Best Medium publications for Side Hustle writers
15 publications that publish Side Hustle stories. Publications marked open to new writers regularly publish people with fewer than 100 followers — the best place to submit your first stories.
Updated Oct 20, 2026
Where new Side Hustle writers get published
| # | Publication | Followers | Stories (14d) | Median claps | By small writers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Active Minds Hub open to new writers | 22 | 96 | 55% | |
| 2 | The Money Guide open to new writers | 22 | 3 | 64% | |
| 3 | Financial Network open to new writers | 22 | 15 | 68% | |
| 4 | Seize The Day open to new writers | 3 | 0 | 100% | |
| 5 | Logosphere open to new writers | 3 | 75 | 100% |
All Side Hustle publications
| # | Publication | Followers | Stories (14d) | Median claps | By small writers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Active Minds Hub open to new writers | 22 | 96 | 55% | |
| 2 | The Money Guide open to new writers | 22 | 3 | 64% | |
| 3 | Financial Network open to new writers | 22 | 15 | 68% | |
| 4 | Seize The Day open to new writers | 3 | 0 | 100% | |
| 5 | Logosphere open to new writers | 3 | 75 | 100% | |
| 6 | 6 | 72 | 0% | ||
| 7 | 15 | 335 | 7% | ||
| 8 | 6 | 37 | 0% | ||
| 9 | 4 | 130 | 0% | ||
| 10 | 3 | 25 | 0% | ||
| 11 | Small Wonders Daily | 6 | 27 | 0% | |
| 12 | The Interception | 5 | 20 | 0% | |
| 13 | The Take-Off | 2 | 6 | 0% | |
| 14 | The Challenge | 2 | 3 | 0% | |
| 15 | Uber Driver Diaries | 2 | 0 | 100% |
How to choose a publication
Bigger is not always better. A publication with 19K followers can bury your story among dozens of daily posts, while a smaller, active publication that features new writers often brings more reads per story. Look at three numbers above: followers (potential reach), median claps (how much readers actually engage) and the share of small writers (your chances of being accepted).
For context, Side Hustle sees about 29 new stories a day and 45% of them get no claps at all. Getting into a publication is one of the few reliable ways out of that pile. See the full Side Hustle tag statistics.