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First Sale on My Medium Automated Blog

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My very first sale on my third Medium Blog (Experimental Blog)

This article belongs to the series My Automated Blog.

I will keep today’s article short and sweet. I started an automated blog a few months back. And I have some updates —

1. What Niche? — Subniche of tech. A course I took during my college days.
2. Used ChatGPT? — Ideas were generated using ChatGPT. I made a lot of changes. The generated article was not 100% accurate.
3. How have I monetized? — I started a newsletter but later dropped it. I was inconsistent. I published only three articles the previous month (October). Then I wrote a book (a complete instructional manual on the topic) and made my first sale recently.
4. More monetizing ways? — I cannot write more guides. I will monetize my automated blog with products from Gumroad. I’ll do Gumroad affiliate marketing. There are two products I like a lot and would share with my audience. Marketing software seems to be a good way, too. But that’s costly and requires more work. I’ll stick to Gumroad for now.

Why I Prefer Medium Over Other Blogging Platforms

Some hurdles I am facing —

1. My third blog should be fully automated, but it’s not. I have to edit most of the things because ChatGPT is not even 60% accurate. And in tech, accuracy matters a lot.
2. I don’t have many products to promote. The niche is small. Too small. I created only one digital product myself. I don’t have any more ideas.
3. Gumroad Affiliate Marketing I don’t know what the outcome will be. I am not very much a fan of affiliate marketing. But this is an experimental blog. It doesn’t matter if I fail. I’ll update you.
4. I am inconsistent. I promised to publish at least two articles per week, but I couldn’t. I wrote only three articles in October.
5. Having more blogs means more money. But it also means less peace of mind.

My observation —

I have to admit two things for my third blog:

1. When I publish ChatGPT-generated articles, very few people follow and click on the links.
2. When I write articles myself, I receive more followers and more clicks. And of course sales.

Medium readers prefer personal stories rather than AI-generated articles. They catch these articles easily. I saw some interviews with successful bloggers, and they prefer hiring writers rather than using AI tools. This proves something.

Conclusion —

I wanted to keep it short, but I guess I have a lot to say on my third blog. I like blogging but can’t keep writing myself everywhere. I maintain my two blogs personally (Hazel Paradise and a blog under my real name). I’ll continue doing my experiment on the third blog and keep you updated.

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