35 Actionable Tips to Grow Your Medium Blog

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T I M I N G

Publish on a Saturday morning to increase your chances of standing out. You will quickly notice you will even be able to make it to the Medium Top 20 during some weekends with just a few recommendations.

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P U S H

Bring your first audience from outside. It is way easier for your story to get noticed on Medium after some initial exposure. Email your close friends and also share your article on your social media accounts.

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B A C K L I N K

Place links back to your website (or CTAs) at the end, or integrate them smoothly into your story. Use Google’s free UTM tool to track links to see which posts drive the most traffic back to your website.

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B R A N D I N G

Getting your author or brand name noticed can be difficult on Medium’s minimal design. You can insert your name and link it to your website, as I did at the top of this article. Or, Paul also does it in a smart way as below: