Happy One Year Medium Birthday to Me!

This writer’s July to July progress on Medium

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July is my birthday month on Medium, which happens to be my actual birthday month, too! Yes — happy birthday to me in more ways than one! I have come to understand through this year of writing and reading articles how to gain an audience. I am looking to reach new heights in my second year with this new understanding.

Three ways to gain an audience

So, how am I looking to gain a bigger audience and grow my earnings? Here are the ways I’ve learned to gain a better outcome.

1. Publish in publications, not just on one’s own page. Publications that have already gathered a following increase your visibility. Intrigued when I discovered that anyone can make a publication, I made my own called Teacher Seasons where I publish content geared for a teacher audience. I have just 18 stories in this publication so far, but my hope is that I can make it a more impactful publication in the future with educators writing for me once I gain some traction.
2. Push out articles midweek. Right now, I write one or two articles over the weekend and then hit publish as soon as they are completed. That’s not tactical; it’s impatient. Weekends are not the best time to push out articles statistically. I now plan to…