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Want to Be a Successful Writer on Medium — Don’t Reinvent the Wheel

Here is a consolidated list of everything you need to know to make money on Medium.

Every human being on this planet wants to be successful. The same is true for writers.

Are you new to the writing world! Are you a bit lost with thousands of suggestions and self-help articles on how to be successful!

You have come to the right place for concise information.

I have been a Medium member for more than two years. In the last couple of years of being a reader, I have read innumerable great articles from many excellent writers.

I recently started writing.

When I started writing — my previous experience on Medium helped me to get started quickly.

In fact, it is pretty simple. I am going to enable you to gain all those knowledge in as minimum time as possible.

There Is No Need to Reinvent the Wheel

There is no need to reinvent the wheel. You don’t have to start from scratch. There are lots of help available on how to make it big while writing on Medium.

However, you don’t want to spend tens of hours scanning through thousands of articles that offer similar advice about writing — but fail to add any significant value to what you already know.

As I told you — my previous experience on Medium helped me in getting started quickly.

I studied a lot of ‘How-To’ articles from the famous writers whom I was already following for many months. I also scanned through many other articles on google to learn the tips and tricks of success on Medium.

To make it easy for all of you, my writer friends — who want to make it big on Medium — I have collated the articles that got me started on my writing journey.

These pieces of writings are the cream of articles that offer useful and practical writing suggestions. I can assure you, reading through this list of stories will immediately add significant value to your writing success.

Let’s Dive In

Success as a writer means different things to different people. For someone, it is about writing excellent literary pieces. For someone else, it is about achieving fame and notoriety as a writer.

For many others — success means making a lot of money from their writing.

Whatever might be your motivation to write, one thing is sure — everyone wants to benefit from it in one way or another.

Whatever might be your motivation to write — the below list of articles is going to help you get the success you aspire to achieve.

Read through all the stories and gain excellent insight to get a head start on Medium. This is going to help you stand out from the crowd as a new writer on the platform.

A small note before you start — please don’t forget to appreciate the following writers whose suggestions help you learn something new.

• Want to learn the tricks of the trade on Medium — let’s start with one of the most successful writers on the platform — Tim Denning.
• Here is one of his excellent articles that has got well above fifty thousand claps (that number itself says how much this story has helped others so far) — How I Made $11,000 From Writing in 30 Days.
• Now here is an article from one of my favorite writers on Medium — Ayodeji Awosika.
• Read this article every time you need a super dose of motivation to keep yourselves convinced about the long term benefit of consistency and perseverance — How to “Hit the Jackpot” in Your Writing Career (Even if You’re Making No Money Right Now).
• I don’t think there is a better way to learn the money-making writing lessons than directly from Sinem Günel. She has recently earned more than $11K in a single month.
• She is gracious enough to share the lessons she learned from her experience in this article — 3 Surprising Lessons I Learned From Making $10,000 in a Single Month on Medium.
• If you want to learn from the trends derived from realistic findings apart from one’s personal experience — there is no better article than the recent one written by Dr Mehmet Yildiz. I have personally learned a lot from his articles.
• I will highly recommend the new writers on the platform to read this article — How to earn good money on Medium.
• I loved reading the book ‘Nineteen Eighty-Four’, and if you did too — then here is an excellent article from Harry J. Stead.
• This article lets you learn the tips and tricks of writing with wonderful reference to quotes from George Orwell’s writing — George Orwell’s Six Rules For Great Writing.
• Grammar is essential to keep an eye on while writing. If you are feeling super motivated and want to learn grammar cheat sheets, then here is an excellent article from Ali Mese that explains it in a simplified manner.
• This article provides you with 31 easy to follow tips for clean and clear writing — Grammar cheat sheet for clean, clear, and compelling writing.
• If you are still reading — I am sure you are putting all these efforts because you want to do it correctly from the beginning.
• In that case, here is an article from Srinivas Rao that will help you get motivated to do it right — How Writing 1000 Words a Day Changed my Life.
• Are you someone who thinks — why does it have to be hard to make money out of writing? In fact — it is not that hard.
• Here is a to the point article from Anthony Moore on five simple steps to earn from Medium — 5 Simple Steps to Earn $5,000/Month From Medium.
• Reading all these articles, by now, you would have got a good understanding of what it takes to be a worthy writer to make money on Medium.
• Yet, if you still have confusion about whether a new writer can earn money among all the experienced writers on the platform, here is an excellent experiment done by Shaunta Grimes to find out exactly that — It’s Still Possible for New Writers to Earn Money on Medium. Here’s How.
• Don’t worry if people around you find it funny and make jokes about you getting into writing. Here is an excellent thought piece by Zulie Rane that will convince you that once you start making money, the same people will come back and ask suggestions to replicate your success.
• You can get inspired by her experience and learn to ignore negative people around you — Nobody Cares About Your Writing — Until You Earn Money.
• Are you still feeling like — this is all good, but I am such a noobie, and can I even make it? Well, here is an article from Leo Serafico, which will help you suck a little less as a new writer. This one should motivate you not to worry about your experience.
• The article will provide you with great advice to follow as a newbie writer on the platform — How to Be a Good Medium Noob.

