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My Medium Journey Only Began When I Started Reading Your Articles
Medium is not only for writing. It is for reading too.
I joined Medium to become rich! I envisioned this platform as the route to becoming a successful writer, and this would happen for me almost instantly.
After getting down to business and showcasing my best skills and publishing a few articles —
*crickets*
Hey, where is everyone? Why isn’t everyone rushing to my page? I mean, I know I'm a good writer, right?
Well, here's the thing: I did not realise it immediately, but Medium is a community, and it is easy to be unseen in a large community. Like a personal blog, you are only guaranteed visitors if you work hard and build connections and audiences from scratch.
No one here owes you anything. No one. If anything, you will be lucky if you’re one of the few who have boosted articles that get curated.
You need to find your community. like-minded people. You also need to find your niche and produce well-written, quality articles.
I started looking at articles written by writers with larger followings and engagements. Firstly, I was peeping to find out what they were doing to get followers and earn money on Medium…
