I've been using my unpaywalled posts on another platform (my Google Blogger account) to direct readers to my paywalled stories on Medium. At the bottom of my Blogger posts, I've been including a 4-sentence boilerplate along these lines: "You might like my [similar article title]. It's an [x]-minute read on Medium. You can read a few Medium stories for free. If you hit the paywall, become a member [my affiliate membership link]." I did this hundreds of times on Blogger. I'll update the Blogger posts, which isn't too much of a hassle—I can easily search them for the word "membership" and then delete the obsolete second half of the boilerplate language.

I'd like to know, however, if I should add new language to that boilerplate. Any advice? Is it better to say something general like "Most of my Medium stories are paywalled, so consider becoming a member"? Or to further explain: "I earn money when members read my stories, which helps me sustain my craft," to explain why I'm directing potential readers to a paywalled site?

In other words: my sharing of Medium's old affiliate membership link sort of spoke for itself. If I'm just going to be sharing the paywalled story and not also the membership link, I'm wondering how best to communicate my motives and aspirations to my audience.