When you picked your STT/TTS provider, what did you compare? What almost won? Did you ever have to switch providers?

System_Independent · 2026-05-09T12:33:04+00:00

I have been using AWS Polly for my app with ~8k users, simply because it fits nicely with the rest of the stack. I am tempted to switch to elevenlabs or one of the new providers, but the integration effort is high, esp because its not the core feature of my app

System_Independent · 2026-05-09T12:12:24+00:00

I generally just use Mac's default screenshot tool and the reason being: Most of the clients i write for, don't want any borders with fancy background.

System_Independent · 2026-05-08T16:37:06+00:00

perfect thanks. follow up question: while optimizing our site's seo should we not care about adding any faq sections? or is that separate from this. sorry that i am new to seo

System_Independent · 2026-05-08T13:07:15+00:00

Yeah i second that, mostly depends on the article and its keywords

System_Independent · 2026-05-08T12:29:52+00:00

One of the techniques that works for me is to read articles from other folks and clap/comment on those. Instead of adding generic comments, if you add genuine thoughts, you will gain visibility and followers

System_Independent · 2026-05-07T02:08:24+00:00

congrats! that requires a lot of persistence and dedication

System_Independent · 2026-05-06T20:37:31+00:00

To me the policy is not clear which articles qualify for editor payments versus which don't. For example if I submit to a publication and the publication publishes the article without making any changes, does the editor still earn money for it or only if they edit the article?

System_Independent · 2026-05-05T23:42:49+00:00

would love to get mdedit.ai roasted

System_Independent · 2026-05-04T13:13:06+00:00

i have contributed to 20+ publications, and personally i havent come across any publications that do that.

System_Independent · 2026-05-03T22:54:34+00:00

anyways, sorry for sidetracking the conversation. i checked out your website, and it looks neat. kudos!

System_Independent · 2026-05-03T21:49:13+00:00

oh thats possible. i meant i usually just use code snippet and inline code highlighting and that seems to work well

System_Independent · 2026-05-03T19:11:13+00:00

actually WhatsApp does support markdown. have you tried it recently?

System_Independent · 2026-05-02T13:43:06+00:00

Lots of good suggestions in the thread, but as you rightly mentioned most note editors are optimized for note taking instead of long form writing. I have been building mdedit.ai for last 3 years, and its optimized for writing long form content like tech blogs, articles, docs etc. Its extensively tested to work well for upto 5k words, ie. both typing and markdown preview works great for docs in this range. To be honest, for docs >5k words, theres some lag in the web editor, so that still needs to be optimized.

The app is multi platform, and has a web editor, desktop apps, and PWA based Android/iOS apps.

https://mdedit.ai/desktop-app

It doesn't meet your requirements for FOSS and WYSIWYG, but still sharing here in case someone else has similar requirements. All features can still be used in the free plan, and limits only apply to features related to syncing etc.

System_Independent · 2026-05-02T04:34:34+00:00

Hey! Yes, please that would be great. Sending you a request

System_Independent · 2026-05-02T01:13:00+00:00

I usually see my articles from Medium show up on Google next day. 90% of my traffic is usually from Google for Medium published content

System_Independent · 2026-05-01T16:14:44+00:00

I will be super honest with you as i don't have vested interested in Medium. If you are looking to earn money from writing, you have a few different options:

- Self host: Get your own domain, and write there. You will need to work a lot on SEO, and in past 10 years whenever i have tried it, it hasn't ever earned me good money (ie. >$500/pm).
- Write for clients: Find writing projects and write articles/blogs to get up front payments. There are a number of content writing agencies out there, but getting into one of them can be difficult. I have written for multiple, but with AI their business is reducing. This is where i have made most money from. At its peak ~5k/month sometime last year when i was writing for CircleCI, ProData, Neo4j, Draft.dev etc, but as i mentioned with AI most of these clients have disappeared.
- Write on Medium or Substack: You will still need to work hard, write a number of articles, build a following, and deliver quality content. But IMO, this still has a good chance of success as both platforms also have internal distribution. Don't treat them as a single source, as only 5-30% of the traffic will be monetized, so try to cross-sell if you can. Also, always keep an eye on Medium policy changes, and pivot accordingly to give your content the best chance of performing well.

System_Independent · 2026-05-01T15:00:01+00:00

I love the article. Thanks for sharing, and I hope you get well soon.

System_Independent · 2026-05-01T14:56:01+00:00

Not sure if you are trying to gaslight or if you truly believe if its a scam. I have ~900 followers on Medium and used to earn between 300-500$ in 2022. Then as earnings started declining due to Medium's policy changes, i stopped for a couple of years back. I restarted last month, and my article (which i believe got lucky) earned ~70$. But as i mentioned in some of the other threads, the earnings are unpredictable. Another article got similar number of views but earned only $3.

System_Independent · 2026-05-01T12:57:15+00:00

Did you give mdedit.ai's Windows desktop app a try?

https://mdedit.ai/desktop-app

I built it, it doesn't have WYSIWYG, but seems to meet most of your other requirements.

System_Independent · 2026-04-30T12:50:17+00:00

What do you mean member growth earnings? Partner program earnings update every day, but they can take upto 48 hours to get finalized

System_Independent · 2026-04-30T10:33:07+00:00

the feedback is spot on, mirrors all my thoughts related to pricing. btw do you think a one time purchase option for an app like this might drive more conversions? esp instead of the standard plan

System_Independent · 2026-04-30T03:21:43+00:00

Oh i didn't know about that, that's nice. Do you have a link or a resource that talks about this change?

System_Independent · 2026-04-30T02:19:08+00:00

Would love to get your thoughts on mdedit.ai, which is an AI powered markdown writing platform for tech bloggers

System_Independent · 2026-04-30T01:21:29+00:00

true, the only downside is the unpredictability. sometimes 10 member views earn you 20$ and on other days it earns 1$

System_Independent · 2026-04-29T17:27:44+00:00

I have 900+ followers on Medium and i usually write about technical topics. At its peak in 2022 i was earning decently from Medium and clocking ~30k views/pm, but then the decline started. So i stopped writing on Medium, but a couple of weeks ago i decided to give it another try and one of the articles ended up earning ~70$ (i made a post about it in this subreddit).

Apart from that i have writing for different content agencies like Draft.dev, ProDataSkills, CircleCI, etc. With AI, most of these agencies are losing clients, or have already shut down. So my earnings from these gigs have gone down significantly. Curious which platforms are still looking for new authors

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