Keeping Your Quora Numbers Up

Summary

The author discusses their shift from Quora to Medium, highlighting the unexpected increase in Quora views due to posting Medium story links in the Illumination space on Quora.

Abstract

The author reflects on their experience with Quora, noting the initial success of gaining 7 million views in a short period but ultimately finding it non-monetizable. They decided to move to Medium in hopes of financial gain but faced a significant drop in viewership. Despite no longer actively participating on Quora, the author continues to post links to their Medium stories in the Illumination space on Quora. This practice has led to a recent uptick in their Quora views, suggesting that participation in the Illumination space may contribute to increased visibility on the platform, although the direct impact on earnings or follower count remains uncertain.

Opinions

The author perceives Quora as a platform in their past, despite its initial gratification.
Monetizing popularity on Quora was not feasible for the author, unlike on Medium.
The author's high viewership on Quora did not translate into recognition in the publishing world.
The transition to Medium did not result in the expected transfer of viewership from Quora.
The author is skeptical about the effectiveness of posting Medium story links in the Illumination space on Quora for increasing Medium exposure.
The recent increase in Quora views is attributed to the author's participation in the Illumination space, despite not answering questions.
The author remains uncertain about the financial or followership benefits of the increased Quora views.
The author values their relationship with Illumination and continues to support it through regular postings.

An unexpected side benefit

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Quora is for all intents and purposes, a platform in my rearview mirror. Yes, it was gratifying to garner 7 million views in a few months. But ultimately, I could not monetize my popularity. Even though I was the most read writer in three different categories, nobody in the publishing world took notice.

And when via some writer’s answer, I discovered medium, and the fact that those 7 million views could translate into a paycheck if I could bring all that traffic with me, I migrated. That turned out to be a pipe dream. Those 7 million views translated into a few dozen on the new platform. Oh well!

Moving on to the point. Effectively abandoning Quora, my daily views descended from in the neighborhood of 60k when I was active, to about 4 or 5k now that I answer no questions — and haven’t for months.

But I do post my medium story links more or less daily on Illumination’s space (a medium publication if you’re not aware) on Quora. It’s one of those exercises I’m not convinced helps my medium exposure. But I do it anyway because I like Illumination and it only takes a few seconds.

Now, look at the image on top. How can I explain the bump in views in the past week or so? I haven’t answered any questions. My participation in the Illumination space is the only rational explanation.

Does the bump mean anything with respect to my earning more money or generating more followers? Maybe…maybe not. But apparently, my Illumination links are bringing me more Quora views.

Bottom line: Submit links on your illumination stories to the Illumination space on Quora. It apparently gets you more views on Quora if nothing else. And that couldn’t hurt.