Summary

The author has achieved significant success on Medium, garnering over one million views, increasing their followers to over 18,000, and earning nearly $6K/month, by focusing on writing about their passion within a specific niche, studying successful stories, and maintaining a high content production rate.

Abstract

The author of the content has been active on Medium for over five years and has seen substantial growth in the past year. They attribute their success to writing about topics they love, specifically within the niches of money, business, and writing. By analyzing successful stories both on and off Medium, including those from major publications like Business Insider, CNBC, and Forbes, the author has been able to refine their approach to crafting headlines and structuring articles. They have also experimented with various money and writing strategies, sharing their findings with their audience. The author's dedication to content creation, often writing 2–3 articles per day, has been a key factor in reaching over one million views on the platform. Additionally, they have leveraged the Medium Partner Program and other monetization strategies to earn significant income.

Opinions

The author believes that writing about a consistent niche, particularly one that performs well on Medium, is crucial for success.
Engagement and the number of claps are considered important metrics for gauging the success of a Medium story.
Studying and emulating the format and structure of successful articles from both Medium and external publications is a strategy the author endorses.
High content production, with the goal of writing multiple articles daily, is emphasized as a method to increase viewership and engagement.
The author suggests that there are additional ways to monetize beyond the Medium Partner Program, though they do not specify these methods in the provided content.
The author values the community aspect of Medium, encouraging readers to become Medium members to support writers.

I’ve received over 1,000,000 views on Medium — Here’s what I’ve learned

I’ve been on Medium for over 5 years. But, in the last year, I’ve had the most traction and growth on my account.

I went from 100 followers to over 18,000 followers, grew my traffic to over 300,000 monthly views, made up to nearly $6K/month from the Medium Partner Program, and had multiple 100K+-viewed stories.

Here’s how I have received over one million views on Medium…

Garnering over one million views on Medium

I had a few big hits in the past year on Medium.

I wrote about them here:

My Top 2 Medium Stories — Over 500,000 Views

How I did it and what I’ve learned

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What’s my secret?

I just write about what I love.

I tend to write about the same kind of content (the same niche) venturing outside my niche on occasion to cover topics that mean something to me.

My niche is money, business, and writing.

What helps is that money and writing stories tend to do pretty well on Medium. Plus, I’m always conducting a case study or experiment with both. When I do, I just write about it.

Money and writing topics do well on Medium

I wrote about money and side hustles before though, in my first few years on the platform.

Why didn’t I see growth as I have been?

The first thing I did when I came back to Medium last Summer/Fall was paid attention to successful stories — on and off Medium.

I Took a 4 Month Break from Medium

And 10X’d My Medium Income Upon My Return

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So, I would look at stories written by Medium authors that seemed to have done pretty well. I measure this by the number of claps the story receives and the engagement.

It’s true that a high engagement story may not receive a ton of traffic..same with the number of claps.

Nonetheless, I still pay attention to these two metrics to gauge whether or not a Medium story has received a lot of traffic.

My Medium Marketing Strategy — Anybody Can Do This

I want to unveil the Medium marketing strategy that’s helped me get 70,000 to 300,000+ monthly views on the platform…

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I looked outside Medium too, at publications like Business Insider, CNBC, and Forbes.

My goal was to really study the headlines, and look at the article format and structure to see what they’re doing right.

From there, I took what I learned and used it as inspiration to craft my own stories on Medium.

I ramped up my production and began writing 2–3 articles per day. And, I did this for months.

I still try to write 2–3 articles daily but, I don’t hit that target every day.

Medium authors are making big bucks

And, it’s not through the Medium Partner Program — Spilling the beans on this

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When did I realize I hit one million views?

I was looking at my stats the other day.

I sorted stories from the highest number of views to the lowest number and I started counting. I stopped once I hit one million views.

If there’s an easier way to do this, please let me know.

For more on my tips and tricks for writing on Medium, check out these stories:

Medium tips, strategy, and experience

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