My June Thank You Note to Readers
The Statistics and What They Mean
It has taken me a bit longer to do the analysis for last month. I’ve been busy reading and writing. I know you have, too. I love to write, but I’m an engineer by training and a numbers guy by nature.
In June, according to my tabulation, for stories that earned more than $0.05, I had
13007 Claps
361 Occurrences of clapping
132 Responses
Thank You!!! I am blown away that you thought spending that much time reading and interacting with my writing worthwhile. For someone who is new to writing and very new to this Medium game, I am truly humbled.
I like to dive a little deeper than the surface analysis that Medium provides. In June, I wrote and published 25 stories and responded to 175 stories that you and others on Medium wrote.
When I took my deep dive, I found that I had 150 unique readers (fans) in June. Most fans read only one story, but 72 of you read more than one. In fact, 16 of you read and clapped for five or more stories, and four of you read and clapped for 10 or more stories. One reader, bless you, read and clapped for 20 of my stories. So, to all of you, I say: Thank you! Thank you!! Thank you!!!
I’m not going to get rich and retire anytime soon, but at least, thanks to all of you wonderful readers and writers, I’m paying for my Medium subscription and a couple of cups of good coffee. (Since I buy my coffee beans at Sam’s Club, I can almost cover a month’s coffee with the profits!) Who’d have thought? If you are ever in the area, stop buy for a cup and a little face-to-face. I’ll be glad to share my earnings with you!
I’ve slacked off a bit in July and done more reading than writing. When I read, I highlight, clap and respond, so it takes a while; I know that when you do that for me, you are spending some of those valuable, irreplaceable 86,400 seconds of your day honoring me. I don’t take such a gift lightly. I trust that you find my writing enlightening and fun to read. I work to make it so.
I do try to reciprocate. Of course, there being 150 of you and only one of me, that gets a little hard to do, but I try. Know this, I do read and respond to all responses. And I try to do that in a timely manner.
Another way I reciprocate is by featuring your work. So, for those 16 of you who did me the honor reading and clapping for 5 or more of my stories during June, I’ve featured your feature story below. And, all 150 story readers are listed at the end of this article. Again, thanks for your time and diligence. I hope you got as much joy from reading as I did from writing and reading your responses.
Ten or more stories read and clapped for:
Amy Marley (12)
Holly Jahangiri (12)
Rasheed Hooda (10)
Saloni Joshi (20)
Five to 10 stories read and clapped for
Alison Acheson (5)
Ayasha Khan (7)
Daniel G. Clark (7)
Dr Mehmet Yildiz (8) — Thank you for all you do to give credit to writers and to build the Illumination publication and encourage the writers who publish here
George J. Ziogas (7)
Harley King (9)
Indra Raj Pathak (5)
Manasi Diwakar (8)
Riku Arikiri (7)
Terry Mansfield (6) — This feature story is excellent and well worth reading. Thanks Terry!
