Medium works by paying you for views from users who are paying members, so it may be advantageous because they already have a user base, making less work for us to go out and get eyes on our work. There are already people here looking for good reads. That said, it can be difficult because of how many users there are and how much writing is produced every day. If you write well and often, it will start to pay off :) (not that I'm raking in the profits, but I've seen steady growth over the past year). Good luck!