February Stories, They’re Back

Summary

Medium writer shares tips for optimizing old articles and getting more views.

Abstract

The author of the article noticed that their older stories were getting fewer views as the new month started, except for the stories they wrote towards the end of the previous month. The author suggests optimizing old articles by changing the title, images, adding new sentences, sharing on social media, and responding to new comments. The author also warns against editing a story that is going viral.

Opinions

The author suggests that updating old articles can help squeeze some new dollars from them.
The author believes that the Medium algorithm may skip a month, which is why older stories may start getting views again.
The author suggests that changing the title, images, adding new sentences, sharing on social media, and responding to new comments can help optimize old articles.
The author warns against editing a story that is going viral, as it may signal the Medium algorithm that the writer is being cheeky.
The author recommends rinsing and repeating the process of optimizing old articles every month.
The author thanks the reader for reading and provides links to their newest stories.
The author also promotes their affiliate link to Medium and recommends trying out an AI service that provides the same performance and functions as ChatGPT Plus(GPT-4) but is more cost-effective.

Medium algorithm, you cheeky li’l devil

I noticed this before. Unless my stories from last month have become ‘viral’ they stopped getting views once the new month starts.

In April, I’m seeing fewer of my March stories on my MPP (Medium Partner Program) dashboard, except for some stories that I wrote towards the end of March.

Does it mean the algorithm skips a month, that is why my February stories are back?

I can’t tell for sure. But if you want to squeeze some new dollars from your old stories, here’s how to optimize them.

Optimize the title. Tip: Especially for older articles, if you put a year, you can change it to the current year.

Change the images. Remember to update the alt text description.

Add a few new sentences.

Tweet or share on social media.

Respond to new comments.

In other words, make it fresh, even Google gives you browning points when you update your old articles, a tip from Neil Patel.

👇👇But never do this!

Edit a story that is going viral, not a word, not even a period. I had in the past, and it stopped gettin’ views.

It signals the Medium algorithm that you’re being cheeky.

By the way, in May rinse and repeat by optimizing your stories from March.

Thank you for reading.

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