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re writing tips that have worked for me. I launched this a few weeks earlier and it had 67 subscribers. I gained 9 from the boost.</p><p id="6777">Newsletter subscribers are the holy grail if you want to build an audience online. A 13% increase is a valuable outcome.</p><h2 id="6d55">Story stats</h2><p id="cf74">The boost seemed to last 3 days. Then my views dropped back down.</p><p id="3476">But I noticed a substantial change.</p><p id="6783">I expected my views to return to their previous levels but they didn’t. Pre-boost my daily views averaged 50. Post-boost they average 120. That’s a 140% gain.</p><p id="2cfe">This graph shows the boost spike and the higher views afterward.</p><figure id="dbc3"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*9OMrvM9ltiiBkajiYM6xEQ.png"><figcaption>Author’s screenshot of his Medium views</figcaption></figure><h2 id="e6d3">The long-term impact of the boost</h2><p id="7acc">I appreciate the extra cash the boost gave me in August. But it's the growth in followers and email subscribers that affects my long-term progress.</p><p id="e682">This leads us to the real question you are asking:</p><h1 id="4002">How you can get boosted</h1><p id="3b26">There are plenty of Medium writers speculating on this.</p><p id="3131">There is no secret formula. But analysing <a href="https://readmedium.com/become-a-resilient-writer-with-5-mental-models-10x-your-willpower-c524a8244806">my boosted story</a> gives us some helpful clues.</p><h2 id="0420">Go Deeper</h2><p id="89ad">Too many writers stop at the surface and state the obvious. To have any chance of a boost you need to go further than this. Offer non-obvious content to stand out amongst the bland platitudes.</p><p id="dde6"><i>For example</i></p><p id="439f">Everyone says <a href="https://readmedium.com/youll-get-more-readers-if-you-answer-their-4-questions-3b972e6cb4ee">headlines need to be clear and offer benefits to the reader.</a> So how can you go deeper than this? Can you offer the results of an in-depth analysis of headlines and their effects? Or do you have some linguistic knowledge to add, explaining which words are most influential?</p><p id="3459">Take the obvious content in your niche then take it two steps deeper.</p><h2 id="69c4">Say what isn’t being said</h2><p id="f8da">Most online content is recycled ideas. ChatGPT has made this widespread. If you want to be boosted. Find a way to say what others are ignoring.</p><p id="3835"><i>For example</i></p><p id="272a">Creators are told consistency is the route to success. Write for years to build an audience. Most online creators don’t fail because they lack talent but because they stop and run out of steam.</p><p id="a14f">You read this all the time.</p><p id="5a87">But do yo

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u know what isn’t said? How to keep going when you see no results. My boosted story offers a range of mental models to sustain your energy long-term. I’ve never read this advice before.</p><p id="2bb4">Look at the common themes in your niche. Think about them. What isn’t being said? Write about that.</p><h2 id="fa3a">Have original thoughts</h2><p id="14fd">Great writers are great thinkers.</p><p id="6f91">You need to be more than a wordsmith. You need to think hard. And have fresh thoughts. Regurgitating the same old stuff won’t get you boosted. It won’t get you read.</p><p id="3fd1">Take time to wrestle with the problems you and your audience face. I’ve struggled to keep writing when I see no results. This led to some original metaphors & ideas which inspired this story.</p><h2 id="e37c">Solve real problems</h2><p id="d74a">Crucially my boosted story solved a real problem.</p><p id="2acc">An effective way to do this is to share how you overcame a pain point. give specific details to enhance your credibility. This is my whole writing strategy:</p><ul><li>Learn something</li><li>Practice it</li><li>Write about it</li></ul><p id="9f99">‘How I’ beats ‘how to’</p><p id="7c5d">I can’t guarantee practising these tips will get you boosted. But I can promise they’ll upgrade your writing. This will give you a larger audience, increased followers, and more cash.</p><p id="0c74"><b>Here’s the boosted story:</b></p><div id="9ed5" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/become-a-resilient-writer-with-5-mental-models-10x-your-willpower-c524a8244806"> <div> <div> <h2>Become A Resilient Writer With 5 Mental Models (10x Your Willpower)</h2> <div><h3>Upgrade your mindset with these 5 frameworks</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*TriR1SdEqgm4b74j.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="4f5e"><i>If you want to upgrade your writing with 1 tip/week — sign up for my newsletter:</i></p><div id="338d" class="link-block"> <a href="https://compelling.beehiiv.com/"> <div> <div> <h2>The Compelling Writer</h2> <div><h3>Actionable advice for you to create concise & compelling content</h3></div> <div><p>compelling.beehiiv.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*k5ZpnWqwPN2XrL85)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div></article></body>

My Astonishing Boost Results Gives Hope to All Small Accounts

How my boosted story increased my earnings by 2500%

I never thought this would happen to me.

