My Best friend Introduced Me to Substack & Medium
And a top medium writer introduced me to Simily.co
Seriously, one of my oldest friends has now introduced me to both medium and substack. How crazy is that? I’ve been lucky to have her in my life; she changed my writing game forever.
Intro to Medium
My Medium introduction didn’t come until 2017 via my dear friend— a great writer and a sporadic writer. I serendipitously saw one of her posts here, got inspired, and hopped on the platform immediately. I didn’t start to publish consistently on medium until 2019, though.
I didn’t start taking full advantage of the medium platform through publications until 2021, but I’ve consistently made progress with my blogging over the years. I’m ecstatic about consistently growing in my blogging career each year and learning about all of the opportunities available through the Medium platform.
Intro to Substack
The same thing happened a year later with substack; she also introduced me to this platform. We checked in with each other one day, and she randomly sent me one of her writings from substack.
I’ve always found her writing inspirational; I love her writing style. Over the years, I finally found the confidence to feel similar vibes about my writing. I’m far from perfect, but my writing skills have grown, partly because of her inspiration.
Though she does not utilize the platforms as I do, I took both accidental introductions as a sign. And I am eternally grateful to her for introducing me to both platforms.
Intro to Simily
Kristina God, someone I don’t know personally but who has greatly affected my writing, introduced me to Simily.co. I just started writing here and will be publishing more on this platform. I’m elated to continue experimenting with the platform.
Lessons Learned
- When you get introduced to something, check it out immediately and try it out. You never know if it will be your next big winner.
- Surround yourself with people who know have more knowledge than you.
- Have at least a few other writers in your social circle so that you can learn new things. People you don’t know count, too. For example, many of my financial mentors are people I don’t know.
- Be open to new ideas, concepts, and experiments.
Platform Overload
Tim Denning has posted many articles on the burnout that can come from posting on so many platforms like:
- Social: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
- Writing: Substack, Medium, Simily, Mirror.xyz
It’s crazy because I’m still missing out on so many platforms, but there are too many for me to keep up with, considering my current workload. Hence, it all comes down to picking the ones that you gel with most. You don’t need to do everything. You only need to do a few things and focus on doing those few things well.
Don’t fall into the trap of FOMO. If you have already found something that works, stick to it, but the key to determining if something works is STICKING TO IT. Then, you can determine what’s not working and what is working overtime.
Diligence always produces the most results.
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