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Monthly Updates from ILLUMINATION Editorial Team: January 2024
Helpful information summarizing achievements and plans for writers, readers, editors, curators, and administrators
Non-members can read this newsletter on our Substack site. Our publications are diverse and inclusive. New applications to join our publications are via the writer registration portal. Please add your Medium ID or a link to one of your stories. Details are on our master onboarding pack.
Dear Writers and Readers, Happy New Year! 2023 was a very busy year for our editors and administrators to make many writers and readers happy. Our network further grew with the addition of several thousand new writers. Now, 26,000+ registered writers contribute to Illumination Integrated Publications. Our loyal readers always appreciate fresh voices, so we introduce new writers when they join us through welcome packs like this.
Our writers range from beginners to experts, (around 10% beginners), (20% advanced), and (70% in between). We support absolute beginners via Readers Hope, most experience via ILLUMINATION-Curated, and the large group in ILLUMINATION and our specialized pubs. We have a good structure as every level of writers is important for our readers. You can learn the details in each updated guideline below.
Updated Submission Guidelines
ILLUMINATION Videos and Podcasts: Submission Guidelines 2023
Publishing and Conduct Guidelines for the Lampshade of ILLUMINATION
We also have a new publication called ILLUMINATION’s Nutrition, established by our editor, Surekha Chandrasekhar, who created initial guidelines. Our curators compiled relevant stories from ILLUMINATION, which can be transferred to this publication. Nutrition: Curated Stories — Volume 1.
To ensure your content is published promptly, we kindly ask for your patience and request that you submit high-quality content and copyright-free images. We cannot stress enough how crucial quality is.
Boost Nominations
As of the first of October 2023, our special publication, ILLUMINATION-Curated, was selected as a boost nominating pub. Several well-crafted stories were chosen for boost. We will compile them in another bulletin soon.
To inform our writers, we interviewed our chief editor Dr Mehmet Yildiz, on our boost nomination approach. We hope the script of this interview can guide you. How ILLUMINATION Publications Support the BOOST Program
You may check a comprehensive checklist to increase the chance of boosting provided by Dr Yildiz earlier. This checklist will be helpful for new writers to enhance the quality of their stories.
Dr. Yildiz has also published an article addressing the most commonly asked question about increasing income from writing on Medium and other platforms.
Here is our latest collection of BOOSTED stories on ILLUMINATION-Curated compiled by ILLUMINATION-Curators.
Congratulations ILLUMINATION Gaming, as being a new boost-nominating publication.
Our editor Aiden (Illumination Gaming) informed us that ILLUMINATION Gaming was chosen as a boost-nominating publication. Let’s congratulate Aiden, who supported us in creating these collections and associated daily lists. Writers interested in gaming and computer games might love this inspiring story. ILLUMINATION Gaming Is Part of the Boost Program Now
Why We Upgraded Our Accounts to Friends of Medium Subscription
We are excited that our chief editor Dr Mehmet Yildiz upgraded our publication accounts ILLUMINATION and ILLUMINATION-Curators, as well as his tech account Dr Mehmet Yildiz (Tech), making them Friends of Medium. Reading from these accounts will allow writers to earn four times more. While curating stories, we read many stories from these accounts, so it will be great for writers.
Details are in his story. Why I Became a Friend of Medium was posted by Dr Mehmet Yildiz (Tech).
Dr. Yildiz invited all our readers to become Friends with Medium in a post titled Importance and Value of Medium Friendship for Writers and Readers. In addition, he upgraded his personal account to support our writers, as he reads a lot.
Our curators Mike Broadly, DHSc and Aiden (Illumination Gaming) also upgraded their subscriptions to contribute to our writers as they read a lot and curate many stories daily. Aiden shared his sentiments:
We recently came across something that caught our attention, identified by our publication administrators. Out of the 25,000+ writers supported by my publications on Medium, over 8,000 are currently non-members. We dearly support them as a diverse and inclusive community.
As Dr Yildiz points out, “Let’s take a moment to imagine something extraordinary. If these 8,000 writers chose to support the platform by investing just $5 a month, it could significantly boost our collective earnings. This could contribute around $480,000 annually to the pool, a sum that would substantially benefit all writers. Medium Friendship payments will be a bonus to increase writers’ income.”
