THE SECRETS OF WRITING ON MEDIUM, PART 17

How to Get Over 71,500 Views, 1,500 Fans, and Still Make Bupkis

An exploration of the battle for your writer’s soul

No green for Hulk makes Hulk green. By Ryan McGuire on Gratisography.com

You may not be thrilled to read about not making money, but if I can save one soul, isn’t it worth it?

I have spent a lot of time laughing at articles that scream, “I made $11,369 last month writing online, and you can, too!”

But we are all tempted at one time or another to give up our integrity as writers.

Before you turn to the dark side, I want to share a slightly different perspective inspired by this article I wrote on Quora back in 2017: Why can’t Nadal beat Federer anymore?

(Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

Not only does the article have over 71K views, but it has also received over 1.5K upvotes. Based on the passionate responses it generated, that’s probably the equivalent to 15-30K claps on Medium.

Here are some of the comments from passionate readers:

“Extraordinary answer!”