You can ask as many questions as you want. My pleasure to answer.

Coming to sharing, I share it mostly for THEM to benefit from my articles - since external views won't really add to my earnings or contribute to my inner views.

You CAN share your articles - but it won't be of much help unless you have a large chunk of paying Medium members you can tap into.

Sharing your articles with your newsletter subscribers is another good way - can help a bit.

Ultimately, internal views matter the most