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e the biggest publication in the world. It can be a tiny publication of 50 or 100 followers. Why? Because you get more eyes on your work than your own publication. Anytime I’ve published on bigger publications, I get more people viewing and reading my work.</p><p id="101b">In the beginning, never simply hit publish. Find any publication that will take your piece. Writer-friendly publications who want you to succeed are out there, and a handful will publish every piece you send them if it meets their criteria. Other publications are a little more selective but offer big readership.</p><h2 id="adf3">3. Support other writers</h2><p id="d377">Writing is a solitary activity, but you are better off if you build a community. When you are in a community with other writers, you can support each other's work, encourage each other, and motivate each other. I love reading the stories and getting a front-row view of the lives of my fellow Medium writers. They regularly make me laugh, cry, and get inspired.</p><p id="6a2d">Support other writers by reading their work, commenting on their work, sharing their work, and promoting their work. Reach out to them and tell them that you appreciate their work. Write a round-up post <a href="https://readmedium.com/welcome-to-the-woscars-de0db3c2e695">like this </a>by <a href="undefined">Charlotte Zobeir Ali</a> to promote other writers. Writing is solitary, but the community motivates you to keep writing and furthers you along your writing journey.</p><h2 id="7c4f">4. Work on headlines</h2><p id="3385">Headlines matter. Headlines aren’t the be-all and end-all but get better at writing them. The more enticing a headline is to someone, the more likely they will click on the story? People will give you 101 pieces of headline advice, but here’s all you have to know. Make sure your headline offers something of value to the reader. Make sure they will get something out of having read your piece.</p><p id="d2d4">Why are you reading this piece? I’m hoping you want to know how to do well on Medium without buying a course. I hope I’m giving you practical strategies you can implement for free. If I did, it’s a win-win. You read my article because of an interesting headline, and your writing experience improves for having read it. You don’t have to come up with original viral-worth headlines on your own, either. I found this piece by <a href="undefined">Itxy Lopez</a> to help you come up with <a href="https://readmedium.com/how-to-write-strong-headlines-even-if-you-know-nothing-ba03ee2af6f0">good headlines</a>.</p><h2 id="08dd">5. Take the focus off the results</h2><p id="cc99">Most people get tripped up on Medium because they want to know how to get paid more. As I mentioned in <a href="https://readmedium.com/dont-write-for-money-on-medium-4ada634744d5"><i>this article</i></a> in the Honest Creative, forget about the money. If you’re here for the money, you will quickly find out that you can do just about anything else in the world and earn more money than Medium. Find other more inspiring reasons for yourself to write on this platform. Do it for the interest in a topic, do it for your audience or do it to improve your writing. Don’t do it for the money.</p><p id="25ab">While you’re at it, please don’t do it for the readers or the reads. Focus on creating the best work you can that will be enjoyed or helpful to the most number of people. Let the numbers, readers, followers, and money take care of itself. Do a better job at the craft of writing, and the results will follow.</p><h2 id="7704">6. Experiment

