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topics to write about that align with what the publication is looking for. Note that Medium publications rarely accept the same topic twice or publish the same sort of articles multiple times.</p><p id="582f">They want something unique and irresistible, so copying is pointless. However, even if the topic and ideas are the same, as long as you can add something new, interesting, and not make it generic, I think you should be fine.</p><p id="4a92">When writing, here are the most important things to keep in mind;</p><h2 id="d0bd">Write for the reader</h2><p id="57a4">Publications are all about the reader. Whether you’re writing about a personal experience or not, publications only care about what the reader will gain from your writing. That being said, when writing your piece, it’s very crucial to keep your reader in mind.</p><p id="20f6">I emphasized this in my “What You Can Learn From Shelby Church’s $6,000 First Month on Medium” story, but I’ll say it again.</p><blockquote id="c745"><p>“I think you can write about anything, I mean anything, because there are always readers who’d be interested in that topic, even if that topic is about you and your dog Max sleeping all day. There would be readers who would love all your stories and the personality that comes out through your writing.</p></blockquote><blockquote id="8347"><p>But, it just can’t be about you and your dog Max sleeping all day. It also has to be about the reader.</p></blockquote><blockquote id="1636"><p>Whatever you’re writing about, keep your reader in mind. After reading your content, your reader should walk away with a feeling other than “I just wasted my time.” Your writing can entertain them. Maybe they laughed a lot. It can educate them, so they walk away learning something new, or even inspire them to change for the better. But, it has to benefit and resonate with them in some way or form.”</p></blockquote><h2 id="b977">Create a positive reading experience</h2><p id="0da4">Imagine coming across an article you’re excited to read only to find out the reading experience sucks. There’s no structure and flow. The piece is filled with unnecessary ads, fluff, grammar issues, and typos. The formating is overwhelming. You find yourself getting more and more annoyed as you read each sentence. You eventually click off, never to come back. That’s called a horrible reading experience.</p><p id="d38e">Medium and Medium owned or partner publications take their readers’ experience very, very seriously. Remember, Medium is a business, your writing is the product and the readers are the customers. The number one goal for any business is to keep their customers happy and satisfied so they’ll come back for more.</p><p id="4ff8">That’s why the overall design of Medium is minimalistic, no ads, a lot of white space, and limited formatting. Want to change your text to Comic Sans? Sorry, you can’t. Medium would allow no such atrocities on design.</p><p id="33c0">Their aim is to create a positive reader experience, once the reader starts reading an article, no distractions and getting lost in the story is the goal. They also accept their writers to do their part by writing and editing articles in a way that keeps that positive experience, everything must flow.</p><p id="fd11">That is why curated and publication stories are handpicked. Only pieces that are written and edited to a high standard get curated and accepted by publications. They will not promote anything less, period.</p><h2 id="ca73">How do you create a positive reading experience?</h2><p

