High-Performing Medium Articles Have These 5 Elements

Dissecting my top-earning Medium stories.

Anangsha Alammyan
Freelancer’s Hub

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I’ve been writing on Medium for three years now.

After 800+ stories and 160k+ followers, I found every successful Medium article has five main elements.

Weave them in your next story, and you’ll see a massive boost in your engagement, followers, and Partner Program income.

Read on, and don’t forget to share your insights in the comments. Watch a more candid version of this article in video format here:

1. A solid idea

Whatever topic you write about, if your article can make the reader go, “I’ve never thought about <topic name> this way,” your article is a winner.

Give your readers an “AHA” moment with your stories.

I understand that good ideas don’t always come easy. To turn yourself into an “Idea Machine” who gets brilliant ideas at short notice, use this method I learned from James Altucher:

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