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Summary

The article suggests that new writers can increase their story reads and earnings by actively engaging with other writers' content through Medium's notification system.

Abstract

The strategy outlined in the article emphasizes the importance of writer-to-writer engagement on Medium. By clicking the envelope icon on a writer's profile, one can receive email notifications when that writer publishes a new story. This allows for immediate interaction, such as reading, clapping, and commenting, which in turn encourages those writers to reciprocate. The article argues that this mutual support leads to increased visibility, readership, and earnings for all parties involved. The author admits to initially overlooking this approach but now advocates for its effectiveness. The benefits of this strategy include faster interaction with new stories, stronger relationships within the writing community, the formation of niche tribes, and ultimately, increased reads and earnings. The article encourages writers to embrace this simple tactic and highlights the collaborative nature of the Medium platform.

Opinions

  • The author acknowledges a personal oversight in not utilizing the envelope notification feature sooner.
  • There is a belief that reading and engaging with other writers' content is crucial for building relationships and increasing one's own readership.
  • The author suggests that the traditional focus on follower count is less important than having engaged readers.
  • The article implies that consistent interaction with a select group of writers can lead to a supportive writing community.
  • The author expresses gratitude towards other writers for the inspiration and ideas they provide through their comments and interactions.
  • The article promotes the idea that mutual engagement on Medium can be beneficial for all writers, especially those in specific niches.

New Writers, The One Strategy You Haven’t Thought of To Increase Reads

The strategy will boost your reads and earnings for your stories

Photo by Drew Beamer on Unsplash.

One simple step could increase your earnings to your stories. You’ve worked hard to write those stories and they deserve more views, reads, and love.

I don’t know why it took me so long to figure this out.

But yesterday I figured “it” out after I posted a story and I noticed another writer had highlighted my story within minutes of publishing it.

The same thing happened the day before and the day before that day.

I imagined him doing the same with other writers, and that’s the moment when I knew I had to click that envelope on the writer’s home page.

Why click that envelope?

You know that envelope. It’s the one you maybe haven’t clicked because (like me) maybe you didn’t want your inbox to be filled up with too many emails.

Oh, what a fool I am. Maybe, you too : )

If we’re paid when other writers read our stories, it makes sense to build a relationship with other writers by reading their stories, so they’ll read yours.

More reads = more money, right?

Hence, you need to click on other writers’ envelopes on their home page and let your inbox fill up, so you can see when a writer has written a story and read, clap, and comment and, most likely, they will do the same with you.

See how it works? You read. They read. You both earn money. That easy.

Start easy. Pick 5 to 10 writers you like to read. Then add a few more. This way you can take time to cultivate a read-to-read relationship with others.

You won’t miss stories

I’ve been missing a lot of stories written by people I follow because it doesn’t show those circles of other writers on the home page screen on my I-phone.

So I didn’t know when many writers I follow were publishing stories — now, though, I can check my inbox, click, open, read and comment on their stories.

You read. They read. You both earn money.

Even if I am on my laptop, I still prefer this way because I can see the titles of writers’ stories throw their names to see if I want to read them right away.

You can see the titles in those circles. So it lets you sift the stories easier.

Some I click right away, others I wait a while, but my goal is to read all the stories in my inbox. I just started doing this, but I expect it to increase reads.

Maybe, you’re smarter than me, and you’ve already figured out this simple strategy to increase the views, reads, and potential earnings of your stories.

Maybe not.

The four main benefits are:

  • it allows you to interact with other writer’s stories faster
  • it increases your relationship with other writers
  • it helps you to find a tribe within your niche
  • it will increase the reads and earnings of your stories.

Readers matter, not 1K, 2K followers

Do you like to write in a certain niche? Just click on that envelope of writers of that niche and over time if you read their stories you will build a relationship with these writers by reading, clapping and commenting on their stories.

You’ll have made a Medium friend. What’s better than that Pam Winter?

You won’t be trudging along the writer’s path alone. You will be interacting regularly with other writers, keeping your spirits up to keep on writing.

Ain’t that right, Vincent Van Patten?

You feeling this, J.R. Spiers?

You will get new ideas for stories from interacting with other writers.

Thanks Sam Ochstein for always giving me ideas from your comments.

What are you waiting for?

Go ahead and start clicking on those envelopes to get notifications sent to your inbox when those you follow write a story.

Quick shout to KiKi Walter and her Netflix-style Episodes of her love life. Her publication The Memoirist is a fast growing place for nonfiction writers.

I gotta go check my inbox. Look forward to seeing your story in my inbox.

Thanks for reading my story.

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Or check out my YouTube video on Tips for Success on Medium.

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