent reading their articles. It seemed fair and correct to me. Now, we are only compensated if readers clap, highlight, or reply to an article, and if they stay on the article for more than 30 seconds. > ... > The consequence is that, while I’m writing for Medium behind its paywall, I’m now only paid a few cents a day for it.