My Distributed Medium Story Got Only One View

Summary

The author's curated DIY unicorn pumpkin tutorial on Medium received only one view, contrary to their previous curated stories which garnered hundreds or thousands of views, leading them to question whether the issue lies with the story's content or Medium's distribution algorithm.

Abstract

The author expresses surprise at the lack of engagement with their latest Medium story, a DIY unicorn pumpkin tutorial, which was curated but only received a single view. This is in stark contrast to the author's past experiences, where curation led to significant readership, with some stories amassing thousands of views. The author reflects on the potential reasons for this discrepancy, pondering whether the story did not resonate with readers or if there is an issue with Medium's algorithm that failed to distribute the story effectively. Despite the author's success with previous curated stories, which primarily attracted external views that did not result in payment, the expectation was that curation would still lead to increased visibility. The author remains uncertain about the cause of the low engagement and is seeking input from others who may have had similar experiences.

Opinions

The author believes that curation typically leads to more story views, based on past experiences.
There is a hint of frustration or disappointment regarding the story's performance despite being cur

Is the problem with the story or the Medium algorithm?

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My DIY unicorn pumpkin tutorial was curated. I was surprised because my unicorn stories haven’t been curated on Medium before.

Despite being distributed, that story has only gained one view!

All my previous curated stories have hundreds of views. One of them has thousands of views. Most of them are external views, though, so I don’t get paid for those. Anyway, curation has helped me get more reads before.

Not this time. Maybe Medium has put my unicorn pumpkin story in front of people. Maybe people just haven’t clicked on it. So, is the problem with the story or the Medium algorithm? I guess I’ll never know.

Has this ever happened to you? Please let me know!

My Distributed Medium Story Got Only One View

Is the problem with the story or the Medium algorithm?

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