You get paid from users who sign up and read your articles on NewsBreak. NB has lot of readers. I assume there are ads on the platform which may also increase your pay. In my back office, I can see how many views and pay I get per article, similar to Medium. Also if someone downloads the NB app you get $5 and you can also earn money if someone decides to write and is approved as a writer on NB. There's a waiting period similar to Medium, 100 real subscribers.