A Super-Easy Way for Newbie Writers to Gain Traction on Medium

It’s free — and takes hardly any effort

If you’re a newbie like me, you love it whenever your “Medium bell” lights up with that little green number…like this:

And one of the quickest ways to “ring that bell” is to give your fellow Medium-ites some love!

I guarantee that three to five heartfelt comments on others’ posts will have your “bell ringing” in no time.

I hate it — and I love it!

I admit: It deflates me when I click the green Medium bell number — only to see claps for my comments.

C’mon, I want claps — and comments — on my posts 😊!

But guess when I get the most views? When I’m generous with my comments.

Notice others — and they’ll notice you back!

Ah, but there’s a catch!

Your comments must be heartfelt. And for that to take place, you have to take time to read the post!

Don’t comment just for the sake of commenting. And DEFINITELY don’t use it to promote your own writing — unless you’re plugging a post of yours that relates back.

You can start right now

Go ahead. Try it out. Scan your Medium feed. Read some posts that grab your attention. Comment on them, and see what it does to your stats.

Come to think of it: start right now with this post!

Give it a clap — or two, or twenty!

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