Sharing by Friends of Medium is very important our writers’ visibility an income. We interviewed Dr Yildiz on how to do that and he guided us.
New Curation Service to Increase Visibility of Stories
Out of 148 volunteer editors, a team of 57 volunteer curators developed this new service idea to address the visibility of stories. Each nominates a few stories from their reading list daily, and our lead ILLUMINATION-Curators compile them into collections like this one for our readers. But we can only add a limited number of stories to keep these posts in a reasonable size.
Our lead curators include them in lists, a great Medium feature. When you see your stories in lists, you may save them, share them on social media, link to them, comment on them, and like the list for increased visibility. The entire curation process takes up substantial time, so we will appreciate your support as your time allows.
Curated Collections by Aiden (Illumination Gaming)
Aiden created 40 collections. Here is his latest one.
Curated Collections by Mike Broadly, DHSc
Mike joined the curation team and created 29 collections from his favorite stories that you may adore. He has an amazing taste as an avid reader.
Curated Collections by Elin Melaas
Elin has just started and created two collections. Here is the latest one.
The ILLUMINATION curation team compiled and posted many collections. Here are the links to some of them for interested readers.
Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8, Volume 9, Volume 10, Volume 11, Volume 12, Volume 13, Volume 14, Volume 15, Volume 16, Volume 17, Volume 18, Volume 19, Volume 20
Several editors, including our chief editor Dr Mehmet Yildiz, also created a list of the stories they read from our publication. We will compile lists in these collections. Here are sample curated pieces created by Dr. Yildiz recently from his tech account Dr Mehmet Yildiz (Tech)
Building a Synergistic Tech, Business, and Leadership Community — Part III
Extended Benefits to Write for Technology Hits Publication with New Leadership Commitment
New Communication and Collaboration Platform
As some writers cannot join Slack due to limitations, our editor and media coordinator, Aiden (Illumination Gaming), volunteered to set up a new Discord service as an alternative to our main Slack workspace. All registered writers are welcome to join this new platform. Aiden posted an article about it explaining the rules and the way to join it.
He also created a YouTube video to simplify it.
Update on ILLUMINATION Stats
All stats improved this month except the alleged earnings of writers. Here are our 90-day stats covering reading times, visitors, and views.
Reading times
Reading times increased from 5.8 to 6.7 million minutes from last month.
Views
Views also increased from 5.4 to 5.7 million.
The average of unique daily visitors
The average of unique visitors increased from 46K to 50.7K
Followers
We are pleased to see 1510 new followers joined since last month.
Slack Members
We gained an extra 717 members to our Slack workspace.
Writer Registration
Since last month, 967 new writers have registered in our portal.
Volunteer Editors
After three new members, now, we have 147 volunteer publishing and consulting editors.
We will provide stats and updates on ILLUMINATION-Curated in another newsletter, as this publication is now growing rapidly like ILLUMINATION. We also plan to create monthly newsletters for our other 12 pubs, as they all have different audiences and writers. But ILLUMINATION is our flagship pub; therefore, this newsletter is exclusive.
Plans for Handling Massive Workload
The demands on our team, encompassing editing, publishing, curating, and administrative tasks within Slack, have reached an unmanageable level for our dedicated volunteers. In response, our chief editor, Dr Mehmet Yildiz, is actively exploring avenues for securing funding to bring on at least one full-time administrator. This strategic move aims to alleviate the workload on our volunteers effectively.
In an effort to involve our community and share the responsibility, Dr. Yildiz is considering seeking support from our Substack subscribers.
He plans to extend a special invitation to them, offering a chance to play a pivotal role in our ongoing journey. By making a pledge, you’re not merely endorsing a newsletter; you are becoming an integral part of a movement that cherishes insightful content and fosters meaningful discussions within our community. Dr. Yildiz will provide more details about this initiative in an upcoming bulletin.
With no announcement yet, we received four kind pledges on Subtack for this month, and we are sending our appreciation and gratitude to these wonderful supporters.
Focus on Quality
Dr Mehmet Yildiz set the strategy of our publications for 2024. You may read the details as he has critical info about our writers.
He also shared his own strategy as a writer, publisher, curator, and editor, for 2024 and 2025. He is very concerned about the abuse of Medium by spam and scam accounts, causing grief to our writers and readers.
