Pushing Blogging Further by Creating a Medium Publication

Summary

Sanjeev, the author, is working towards establishing a successful Medium publication with the goal of eventually publishing multiple blogs per day and starting a newsletter.

Abstract

The author expresses a deep appreciation for organization in various aspects of life, including writing. With a clear vision of growth, the author aims to document and analyze the evolution of their writing, with the goal of achieving a high frequency of content publication. The immediate target is to consistently produce more than one blog post per day for their Medium publication, with a long-term aspiration of starting a newsletter. The author acknowledges the need for a structured approach and the use of Medium's tools to manage the publication's timeline, from article creation to final website display. The article also hints at an exciting suggestion from a friend regarding the future of the publication, which includes increasing the daily blog count to five, thereby moving closer to the newsletter goal. The author is currently content with the learning process and the gradual increase in publication frequency, anticipating future experiments and intensified activity.

Opinions

The author values organization as a means to enhance productivity, performance tracking, and even the quality of rest.
There is a strong desire to observe and improve personal writing quality and to analyze the impact of the publication as it gains traction.
The author has set a clear long-term goal of starting a newsletter, with a more immediate goal of achieving a daily frequency of more than one blog post.
The publication's growth is measured not just by the number of posts but also by the ability to increase the frequency of posts while maintaining quality.
The author is excited about a friend's suggestion to scale up to five blogs a day, which aligns with their vision for the publication.
Despite the ambitious goals, the author is satisfied with the current pace of learning and content production, indicating a commitment to sustainable growth and continuous improvement.

Pushing Blogging Further by Creating a Medium Publication

I love organisation. Whether it is my cupboard, digital notes, music playlist or even food, a sense of organisation increases productivity and help with a good quality rest too. And while working on the daily tasks, it helps with performance tracking also. Yes! I have organised my tracking also. It comes automatically now.

I want to see my writing grow and also have an organised place to document them. I want to see how my quality changes, what words I frequently use, what happens if my publication gains traction. I have an idea of what it will look like, which means a continuous flow of ideas and a firm purpose to keep delivering the best every day until I have a newsletter of my own.

Now that is the level of organisation I am striving to reach daily. Building an audience takes time. That is why starting a newsletter is a long-term goal that I have set for a future date, probably next year. This year’s goal is to have a successful publication with a frequency of more than one blog per day.

Prerequisites Set For Publication

A publication has it’s own timeline when articles are added, reviewed, edited and final show on the website. But when it is a Medium publication, and all I care about is just writing, the organisation options and most of the formatting is right in front of me in the form of shortcuts provided by Medium.

The only thing I am concerned about is the frequency at which I will publish. Some publications are weekly active, and some have a daily rate. Most of them which I follow post more than just one article every day. And that is the number is want to reach for my publication.

Currently, there will still be only one article per day, but as the publication grows and I have around 100 posts, I will ramp up the frequency and scale up the daily quantity too. It will bring me one step closer to the next goal a friend suggested that is exciting me till now:

Starting a Newsletter

Now, this needs even more organisation and some automation tools to study. I will start a newsletter when I have an organised publication with five blogs a day frequency. The dream’s realisation is pushing me every day to bring it to life. I am satisfied with the frequency right now because I am still learning, and even if I reach the desired daily rate, there will always be a lot to experiment and intensify the activity even more.

This blog belongs to a series of posts I am publishing in this 100-days streak. Navigate to the end of article 22 for the references from day 23 onwards. If you would like to read the ones before day 22, here is the first one that documents them in the end.

~ Sanjeev