It’s a Mad Mad Curation World

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you a better chance at going viral. But it certainly doesn’t guarantee it.After publishing 500 stories — all not curated — I suddenly found that 15 of my recently-published pieces had mysteriously been blessed. Had the quality or subjects of my writing changed? Of course not.But did my viewership and money change? That’s the question! Initially, no. Then about a week later, one story began to show signs of life it wouldn’t have without curation. There was hope!And then a few days later, one exploded to the tune of thousands of views a day. Then another got popular. Seizing the moment, I embedded all my best stories in the viral ones and they, too, started getting a lot of views.In the span of a week, I went from 150 daily views to 11,000! Amazing! But before I could even click my heels, something strange happened. One of my stories lost its curation. And then another. And then an avalanche. I lost two-thirds of my curation — mostly on the stories that had benefited from the accolade.I still have about 15 curated stories. But it’s almost all on pieces that derived little

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to no benefit from that curation. Yesterday’s view count was down to 250. I’ve effectively awakened from the wet dream. No matter what I write now — or how well I write it — it doesn’t get curated. I’ve been canceled.Such has been my curation rollercoaster ride. The point is: Curation doesn’t guarantee viewership. It gives you a chance. But the majority of your curation won’t make a difference in your numbers. And if you think that the quality of your writing is what will make the difference, I didn’t find that to be true.My super-viral story was kind of a dog with fleas. I’ve studied other writers’ stories with 30k claps to see why they became so popular only to discover that for me, they’re boring — and I can’t imagine why anybody would want to read them.I’m an odd lot anyway. Which might explain my unique experience with curation. But regardless of how mainstream or alt you are, my guess is that you won’t make heads or tails of curation. You just have to write and hope. Making predictions will be a waste of time. Just satisfy yourself. And hope you satisfy somebody else in the process.</article></body>

With little heads or tails — or rhyme or reason

I don’t want to go on ad nauseum on the subject of curation because I know if you’re reading this, you — like me — have researched endlessly on deciphering its mysteries.

Having been a master at not being curated — and then mega-curated — and then the master of uncuration again, I can’t tell you I understand how all this works. But at least, I can relate my experience.

The first order of business concerns whether curation guarantees more viewers and revenue. And the answer to that is no! Curation gives you a better chance at going viral. But it certainly doesn’t guarantee it.

After publishing 500 stories — all not curated — I suddenly found that 15 of my recently-published pieces had mysteriously been blessed. Had the quality or subjects of my writing changed? Of course not.

But did my viewership and money change? That’s the question! Initially, no. Then about a week later, one story began to show signs of life it wouldn’t have without curation. There was hope!

And then a few days later, one exploded to the tune of thousands of views a day. Then another got popular. Seizing the moment, I embedded all my best stories in the viral ones and they, too, started getting a lot of views.

In the span of a week, I went from 150 daily views to 11,000! Amazing! But before I could even click my heels, something strange happened. One of my stories lost its curation. And then another. And then an avalanche. I lost two-thirds of my curation — mostly on the stories that had benefited from the accolade.

I still have about 15 curated stories. But it’s almost all on pieces that derived little to no benefit from that curation. Yesterday’s view count was down to 250. I’ve effectively awakened from the wet dream. No matter what I write now — or how well I write it — it doesn’t get curated. I’ve been canceled.

Such has been my curation rollercoaster ride. The point is: Curation doesn’t guarantee viewership. It gives you a chance. But the majority of your curation won’t make a difference in your numbers. And if you think that the quality of your writing is what will make the difference, I didn’t find that to be true.

My super-viral story was kind of a dog with fleas. I’ve studied other writers’ stories with 30k claps to see why they became so popular only to discover that for me, they’re boring — and I can’t imagine why anybody would want to read them.

I’m an odd lot anyway. Which might explain my unique experience with curation. But regardless of how mainstream or alt you are, my guess is that you won’t make heads or tails of curation. You just have to write and hope. Making predictions will be a waste of time. Just satisfy yourself. And hope you satisfy somebody else in the process.