- By Nisha Rana
May 29, 2024
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Category
Lifestyle Guides
Have you heard about the Medium platform, if not then I am here to tell you about it. Also, I will tell you how it’s going to work for you, give you an opportunity to establish yourself as a writer and attract young readers in no time. If you’re serious about becoming a content writer, or a blogger, then Medium is for you.
It will take you through all the challenges you face when you start as a writer and help you improve yourself. Not only that, you can build a community of your own while you earn from the platform.
It will take you through all the challenges you face when you start as a writer and help you improve yourself. Not only that, you can build a community of your own while you earn from the platform.
A little bit about Medium:
Medium is an open source platform for writers, based on a subscription model.
It has two communities, one of writers and one of readers.
The reader pays the subscription to read articles written by writers.
That means you don’t pay anything to start your journey there, you have the talent to impress readers with your writing skills. Publish your work there, it can be articles or blogs on personal experience, or any other topic.
You can share fiction or nonfiction, creative stories or poems, your opinion on any particular issue in the society, etc.
Who is eligible to write on medium?
Medium welcomes readers and writers from all over the globe.
You don’t have to be a professional to start your journey as a writer, you just have to start from somewhere, you can attract audiences from all parts of the world which is a great thing for your career.
All you need is writing skills that can influence others, there is no age criteria however, to have an account there, you should be at least 13.
How do you earn money from Medium?
It is a subscription based platform where readers pay $5 every month to gain access to unlimited articles and blogs.
If you’re not a member you can still read 3 articles each month for free.
Medium lets you be the copywriter of your own content. And for your content, out of the subscription fee, the writer gets paid based on:
1. Engagement points
2. Followers bonus
3. Boost bonus
4. Member read ratio adjustment
Based on these parameters, Medium may decide your income on a monthly basis, you can also check which story is performing well and how much you have earned on your stats.
You can find out more detail on their help center, here’s the link: https://help.medium.com/hc/en-us/articles/360036691193-Calculating-earnings-in-the-Partner-Program
In order to be eligible for the Partner Program, you have to meet their criteria though and that’s the challenge you need to go through to begin your journey.
Here’s the article you can read to know updated criteria to become eligible for their Partner Program: New partner program eligibility requirements.
How to grow on Medium?
The good news is in order to become eligible for the Medium partner program, the old requirement on Medium was to have at least 100 followers. That has changed, this requirement is removed.
So you don’t need to use the #100followers to gain the first 100 followers, instead you just need to focus on the quality of your work and rest will be taken care of by the platform.
You should know your niche and be creative; focus should be on the quality over quantity. If your content has what it takes, Medium may curate your article which will increase your article reach to readers that may bring you new subscribers.
Medium platform has genuine readers, who like to read thoughtful and insightful content, and they don’t hesitate to pay the fees or show appreciation through claps and responses.
So the advice would be to write engaging, compelling, and true-to-the-facts content.
Medium’s SEO is topic-driven and your hard work would pay off as no data manipulation or paid promotion is a help. This is what I like about Medium, you get appreciated by genuine readers.
At the outset, it takes time and diligent work if you want to get rewarded, don’t forget to keep these elementary points in your mind:
How to grow your readers on Medium?
1. Stay engaged:
You should practice writing compelling pieces, learn how to write or improve your writing skills. Stay engaged and don’t hesitate to share your stories if you have one, it doesn’t have to be a perfect story but written with perfection, that’s what Medium wants from their writers.
2. Don’t be in idle mode:
If you’re a reader too, I encourage you to engage with other writers, show appreciation, and compliment their story. Staying idle is not ideal.
Your thoughts in the comment can attract readers to check your profile and posts too and they may end up becoming fans of your stories too. So stay engaged.
3. Share your articles on social media:
Social media has readers and writers from all around the world so, one way of growing your followers on Medium can be other platforms, if they find your content amazing and worthy of their time, they may subscribe and read your stories.
4. Publish in larger publications:
One of the best strategies to increase traffic on your articles and build an audience of individuals who would love your writing is to get your work published in well-known Medium publications.
Publishers on Medium has an audience who reads articles posted on a regular basis, it is a bit tricky because some publications may not show interest in your content but it doesn’t mean that you have hit the dead end. Don’t give up and keep trying.
Approach multiple publication channels of your niche and check out their submission rules, what they are looking for. If your article is a head turner they will reach out to you and publish your work as well. This will help you gain more followers and attract new readers for your articles.
5. Get curated by Medium:
Since Medium is a subscription based platform, understanding their SEO strategy is not complex. Medium focuses on quality, they appreciate real and informative articles.
If your article serves the quality they look for. Getting curated by Medium is a big thing. This brings your content in highlights and eventually interested followers.
To know more about curation, you should check out Medium’s Distribution Standards to understand it better.Apart from all these 5 tips, you should stay focused on improving your writing skills and push yourself to write quality and creative contents. The more you practice, the better it is for your career. Not only is this the key element of growth on Medium but in other fields too, where writing skills come handy. You can grow anywhere, you can start your own blog, or maybe one day you will be publishing your own book.