Timothy Key (6)
All 150 readers (with number of stories read and clapped for) are listed below:
Adam M. (3) Agnes Louis (2) Aimée Gramblin (1) Alex Kilcannon (4) Alison Acheson (5) Alison Tennent (1) Amy Marley (12) Ann K Frailey (2) Ann Marie Steele (1) Ann Venkataraman (2) Aurora Eliam, CMP (1) Ayasha Khan (7) B. A. Cumberlidge (2) Bebe Nicholson (1) Becky Kelley (1) Belinda Mallasasime (2) Ben Van Delm (1) Beth Stormont (3) Brian E. Wish, PhD (1) Brian Norsman (3) CafeConPan (1) Caroline MacDonald (6) Carolyn Riker (2) Catherine Caruso (1) Catherine Delia (3) Charlene Fate (3) Charlotte Zobeir Ali (2) Chowa Sekai (4) Chris Hedges (1) Christina M. Ward (2) Connie Song (2) Corrine Roberts (1) Cristian Mihai (1) Dale E. Lehman (1) Daniel G. Clark (7) Desiree Driesenaar (3) Desiree Peralta (3) Dew Langrial (1) Diane White (1) Dionne Charlet (1) Dipti Pande (1) Dr Jeff Livingston (2) Dr John Rose (3) Dr Kylie Harris (2) Dr Mehmet Yildiz (8) Dr Michael Heng (1) Dr.Gulnazmirza (2) Eli Snow (4) Erin King (2) Escape Pod (2) Fasiha Imran (2) FILZA CHAUDHRY (3) Francine Fallara (3) George J. Ziogas (7) Gillian Annie (1) Gladysdaeweeks (1) Gurpreet Dhariwal (2) HardFreedomCom (1) Harley King (9) Helen Cassidy Page (1) Henery X (long) (3) Holly Jahangiri (12) Hwamil Arnold (1) Indra Raj Pathak (5) Isabela Vasiliu (1) James G Brennan (1) Janury Kean (1) Jasmin Villagomez (1) Jesse Wilson (1) Jessica Cote (2) JESUS CHARLES PUY (1) Joanne Troppello🌻 (1) John Duncan (1) John Gruber (4) John Ross (4) Joseph Husslein (1) Joseph Knecht (2) Julia E Hubbel (1) Karen Madej💛 (2) Kathryn A. LeRoy, Ph.D. (3) Kathy Lum (2) Keno Ogbo (2) Kevin Buddaeus (1) Kimmy Tao (1) Kira Dawn (1) Krissy Ruiz ☽✪☾ (1) LauraRaduenz (1) Lauren Shepley (2) Linda Latt (1) Lisa Bolin (1) Lynette Clements (1) Maïa Belart (2) Manasi Diwakar (8) Margherita Gilley (4) Marilyn Flower (1) Mario Lopez-Goicoechea (1) Martin Jones (1) Martine Weber (1) Mary Holden (1) Mary Oluonye (1) Matthew Gliatto (1) Michael Ritoch (1) Misa Ferreira de Rezende (2) Mohamed El-Masry (1) Naveen Fernando (2) Neha Sandhir S (2) Noah Levy (1) P.G. Barnett (1) Paroma Sen (1) Patrick Paul Garlinger, Ph.D., J.D. (1) Paul Myers MBA (4)Priyanka Srivastava (1) Rasheed Hooda (10)Rhuthshana Sivashanker (1) Riku Arikiri (7)Robert Nelson (1) Rolli (1) Rosennab (1) Rui Miguel Barrocas (1) Saloni Joshi (20) Sara Taki (2) Sarah E Sturgis (2) Sarene B. Arias (1) Selma (4) Sharon Hurley Hall (2) Sherry McGuinn (1) Shin Jie Yong (4) Shirley M. Langton 🔮 Siddhanth Pachipala (1) Simran Kankas (3) Suntonu Bhadra (2) Suryansh Mansharamani (1) Sylph Hemery (1) Sylvia Love Johnson (1) Terry Mansfield (6) The Crabbler (1) TheresAnn Sylvan (3) Tim Maudlin (1) Timothy Key (6) Tony Young, Jr. (1) Tree Langdon ♾️ (4) Trista Ainsworth (3) Truenorth (1) Typewriter (1) Vinitha Dileep (3) Zsanyla Cabansag (1) T. Mark Mangum (1)
As I prepared this list, I prayed a blessing upon each one of you named and cited above. I pray all will go well with you and that you will achieve your goals this day and in the coming days, weeks and years. I know some of you read more than the number of stories indicated. As I mentioned above, I did cut the list off at stories earning $0.05. Those earning less did not get counted.
I encourage you to visit these members and read, highlight, write responses and otherwise encourage them. If you find a writer that you particluarly like, write a testimonial featuring that writer and their work. Promote their work on your social media sites, recommend them to friends. It will create good karma for you and them. This is how to encourage other writers, and Lord knows we all need encouragement. Together we can make the Medium experience bigger and better for everyone.
Happy Reading, Writing, Encouraging and Connecting!
