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Momentum Boost: 20 Articles in 30 Days

Focus on how things work. Is it enough to 3x my results again?

This challenge I focus on how things work. Graphic by author. Image by PublicDomainPictures from Pixabay.

I recently finished my 30-day challenge for April: 30 articles in 30 days. The results were fantastic:

🔹 3x income 🔹 3.7x number of followers 🔹 2.65x number of views 🔹 3.70x number of reads

When I saw Catherine Mancini’s post on her May challenge, I thought, “Heck yeah! Let’s do it again!”

Keeping in mind that April was only my second month writing for Medium, I think the 30-in-30 challenge was ideal for helping to establish a discipline. I learned how to divide my writing between my personal publication and other publications. I found my voice.

My needs for May are different, so a different challenge is needed. It’s not purely about quantity. It’s about honing skills. But still producing enough articles that I don’t lose momentum.

My pledge

Last time I pledged to post 30 different stories over 30 days.

My new pledge is to post 20 articles over the next 30 days.

A few notes on my challenge:

  • One of my big problems with writing 30 articles in 30 days, and starting with no articles in the bank, is I frequently finished things at 10pm. More people are available to view articles during the day. By needing only 20 articles, I can schedule them to post during daylight hours. I’ll test my theory that articles posted during the day perform better.
  • I will post to publications I have previously posted to, but will also continue to investigate new publications. I really want to focus on how to identify potential publications, and give them some sort of an internal score for which ones are likely to produce the best results. As with my last challenge, approximately half of my posts will be to my publication.
  • I want to revise some of my earlier stories from my first month of writing on Medium. Now that I have a better understanding of what my voice is, and how to write a more captivating intro, I want to rework the earlier material. The information in them is good — they’re just dry and boring to read. I want to “fun them up”.
  • I’ve created a standard format of images for my personal publication, but they’re TOO distinctive. I’d like to create a standard format for articles that I submit to other publications. I want something middle of the road, that is quick but yet still unique and eye-catching. (See image for this article as an example: Please let me know in comments what you think.)
  • I will continue to read other authors’ advice and see if I can make the article writing process faster. Currently, it takes me about 4 hours to produce an article. That includes writing, editing, formatting, and graphics. I would love to shorten that time. That would let me be more choosy about which articles make the final cut.

My Goals

  1. Income: My April income was $38.19. This month I hope to 3x it again, hitting in the range of $100 — $120.
  2. Follower count: I am starting this month with a follower count of 74 (personal) + 6 (publication). I’m aiming to have at least 300 followers (combined) by the end of the month. My stretch goal would be 300 following me and 25 following Getting Ready for the New Day (my publication).

My Articles

Here are links to the articles for May, added at the end of this article as they are published.

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