: Join established Medium Publications related to your niche. This places your work in front of an existing audience.

Instead of buying followers, most successful writers recommend organic growth strategies: How to Grow Organically

: Use relevant topic tags to help Medium's algorithm recommend your stories to the right readers. Risks of Buying Followers

: Services often charge around $5–$60, but since these followers don't read your articles, you won't recoup that cost through earnings.

: Bought followers provide "social proof" (a high number) but zero actual interaction (claps, highlights, or comments).

Are you trying to reach the for monetization, or are you looking to build a long-term audience for your writing?