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Medium Reviews & Insights

Score9.6 out of 10

27 Reviews and Ratings

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TrustRadius Insights for Medium are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, third party data sources.

Pros

Robust and Easy to Use Editor: Reviewers have found the editor provided by Medium to be surprisingly robust and easy to use. Many users appreciated the user-friendly interface and editing features, which made it easy for them to navigate and create content. Visually Pleasing Default Formatting: The default formatting of content on Medium has been praised by reviewers for being visually pleasing. Users appreciated not having to worry about formatting their articles from scratch, allowing them to focus on their writing. Easy Embedding of Media: While embedding media may not have initially been intuitive, many users found it very easy to do on Medium. They also highlighted the good features available for embedding various types of media such as videos and images. These three pros were mentioned frequently in user reviews, highlighting the robustness and ease-of-use of the editor, the visually appealing default formatting, and the simplicity of embedding media on Medium.

Medium Reviews

2 Reviews
Engineering

Medium is the best place to get experience and showcase my portfolio.

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I use Medium as a portfolio for the various areas I've worked in and can teach. I also use it as a source for a "Publication" I've created, including others in the community and focusing on a subset of a subject. This is a way of showing prospective employers in my life that I have the necessary knowledge without subjecting them to a short and uninteresting resume.

Pros

  • Content categorization and grouping.
  • The option to make some money from sharing your passion and teaching.
  • Moderating content manually to not promote AI-generated content and boosting very authentic and impactful posts.

Cons

  • Making awareness for Publications.
  • A system to find writers for your publication.
  • Their content-revenue model.

Likelihood to Recommend

Medium is (almost entirely) human content. It covers every field and niche, as well as having Publications to either share or read about any specific topic you can think of.

Alternatives

WordPress and LinkedIn Publishing Platform
VU
Verified User
Consultant in Engineering (Computer & Network Security company, 1-10 employees)
Vetted Review
Medium
1 year of experience

Top not interface and user experience.

Rating: 9 out of 10
Incentivized

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Medium is a highly visible blogging platform with an excellent feature set and UX. Medium is used as an alternative to the company's primary blog for any posts that either promote the company, blog or sometimes clients. Because Medium already has a large following the click-through and impressions of these posts can be quite high.

Pros

  • User Experience - Their UX is top notch.
  • Feature set - Minimal, but not overwhelmingly simple. They've found an excellent balance.
  • Design.
  • Low barrier to entry - All you need is a twitter account to get started.

Cons

  • Honestly can't think of any.

Likelihood to Recommend

It really depends on the need. I don't see Medium as a place for all of your blog posts. It's not a dumping ground-- it's better suited for your best posts. If you're posting something to gain extra exposure about your company, brand or another subject it's an excellent resource because it's easily discoverable. Choose what's posted to Medium wisely.

Alternatives

WordPress, Drupal, Tumblr, Blogger and Squarespace
There are a handful of other blogging platforms available. The biggest difference between Medium and others is how streamlined it is. It's straight to the point and is excellent at showing related content, be it your own or another users. There's no new design to navigate between posts, everything is where you expect it to be letting you focus on the post.
VU
Verified User
Engineer in Engineering (Marketing and Advertising company, 11-50 employees)
Vetted Review
Medium
2 years of experience