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New Medium Is A Jackpot For Writers

How to monetize it for higher reads and payouts

I love the new layout and features on Medium.com — this is basically a jackpot for quality writers, irrespective of your following size or previous experiences with monetization!

I wrote about the “Hooked” model that product designers use, but Medium just took it to a whole new level! And this can potentially translate to big bucks for good writers.

This post is a breakdown of how writers can use the new features to get more reads, higher reading time, and eventually larger payouts.

The Hooked Model Background

The “Hooked” model is a concept from Nir Eyal’s book of the same name. I wrote about it before (link below), so won’t go into detail again. Basically social media apps use powerful psychology principles to keep us going back for more.

The book uses Twitter as a perfect example of highly addictive products that users love to use. Did you know that the CEO of Medium.com was the co-founder of Twitter? Why would he not replicate his success again, and give us another product we simply cannot live without? :) The new features take the app to a whole new level of awesome, addictive content!