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Summary

The author, a top writer in three topics on Medium, shares their experience of not seeing significant benefits or increased views despite their top writer status and discusses the challenges faced by new writers on the platform.

Abstract

The author, a top writer in three topics (Social Media, Gaming, and Reading) on Medium, expresses their disappointment with the lack of benefits or increased views from their top writer status. They mention that their articles receive thousands of external views but only a handful of views from Medium members. The author wonders about the distribution of articles on Medium and the value it brings to writers. They also discuss the challenges faced by new writers, such as gaining followers and qualifying for the Medium Partner Program. The author shares tips and resources to help new writers overcome these challenges, including a video presentation summarizing key points from an article by Dr. Mehmet Yildiz.

Bullet points

  • The author is a top writer in Social Media, Gaming, and Reading on Medium.
  • Despite their top writer status, the author has not seen significant benefits or increased views.
  • The author's articles receive thousands of external views but only a handful of views from Medium members.
  • The author questions the distribution of articles on Medium and the value it brings to writers.
  • The author discusses the challenges faced by new writers on Medium, such as gaining followers and qualifying for the Medium Partner Program.
  • The author shares tips and resources to help new writers overcome these challenges, including a video presentation summarizing key points from an article by Dr. Mehmet Yildiz.
  • The author is the owner and editor of two publications on Medium: one for YouTubers and one for gamers.
  • The author writes about gaming and social media topics and shares sample gaming stories from their collection.
  • The author invites gaming writers and readers to join their publications on Medium.
  • The author supports Illumination Integrated Publications as a volunteer editor and participates in collaborative activities in the Slack Workspace.
  • The author encourages new writers to join Medium via their referral link.

Writing

I Became a Top Writer in 3 Topics But Haven’t Got Any Benefits Yet.

What else do we need to get internal views on Medium?

Photo by Brad Neathery on Unsplash

What is the point of being a top writer on Medium?

When I joined Medium, I thought being a top writer was extremely important and a privilege to those with enormous audiences. I started posting daily and interacting with other writers hoping my content would get some readers.

The only time I couldn’t write was when I got Covid virus which hit me badly: Covid Virus Finally Infected Me Despite Intense Caution.

After writing about YouTube, featuring some top writers, and posting several articles about social media, for the first time, I was recognized as a top writer in social Media. It was a great pleasure. I shared my thought in a story: Medium Recognized Me as a Top Writer in Social Media.

Later I started posting my gaming articles and established a gaming publication. Within a few weeks, Medium also informed me that I had gained a top writer badge in gaming.

In addition, recently, I also got a badge for reading. I liked this badge as I love reading very much and sharing what I read with other readers.

These well-designed badges are great to have on our profiles. Seeing them in emails excites me. However, I did not notice any improvement in my stats. My stories still get a handful of views (not reads) from Medium members.

An Abundance of External Views and Scarcity of Internal Views

Interestingly, many stories received excellent visibility from Google and Android devices. When I checked my stats, an article that received over five thousand views from google only earned 76 cents. Obviously, not many Medium members had a chance to read it.

Here are a few samples:

I am a relatively new writer, joined Medium earlier this year. I wrote many articles, but none of them got more than 50 views. I gained 1.2K followers, but getting a handful of views is not motivating.

Allegedly Medium has millions of readers. I wonder where they are.

Is this common for new writers on Medium?

Maybe my expectations were very high when I joined. I thought our stories would get thousands of views.

When I mentioned to a few mentors who are longer than me on this platform confirmed that not many people get thousands of views from internal readers.

So who does get views from Medium readers?

Does Distribution Really Happen on Medium? If So, Who Gains Value from It?

I heard about curation, but none of my stories were chosen for further distribution. So I can’t comment on the performance of distributed articles. However, a few online friends mentioned that their distributed stories also did not get many views.

Now that notification for distribution seems to be removed, meaning we will not be informed, writers lose motivation. Honestly, the top writer status, does not motivate me anymore as it does not bring any value.

I keep wondering whether distribution happens on Medium after we post our stories. It looks like the Medium algorithm does not distribute my stories to my followers in the publication followers as they don’t get more than ten views a day. Those ten views come from a few loyal readers from my Social Media followers who find links on my Slack channel.

I love writing and reading on Medium. But if what I write does not find readers, there seems to be no point in writing here. I better write my thoughts in my diary.

Or perhaps I write here and compile them for an e-book as suggested by Dr. Yildiz in the story Here’s How to Create A 30,000 Words E-book in a Month. I think I already wrote 30,000 words on Medium. I will think about it.

These are just thoughts after seeing my stats this weekend. It was so exciting to see some articles with thousands of views. But when I noticed they only got under ten views from Medium members, I got disappointed.

But it is not only new writers. Many experienced writers also look disappointed with their stats.

I recently read an article posted by Dr Mehmet Yildiz. It looks like both new and experienced writers have low stats. Here’s the link to his fascinating story: I Started Feeling Unappreciated on Medium, Just Like Jessica Wildfire.