I’d heard of the Medium boost but assumed it was for big accounts. Not a little-known writer like me. After writing for 8 months and publishing nearly 100 articles. I was close to quitting.

But then my story was boosted and it changed everything.

Things were not going well.

I earned nothing in my first 3 months. Then averaged $24 for 4 months. My best story made a paltry $11.

That’s $81.65 in 7 months.

Not great.

The day it all changed

August 13th this story was published and made $2. Then on August 22nd, I got an email saying it had been boosted. It instantly exploded making $220. 20x more than my previous best story.

It triggered huge interest in my account. All my stories gained extra attention. My August earnings grew to $310.

But this is not the best bit. The long-term impact has been far more valuable.

Let me show you how it enhanced my profile.

Followers

I had 630 followers when my story was boosted. This grew to 730 followers in a few days. 100 new followers because of a boost.

Incredible.

Medium email subscribers

I had 11 people signed up to receive my Medium stories via email. This jumped to 24 following the boost. If you want more reads on your stories this is a key measure.

Newsletter subscribers

I write a newsletter where I share writing tips that have worked for me. I launched this a few weeks earlier and it had 67 subscribers. I gained 9 from the boost.

Newsletter subscribers are the holy grail if you want to build an audience online. A 13% increase is a valuable outcome.

Story stats

The boost seemed to last 3 days. Then my views dropped back down.

But I noticed a substantial change.

I expected my views to return to their previous levels but they didn’t. Pre-boost my daily views averaged 50. Post-boost they average 120. That’s a 140% gain.

This graph shows the boost spike and the higher views afterward.

The long-term impact of the boost

I appreciate the extra cash the boost gave me in August. But it's the growth in followers and email subscribers that affects my long-term progress.

This leads us to the real question you are asking:

How you can get boosted

There are plenty of Medium writers speculating on this.

There is no secret formula. But analysing my boosted story gives us some helpful clues.

Go Deeper

Too many writers stop at the surface and state the obvious. To have any chance of a boost you need to go further than this. Offer non-obvious content to stand out amongst the bland platitudes.

For example

Everyone says headlines need to be clear and offer benefits to the reader. So how can you go deeper than this? Can you offer the results of an in-depth analysis of headlines and their effects? Or do you have some linguistic knowledge to add, explaining which words are most influential?

Take the obvious content in your niche then take it two steps deeper.

Say what isn’t being said

Most online content is recycled ideas. ChatGPT has made this widespread. If you want to be boosted. Find a way to say what others are ignoring.

For example

Creators are told consistency is the route to success. Write for years to build an audience. Most online creators don’t fail because they lack talent but because they stop and run out of steam.

You read this all the time.

But do you know what isn’t said? How to keep going when you see no results. My boosted story offers a range of mental models to sustain your energy long-term. I’ve never read this advice before.

Look at the common themes in your niche. Think about them. What isn’t being said? Write about that.

Have original thoughts

Great writers are great thinkers.

You need to be more than a wordsmith. You need to think hard. And have fresh thoughts. Regurgitating the same old stuff won’t get you boosted. It won’t get you read.

Take time to wrestle with the problems you and your audience face. I’ve struggled to keep writing when I see no results. This led to some original metaphors & ideas which inspired this story.

Solve real problems

Crucially my boosted story solved a real problem.

An effective way to do this is to share how you overcame a pain point. give specific details to enhance your credibility. This is my whole writing strategy:

Learn something
Practice it
Write about it

‘How I’ beats ‘how to’

I can’t guarantee practising these tips will get you boosted. But I can promise they’ll upgrade your writing. This will give you a larger audience, increased followers, and more cash.

Here’s the boosted story:

Become A Resilient Writer With 5 Mental Models (10x Your Willpower)

Upgrade your mindset with these 5 frameworks

medium.com

If you want to upgrade your writing with 1 tip/week — sign up for my newsletter:

The Compelling Writer

Actionable advice for you to create concise & compelling content

compelling.beehiiv.com