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id="d94f">Apart from writing an irresistible piece that benefits the reader, here are a few important things to focus on.</p><ul><li>Keep the format of your article minimal, easy to read and follow. Use short, concise paragraphs instead of long blocks of text or a traditional manuscript format that can overwhelm the reader.</li><li>Used headings to break up topics. This is very crucial because people on the web rarely read thoroughly. They skim. By breaking topics with a heading, readers can skim but also focus on all the points you’re trying to make.</li><li>Add quality images because images are worth a thousand words. They illustrate and support your writing. Images are also visually appalling, making your content appear less boring to read.</li><li>Use a proofreading tool like Grammarly to error-proof your writing. Grammarly scans your text for common and complex grammatical mistakes. It corrects typos, spelling mistakes, punctuations, and offers suggestions such as better synonyms and a change of wording. It also gives a detailed explanation of each error. Once installed, you can use it while typing in the Medium text editor on the Medium app or desktop.</li></ul><p id="961c">After you finish your final draft, read your article out loud and figure out where you can remove clingy sentences, unnecessary fluff, and how you can better structure your story to give it a nice smooth flow.</p><p id="95ea">When you’re satisfied, let your article sit for a day or so and reread it out loud again, you’ll come to realize what you thought was your final draft isn’t. Your brain was just tired. Fresh eyes and a recharged mind will point out a tweak or two that will make your writing even better.</p><p id="1823">I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not the best writer, but I do take action every day to better my craft. A resource I’ve been using and recommend is “The Writing Cooperative” publication. They publish helpful content on becoming a better writer and editor.</p><h1 id="b6ab">Cite Sources and Attribute Content</h1><p id="a553">If a publication is going to accept your work and promote it to across their massive following, they want to make sure your piece is not plagiarized and everything you claim is accurate with sources.</p><p id="6c29">So, whenever you borrow information from a source, properly cite and attribute everything you’ve used, read, and referenced. Whether that be from a friend, blog post, a case study, report, etc.</p><p id="c65d">Doing this gives proper credit to the author of the words or idea and it also allows the reader to locate your source if they want to read or learn more about whatever you were talking about.</p><p id="ebb3">No matter how great your piece is and how many submission guideline rules you’ve followed, without citing your sources, you’re technically plagiarizing. This is a big No for publications, submission denied.</p><h1 id="e208">Submit Your Article Only When You’re 100% Certain It’s Ready</h1><p id="97bc">One of the fastest ways to get rejected is by submitting a story that’s not polished to a high standard. Yes, if accepted, the publication will edit your story professionally on their end. However, they’re not your English teacher and won’t sit there editing your draft for hours.</p><p id="43bc">So, I beg you, please make sure before submitting, your draft is edited, formatted, cited, includes royalty-free images or your own, and everything is according to their guidelines. Then and only then should you go ahead and hit submit. Good luck.</p></article></body>

How to Get Into Any Medium Publication Fast

Did you even read 10 of their articles?

I started writing for Medium a month ago, and all my articles were accepted into a publication and curated by Medium right after. From experience, I can definitely say that Medium publications are very powerful!

Getting your content into a Medium owned or partner publication is one of the fastest ways to get curated and in the eyes of targeted readers. These publications’ subscribers are usually paying Medium members. This means, if your content gets distributed by a publication, you’ll get more targeted views, followers, and make more money.

Here are my top tips on how to get accepted into any Medium publication and potentially become a regular writer for them.

Do Your Research on the Publication You Want to Write For

Start by reading the guidelines

Every publication has very clear submission guidelines. They don't want to waste your time, and they don’t want you to waste theirs. So, before submitting to any Medium publication, first and most importantly, read their submission guidelines to get an idea of what they’re looking for and what they are not. Afterward, if you feel like your content is a good fit for the publication, diligently follow the guidelines to increase your chances of getting accepted. By doing this, you’re making it easier for editors to say yes to your work instead of no.

Also, it’s not up to you to agree or disagree with the submission guidelines, only to follow them. So, if you find yourself disagreeing with most of the guidelines, clearly the publication is not a good fit for you.

A lot of people skip this step and actually wonder why they keep getting rejected, they probably keep doing something the publication don’t like and would’ve known that if they had done their research, to begin with.

Read the Publication

Read published pieces in the publication. You’ll get a feel of the publication’s theme, style guide, and unique personality.

For example, a publication like Better Marketing is productivity-driven. After reading one of their articles, you feel like you have gained something tangible, a skill, a lesson, or a shift in perceptive. A publication like P.S. I Love You makes you feel happy, joyful, compassionate, hopeful, etc.

Reading a publication's content will also give you an insight into the sort of articles that gets accepted. Also, check out their popular and top-rated articles to get an idea of what does really well in the publication.

Overall, after reading the guidelines and stories on a publication, you’re better able to make an informed judgment on whether or not your story fits here.

Imagine writing and submitting a politics piece to a publication that doesn’t do politics. That’s a lot of time and mental energy wasted which could’ve been avoided if you did your research.

Write Something Unique

Based on your research, brainstorm topics to write about that align with what the publication is looking for. Note that Medium publications rarely accept the same topic twice or publish the same sort of articles multiple times.

They want something unique and irresistible, so copying is pointless. However, even if the topic and ideas are the same, as long as you can add something new, interesting, and not make it generic, I think you should be fine.

When writing, here are the most important things to keep in mind;

Write for the reader

Publications are all about the reader. Whether you’re writing about a personal experience or not, publications only care about what the reader will gain from your writing. That being said, when writing your piece, it’s very crucial to keep your reader in mind.

I emphasized this in my “What You Can Learn From Shelby Church’s $6,000 First Month on Medium” story, but I’ll say it again.