As we grow, quality and meaningful engagement are the most important factors for making our stories visible. Here are some key points to remember:
We prioritize well-written articles free of language errors or image issues. Stories with errors may take longer to be published.
To give every writer a fair chance, we accept only one story per writer within 24 hours. However, you can submit additional stories to our smaller publications tailored to different audiences.
If your story does not fit the Illumination scope, editors might ask you to move it to a more suitable publication to ensure our readers receive the best content.
Writers who don’t follow our publication rules may experience delays in publishing while issues are resolved via private messages. Due to timezone differences, this process may take several days. To expedite publishing, please consider using our complimentary Slack workspace.
If you have questions or need assistance, you can contact our chief editor, Dr Mehmet Yildiz, privately on Slack, and he will direct your inquiries to the relevant editors. It’s important to note that Dr. Yildiz volunteers their time like all our editors. None of our publications or resources generate any revenue from writers.
Bots, Scam, and Spam Accounts on Medium
There is a significant increase in harmful accounts contaminating the platform. We heard that Medium works hard to fight against that, but yesterday, they cloned one of our editor’s accounts and created distress for him. Mike articulated the situation well.
As they cloned our other editors and writers, we posted another bulletin to inform the community and invite them to vigilance. Please review this bulletin and share it with your friends. We give a friendlink so that everyone can read on the Internet.
Some Concerns About Income Lost
In late September, we received numerous inquiries from our writers expressing concern about a notable decrease in earnings despite consistent stats. While some speculate it might be a system glitch or a depletion of Medium’s funds, the exact cause was finally identified.
We heard that some writers were compensated, delighting them. One of our editors Mike Broadly documented the issue regarding income loss, giving us valuable perspectives on the situation. Here’s What Seems to Happen to Medium Last Week.
We acknowledge the concerns raised by many writers regarding this drop. However, we want to emphasize that while monetary aspects are significant, Medium offers writers a range of benefits beyond just income.
In response to the situation, our editorial team has posted a story guiding writers through these changes. We encourage you to read this story, where we transparently share our position as editors.
Writer Bios in a Collection — Introduce Yourself
If you are a new writer, introducing yourself to the community can bring many benefits to you, as we explained before. Dr Yildiz has shared six compelling reasons why every writer should create a bio on Medium in 2020.
From the beginning, we’ve encouraged our writers to share personal bios in their stories. These bios have been curated and shared with our subscribers, allowing readers to get to know the writers better. However, as the number of bios grew, it became challenging to manage them all.
To address this, Aiden (Illumination Gaming) has reorganized these bios into a shorter and more manageable format. We understand that our readers are keen to learn about the writers they follow, so you can explore these updated bios in our new collection.
If you are interested in earning some cash and increasing your email marketing skills, you may check an opportunity introduced by Aiden in step by step in a recent article. He also created a video about it with clear instructions.
Practical Guidance for Absolute Beginners
1 — How to submit your stories to publications
Now that you have joined Medium and written your first story, Please follow these simple instructions. Once you do it a few times, it will be second nature. Not knowing this feature caused many new writers to wait for days.
When you draft your story, please click on the … (3 dots) on the top right side of your screen. Click on the add to publication, choose Illumination or other relevant pubs, and submit your story. When the story arrives in the publication queue, editors will review and publish it if your story qualifies. If not, they will leave a private message and return your story to fix, resubmit, or transfer to one of our other publications if it does not suit ILLUMINATION.
We no longer publish certain types of stories on ILLUMINATION and ILLUMINATION-Curated, so please review the new submission guidelines.
2 — Use Copyright-Free Images and Remember to Caption Them
A crucial issue is some new writers forget to add captions to photos and use copyrighted images. Violating copyright rules can lead to substantial penalties imposed by legal institutions.
Several writers got hefty fines; our editors don’t want this to happen to you. Therefore, our editors are diligently working to safeguard our writers. We kindly ask that you honor their requests, as they have your best interests at heart. You cannot use every image on stories behind the paywall.
If you are a new writer on Medium, please review the Photo Handling Policy before starting, as it is the most time-consuming issue for our editors and causes delays in publishing. Writers failing to meet our photo handling policy will be removed from publications.