Quick Reads

I would strongly suggest you read through these articles. The advice and experiences contained in these excellent articles are priceless.

Reading through these articles will be worth your time. The wisdom contained in them is going to help you throughout your journey as a writer.

However — are you still feeling like this is too much for you and you want something really quick to start with — well, who am I to judge a fellow writer ;)?

However — are you still feeling like this is too much for you, and you want something really quick to start with — well, who am I to judge a fellow writer ;)?

Just kidding — my ultimate goal here is to help the writers who are trying to get a start on their writing career (and… of course, to get a bunch of thank you notes later :P).

So, here you go — the following are two excellent references which you can read in less than 2 minutes each.

• So, you are all set for writing! You just want some quick tips to write clean articles that will make others who are reading your article, not leave it in the middle — you are in luck today, my friend.
• Here is an article by Josh Spector that has got over 40K claps, and it has great suggestions that will help you write better — The Two Minutes It Takes To Read This Will Improve Your Writing Forever.
• Two is always better than one, isn’t that right! So, here is the second article that you can read within two minutes and learn about the best practices for writing on Medium. As a software developer — I love best practices :).
• Writer Siobhan O’Connor has listed out a concise list of tips in this article, which has already got nearly 18K applauses — Best Practices for Writing On Medium.

Final Notes

There you go, my friends — now you know all the secrets about getting started as a writer and making it big on Medium.

Seasoned writers know how to self motivate themselves. They are in this trade for many years. They have seen the good, bad, and ugly side of this profession.

And — now you know their trade secrets about how to achieve success on this platform.

Go ahead and bookmark these articles. Refer to them every time you have any doubt. Read through them whenever you need a refresher on the tips and tricks to thrive on Medium.

I hope you make loads of money and achieve success in your writing endeavor.

Writing is a noble profession. People are passionate about writing. So, there is nothing wrong if you can make money out of it. Money can be a significant motivating factor to continue writing when every other means of motivation fails.

What About Publishing the Articles

Oh, wait — now that you have all the knowledge about writing — how to publish the brilliant articles that you are going to write?

No worries — help is here.

When I first started writing, this article from J.J. Pryor helped me find the publications I can join as a writer.

Take a look at this really helpful article to find out which publications are the best fit for your writing style — The 53 Fastest-Growing Medium Publications Still Accepting New Writers.

Wrap Up

Are you still looking for something more! I thought we were done in the previous paragraph. ;)

Oh, boy! You are really motivated. I am sure you are going to succeed in your writing journey on this platform.

I have spent a lot of hours reading through many articles to filter out these gems for you. But — if you are persistent in knowing more, then let me make it easy for you.

Use this link and do your own research.

There are so many great articles about writing — I cannot list it all here. I might have missed many great writers. I might have overlooked several excellent materials.

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If you find anything new that can help beginner writers, please drop a link in the comment section. After all — Sharing is caring :).

Before I sign off — I want to pay my gratitude to all the writers whose articles I have referred above. Without their generous sharing of personal experience, it would not have been possible for us to learn all these techniques so quickly.

Thank You for reading this article.

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