Here’s Why I Started to Write for NewsBreak Again in 2024

Reaching out to a broad audience in a well-managed and caring platform is an attractive value for writers.

Dr Mehmet Yildiz (Main)
ILLUMINATION
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12 min readJan 10, 2024

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On November 4, 2023, I published an original piece close to my heart on Medium, drawing upon my research and extensive experience. While I aimed for it to receive a boost, given its adherence to boost guidelines, it was not boosted, and its traction took an unexpected turn and made me make a new strategic decision that I want to share candidly in this post.

A mentor of mine, 78 years old, still working in the US, chanced upon this impactful article via LinkedIn on New Year’s Eve and lauded its potency for the aging male suffering from erectile dysfunction, giving hope to those living with this awful condition.

Despite sharing this impactful story across my social platforms, it reached only approximately a thousand readers on Medium, prompting my mentor to suggest posting it on NewsBreak as his content gained over 100 million views in the last three years. He does not write on Medium, as his best stories gained only around 50 views, and he stopped writing in 2021.

I told him that in 2022 and 2023, I would solely focus on writing on Medium. I hadn’t contributed to NewsBreak for over a year…

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Dr Mehmet Yildiz (Main)
ILLUMINATION

Scientist, Technologist, Inventor, focusing on HEALTH and JOY. Founder of ILLUMINATION, curating key messages for society. Connection: https://digitalmehmet.com