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Medium Partner Program vs Twitch Affiliate
Side-by-side comparison of Medium Partner Program and Twitch Affiliate referral programs. Which one earns you more? Here are the facts.
[ HIGHER PAYOUT ]
Twitch Affiliate offers up to 70% revenue share (lifetime).
Medium Partner Program
Twitch Affiliate
CATEGORY
CREATOR
CREATOR
COMMISSION
$0.01-100+ per article (read time)
50% subs + bits + ads
MODEL
revenue-share
revenue-share
MAX REV SHARE
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70%
PAYOUT
fiat
fiat
MIN PAYOUT
$5
$50
FREQUENCY
MONTHLY
MONTHLY
FIRST PAYOUT
~30d
~45d
COOKIE
LIFETIME
LIFETIME
KYC
YES
YES
GEO BLOCKED
NONE
NONE
RISK
MEDIUM
LOW
RATING
3.4/5 (920)
3.7/5 (1100)
PROGRAM AGE
9y
14y
Medium Partner Program
PROS
- +Built-in audience discovery
- +Get paid for writing
- +No need for own platform
CONS
- −Algorithm changes = volatile income
- −Most articles earn $5-50
- −Need consistent publishing
Twitch Affiliate
PROS
- +Easy to reach Affiliate threshold
- +Live streaming monetization
- +Loyal community subs
CONS
- −50/50 sub split
- −$50 min payout
- −Streaming time-intensive