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with your writing style</h2><p id="9e15">Many of us newer writers don’t know our writing voice or our writing style. How do you get to know it? A lot of writing. The more you write, the more you know what you sound like. The more you publish, the more you know what works. The more you experiment, the better you get to know yourself.</p><p id="e45b">I had no idea that I could write humor, but after this post on <a href="https://readmedium.com/15-shortcuts-to-quit-writing-on-medium-today-b0563c0e97d9">shortcuts to quitting Medium</a>, readers and friends mentioned I should start using humor more. I doubt I’m going to become the Mindy Kaling of Medium, but hey, I’ll give it a try. I’ll try to get a laugh out of my audience when I can. The point is that I’m going out of my comfort zone to experiment.</p><p id="872b">I don't naturally like to be vulnerable and tell personal stories, but I’m pushing myself out of my comfort zone, knowing that I benefit, and my writers will benefit if I do. I’m simply experimenting to improve the craft.</p><h2 id="5888">7. Write about topics that are easy for you to write</h2><p id="f70e">If you found me at a bookstore, you would find me in 3 sections. These sections all fascinate me and are the sections that I have the most trouble in with life. You will find me in the writing, personal growth/spirituality, and relationship sections. Ok, maybe that’s 4.</p><p id="b944">These topics are easier for me to write about because they are difficult for me, and I think a lot about them. You could also say my curiosity and challenges with these topics have led to passion, so yes, write about things you’re passionate about. My friend <a href="undefined">Fatim Hemraj</a> writes about <a href="https://readmedium.com/i-made-2-249-my-first-month-on-medium-ef187f61c88a">every subject</a> that is of interest to her, and it’s working out for her.</p><p id="9aeb">Why write about topics that are easy to write or you’re passionate about? So you’ll write! Remember, it comes back to the most important point, which is #1 of this article. The idea is to keep on writing and build a habit of writing on Medium. How do you do that? Make it interesting, enjoyable, and easy for you. Write topics that you can do with fun, ease, and passion.</p><h2 id="7c8e">Start with the fundamentals.</h2><p id="4b9a">I know these may sound like simple strategies that anyone can do. I also know that these strategies don’t sound very exciting.</p><p id="fdb8" type="7">If Michael Phelps told you the key to success and winning gold medals is to do the work and show up every day for years of your life, you would thank him for his time and go back to bed.</p><p id="5494" type="7">Yet, I have a feeling that is the secret to swimming success and writing success. Show up, keep doing the work and keep improving.</p><p id="f2a9">When you have done the basic work of getting a rhythm going and creating a writing habit, you can work on up-leveling your performance. Then you can talk about courses and coaches to speed up your success.</p><p id="65a7">For the rest of us in the beginning stages, we need to keep showing up and doing the work. Create a writing habit, publish on publications, support other writers, make headlines enticing, experiment with your style, and write about topics that easy for you to write. Support other writers and forget the results for now.</p><p id="5abf"><b><i>Help this community out. What tips and advice do you have for people starting out on the platform today? Leave us all your thoughts below.</i></b></p></article></body>

You Can Succeed On Medium Without Taking a Course

7 simple strategies you can implement today that doesn’t cost a cent

The Medium elite wants you to succeed on Medium, but only if you take their course. They will tell you repeatedly that you can only get ahead if you take their $1000 course. Until then, you must suffer from your lowly status as a writer who doesn’t make money and who doesn’t have any followers.

I’m calling bull on these so-called Medium-influencers who regularly humble-brag on their results to try to get you to buy their courses. They are typical marketers who want to capitalize on your struggles and make you feel bad about yourself so you can sign up for a writing course.

Yes, maybe a Medium-writing course is for you but not when you start. You can learn a heck of a lot more from Medium by implementing some very basic strategies that don’t cost a penny.

Who am I to say this? Oh, no one in particular. Just another Medium writer who hasn’t broken the $100 mark. On my end, what I have going for me is an increase of about $10 a month on my Medium earnings for the past few months, adding a couple hundred readers each month and noticing my reads getting up to 35,000 views per month.

Did I take a course? No. Will I take a course? Maybe. But I know now is not the time for it. I know that I am learning a ton by experimenting and writing a lot, and that is what I believe is the key to our success.

Do first and learn later. Try out and experiment to see what results you can get on your own and then seek out experts to take you the rest of the way there.

Stop listening to marketers who post stats and screenshots to entice you to buy their Medium writing course. As beginners, make sure you’re doing these 7 basic strategies to maximize your Medium results before purchasing a course.

7 simple strategies to boost your Medium success

1.Create a writing habit

If you don’t want to do this, you shouldn’t be on Medium. Medium requires regular writing and publishing, so your #1 job is to become a habitual writer. You know how to create successful habits for yourself from other areas of your life.

Set a writing goal of 500 or 1000 words a day, which I’ve done in the past. Commit to writing one post a day, which I do now. Do a 30-day, 60-day, or 100 -day challenge that I’ve seen people do. I noticed Trista Ainsworth doing a 100-day writing challenge and my Agnes Louis doing a 30-day writing challenge. Find some way to build up your writing momentum. If you’re not able to write consistently for so many days, use Medium to build up your writing habit.

2. Write only on publications

It doesn’t have to be the biggest publication in the world. It can be a tiny publication of 50 or 100 followers. Why? Because you get more eyes on your work than your own publication. Anytime I’ve published on bigger publications, I get more people viewing and reading my work.

In the beginning, never simply hit publish. Find any publication that will take your piece. Writer-friendly publications who want you to succeed are out there, and a handful will publish every piece you send them if it meets their criteria. Other publications are a little more selective but offer big readership.

