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While it’s true the badge is relatively easy to get, it still tells you something about the Top Writer:</p><ul><li>They understand the system</li><li>They have the discipline to game it to their advantage</li></ul><p id="9ee7"><b>These are the people who can teach you something.</b></p><p id="0ce7">Even if you only want engagement on your stories, you best circle the orbit of Top Writers like a moon captured by the gravity of its planetary cousin.</p><ol><li>Top Writers’ stories attract more readers and commenters</li><li>Those readers and commenters read the comments, including yours</li></ol><p id="0ee0"><b>If you want engagement, you have to go where the engagement is.</b></p><p id="cf81">Don’t waste your time passing through dust clouds. Find yourself a cluster of dense planets and hitc

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h your ride to theirs.</p><p id="1e0f"><i>The <b>Art of Commenting</b> collaborative series validates the approach you already decided to follow:</i></p><div id="cfa0" class="link-block"> <a href="https://medium.com/@james.bellerjeau/list/8c6581d26659"> <div> <div> <h2>Commenting for Fun and Profit</h2> <div><h3>Commenting is your key to Medium success. These articles explore how to do it well</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*6d5a73d776eb553c6f821cc8ad2f272ec5b04406.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div></article></body>

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#17 — THE ART OF COMMENTING — A COLLABORATIVE SERIES WITH Grandma Smillew AND Debdutta Pal

Why Newbies Should ONLY Comment on Top Writers’ Stories

If you want more than pennies, you need to go where the money is

Top-Writer-trashers say the badge means nothing because it’s “ridiculously easy to get.”

While it’s true the badge is relatively easy to get, it still tells you something about the Top Writer:

  • They understand the system
  • They have the discipline to game it to their advantage

These are the people who can teach you something.

Even if you only want engagement on your stories, you best circle the orbit of Top Writers like a moon captured by the gravity of its planetary cousin.

  1. Top Writers’ stories attract more readers and commenters
  2. Those readers and commenters read the comments, including yours

If you want engagement, you have to go where the engagement is.

Don’t waste your time passing through dust clouds. Find yourself a cluster of dense planets and hitch your ride to theirs.

The Art of Commenting collaborative series validates the approach you already decided to follow:

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