Medium locks your best content behind a paywall. Your SEO goes to Medium's domain, not yours. Thooval publishes to your own GitHub Pages domain build your brand, not theirs.
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| Feature | Medium | Thooval |
|---|---|---|
| Who owns the SEO | Medium.com not you | Your domain (GitHub Pages) |
| Reader paywall | 3 free articles/month then paywall | None always free to read |
| Algorithm dependency | High Medium controls distribution | None direct SEO on your domain |
| Custom domain | Requires paid Partner Program | Free via GitHub Pages |
| Content portability | HTML export only | Local .md files portable forever |
| Monetization | Medium Partner Program only | Add any sponsor, affiliate, or ad yourself |
| Offline writing | No | Yes full offline draft mode |
| Analytics | Medium Stats | Google Analytics 4 built-in |
| Pricing | Free to publish; readers pay $5/mo | $15 lifetime + 7-day trial |
Every article you publish on Medium.com ranks for Medium not for your personal brand. Backlinks point to medium.com, not your domain.
Your best-performing articles go behind the paywall. Readers hit the limit, bounce, and never return. On GitHub Pages, every post is always free.
Medium's algorithm decides who sees your work. One policy change and your traffic disappears. Your GitHub Pages blog has no algorithm.
Thooval stores every draft as a local .md file on your Mac never on a server until you click Publish, and then only to your GitHub repo.
Every visit, backlink, and share on your own domain builds your domain authority not Medium's. Your SEO compounds over time.
Thooval's WYSIWYG editor shows your post fully formatted as you write. No browser-based editor, no Medium account, no draft saved on their servers.
Thooval publishes to your GitHub Pages domain. Your SEO, your readers, your domain authority. Try it for 7 days.
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