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Summary

The webpage outlines a structured interview process for authors on Medium, providing specific questions to answer and instructions for submission, along with encouragement to share personal highlights and recommend other Medium authors.

Abstract

The website content presents a set of interview questions designed for authors who publish on Medium. It invites them to share insights about their personal background, reasons for choosing Medium as a publishing platform, writing interests, goals, and significant life events. The process includes adding personal photos and selecting 1-3 articles that best represent their work on Medium, with guidance on how to embed these articles for better visibility. Additionally, authors are encouraged to disclose their writing plans for 2020 and recommend other Medium authors in their niche, with the stipulation of tagging them to foster community engagement while maintaining SEO best practices. The submission of interview responses is facilitated through a provided online form, with a promise of review and follow-up communication.

Opinions

  • The platform values personal stories and connections, as evidenced by the request for photos and personal anecdotes.
  • Medium is seen as a unique platform that offers specific benefits to writers, as indicated by the question asking authors why they choose to write there.
  • The interview process is designed to not only showcase an author's work but also to create a sense of community by having authors recommend and tag each other.
  • There is an emphasis on quality over quantity, with limitations on the number of article links and author recommendations to maintain SEO effectiveness.
  • The platform encourages authors to reflect on their motivations and achievements, suggesting a belief in the importance of personal growth and recognition within the writing community.
  • The instructions for submitting interview responses are clear and user-friendly, aiming to streamline the process for authors.

Nine Interview Questions for Authors

Photo by Ben White on Unsplash

Each author we interview here will have a chance to answer the questions discussed below. Not all questions required, but the more you answer, the more we know about you!

How to submit your interview response

  1. Copy the questions from this interview into a new story in your account
  2. Answer the questions, and don’t forget to add one or more pictures of you!
  3. Fill out our submission form
  4. We will review your submission and get in touch as soon as possible

Who are you?

Tell us about yourself. Share one or more photos that feature you. Tell us where in the world you are at if you care to share.

Please make sure the photos are large enough.

Why write on Medium?

Please tell us why you choose to write on Medium? What is it about this unique platform that makes you want to write here?

What are your writing interests?

Tell us what you write about and why.

What do you hope to accomplish by writing?

Tell us your vision/goal/purpose of writing. What motivates you to write.

Can you share a highlight of your life?

Share something that motivated you or made you feel grateful or accomplished or blessed. Something personal that you are willing to share here.

Share a few of your article links with us?

Share a few (1–3) articles that represent your best or favorite writings here on Medium.

Please copy the URL to your medium article and paste it so that it creates the nice-looking embed such as the following:

It will also be helpful to tell us why you picked them.

Do you write anywhere else?

Tell us how readers can find your writing elsewhere on the web.

Any big plans for 2020?

Can you tell us about any of your plans for 2020?

Can you recommend other Medium authors?

Tell us about a few (5–10) other Medium authors that write in your niche that we should consider reading.

Please list them using the @accountname so that they are tagged in your article. This is an essential step as this will notify the authors whom you mention here and allow them to check out your interview!

Please also tell us why you like their work in a few sentences for each author, if possible. Also, please do not include more than fifteen recommendations as they will make too many outbound links in your article and lessen its SEO ranking.

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