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those groups. I have a spreadsheet on my computer with links to all the groups, so I can sit down and share in order without forgetting any.</p><p id="42f4">To get added to these groups, just do a search and request to join.</p><p id="b88b" type="7">Take note that some of the groups require that you introduce your article, or you only post on a designated share thread. Try to follow the rules to keep from getting banned from the group. But honestly, even if you get banned it’s no big deal, there are dozens of groups like this.</p><p id="fea7">Beyond the Facebook groups, try to find groups that will find your post relevant. There are also hundreds of writers’ groups on Facebook. If you share your article to 100 groups, and only one person from each of those groups reads it, you’ve still just generated 100 views.</p><h1 id="dbc8">4. Include Links in Your New Posts</h1><p id="7187">It’s tough starting out. You have few followers and your articles only get a few views each. The first month of writing on any platform can be very discouraging. However, the more you build up your portfolio, the more great content you have to reference in your new articles.</p><p id="bd88">Whenever you’re writing something and you recognize that it relates to a previous article, use the share link to insert the article like this:</p><div id="ce4f" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/i-won-675-on-a-vocal-writing-challenge-and-still-switched-to-medium-cbb32cde432f"> <div> <div> <h2>I Won $675 on a Vocal Writing Challenge and Still Switched to Medium</h2> <div><h3>Lucrative cash prizes are great, but winning still comes down to the judges</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*AaYpIN45bb9dCtPERZqSGg.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="0d1f">These share links break up your article and draw the attention of people who are skimming and scrolling through your work. It gives them a picture to look at, and if they click on the link, it gives more visibility to one of your old posts.</p><h1 id="dd05">5. Use a Social Media Management Tool</h1><p id="d244">There are many platforms that act as consolidated dashboards to collect all your social media accounts in one place. Instead of logging into Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, etc., and making individual posts, you can log into your management tool and share to all of your platforms at once. The dashboard looks something like this:</p><figure id="03aa"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*05FQSSQlzaNlgOg2Ybng6w.jpeg"><figcaption>Image courtesy of Walter Rhein</figcaption></figure><p id="e482">I use <a href="https://glowupp.com/">GlowUpp</a> which is the most economically priced tool I’ve found, but there are many of these tools out there. Most of them have some sort of a free trial period, so you really need to sit down and see how they work. You can even set up a schedule so your posts are repeated over the next year or so. It truly saves you a lot of time and helps you maximize the impact of your following.</p><h1 id="f630">6. Include Your Links In Comments</h1><p id="6dc5">A good portion of what I write consists of regular arguments I find myself falling back on when I get into social media arguments. For example, here’s one:</p><div id="2edc" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/machine-guns-arent-used-in-mass-shootings-4259b8add7

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cf"> <div> <div> <h2>Machine Guns Aren’t Used in Mass Shootings</h2> <div><h3>Gun legislation works.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*VSZZ-a8A0ZarshhTYZ139w.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="1e30">Sometimes when I feel like antagonizing people, I go to Twitter, do a search for a relevant hashtag, and then comment with a post link on a hundred or so Tweets. It leads to some delightful arguments.</p><h1 id="b970">7. Tag Your Group Names in Your posts</h1><p id="75ff">One of the most irritating things about Facebook is that Facebook doesn’t always show your posts to everyone in your groups. That’s infuriating actually, after all, what’s the point of building up your group if Facebook then buries your post when you try to share something?</p><p id="281f" type="7">To help get around this, always type in @ followed by your group name when you post on Facebook. That helps to ensure everyone who is a member of the group will see the post.</p><h1 id="b14f">8. Get More Followers on Medium</h1><p id="a260">This one is easy, every day you can follow a limited allotment of new people. I believe the number is around 100. I like to go to article and click on the number of claps. If you follow those people, they are likely to follow you back.</p><p id="3230">The people that give claps are the kind of people that you want to connect to. They interact with your article and are more likely to comment and share. At the end of your work day, always be sure to click on a popular article, leave claps, and follow everyone else who does so. You’ll see your followers increase.</p><figure id="4e3f"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*t1abgbMcaOWb1yEe6zZYzg.jpeg"><figcaption>Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@markusspiske?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText">Markus Spiske</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com/s/photos/clap?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText">Unsplash</a></figcaption></figure><h1 id="9a27">Once You Hit Publish, Your Work Begins</h1><p id="9edf">Keep in mind that there are a ton of articles published every day. In order to get any traction, you have to elbow in and make sure your work is seen in a number of places. The easier the access people have to your link, the more likely they are to read it.</p><p id="53fa">Also, the whole process takes a long time as you diligently work to improve your reach on all platforms. Don’t get discouraged, keep with it, and you’ll see your views go up along with your followers both on Medium and your social media platforms. Stick to the plan!</p><p id="584f">Check out this article for some more great reading:</p><div id="4428" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/50-writing-prompts-to-ensure-you-never-run-out-of-ideas-90febc8b5b25"> <div> <div> <h2>50 Writing Prompts To Ensure You Never Run Out of Ideas</h2> <div><h3>Scroll until you find something that inspires you, and allow your creativity to flow</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*IL3Wzf_O3hndOtuZVzPPzg.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div></article></body>

8 Easy Ways to Get More Views on Your Articles

Some simple, free, and practical tricks to ensure greater visibility for your work

How do you think this is going to work? Do you think it’s just a matter of writing your article, getting it accepted to a publication, possibly getting curated, and, poof, you’re on your way to going viral?