If experienced writers struggle, what is our chance, as Jennifer Geer mentioned in a story: If Jessica Wildfire Feels Unappreciated by Medium, What Hope Do the Rest of Us Have?

As a new writer, how do you feel about your stats? Do you also get many external views like me? Or is it my content that attracts gaming readers from external sources?

Challenges of New Writers

I know new writers have several challenges. For example, they need 100 followers to qualify for Medium Partner Program.

Fortunately, I read a story of Dr. Yildiz when I joined, and it helped me gain the required followers very quickly without much stress. His techniques worked well for me. But some new writers seem to struggle.

I share this story with new writers hoping it might be helpful to them. Here is the link: Beginners: Increase Followers on Medium In Six Easy and Proven Steps.

Top writer badges might be valuable for new writers in some topics, even though gaming and social media did not bring me, new readers. I posted a video using the ideas of Dr. Yildiz and hope new writers can learn from this video or related article.

My Perspectives on the Possible Monetization of External Views on Medium in a YouTube Video

I wrote an update version of this story to share my findings about external views.

You may also check the video I created on YouTube.

Here’s the link to the video. Please give it a watch and let me know your thoughts in the comment section of this post or the video on YouTube.

I enjoy posting a story each day. I will continue by posting one each day this month. Please feel free to join this writing challenge. I’d love to read your stories on this initiative.

Recently, I recorded and posted a video to share my progress in writing and gaming publications. If you are interested, you might watch the short video.

If you don’t have access to YouTube, you might read the transcript in the attached story.

I posted another video on YouTube about my new gaming publication on Medium. I believe you might find it helpful if you are into gaming.

My goal was to invite video gamers to join my publication as writers or readers. Please check the link to the video on Illumination’s YouTube Channel.

I look forward to collaborating with gamers and YouTubers on Medium.

If you don’t have access to YouTube, you might find the content in the transcript of the video in the attached post.

I’d appreciate your feedback and participation in this exciting initiative. My goal is to bring gaming writers and readers to one place on Medium.

In addition to supporting Illumination as a volunteer editor, I am the owner and editor of two publications on Medium. One is for YouTubers, and the other is for gamers.

I write about gaming and social media topics. You might check out some of my stories that might be interesting to you.

Sample Gaming Stories in My Collection

I hope you find some interesting stories in this list.

Spider-Man: Miles Morales Release Date And Additional Details Revealed

The Meta Quest Pro, a VR Headset from the Future

Free Items and Double XP Are Coming to Overwatch 2 This Month

An Interesting Pizza Related Stunt Teases Some News Regarding Crash Bandicoot

Somehow DOOM Has Been Made Playable on the Notepad App

You Can Finally Get a Steam Deck Without Reservation.

Overwatch 2 Is Finally Live, But There Are A Few Issues.

EA Is Teasing Us for a Reveal for the Next Need for Speed Game

The PlayStation 5 Was Apparently Jailbroken

Check Out This Cool Easter Egg in Modern Warfare 2

Check Out This Interesting Addon for the Xbox Series S

Yet Another Handheld Gaming Device On The Way

PlayStation Announces Their Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 PS5 Bundle.

Mobile Games Will Soon Be Playable on PC

Get Yourself a Free Game with the New Xbox Elite Controller

Here’s Some New Information Regarding Overwatch 2 Passive Abilities.

Logitech’s New Handheld Cloud Gaming Device Officially Announced

EA Motive Announces New Iron Man Game

The RTX 40 Series Have Officially Been Revealed

Lil Nas X Is Apparently the President of League of Legends

Another Potential Grand Theft Auto 6 Leak

Spec Ops Returns in Modern Warfare II

A New Raid Game Mode Will In Modern Warfare II

Details About Overwatch 2’s Battle Pass Has Been Revealed

The Newest Overwatch 2 Map Has Been Revealed

Bunch of N64 Games Are Coming To The Nintendo Switch

Finally, Another Legend of Zelda Game

Avatar: The Reckoning, the MMORPG-Shooter Set on The Planet of Pandora

Four New Games Featured on the Assassin’s Creed Roadmap

Untitled Captain America and Black Panther Game Teaser Revealed

An Insane Minecraft Redstone Creation

Overwatch Streamer Hits the Highest Rank with a Huge Disadvantage

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If you have had similar experiences, please share.

I enjoy collaborating with writers and introducing them on YouTube. You might check this link to my collection: Meet Top Writers on YouTube. It includes introducing prolific writers of Illumination Integrated Publications on Medium in YouTube videos.

Publications I Own and Manage

Invitation: Join ILLUMINATION Gaming Publication as a Writer

Invitation to Write for ILLUMINATION on YouTube Publication

Connection with Writers and Readers on Medium

I write articles in my field covering gaming, film-making, media, and design. You can subscribe to my account to get notifications when I post on Medium.

I also support Illumination Integrated Publications as a volunteer editor and participate in collaborative activities in the Slack Workspace.

If you are new to Medium, you may join via my referral link.

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