WRITING TIPS

This is Why Your Read Ratio is Low

If you have a read ratio below 50% on your Medium stories, read this!

Do you feel like Medium’s algorithm gives you lemons instead of readers?

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Maybe it’s not so bad.

I struggled with the read ratio too. I had levels as low as 24%. So I decided to do something about it.

And it worked! Now I’m close to 70%!

How I Went from 17 to 959 Daily Views in 12 Days

This is what I found.

1. Intros:

• Make them strong
• Direct to the point
• No fluff

Read this story for more details.

2. No filler words:

• “probably”,
• “generally”,
• “in my opinion”
• “I think”
• “speaking for myself”
• “really”
• “totally”
• “absolutely”