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    </div><p id="9031"><b>Published in <i>The Narrative</i> on 11/25/2019. Double curated in <i>Spirituality </i>and<i> self.</i></b></p><p id="59f3"><b>Lifetime stats: 303 views/100 reads (33%)/15 fans 5%</b></p><p id="00ab"><b>Lifetime earnings: $2.56</b></p><div id="2101" class="link-block">
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            <h2>Every Now and Then</h2>
            <div><h3>An ode to love</h3></div>
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    </div><p id="a7aa"><b>Published in <i>PS I Love You</i> on 12/01/2019. Curated in <i>Poetry</i></b></p><p id="8b73"><b>Lifetime stats: 136views/48 reads (35%)/11 fans 8%</b></p><p id="669f"><b>Lifetime earnings: $0.41</b></p><div id="bafd" class="link-block">
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            <h2>Focus On What You Can Control 100%</h2>
            <div><h3>Trying to control anything else is stressful and not worth the effort.</h3></div>
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    </div><p id="af57"><b>Published in <i>The Ascent</i> on 12/13/2019. Curated in <i>Self</i></b></p><p id="5b25"><b>Lifetime stats: 149 views/64 reads (43%)/20 fans 13%</b></p><p id="43a9"><b>Lifetime earnings: $2.33</b></p><div id="4879" class="link-block">
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            <h2>What to Do When You Can’t Think of Anything to Write?</h2>
            <div><h3>You check the pictures on your phone, of course. Bald Eagles, cranes, and ducks.</h3></div>
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    </div><p id="9ee9"><b>Published in <i>Freedom Lifestyle</i> (my pub) on 12/25/2019. Double curated in <i>Writing </i>and<i> Creativity</i></b></p><p id="ebd2"><b>Lifetime stats: 161views/73 reads (45%)/16 fans 10%</b></p><p id="2c2a"><b>Lifetime earnings: $2.20</b></p><div id="d343" class="link-block">
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            <h2>The Day Elvis Died My Roommate Did Too</h2>
            <div><h3>Only the good die young.</h3></div>
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    </div><p id="18c0"><b>Published in <i>P. S. I Love You</i> on 01/17/2020. Double Curated in <i>True Crime </i>and <i>Self</i></b></p><p id="5e5e"><b>Lifetime stats: 579 views*/90 reads (18%)/24 fans &gt;5%</b></p><p id="d175"><b>Lifetime earnings: $5.79</b></p><p id="ef84">*75 of the views were not counted for Medium’s stat calculations because they came from an RSS feed, of the publication, presumably.</p><h2 id="edc2">Cumulative Numbers</h2><p id="cd36">These are the totals for all seven stories combined, over five and a half months.</p><p id="2e8a"><b>Lifetime stats: 1627 views / 529 reads (32.5%) 137 Fans 8.4%</b></p><p id="fba4"><b>Lifetime earnings: $16.37</b></p><p id="a860">Not very impressive for a highly sought out goal. Again, not a criticism, just an observation.</p><p id="5d46">I published 32 stories in the next 63 days without curation. I had averaged 25 stories per month up to my last curated post, and only 15 per month between January 17th and March 20th. The quality of my writing was improving, as I wrote regularly. I was writing about the same things, and submitting to the same pubs, so I don’t know why I wasn’t being curated, but I kept on writing and publishing.</p><p id="e98d">On March 21st, I submitted my first story to Illumination and the second story on the 27th. I noticed something: the engagement in those two stories was phenomenal. Even though the number of

