Negative stigma? Generally, yes. The "You've used your 3 free reads..." thing is annoying, especially when one or two wasn't worth it.
But lets bqck up a second...it would help to know your objectives, as well as your target. For example, might video be a better medium? No pun intended.
Possible stigma aside, Medium is a tool. It does have a "community", but so does LinkedIn and YouTube. Maybe it's some combination? You goals, target and budget* all matter.
* e.g., Do you have time to build a Twitter following, and use that community to drive traffic to anything you publish? If not, then maybe - at least for starts - start where there is a community you can "borrow" traffic from.
But lets bqck up a second...it would help to know your objectives, as well as your target. For example, might video be a better medium? No pun intended.
Possible stigma aside, Medium is a tool. It does have a "community", but so does LinkedIn and YouTube. Maybe it's some combination? You goals, target and budget* all matter.
* e.g., Do you have time to build a Twitter following, and use that community to drive traffic to anything you publish? If not, then maybe - at least for starts - start where there is a community you can "borrow" traffic from.