My best recipe for Medium is "don't give a crap about the algorithm, and you will reap the benefits." Because Medium algorithm is top notch to get your article on google's first page. And if you are selling anything on the article, you can pull in more income from that.

I know newbies think the writers making big cuts only publish content on Medium, then sit back and watch their earnings grow. Whoever told you so lied to you.

It used to work before not anymore. Now you need to promote your articles outside Medium and engage tirelessly in other people's work if you want to earn a sustainable income on Medium.