More Thoughts on MEDIUM Writers’ Consistency

Summary

The author reflects on the importance of consistency in publishing on MEDIUM, considering the impact of tag choices and the need for quality and honesty in writing.

Abstract

The article discusses the significance of consistency for writers on MEDIUM, with the author having published 128 stories in four months, averaging more than a story a day. The author acknowledges that while consistency is crucial, it must be coupled with quality and appropriate tagging to gain recognition. The author admits that their work may not meet the high standards of the tags they've chosen, such as WRITING and HUMOR, suggesting that tags like "TRASH," "CRAP," and "CLAPTRAP" might be more fitting, though not as prestigious. The piece concludes that true success on MEDIUM lies in consistent, quality writing that aligns with the chosen tags, and the author encourages readers to subscribe to their work for more insights.

Opinions

The author believes that consistency alone is not enough for success on MEDIUM; quality and tag relevance are also vital.
There is a self-critical opinion that the author's work may not live up to the standards of the chosen tags, implying a possible misrepresentation.
The author suggests that there are humorous, less competitive tags available, but they are not yet recognized for TOP WRITER status.
The author emphasizes the importance of writing with integrity, hinting at the idea that dishonesty in tagging can be detrimental.
The author humorously references their high school journalism class, emphasizing the importance of learning to write well.
The author promotes their profile and subscription link, expressing a desire for reader engagement and feedback.
The author endorses an AI service, ZAI.chat, as a cost-effective alternative to ChatGPT Plus (GPT-4), indicating a belief in the service's value.

There must be more

Consistency is proven to be exceptionally important in success at MEDIUM. A good producer will produce. Makes sense.

Even a creative producer. They will produce regularly. Sometimes they need to produce on-demand. And that is consistent.

But, as I bean-counted my graphs, I saw that there must be more.

I had published 128 stories in the four months since I joined MEDIUM. So, doing the math, I saw that to be a shade over a story a day.

As I have said previously, some days I do more, and some less, so that consistency could be smoothed out better.

But, I think the reason I have not received my due accolades was that I had tagged myself in WRITING and HUMOR, tags for which there is a huge competition and for which the quality of my work falls so short of those tags as to actually be considered by some to be a lie.

After taking a closer look at the quality of my stories, a possible tweaking point for my tags, I looked at other possible tags. There ARE tags for “TRASH” and “CRAP” and “CLAPTRAP” for which the bar is set much lower, but are not yet curated or even available for a TOP WRITER category.

So therein lies the rub. Not only is consistency very important, but CONSISTENCY WITH HONOR is the secret.

As they told me in my high school journalism class, “Learn to write good!”

Thanks for your time,

P.S. You could read my profile, but even better, you could bust on over HERE and I’d be happy to send you a note whenever I publish one of these “stories.” Don’t miss out!