These Are 5 Ways to Check Your Progress on Medium
Stop looking at your earning dashboard
Medium writers always try to check their progress using their earning dashboards. It is not a good idea to check the dashboard on medium to check your progress. Medium is not all about money. On medium, every writer can write to give world knowledge and further can change the lives of the people.
Medium earnings do not tell medium writers' progress, but it depends on many factors.
1. Are readers commenting on your stories
Are readers commenting on your stories? If they are doing it, then your work is being appreciated by them. Medium is a social media platform, the interaction between you and the reader is necessary for engagement.
To create a relationship with the reader, create engagement with them. Try to write content that entertains and teach readers. They will interact with your work.
More comment you get by readers, it means your work is getting appreciated by the reader and you are doing well. Write the number of times readers are commenting on your spreadsheet this will help you track your engagement.
2. Pay attention towards readings to clap ratio
Claps are like a heart button on Facebook. It shows how many people appreciated your work. Claps gives your medium story boost and convert it into the viral story. If readers are clapping your story, it means they like your work.
Clap helps the writer to see what his followers are interested in, so he can write more on that topic. Claps are still an important factor in the medium.
3. How many followers you are gaining per story
How many followers you gain when you publish your story. You can track your follower gaining per story. It sounds crazy, but it is true. Your stories bring you, followers.
According to recent changes, you need followers to get more views on your story. If you see a medium homepage, then you will get an idea about it. If you are gaining followers with consistency, then you are making progress on medium.
4. Is your writing entertaining and helping readers
Whatever you are writing is it helping people, are they motivating from it? If yes, then you are on the right path. Why I am saying you this? Getting readers to love and approve of your work is more than earning money on medium. Earning should not be your goal. Focus on Motivating and helping people, you will grow as a writer.
Why many writers left medium after 2 or 3 months because they writing for money and not to help people. This is the difference between top writers and the common one.
Ask top writer how many articles he has written without getting a single penny. It will change your perspective about writing.
5. See your Views to read ratio
In the blogging world, we call it checking bounce rate on google analytics
It is as important as reading time on medium. It shows your bounce rate. It means how many readers read your story after clicking on the title. Excellent views to read ratio on the medium is 59%.
In the age of social media, the average time to read one blog post is 15 seconds on google, and it is difficult to make the reader stay on your story. 90% of readers skim through your story and if they don’t like it, they bounce back.
You need to improve your views to bounce ratio for that
- Publish Quality and Engaging content.
- Write a catchy Introduction.
- Post 3 to 6 minutes story.
- Add images on the story.
- Write catchy titles.
How much you are earning at the end of the month is not important on medium if you are not helping and entertaining your tribe. If you write by taking readers into count you grow as a writer on this platform. All you need is constant practice and publishing.