Hi RC, Thanks! We're on the same page.

As with Medium's earnings calculation there are multiple factors. Engagement is one of them.

Consistency/ frequency another (no matter which social media platform).

I wrote about this way back in 2021 with examples from my journey - *Writing Karma Does the trick*

https://medium.com/illumination/why-you-need-good-writing-karma-to-succeed-on-medium-9be704144f1d

and *Let's get relational*/the power of reciprocity:

https://medium.com/illumination/lets-get-relational-why-relating-to-others-drives-your-success-on-medium-efd0db1280ec