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views wasn’t that much higher, the number of reads and the average read time was. In other words, not only did I make money, people were reading and responding. Those were the two reasons for which I was drawn to Medium in the first place.</p><p id="6d47">Suddenly, my whole outlook about writing on Medium changed. I was excited once more. I published 50 stories in the next 30 days, still without being curated, but I didn’t care anymore. I was engaging and interacting with my readers, and I was making new connections with other writers and editors. I was being challenged by <a href="undefined">Dr. Mehmet Yildiz</a>, the innovative and inspirational brain behind #ILLUMINATION, and the other writers there. It is more than a publication; it is a writers’ community.</p><p id="97db">I have found my home.</p><p id="9e57">I am working on another story about my experience since joining Illumination, and why it is <b><i>the place to be</i></b> if you want to make money knowing that your writing matters, and that it is making a difference.</p><p id="07f1"><b>As always, thank you for reading and responding. You might also enjoy these related stories.</b></p><div id="762f" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/why-i-decided-to-publish-on-medium-cfbc40b649b0"> <div> <div> <h2>Why I Decided to Publish on Medium</h2> <div><h3>Because it’s the smartest thing to do</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*BghBnFeBuDEdqNt6)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><div id="9a5b" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/what-i-want-from-my-medium-business-41860e77b7aa"> <div> <div> <h2>What I Want From My Medium Business</h2> <div><h3>Setting goals for close of 2019 and the first half of 2020.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*7u55IRpYvBAYKE1p)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><div id="4fcb" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/10-observations-after-30-days-of-writing-on-medium-307c88976d3d"> <div> <div> <h2>10 Observations After 30 Days of Writing on Medium</h2> <div><h3>Because 30 are too many to come up with</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*RJVMfbyDr5AygXC0ij2g_Q.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><div id="a2b5" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/medium-did-what-you-dont-say-7866933e8e17"> <div> <div> <h2>Medium did what? You don’t say.</h2> <div><h3>What to do, what to do?</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*B892-mVIvnv8ztz4)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><div id="9221" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/what-i-learned-from-publishing-a-story-every-day-462d24cb06e1"> <div> <div> <h2>What I Learned From Publishing a Story Every Day</h2> <div><h3>Observations, analysis, and takeaways after two weeks. No, I am not a guru.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*elE9DRR2PifmS6yJ)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="61e2"><i>Rasheed Hooda is a published author and a regular contributor to <a href="https://medium.com/illumination/">ILLUMINATION</a>, <b>a writers’ community</b> <b>on Medium</b> where writers support each other.</i></p><p id="fad9"><i>He is a self-proclaimed weirdo who lives a Freedom Lifestyle and writes about related topics — Travel (a top writer), Personal Growth, Freedom, and entrepreneurship. <a href="https://misterweirdo.substack.com/"><b>(Get the Newsletter)</b></a></i></p><p id="a19b"><b><i>“</i>You can let others tell you what it means to be successful, or you can decide it for yourself.”</b></p></article></body>

Is There Hope When You Are In Curation Jail?

What the heck is curation jail, and does it matter if you’re sent there?

The First time when the Medium curators chose one of my stories for distribution in topics, aka curation, was on November 14th, 2019. It was story # 9, which was published in P.S. I Love You. It was double curated in Spirituality and Self.

My last story curated was story #69 (yin and yang), incidentally, also in P.S. I Love You, also double curated in True Crime and Self on January 17th, 2020.

Since then, I have published 107 more stories as of this writing without being curated. Well, that is not entirely true. I had two other curated stories, one in The Ascent, and another in The Start-Up that lasted only 24 hours each before they were uncurated. Don’t ask me why? There was no explanation given.

Does that mean I am in the so-called curation jail? I don’t know.

Do I care? That’s a tough one to answer.

Let me explain.

Curation is supposedly the most sought after goal of every Medium writer because it can lead to your story possibly going viral. A viral story means a lot of exposure, which can turn into a lot of money. I don’t know.

Let me be clear about one thing before I go any further. This is neither a rant nor a complaint. I am merely making observations and weighing things out and trying to form a perspective.

So it is more of an “I don’t know, what do you think?” pondering.

I had the grand total of seven stories curated out of my first 69. That’s just around 10%, a far cry from the 50–70% target that is recommended by the self-appointed Medium gurus to shoot for.

I am not a tech-savvy person, so I am just going to give you the numbers I gathered from reading my stats going between different screens. No screenshots or fancy graphs. You’re going to have to take my word for it.

The following are the numbers for the seven curated stories in the chronological order of their appearance as of 5/5/2020.

How a Lost Wallet Helped Me Grieve

When it mysteriously showed up ten miles from where I lost it on the day my younger brother died.

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Published in P.S. I Love You on 11/14/2019. Double curated in Spirituality and Self.

