How To Celebrate 100 Followers

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ac">Look at the screenshots I took of these articles presented with the same headline and same read time. It is not a surprise that those articles match word-to-word. Someone tell me this is not true, or I am missing something?</p><figure id="bf2b"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*Yvwm56waUypCgfbrgwa8sw.png"><figcaption>Image: Author</figcaption></figure><h2 id="f987">How did I find this out?</h2><p id="3dcb">I’m a blogger in the home automation space and recently penned an article on <a href="https://brindakoushik.medium.com/amazon-sidewalk-network-rolled-out-dec-2020-88e07c737801">Amazon’s new Sidewalk feature</a> on my blog and published it on Medium as well. Call it a hunch or just curiosity; I searched for the term “<b>Sidewalk</b>” on Medium as I wanted to see other articles on the same topic. After I saw a few related posts, I saw the same titles of articles in a row as I scrolled down. I clicked a few of them and saw; they have precisely the same content. They are different Medium users. I couldn’t think of any other reason than they are stealing and cashing in on it. I see all those articles have links pointing to other posts that belong to a major tech website. I looked up that article online, and as expected, I see that article published <a href="https://www.techhive.com/article/3599458/how-to-turn-off-amazon-sidewalk.html">on that website</a>. Pity they forgot to remove the hyperlinks on the post.</p><blockquote id="0533"><p><b>“Medium! Wake Up!”</b></p></blockquote><p id="0b81">I can report those posts to Medium and forget about it, but I also want us “<b>real writers</b>” to be aware of such incidences. Like me, you might be keen to import your <a href="https://help.medium.com/hc/en-us/articles/217991468-About-SEO-and-duplicate-content">articles from your website on to Medium</a>, but watch out! Your content might get misused, not just on Medium, but even outside of Medium by ravens trying to drive traffic to their websi

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te but cannot produce content themselves. Such apathy!</p><p id="62d4">P.S — Search the titles of your best articles and see if you find them duplicated on Medium or elsewhere. And leave a comment with — “I found a copycat!” with the copied link of your article if you find one. Let’s stop them, shame them, and get them kicked off Medium before they savage the spirit of this beautiful platform.</p><p id="366a"><b>Are you on Twitter?<a href="https://twitter.com/brindakoushik"> I’d love to connect</a> :)</b></p><p id="aab1"><b><i>Also, feel free to read my other most-loved articles on Medium.</i></b></p><div id="05e1" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/9-hacks-busy-writers-can-use-to-increase-productivity-and-do-much-more-4c2c1b2462d4"> <div> <div> <h2>9 Hacks Busy Writers Can Use to Increase Productivity and Do Much More</h2> <div><h3>Simple apps and tips to unleash your creative genius</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*DypXYekbRX-3kBPT)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><div id="c285" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/12-no-b-s-reasons-why-medium-can-boost-your-writing-and-springboard-you-into-a-full-time-writer-558d6a9a4aea"> <div> <div> <h2>12 No B.S. Reasons Why Medium Can Boost Your Writing and Springboard You Into a Full-Time Writer</h2> <div><h3>What if you can pay your bills with your words?</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*L6QSSkShmlPDUNLU)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div></article></body>

It can be done and I have done it

Tell me, is there a better feeling than going to sleep when having 60–70 followers only to wake up having 100? There is one — reaching 110 just before getting to my PC to write this piece.

I can’t say it’s been a long journey. Yet:

I’ve been on Medium for 3 weeks now already.

I have been writing every day, posting at least one article daily.

Maybe that’s not an achievement, yet, but surely a few steps down the road of one.

How I did it

Reaching 100 followers has been the fruit of two main factors:

organic growth, due to my consistent publishing routine,

collaboration with other new and aspiring writers to reach the threshold of 100 followers.

As far as the other factor is concerned, it is in major part thanks to the #100followersIn48hoursChallenge that is pretty popular on this website. And you know what? It works wonders.

And the best thing — you can follow the same advice to get your profile to reach the magic barrier in no time.

Do I even like being on Medium?

Short answer, yes.

Long answer, yes because:

The editor is no-nonsense. You write there and do not care about formatting. The build-in functions are simple, aesthetic and satisfying to use.

The layout of the articles is minimalistic and beautiful in design. After publishing a piece it is a joy to read or share those.

Writing is rewarding thanks to the feedback and input from publicity.

Reading others’ works is beneficial as you can learn new things or embrace different viewpoints, many of which are thought-provoking.

One of the very interesting features that Medium has is the possibility to team up and either join an existing publication or start a brand new one. I did both.

I have been accepted at Illumination and Better Humans, and already succeeded to publish there.

Moreover, I have established and curated for a while so far now publication, called Smartacity. It already features 6 prolific writers, myself included. Maybe you want to be part of the ever-growing Smartacity family?

How To Celebrate 100 Followers

It can be done and I have done it

How I did it

100 Followers In 48 Hours Can Be Done, And Here’s How

It can be done, it can be reached.

Do I even like being on Medium?

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