Summary

The author maintains a separate email account to organize writing for Medium, ensuring a decluttered workspace and backup for their work.

Abstract

The author, who meticulously manages multiple email accounts, has created a dedicated email address for their Medium writing. This strategy was born out of the necessity to declutter their primary email and Google Drive, which had become overwhelming with a mix of personal and professional content. The new system involves organizing articles by month and year, avoiding unnecessary downloads, and allowing for additional proofreading. The author emphasizes the importance of backing up work in case Medium becomes inaccessible and values the ease of accessing their portfolio for potential clients. The habit of maintaining this organization is driven by the fear of losing countless hours of work and the desire to streamline success.

Opinions

The author believes in the benefits of a decluttered digital workspace for motivation and stress management.
They advocate for the importance of backing up digital content to prevent loss due to unforeseen circumstances.
The author enjoys Medium's interface for writing but acknowledges the necessity of saving work outside of the platform.
They find value in organizing their work for quick access and professional presentation to clients.
The author suggests that readers also save their Medium stories elsewhere, implying that reliance on a single platform is risky.
They promote the use of lists on Medium for better story organization and ease of retrieval.
The author encourages readers to support Medium by becoming members, offering their referral link for a potential commission.
They invite readers to engage further by visiting their new blog and signing up for one-on-one access.

I Have A Separate Email Account to Organize My Writing For Medium

Some legit reasons why you might consider doing the same.

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I’m one of those crazy people who have 5+ active email accounts, all beautifully (and proudly) maintained at a regular <100 messages. I like to be as organized as possible in any way that I can. I know that there are many things I am not in control of in life, and I have come to accept that. Plus, there are some aspects of life I struggle with, as we all do.

Being organized helps me maintain my sanity over my 1000+ writing samples I have accumulated over the past three years. For each hobby or side job, there is an email address.

Whether it’s for my rose water on Etsy, my collegiate Rutgers account, Medium, or spam “coupon/promo code” email, I know where to find anything I need in under a minute. I know I’m a nerd but I think it’s kind of admirable.

Ran Out of Space

While I wasn’t always like this, it inevitably happened because I ran out of space on my primary email account. My Google Drive was exploding with everything from sheet music from my 2019 a capella season in Cape Cod to pictures from high school and college essays.

It was a complete nightmare to navigate. It probably took hundreds of hours to complete a clean sweep of it all. But I did it… I had no choice. I was literally at the point of not being able to send or receive mail.

I birthed the idea of a Medium email address. I specifically did this to reap the benefits of a decluttered storage space. I knew that a clean slate on Google Drive would keep my motivation up and my stress levels down. I would do it the right way this time.

A folder for every month inside of another folder for every year. There would be no images downloaded. I saw no purpose in that. My articles would simply be copy and pasted from Medium into a fresh doc. It also offered me additional proofreading capabilities.

Why Do I Do This?

I didn’t start doing this until a popular writer on Medium suggested it. She phrased it in a way that you never know what can happen. If Medium’s doors close tomorrow, will you have a backup of all of the work you have poured your heart, sweat, and tears into? Imagine starting from scratch and losing an entire portfolio just because you didn’t back up…

I happen to enjoy Medium’s interface. I enjoy writing my first draft from scratch within the Medium editor. Then I realized that I hadn’t been saving my work in a secondary location. How foolish of me!

Organization is Key

My portfolio is easily accessible, and I can quickly find any piece I want just through the search bar navigation. If I just left everything on Medium, I would have to scroll through my stories every time I wanted to share a specific piece with someone…most likely a potential client. If you use lists, it might be easier to locate, but still, why make it difficult for yourself to succeed?

The main reason I maintain this habit is because I never want to lose my work. I can’t even conceptualize how many hours I have devoted to this platform over the past two years. I couldn’t imagine losing it all in the blink of an eye.

So please, consider saving your Medium stories elsewhere!

Best,

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