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stats page for at least a dozen times per day. I know, I should probably stop doing that.</p><p id="cccd">The first two stories I wrote only got a couple of views. I wasn’t expected much more to be honest. I had just started writing and didn’t have any followers on Medium.</p><p id="222a">I was really surprised that my third story got curated by Medium. My goal was to get a hundred views, it got more than two thousand. Getting accepted in a big publication helped out a lot. I am not sure if my story would have been curated otherwise.</p><p id="3da3">I never expected that I would be able to make money in my first month on Medium. But, it turns out that I was wrong.<b> </b>I made <b> $31,76 </b>in the last 30 days. Almost 90% of my earnings came from this story:</p><div id="98b2" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/2-years-of-graphql-in-production-a1a6dbaddbda"> <div> <div> <h2>2 Years of GraphQL in Production</h2> <div><h3>Common pitfalls that you should avoid</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*aBKGMklvjbsB1KI0xpCjtw.png)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><figure id="e39b"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*yxDguZQWSVwZj4Z86eY-Qw.png"><figcaption>Image by author</figcaption></figure><p id="01e8">This story made <b>$ 28.35</b> so far and it's still making about a dollar every day.</p><p id="424d">I am curious how

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much views my latest story is going to get. I published it a couple of days ago and it's doing well so far.</p><p id="85ba">Here are some more stats from my first month.</p><ul><li>From 0 to 36 followers</li><li>2 stories got curated</li><li>1 story was published in a publication with 130k+ followers</li><li>1 story was published in a publication with 40k+ followers</li><li>2 stories were published in a publication with 1k+ followers</li></ul><h1 id="e085">What I have learned</h1><ul><li>Publish stories in publications. It might take some time to find the correct publication but it is definitely worth it.</li><li>Quality of quantity. You don’t need to publish an article every week. Stories that are curated will remain visible for much longer.</li><li>Use <a href="https://app.grammarly.com/"><b>Grammarly</b></a> and the <a href="https://www.hemingwayapp.com/"><b>Hemingway App</b></a><b> </b>to improve your writing.</li><li>Read the <a href="https://help.medium.com/hc/en-us/articles/360006362473-Medium-s-Curation-Guidelines-everything-writers-need-to-know"><b>curation guidelines</b></a> before publishing your first story.</li><li>Read your stories a couple of times before posting them.</li><li>Writing is more fun than I expected.</li></ul><p id="b3ba">So, what will I do with the money that I made?</p><p id="b079">I will probably become a Medium member. I started reading a lot more since I started writing and would love to give something back to other content creators.</p><p id="f885">Thank you for taking the time to read this story. If you liked it, consider following me on Medium and see you next time!</p></article></body>

Curated, Stats, and More: My First Month on Medium

As an inexperienced writer with no followers

You may have seen YouTube videos or other Medium articles in which people show off how well they did. I always wondered how that would turn out for me. I have no experience in writing and the only social media that I have is LinkedIn. I wanted to share this experience as I think this is much more relatable than some influencer with 100k+ followers.

I wanted to write about software development but never really knew where to start. I had to convince my self to just start writing. About a month ago I decided not to go to bed until I had written a story. I slept late, but it was worth it!

Needless to say, I was very excited when the first views came in. My first post didn’t get much attention, but knowing that 20 people took the time to read my story gave me a lot of energy.

Stats

So, how did it go?

Here is the stats page of my first 30 days on Medium.

I have been refreshing this stats page for at least a dozen times per day. I know, I should probably stop doing that.

The first two stories I wrote only got a couple of views. I wasn’t expected much more to be honest. I had just started writing and didn’t have any followers on Medium.

I was really surprised that my third story got curated by Medium. My goal was to get a hundred views, it got more than two thousand. Getting accepted in a big publication helped out a lot. I am not sure if my story would have been curated otherwise.

I never expected that I would be able to make money in my first month on Medium. But, it turns out that I was wrong. I made $31,76 in the last 30 days. Almost 90% of my earnings came from this story:

2 Years of GraphQL in Production

Common pitfalls that you should avoid

medium.com

This story made $28.35 so far and it's still making about a dollar every day.

I am curious how much views my latest story is going to get. I published it a couple of days ago and it's doing well so far.

Here are some more stats from my first month.

From 0 to 36 followers
2 stories got curated
1 story was published in a publication with 130k+ followers
1 story was published in a publication with 40k+ followers
2 stories were published in a publication with 1k+ followers

What I have learned

Publish stories in publications. It might take some time to find the correct publication but it is definitely worth it.
Quality of quantity. You don’t need to publish an article every week. Stories that are curated will remain visible for much longer.
Use Grammarly and the Hemingway App to improve your writing.
Read the curation guidelines before publishing your first story.
Read your stories a couple of times before posting them.
Writing is more fun than I expected.

So, what will I do with the money that I made?

I will probably become a Medium member. I started reading a lot more since I started writing and would love to give something back to other content creators.

Thank you for taking the time to read this story. If you liked it, consider following me on Medium and see you next time!