3 — We don’t accept AI-generated content per Medium’s new strategy except for one dedicated publication [the Lampshade of ILLUMINATION]
Our publications do not accept content written by artificial intelligence tools, but we have a viable solution to make writers and readers happy.
Those writers who use generative AI tools like Jasper or ChatGPT can send their stories to our new publication, the Lampshade of ILLUMINATION. Details are attached.
AI-Generated Content Policy for ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications
Essential Resources for New Writers
We compiled essential guides for new writers in a post titled Starter Kit for Writers of ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications. This collection might be a one-stop shop for new writers to learn more about writing on this platform.
Please also review these guiding policies before submitting their stories. We are tolerant, but the following are non-negotiable rules and Medium’s content hosting and distribution policy.
Publishing and Conduct Guidelines for the Lampshade of ILLUMINATION
Helpful Resources for Beginners
You may find more helpful stories from the content management collection of Dr Mehmet Yildiz, which is typically written to help new writers joining Medium.
Writer Introductions, Featuring, and Interviews
We introduce writers by creating profiles or interviewing them to create visibility for their profiles and content.
Dr Mehmet Yildiz also interviewed many writers. Here are the recent ones.
A Candid Peek into the Personal and Professional Life of Lorwen Harris Nagle, PhD, Lorwen Harris Nagle, PhD
An Interview with Matt Williams-Spooner, Ph.D. Matt Williams-Spooner, Ph.D.
Meet Pernoste and Dahl: A Writing Duo of a Neuroscientist and an Artist Pernoste & Dahl.
An Interview with Dr. Yogesh Haribhau Kulkarni, PhD — Yogesh Haribhau Kulkarni (PhD)
An Interview with Author, Raymond M.E. Aguirre Raymond M.E. Aguirre
Here’s an Interview with Hakima TANTRIKA Hakima T A N T R I K A
We also started a new initiative titled “Make invisible stories visible “to increase our contributors’ views and read times. Here are some samples:
Meet Psychologist Cedric Johnson, Ph.D. on ILLUMINATION Cedric Johnson, PhD
Chosen Stories from Melinda Blau’s Unique Collection Melinda Blau
Chosen Stories from Sufyan Maan’s Collection Sufyan Maan, M.Eng
We introduced a few writers whose work you may explore from the introductions.
Writer Introduction
We introduced several writers recently. The most recent ones are Thomas Allen Moon , Omni Essence, Sneha Nagre, Sridhar Pai Tonse — Leadgen Coach- Tech Startups, Zondra Dos Anjos, Ani Vals, Ammara Hassan, Jozsef Kovacs, Davor Katusic, Dr Emmanuel Ogamdi, and Seda Anbarcı
You might also check recent editorial introductions from our team.
You can learn about our other editors’ backgrounds from this collection curated by ILLUMINATION-Curators.
We feature our writers’ profiles via the Illumination YouTube channel and blog the transcripts. For example, our volunteer YouTube coordinator Aiden (Illumination Gaming), features writers on our channel. Contact him on our Slack workspace if you want to be featured.
You might find some sample YouTube videos featuring our top writers in this collection titled Meet Top Writers of Medium on YouTube.
We need more volunteer editors.
Our editorial team sometimes gets exhausted. Therefore, we need more volunteer editors as our publications keep growing. Some editors go on vacation, some need a break, or sometimes they get unwell.
If you have time and are interested in supporting our smaller publications as an editor, you may contact our chief editor Dr Mehmet Yildiz, on our Slack workspace. The eligibility criteria to serve as an editor for our publications are outlined in this article.
Our Slack group is open to all our contributors. We have around 19K+ members on Slack. If you don’t have access to Slack or haven’t received the previous invitation, you can request it via this online web form.
Editors play a vital role in our writers’ success and our readers’ satisfaction. They review your content, publish it on time, and promote published stories to our readers using various methods.
These volunteer editors are also writers. Therefore, they understand the needs of writers. Currently, 145 volunteer editors support our 24K+ writers using the Slack workspace. This is a massive workload for them.
We thought that meeting our editors could be valuable for writers. Therefore, we started an initiative to introduce our editors’ backgrounds and writing styles. We add new editor profiles as our time allows. They usually use the same account on Slack so that you can contact them directly.
