Writing Articles Effectively
Directly to the point!
Please heed this advice if you wish to write well on Medium. Let me say this as kindly and gently as I can. Focus on yourself instead of worrying about Medium’s algorithm, what other writers are writing about, or what people say in Facebook groups.
- Be brutally honest while answering the question of whether you are giving your best effort
- Consider whether your contributions to Medium are equal to what you hope to get from it.
- Are your words, time, and effort being given freely, or are they being used selfishly?
So, if you are ready to write on Medium, here are the “Golden Points” for you!!
#1) Improve Your Writing
This one may seem apparent, but many individuals — including myself — are deaf to the possibility that their writing may not be all that strong.
Writing more frequently is the only guaranteed way to improve as a writer. I’m not in the business of delivering success stuff. There is no substitute for a hard day’s effort.
Use Medium to hone your writing skills. More people will see your work, and it will get better.
To develop a creative habit, almost every successful Medium writer I am aware of maintains some form of quota. Either word count or time invested is involved. Choose a writing objective that is simple to meet.
500 words daily. 15 minutes daily. You have the choice.
Don’t immediately publish every piece of writing you create on Medium. You shouldn’t use it as a place to write your thoughts. Edit your posts as you go, but don’t stop writing and publishing.
People will start to take notice of your name if you locate a publication to write for and publish there frequently. Right now, nobody knows who you are.
People will come to like and anticipate your writing as you continue to improve. Simply put, most aspiring Medium writers just don’t publish or write that frequently.
On Medium, the majority of popular writers are prolific. They are always writing. If you look over their past postings, you’ll see that their viewership has expanded along with the number of posts.
Every post builds on the one before it. Because of the snowball effect brought on by prolific effort, successful people appear to keep getting more successful.
#2) Format Your Post
It matters how your posts appear on Medium. Profit from their superb typography, user interface, and image collection. To encourage readers to read them, you should make them visually appealing.
To draw attention to your message, use a large photo. People are more likely to click on postings with large images, which is a known truth.
Your text’s format matters.
On the internet, posts are quickly reviewed. Your work needs to be formatted to make it simple to read.
People’s eyes become tired of reading long paragraphs, which increases the likelihood that they will give up reading.
Although a paragraph might contain several sentences, I prefer to keep mine minimal. You’re not required to write in this manner, but I find it enjoyable and believe my readers feel the same way.
To draw readers’ attention to your writing and draw attention to key topics, use headings, bold type, and italics.
#3) Remain Active
Tom Kugler is a legend on Medium. His beginnings story is telling, even though he has subsequently shifted his attention to other platforms.
He arrived on the scene quickly and with great force.
He undertook a 30-day challenge in which he published a new blog entry each day. I can’t recall exactly how many items he commented on each day, but it was at least ten. Not merely saying, “Nice post!” he left comments that showed he had read the post and had thoughtfully offered his two cents to the suggestions.
He didn’t show favoritism. He left comments on pieces by both the most well-known Medium authors and brand-new authors whose stories he just so happened to find interesting.
Be interested if you want to be interesting!
His achievement was a result of his unadulterated, persistent interest in the platform. In contrast, the majority of new authors won’t even promise to post frequently.
#4) Write at least 2–4 Articles Per Week
To succeed on Medium, you don’t need to produce and post a new piece every day, but you should aim for 2–4 articles each week as the ideal range.
From the beginning, you should try to hit this right balance. When I first discovered Medium, I started posting five or more times a week. It’s easy to write because it’s enjoyable if you want to publish 2–4 articles per week.
Many aspiring writers are concerned with getting money, which is why they are unable to generate any money.
Never write for profit. Write because it’s fun to do it. You’ll then find the perfect balance. After that, you’ll get paid.
#5) The Stats of New Members Shouldn’t Be Checked More Frequently Than Once Per Month
The goal should be to become curated. Your beginnings matter. But instead of becoming fixated on the effort, it’s simple to become fixated on the figures.
Most first-time Medium authors shouldn’t check their metrics more frequently than once per month.
According to statistics, a small number of articles will receive the lion’s share of views and revenue each month. When you’re new, it’s much shakier.
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I’ve seen a lot of authors post articles that go viral. Their statistics increase, causing a significant dopamine surge. But eventually, those views drop down, and the metrics level off, which results in dopamine withdrawal.
Right now, the author is frantically attempting to duplicate the spike’s origin.
Their original post went viral because they did not try to make it viral. They simply wanted to showcase their greatest work.
The moment they begin to write, virality eludes them, frustration mounts, and their brain begins to spike up and down. They rapidly lose motivation because they receive so few views and keep assessing their numbers only to regularly see them decline. It seriously saps motivation.
#6) Have No Fear of Rejection
Rejection anxiety is a real thing.
However, being afraid of being rejected on Medium is not a huge thing.
Okay, so someone you don’t even know makes that comment on your blog because they wouldn’t have the guts to say it to your face!
When submitting your work to publications, you shouldn’t worry about rejection.
You are not put on the publication’s blacklist if they reject your submission. Despite having published many of your articles, some of them may still be rejected by publications today.
As a novice, I’d advise only making a few posts directly to your feed to practice and establish the habit. Post after that to outlets that are beginner-friendly. Immediately after that, try to start punching above your weight.
#7) Sticking to a Basic Format
Keep your blog entries simple if you’re just starting off.
The most crucial element of your article is the headline.
The following are the primary causes of headline difficulty for beginners:
- They don’t practice them.
- Bad headlines frequently just state what the item is about, which removes all the intrigue and fails to address why someone would want to read it. Instead, they concentrate on the piece rather than what it does.
- They’re frightened to write clickbait: Do you buy books without covers? Do you seem to discover goods on your own that aren’t advertised to you? Every firm has to attract customers. Writing is the same.
Clickbait is subject to regulations on Medium. Avoid taking things too far. You may create captivating headlines without breaching their guidelines, though.
