I Became A “Friend of Medium” (And Here’s Why I Think You Should Too)

Is it worth spending $15 per month on Medium?

Har Narayan
5 min readSep 17, 2024
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Is becoming a “Friend of Medium” worth it?

The short answer: I think it is. But since I’ve just bought it today I exactly don’t know if it’d be a good investment for YOU or not. However, I’ll try to give you a few reasonable points that’ll help you decide whether you should upgrade and pay $15 per month ($150 a year) to Medium or not.

Medium’s subcription tier

Well, why should we discuss this in the first place?

Let’s face it: paying $15 per month is a huge commitment, you know. Especially for writers who are based in developing countries like India, Sri Lanka Pakistan, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Nepal etc.

What’s more…It’s not a one-time investment, it’s a subscription. It was nothing if you just had to pay $15 for a lifetime. But that’s not the case, you have to renew it every single month as long as you’re working on Medium. And that’s where it gets expensive!

“Friend of Medium” is more expensive than Netflix Standard and Spotify Individual…

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