Curated Stories
My Best Performing Stories (5%) in 2023 with Reasons
Why do these stories gain more views, reads, and engagement, giving us clues about the platform’s strategy and direction
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In 2023, I wrote around 365 stories, but only around 5% of them got the spotlight. Sure, the other 95% were cherished by my loyal readers, but they didn’t quite make waves in the big stats ocean compared to the previous years. Out of these 20, only two of them went viral.
Most of the stories got lost in my blind spots. I take personal responsibility because I might’ve missed out on optimizing titles, flooded them with scientific links for credibility, which might have bore readers, or slipped up with not-so-captivating images. Some readers commented on the images, advising me to pay more attention to cover photos.
The email subscription service glitched during the first half of the year, but kudos to the Medium support team for fixing it. However, recently, the glitch seems to linger, with some stories mysteriously vanishing into the digital abyss. I am focusing on improving what’s within my power and control, leaving the rest to the tech fairies.
