%% ID: 13204957 Updated: 2022-01-28 %% ![](https://readwise-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/static/images/article3.5c705a01b476.png) # About Title: [[Other/Obsidian Starter Vault(Second Brain)/Readwise 1/Articles/Medium Isn’t Dead- Thoughts From a Seasoned Medium Veteran]] Author: [[Ayodeji Awosika]] Category: #articles Number of Highlights: ==25== Last Highlighted: *2021-11-25* Readwise URL: https://readwise.io/bookreview/13204957 Source URL: https://chef-boyardeji.medium.com/medium-isnt-dead-thoughts-from-a-seasoned-medium-veteran-86dfd7eec91c # Highlights feature: you used to be only to tap the ‘heart’ button once. I was here pre-partner program. That’s right. I wrote articles on Medium, gasp, for free. ^278320159 --- I’ve earned the right to write about writing and to write about Medium since I’ve been here longer than all of ^278320160 --- Medium doesn’t owe you a damn thing. It’s a for-profit business, not a charity. Nobody owes you their attention either. There’s this belief among new writers, hell even experienced ones, that people should read your writing just because you wrote it. ^278320161 --- market always decides. ^278320162 --- I’ve been banging the keyboard for the better portion of a decade. I’ve done the work. You need to do the work. ^278320163 --- Back in 2012, you could throw up garbage articles, jam them with keywords, and rank number one on Google. Those days are gone, so everyone pronounced SEO dead ^278320164 --- being an early adopter to a platform makes things easier, but a platform maturing doesn’t mean you can’t be successful on it. ^278320165 --- figure out the basics of how the platforms work and create your best quality work. ^278320166 --- you become a hack the minute you start trying to game the algorithm. ^278320167 --- don’t try to game the algorithm. Write good stuff. ^278320168 --- The new guard that makes it on Medium is always a small handful of writers among the massive wave of newbies that come in. It’s always been that way. ^278320169 --- Most new writers won’t change their strategy if they’re not getting views. They’ll keep writing stuff no one wants to read ^278320170 --- Most new writers don’t write enough. You don’t have to publish every day. But you should be working on your craft every single day. ^278320171 --- Success is always going to go to the few instead of the many. Just the way things work. Become one of the few. ^278320172 --- Keep 70% of content with a few comfortable topics while expanding with experimental stuff in the outer 30% (with 10% being the most off-the-wall ^278320173 --- self-help, relationship advice, satire, fiction, business profiles, history, personal essays, you name it. ^278320174 --- And instead of coming up with their own style, other writers just tried to copy him. ^278320175 --- there’s more of an emphasis on building a connection with your readers. I don’t see a problem with that at all. I’m game. ^278320176 --- Be an active participant ^278320177 --- I pay attention to what topics seem to rise to the surface. Again, the point isn’t to game the algorithm, but to be aware. ^278320178 --- Maybe try getting your information directly from the horse’s mouth. ^278320179 --- Imagine wanting to make money without investing in yourself. ^278320180 --- You write self-improvement content but hide in a corner when you’re not getting the results you want? Makes zero sense. ^278320181 --- Right now is your time to decide. Are you going to keep writing while so many are complaining? Or will you fold like most people tend to do in life? ^278320182 --- I’m still going to be here making great money and building a writing business I love. ^278320183