Lifetime stats: 242 views/97 reads ( 40%)/17 fans 7%

Lifetime earnings: $2.51

Take the First Step

Whenever you’re ready to live your life on purpose.

medium.com

Published in Live Your Life on Purpose on 11/16/2019. Curated in Self.

Lifetime stats: 57 views/28 reads (49%)/4 fans 7%

Lifetime earnings: $0.57

A Miracle at Turner Falls in Oklahoma

Can ordinary people perform miracles?

medium.com

Published in The Narrative on 11/25/2019. Double curated in Spirituality and self.

Lifetime stats: 303 views/100 reads (33%)/15 fans 5%

Lifetime earnings: $2.56

Every Now and Then

An ode to love

psiloveyou.xyz

Published in PS I Love You on 12/01/2019. Curated in Poetry

Lifetime stats: 136views/48 reads (35%)/11 fans 8%

Lifetime earnings: $0.41

Focus On What You Can Control 100%

Trying to control anything else is stressful and not worth the effort.

medium.com

Published in The Ascent on 12/13/2019. Curated in Self

Lifetime stats: 149 views/64 reads (43%)/20 fans 13%

Lifetime earnings: $2.33

What to Do When You Can’t Think of Anything to Write?

You check the pictures on your phone, of course. Bald Eagles, cranes, and ducks.

medium.com

Published in Freedom Lifestyle (my pub) on 12/25/2019. Double curated in Writing and Creativity

Lifetime stats: 161views/73 reads (45%)/16 fans 10%

Lifetime earnings: $2.20

The Day Elvis Died My Roommate Did Too

Only the good die young.

psiloveyou.xyz

Published in P. S. I Love You on 01/17/2020. Double Curated in True Crime and Self

Lifetime stats: 579 views*/90 reads (18%)/24 fans >5%

Lifetime earnings: $5.79

*75 of the views were not counted for Medium’s stat calculations because they came from an RSS feed, of the publication, presumably.

Cumulative Numbers

These are the totals for all seven stories combined, over five and a half months.

Lifetime stats: 1627 views / 529 reads (32.5%) 137 Fans 8.4%

Lifetime earnings: $16.37

Not very impressive for a highly sought out goal. Again, not a criticism, just an observation.

I published 32 stories in the next 63 days without curation. I had averaged 25 stories per month up to my last curated post, and only 15 per month between January 17th and March 20th. The quality of my writing was improving, as I wrote regularly. I was writing about the same things, and submitting to the same pubs, so I don’t know why I wasn’t being curated, but I kept on writing and publishing.

On March 21st, I submitted my first story to Illumination and the second story on the 27th. I noticed something: the engagement in those two stories was phenomenal. Even though the number of views wasn’t that much higher, the number of reads and the average read time was. In other words, not only did I make money, people were reading and responding. Those were the two reasons for which I was drawn to Medium in the first place.

Suddenly, my whole outlook about writing on Medium changed. I was excited once more. I published 50 stories in the next 30 days, still without being curated, but I didn’t care anymore. I was engaging and interacting with my readers, and I was making new connections with other writers and editors. I was being challenged by Dr. Mehmet Yildiz, the innovative and inspirational brain behind #ILLUMINATION, and the other writers there. It is more than a publication; it is a writers’ community.

I have found my home.

I am working on another story about my experience since joining Illumination, and why it is the place to be if you want to make money knowing that your writing matters, and that it is making a difference.

As always, thank you for reading and responding. You might also enjoy these related stories.

Why I Decided to Publish on Medium

Because it’s the smartest thing to do

medium.com

What I Want From My Medium Business

Setting goals for close of 2019 and the first half of 2020.

medium.com

10 Observations After 30 Days of Writing on Medium

Because 30 are too many to come up with

medium.com

Medium did what? You don’t say.

What to do, what to do?

medium.com

What I Learned From Publishing a Story Every Day

Observations, analysis, and takeaways after two weeks. No, I am not a guru.

medium.com

Rasheed Hooda is a published author and a regular contributor to ILLUMINATION, a writers’ community on Medium where writers support each other.

He is a self-proclaimed weirdo who lives a Freedom Lifestyle and writes about related topics — Travel (a top writer), Personal Growth, Freedom, and entrepreneurship. (Get the Newsletter)

“You can let others tell you what it means to be successful, or you can decide it for yourself.”