Twenty Valuable Tips for Newbies in the Most Simplest Way!

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The website content provides twenty practical tips for new writers on Medium, emphasizing the importance of writing for readers, understanding the platform's nuances, and maintaining consistent engagement.

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The article "Medium 101: Twenty Valuable Tips for Newbies in the Most Simplest Way!" offers guidance to novice writers on Medium. It suggests that the number of reads and the quality of content are more important than claps or the size of the publication. SEO is downplayed, while adherence to curation guidelines, despite their unpredictability, is encouraged. The content advises focusing on topics of interest, crafting compelling titles and images, and recognizing the value of publications with loyal readers. Virality and curation are acknowledged as somewhat mysterious, but daily writing and engagement with other writers are recommended for success. The article also notes that writing about Medium itself or about making money can increase views, but may not guarantee curation. Ultimately, the key message is that quality writing and active participation in the Medium community are essential for a writer's success on the platform.

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The number of claps is less important than the number of reads.
Member reading time is a crucial metric on Medium.
SEO is not a primary concern for success on Medium.
Following curation guidelines does not guarantee that a post will be curated.
Writers should prioritize their audience over curators when creating content.
The process of a post going viral is unpredictable.
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Reads > Claps.

Member Reading Time > Everything.

SEO Does Not Matter Much.

Be thorough with the curation guidelines. Nevertheless, what qualifies a post to be curated even after following all the guidelines is still a Mystery!

Please write for your ‘Readers’ and not for ‘Curators’.

How a Post goes Viral is still a Mystery!

Researching on topics that would interest people would help.

Titles Matter.

Images Matter- Choose your Images cleverly, it can have a significant impact.

Size of the Publication does not matter; I have had 2 of my ‘Curated’ posts published in Medium’s Largest Publication, and the combined views did not even cross 200!

Some Publications have Loyal Readers; It is worth finding them out by a trial and error method. Remember Rule 10, the size of the publication does not matter!

Getting an article Curated does not mean anything until and unless readers read it. Brings me back to Rule 5.

Writing articles about Medium generally gets more views and maybe reads as well. Ironically this article itself is about Medium, so the Medium stats for this post will either prove me right or wrong!

Writing about making money will get you more views and maybe reads as well.

Writing about Medium is kind of a disqualifier for getting curated.

There is no ‘Best’ time to post in Medium; Trust me I have tried all Time Zones!

Writing every day can have a good impact.

Please read other articles; Brings me back to Rule 1. If you don’t read and engage with other writers, please don’t expect them to read yours as well.

Making Medium your primary source of income is a ‘Moonshot’. Consider it as a platform to voice your opinions.

Improve your writing, nothing else matters as much as this! Quality writing will always have readers! But keep in mind all other rules.