Curating and Amplifying Stories for More Visibility
Due to the hectic workload, our editors couldn’t create a new curated collection, but last month they did several. We link them here. We have changed our curation strategy. We now select nominated stories by our publication curators and compile them in shorter volumes.
Previously, we curated and distributed thousands of well-written pieces to our readers via blogs and social media. Our repository reached around a million published stories on Illumination and sister publications.
Hand-Picked Articles — 2023 #47: Chosen by the content curators of ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications on Medium for avid readers
ILLUMINATION-Curators also started a new initiative called Reading Club. Here is the latest version.: ILLUMINATION Reading Club #7
ILLUMINATION Amplifiers started to feature book chapters submitted by our published author. Here is the latest version. Hand-Picked Book Chapters #02
Last year, we posted 280 collections from the ILLUMINATION Amplifier account. The Illumination team published 138 collections, and ILLUMINATION-Curator posted around ten collections featuring outstanding stories from experienced writers.
The latest collection from ILLUMINATION: Curated Collection #188
Writing Challenges and Prompts
Several writers completed writing challenges. The 100-Day Writing Challenge is popular. A few writers attempted to 1000 short forms in 100 days, too. If you are into short forms, you can submit one to each publication. However, our focus is not on quantity but quality now.
You may consider sharing your story links, concerns, and aspirations in this unique challenge. Many readers enjoyed the Challenge called “The Proust Questionnaire.”
These challenges might bring new readers to your stories. We look forward to reading your stories about these challenges. We also feature those who complete challenges in our curated collections.
Publications Created by Our Writers
Dr. Yildiz helped several writers to create their publications and gain visibility. Publication owners made significant progress in getting loyal readers. Here is a guiding story: Compelling Benefits of Personal Publications on Medium.
ILLUMINATION collected the publications of our contributors in a post titled: Why Writers Need Personal Publications: Invitation to introduce your own publication to the audience of Illumination Integrated Publications.
Sample Topic Collections
We create collections selecting exciting stories from many writers who write on popular topics. Here are some examples compiled by our chief editor.
Featured Stories About “Writing” From The Top Writers of SYNERGY
NFT Story Collection on ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications
Technology, Business, Leadership, & Self-Improvement Stories
Sample Book Chapters: Discover 70+ published authors on ILLUMINATION Book Chapters
Let’s Welcome New Writers Joining Us Recently
Thank you for joining our publications. We are grateful to our editors Aiden (Illumination Gaming), Mike Broadly, DHSc, and Dr Mehmet Yildiz for adding you to our pubs and tagging you in this bulletin to introduce our broader audience so that they can explore your profiles and stories. Our editorial accounts are part of Friends of Medium, so we try to follow you and check out your stories, but we cannot follow more than 150 a day. We will follow all of you eventually. It takes time.
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Access to archived onboarding packs for new writers
Last month, we started creating short onboarding packs, introducing new writers, and allowing the previous writers to explore their content to increase collaboration, improve the visibility of stories, and support the growth of new writers. You may access the welcome packs from the following links. We encourage collaboration and meaningful engagements. We will add these welcome packs to a collection soon.
We will put these in a collection soon so you can easily follow new writers.
Invitation to New Writers
Our doors are open to all ethical writers. You can join or leave anytime with no obligation. Our goal is to give you a platform to showcase your stories.
To join our vibrant publications, please send a request via this link.
We will help you gain visibility and succeed as a writer on Medium. Please mention the publication name with your Medium account ID in the request. If you are new to Medium, you can join via this link. Readers can read thousands of stories, and writers can monetize self-published content.
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Remember, supporting your peers as writers is important for mutual growth. Collaboration and meaningful engagement are key success factors on writing platforms. Here’s some guidance to beginners.
How Peer-to-Peer Recognition Improves Writers’ Lives
Our chief editor, Dr Yildiz, wrote many stories guiding new writers. You may find some valuable stories from his writing collection.
Thank you for sharing this newsletter with other writers interested in joining our publications, Slack/Discord workspace for collaboration. Our publications are diverse and inclusive.
Thanks, Aiden (Illumination Gaming) and Mike Broadly, DHSc, for helping us to compile and format this post.