I wish it were that easy, but I’m afraid it’s not.

Now don’t get me wrong, all of those are good actions to take to get people reading your work, but there is a lot more you have to do in order to ensure you get some eyeballs on your words. In this article, we’ll explore 8 ways to get your article some legs.

1. Social Media Shares

Honestly, since I’ve come onto Medium, I’m happy to say that I’m spending next to no time on social media. Facebook seems to be designed just to alienate friends and create irritating battles.

Block is Facebook’s Best Feature

Ignorance and arrogance are equally fatal to reason

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But one of the easiest things you can do to promote your article is share it on your social media profiles. One of the biggest mistakes people make is that they share it only one time. Look, those buttons don’t stop working after you’ve pressed them. Be sure to circle back and share your article on several occasions. Space it out by a month and make sure that one of your articles is on your wall every single day.

2. Increase Social Media Followers

I guess increasing followers is the big trick, but it’s fairly easy on certain platforms. Part of your daily routine needs to be jumping on LinkedIn and connecting with everyone you can. There’s nothing quick about this because you are required to click “connect” on every single profile, but it only takes a few minutes, and after a few months you’ll have thousands of new connections.

Social media profiles with a huge following are helpful in a number of ways. You can promote your articles, books, and even do some influencer work. The easiest way to get followers is to simply click on the buttons.

The writers’ community on Twitter is very active and helpful. If you do a post with the hashtag #writerslift, you’ll get connected to lots of new people. Of course, if you publish great content, you’ll also get new followers, but there’s no harm in helping the process along.

3. Post to Facebook Groups

There are a number of medium groups on Facebook. Every time one of your articles is published, be sure to share it on all of those groups. I have a spreadsheet on my computer with links to all the groups, so I can sit down and share in order without forgetting any.

To get added to these groups, just do a search and request to join.

Take note that some of the groups require that you introduce your article, or you only post on a designated share thread. Try to follow the rules to keep from getting banned from the group. But honestly, even if you get banned it’s no big deal, there are dozens of groups like this.

Beyond the Facebook groups, try to find groups that will find your post relevant. There are also hundreds of writers’ groups on Facebook. If you share your article to 100 groups, and only one person from each of those groups reads it, you’ve still just generated 100 views.

4. Include Links in Your New Posts

It’s tough starting out. You have few followers and your articles only get a few views each. The first month of writing on any platform can be very discouraging. However, the more you build up your portfolio, the more great content you have to reference in your new articles.

Whenever you’re writing something and you recognize that it relates to a previous article, use the share link to insert the article like this:

I Won $675 on a Vocal Writing Challenge and Still Switched to Medium

Lucrative cash prizes are great, but winning still comes down to the judges

medium.com

These share links break up your article and draw the attention of people who are skimming and scrolling through your work. It gives them a picture to look at, and if they click on the link, it gives more visibility to one of your old posts.

5. Use a Social Media Management Tool

There are many platforms that act as consolidated dashboards to collect all your social media accounts in one place. Instead of logging into Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, etc., and making individual posts, you can log into your management tool and share to all of your platforms at once. The dashboard looks something like this:

I use GlowUpp which is the most economically priced tool I’ve found, but there are many of these tools out there. Most of them have some sort of a free trial period, so you really need to sit down and see how they work. You can even set up a schedule so your posts are repeated over the next year or so. It truly saves you a lot of time and helps you maximize the impact of your following.

6. Include Your Links In Comments

A good portion of what I write consists of regular arguments I find myself falling back on when I get into social media arguments. For example, here’s one:

Machine Guns Aren’t Used in Mass Shootings

Gun legislation works.

medium.com

Sometimes when I feel like antagonizing people, I go to Twitter, do a search for a relevant hashtag, and then comment with a post link on a hundred or so Tweets. It leads to some delightful arguments.

7. Tag Your Group Names in Your posts

One of the most irritating things about Facebook is that Facebook doesn’t always show your posts to everyone in your groups. That’s infuriating actually, after all, what’s the point of building up your group if Facebook then buries your post when you try to share something?

To help get around this, always type in @ followed by your group name when you post on Facebook. That helps to ensure everyone who is a member of the group will see the post.

8. Get More Followers on Medium

This one is easy, every day you can follow a limited allotment of new people. I believe the number is around 100. I like to go to article and click on the number of claps. If you follow those people, they are likely to follow you back.

The people that give claps are the kind of people that you want to connect to. They interact with your article and are more likely to comment and share. At the end of your work day, always be sure to click on a popular article, leave claps, and follow everyone else who does so. You’ll see your followers increase.

Once You Hit Publish, Your Work Begins

Keep in mind that there are a ton of articles published every day. In order to get any traction, you have to elbow in and make sure your work is seen in a number of places. The easier the access people have to your link, the more likely they are to read it.

Also, the whole process takes a long time as you diligently work to improve your reach on all platforms. Don’t get discouraged, keep with it, and you’ll see your views go up along with your followers both on Medium and your social media platforms. Stick to the plan!

Check out this article for some more great reading:

50 Writing Prompts To Ensure You Never Run Out of Ideas

Scroll until you find something that inspires you, and allow your creativity to flow

medium.com