How “ART + marketing” Got 6,000 Subscribers in 6 Months

And 6 Tips to Help You Do the Same

We just hit the 6,000+ subscribers on the ART + marketing publication because everyone on this planet is a motherfuckin’ artist and everything we write is art and everything we read is art and I’ve tapped into an inert American desire to be and to follow the truly individualistic thinker who drinks Starbucks.

But seriously, here’s official stats on the growth of our publication, followed by 6 tips to grow your Medium publication, and then our ten greatest hits.

“ART + marketing” Publication Growth by the Numbers Across All Posts:

Page views : 300,000+

Reads: 190,000+

Recommendations: 6,500+

Subscribers: 6,000+

Number of Writers: 190

Now onto the 6 Principles to Grow a Medium Publication:

First things first: pick an awesome name.
Make it easy for another to understand what you’re doing by defining your editorial line. How do you define your publication in one sentence and one paragraph?
Read, read, read. You have to know what’s being published on Medium all the time, and what subsection of what is being published on Medium fits your editorial line.
Publish some of your own original content to establish the direction.
Publish others often. We’re now accepting submissions; here’s how — you just have to select “…” button, and submit to “ART + marketing” publication, or email me.
Promote the shit out of your blog posts. And your writers and their readers will do the same.