“I think you can write about anything, I mean anything, because there are always readers who’d be interested in that topic, even if that topic is about you and your dog Max sleeping all day. There would be readers who would love all your stories and the personality that comes out through your writing.

But, it just can’t be about you and your dog Max sleeping all day. It also has to be about the reader.

Whatever you’re writing about, keep your reader in mind. After reading your content, your reader should walk away with a feeling other than “I just wasted my time.” Your writing can entertain them. Maybe they laughed a lot. It can educate them, so they walk away learning something new, or even inspire them to change for the better. But, it has to benefit and resonate with them in some way or form.”

Create a positive reading experience

Imagine coming across an article you’re excited to read only to find out the reading experience sucks. There’s no structure and flow. The piece is filled with unnecessary ads, fluff, grammar issues, and typos. The formating is overwhelming. You find yourself getting more and more annoyed as you read each sentence. You eventually click off, never to come back. That’s called a horrible reading experience.

Medium and Medium owned or partner publications take their readers’ experience very, very seriously. Remember, Medium is a business, your writing is the product and the readers are the customers. The number one goal for any business is to keep their customers happy and satisfied so they’ll come back for more.

That’s why the overall design of Medium is minimalistic, no ads, a lot of white space, and limited formatting. Want to change your text to Comic Sans? Sorry, you can’t. Medium would allow no such atrocities on design.

Their aim is to create a positive reader experience, once the reader starts reading an article, no distractions and getting lost in the story is the goal. They also accept their writers to do their part by writing and editing articles in a way that keeps that positive experience, everything must flow.

That is why curated and publication stories are handpicked. Only pieces that are written and edited to a high standard get curated and accepted by publications. They will not promote anything less, period.

How do you create a positive reading experience?

Apart from writing an irresistible piece that benefits the reader, here are a few important things to focus on.

Keep the format of your article minimal, easy to read and follow. Use short, concise paragraphs instead of long blocks of text or a traditional manuscript format that can overwhelm the reader.
Used headings to break up topics. This is very crucial because people on the web rarely read thoroughly. They skim. By breaking topics with a heading, readers can skim but also focus on all the points you’re trying to make.
Add quality images because images are worth a thousand words. They illustrate and support your writing. Images are also visually appalling, making your content appear less boring to read.
Use a proofreading tool like Grammarly to error-proof your writing. Grammarly scans your text for common and complex grammatical mistakes. It corrects typos, spelling mistakes, punctuations, and offers suggestions such as better synonyms and a change of wording. It also gives a detailed explanation of each error. Once installed, you can use it while typing in the Medium text editor on the Medium app or desktop.

After you finish your final draft, read your article out loud and figure out where you can remove clingy sentences, unnecessary fluff, and how you can better structure your story to give it a nice smooth flow.

When you’re satisfied, let your article sit for a day or so and reread it out loud again, you’ll come to realize what you thought was your final draft isn’t. Your brain was just tired. Fresh eyes and a recharged mind will point out a tweak or two that will make your writing even better.

I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not the best writer, but I do take action every day to better my craft. A resource I’ve been using and recommend is “The Writing Cooperative” publication. They publish helpful content on becoming a better writer and editor.

Cite Sources and Attribute Content

If a publication is going to accept your work and promote it to across their massive following, they want to make sure your piece is not plagiarized and everything you claim is accurate with sources.

So, whenever you borrow information from a source, properly cite and attribute everything you’ve used, read, and referenced. Whether that be from a friend, blog post, a case study, report, etc.

Doing this gives proper credit to the author of the words or idea and it also allows the reader to locate your source if they want to read or learn more about whatever you were talking about.

No matter how great your piece is and how many submission guideline rules you’ve followed, without citing your sources, you’re technically plagiarizing. This is a big No for publications, submission denied.

Submit Your Article Only When You’re 100% Certain It’s Ready

One of the fastest ways to get rejected is by submitting a story that’s not polished to a high standard. Yes, if accepted, the publication will edit your story professionally on their end. However, they’re not your English teacher and won’t sit there editing your draft for hours.

So, I beg you, please make sure before submitting, your draft is edited, formatted, cited, includes royalty-free images or your own, and everything is according to their guidelines. Then and only then should you go ahead and hit submit. Good luck.