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How to Get Boosted on Medium

The advice no one else is telling you (for a reason)

Malky McEwan
The Haven
Published in
5 min readFeb 25, 2024

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Silly toy rocket chosen for it’s boost potential.
Photo by Andy Hermawan on Unsplash

Have you been pounding away at your keyboard, producing your next masterpiece?

Is your finger hovering over the publish button? Then STOP!

Whoa! Hold on a minute. Did you complete your checklist?

Checklist?

No matter how hard and long you work on your writing, it can still die. Even if it is your best work, articles can go unnoticed. Not everything you write is going to create a stir and go viral.

It will take time for people to recognise your genius. Stieg Larsson, author of ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,’ for example, passed away before his novels gained international acclaim.

But why wait until you are dead?

I’ve done a checklist for you — it practically guarantees your writing will explode and that means money in your pocket now, which you can spend on beer and burgers — or when you get boosted, Champagne and caviar.

Bloggy McBlogface Writing Checklist

  1. Write For Yourself: What do readers know, anyway? They don’t know the difference between a cat and a catalytic converter. Sure, they will be interested in your trip…

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Malky McEwan
The Haven

Born storyteller. Born curious. Fascinated with what makes people tick and how the world works. https://malkymcewan.medium.com/subscribe