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see <a href="https://readmedium.com/its-official-after-147-days-i-m-back-9b7289b1f85f">when I came back to Medium</a>, the new NBA season was about to start. And I thought:</p><blockquote id="d7b7"><p><b><i>Wow! 😍</i></b><i> I should write something about the NBA, it’s like perfect conditions and timing to succeed! Perfect conditions to earn my first Medium boost!</i></p></blockquote><p id="649d"><b>But as you can see, instead of getting boosted, I’ve got busted. 😀</b></p><h1 id="7007">What can I learn from this?</h1><p id="af49">Let’s put it in one sentence:</p><h2 id="a04c">Keep on writing no matter what — just as long as writing brings you joy.</h2><p id="71cd">And I will explain to you why.</p><p id="d756">After receiving such bad results, I felt depressed again. I had inner doubts like: “Maybe Medium is not for me? Maybe writing is not for me? Maybe I should quit?” Blah, blah, blah… You know that kind of stuff. 😞</p><p id="855c"><b>But I decided to keep on writing no matter what — just as long as writing brings joy and happiness to me.</b> 💪</p><p id="1bcf">So I posted the next 8 stories in a few upcoming days and then… BOOM! 💥Something magical happened and my Medium stats exploded (by my standards):</p><figure id="4639"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*lmIlB3ejkkvKRiFtU_hKOg.png"><figcaption><b>BOOM! Here comes the BOOM! 🚀</b></figcaption></figure><p id="40dc"><b>Dear almighty Medium algorithm, </b>I hope this magic will not end anytime soon. 😅😆</p><p id="fab9">It’s such a cliche situation, but <i>sometimes</i> it works:</p><figure id="12a8"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*dnfcr_y04Yvj16FVUKx52A.png"><figcaption><b>Source: <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/90283167515227773/">Pinterest</a></b></figcaption></figure><h2 id="8841">Conclusion</h2><p id="e501">Up to this day, I think I did everything right with that story about the NBA. It’s personal, original, motivational, and nice in my very very objective opinion. 😂</p><p id="7cbb">Well, at least I had “time well spent” writing and reading the story. That’s the whole point — sometimes the most important reader of your stories is… you. And that’s perfectly fine! ✅</p><p id="9517">The world, the readers, and the Boost Gods didn’t like it or didn’t even reach that story! Deal with it! Forget about it and move on as fast as you can! 🦸‍♂️</p><p id="015b">That’s what I’ve learned. 😎</p><p id="a879">For me, every Medium story is like a lottery ticket and the only way to win it is to keep on trying. 👊</p><p id="9c8d">Goodbye and see you in my next honest stories!</p><p id="6efe"><a href="undefined"><b>Martynas Ki. (@str

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When You Hope To Go Viral but Earn $0.09 Instead

Get Rich or Die Tryin’ type of story about Medium

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Hello hello, ma dear follawerz! 😎👌

Today I will try a new thing. I will try to rap a bit about Medium:

I think this will be a story ‘bout another story Which didn’t bring me so wanted boost or glory But I hope it will make mo’ dollars than da original story.

Mic drop. 🎤⬇ Words of wisdom, huh? Rap of wisdom, hey! 😁

Yeah, maybe one day I should switch from Medium and try my luck in some underground freestyle rap battle. Just like Eminem did in 8 Mile. 👊

Naaah-ah-ah, just kiddin’ — Medium, I will never leave you again. 𓆩🖤𓆪 😂

What are you rapping about my dear?

Well, this post is dedicated to one of my failures on Medium. Here it is:

Some strange number magic here — I calculated that there is a 0.09% chance of making it to the NBA, and this story earned me exactly $0.09:

Shocking reality for a newborn rapper like me: 41 cents short to 50 Cent! 😲

Like one of my worst-earning stories ever! 🥶

The stats of the story also don’t look very promising: absolutely no views in the past few days and a read ratio of 43% (which is one of my worst also). 🌠

So I think it’s safe to confirm— this story is buried deep in the never-ending ocean of Medium. It’s dead, it’s over! R.I.P., buddy ☠️

⬇️ But keep on reading, it’s not as bad as it seems! 🙃

How this story was born?

You see when I came back to Medium, the new NBA season was about to start. And I thought:

Wow! 😍 I should write something about the NBA, it’s like perfect conditions and timing to succeed! Perfect conditions to earn my first Medium boost!

But as you can see, instead of getting boosted, I’ve got busted. 😀

What can I learn from this?

Let’s put it in one sentence:

Keep on writing no matter what — just as long as writing brings you joy.

And I will explain to you why.

After receiving such bad results, I felt depressed again. I had inner doubts like: “Maybe Medium is not for me? Maybe writing is not for me? Maybe I should quit?” Blah, blah, blah… You know that kind of stuff. 😞

But I decided to keep on writing no matter what — just as long as writing brings joy and happiness to me. 💪

So I posted the next 8 stories in a few upcoming days and then… BOOM! 💥Something magical happened and my Medium stats exploded (by my standards):

BOOM! Here comes the BOOM! 🚀

Dear almighty Medium algorithm, I hope this magic will not end anytime soon. 😅😆

It’s such a cliche situation, but sometimes it works:

Source: Pinterest

Conclusion

Up to this day, I think I did everything right with that story about the NBA. It’s personal, original, motivational, and nice in my very very objective opinion. 😂

Well, at least I had “time well spent” writing and reading the story. That’s the whole point — sometimes the most important reader of your stories is… you. And that’s perfectly fine! ✅

The world, the readers, and the Boost Gods didn’t like it or didn’t even reach that story! Deal with it! Forget about it and move on as fast as you can! 🦸‍♂️

That’s what I’ve learned. 😎

For me, every Medium story is like a lottery ticket and the only way to win it is to keep on trying. 👊

Goodbye and see you in my next honest stories!

Martynas Ki. (@strangecash) ↯ Pure. Brutal. Honesty.

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