3. Support other writers

Writing is a solitary activity, but you are better off if you build a community. When you are in a community with other writers, you can support each other's work, encourage each other, and motivate each other. I love reading the stories and getting a front-row view of the lives of my fellow Medium writers. They regularly make me laugh, cry, and get inspired.

Support other writers by reading their work, commenting on their work, sharing their work, and promoting their work. Reach out to them and tell them that you appreciate their work. Write a round-up post like this by Charlotte Zobeir Ali to promote other writers. Writing is solitary, but the community motivates you to keep writing and furthers you along your writing journey.

4. Work on headlines

Headlines matter. Headlines aren’t the be-all and end-all but get better at writing them. The more enticing a headline is to someone, the more likely they will click on the story? People will give you 101 pieces of headline advice, but here’s all you have to know. Make sure your headline offers something of value to the reader. Make sure they will get something out of having read your piece.

Why are you reading this piece? I’m hoping you want to know how to do well on Medium without buying a course. I hope I’m giving you practical strategies you can implement for free. If I did, it’s a win-win. You read my article because of an interesting headline, and your writing experience improves for having read it. You don’t have to come up with original viral-worth headlines on your own, either. I found this piece by Itxy Lopez to help you come up with good headlines.

5. Take the focus off the results

Most people get tripped up on Medium because they want to know how to get paid more. As I mentioned in this article in the Honest Creative, forget about the money. If you’re here for the money, you will quickly find out that you can do just about anything else in the world and earn more money than Medium. Find other more inspiring reasons for yourself to write on this platform. Do it for the interest in a topic, do it for your audience or do it to improve your writing. Don’t do it for the money.

While you’re at it, please don’t do it for the readers or the reads. Focus on creating the best work you can that will be enjoyed or helpful to the most number of people. Let the numbers, readers, followers, and money take care of itself. Do a better job at the craft of writing, and the results will follow.

6. Experiment with your writing style

Many of us newer writers don’t know our writing voice or our writing style. How do you get to know it? A lot of writing. The more you write, the more you know what you sound like. The more you publish, the more you know what works. The more you experiment, the better you get to know yourself.

I had no idea that I could write humor, but after this post on shortcuts to quitting Medium, readers and friends mentioned I should start using humor more. I doubt I’m going to become the Mindy Kaling of Medium, but hey, I’ll give it a try. I’ll try to get a laugh out of my audience when I can. The point is that I’m going out of my comfort zone to experiment.

I don't naturally like to be vulnerable and tell personal stories, but I’m pushing myself out of my comfort zone, knowing that I benefit, and my writers will benefit if I do. I’m simply experimenting to improve the craft.

7. Write about topics that are easy for you to write

If you found me at a bookstore, you would find me in 3 sections. These sections all fascinate me and are the sections that I have the most trouble in with life. You will find me in the writing, personal growth/spirituality, and relationship sections. Ok, maybe that’s 4.

These topics are easier for me to write about because they are difficult for me, and I think a lot about them. You could also say my curiosity and challenges with these topics have led to passion, so yes, write about things you’re passionate about. My friend Fatim Hemraj writes about every subject that is of interest to her, and it’s working out for her.

Why write about topics that are easy to write or you’re passionate about? So you’ll write! Remember, it comes back to the most important point, which is #1 of this article. The idea is to keep on writing and build a habit of writing on Medium. How do you do that? Make it interesting, enjoyable, and easy for you. Write topics that you can do with fun, ease, and passion.

Start with the fundamentals.

I know these may sound like simple strategies that anyone can do. I also know that these strategies don’t sound very exciting.

If Michael Phelps told you the key to success and winning gold medals is to do the work and show up every day for years of your life, you would thank him for his time and go back to bed.

Yet, I have a feeling that is the secret to swimming success and writing success. Show up, keep doing the work and keep improving.

When you have done the basic work of getting a rhythm going and creating a writing habit, you can work on up-leveling your performance. Then you can talk about courses and coaches to speed up your success.

For the rest of us in the beginning stages, we need to keep showing up and doing the work. Create a writing habit, publish on publications, support other writers, make headlines enticing, experiment with your style, and write about topics that easy for you to write. Support other writers and forget the results for now.

Help this community out. What tips and advice do you have for people starting out on the platform today? Leave us all your thoughts below.