I Don’t Post Every Day and I Think It’s for the Best
Why I don’t pressure myself to publish daily
There I am, in the earliest hours of the morning, and I’ve pulled out my computer to put the finishing touches on my latest Medium post. I haven’t posted in several days so I want to get this one out ASAP.
This has been a common scene since I started my Medium journey, me up after midnight publishing a new story. I usually don’t end up getting my posts out as often as I would like. At the start of the week, I may have every intention of getting at least 3 articles up by the end of Saturday. But, as the week goes on, it just doesn’t pan out.
You see, I want to post more often. Hopefully, soon, I’ll get better at doing so. But I don’t think posting a new article every single day is going to be a major goal of mine and I’ll share why.
I want my posts to be longer.
I do post short, 2-minute articles at times. But, for the most part, I like to publish stories that are at least 3 minutes, preferably longer.
I’ll admit, I don’t think I’ve fully grasped how your earnings on Medium are determined. However, since the number of viewers who read your post for at least 30 seconds is a metric noted in your…