The Medium Handbook

How to add images to your Medium story

Where to find them, how to choose them, and how to include them…

How (and why) to set up your Medium bio and About page

What is Friend of Medium Membership?

The two benefits this membership tier gets you + answering a…

How to start writing on Medium: A 6-step checklist

How to use Medium SEO settings to reach more readers

~95% of Medium writers don’t use this feature

Live events from our Just Start Writing micro challenge

Links to live YouTube workshops from our…

How to use topics on Medium

Why use topics and which ones to choose for your Medium story

Editor Newsletter: Publication newsletters are reaching 2x as many recipients

Plus editing best practices, tons of educational resources for new writers, and Medium Day 2025 is coming!

Writer newsletter: The follow button redesign now sends ~30x more readers your story notifications

Plus Medium Day 2025, a free writing challenge, and how to use topics on Medium