Is A Viral Article Worth The Hype
The gift that keeps on giving.
It happened. The earth moved. No, I haven’t broken down my walls and found myself a lover. I had an article go viral.
Was it worth it? You tell me.
As viral articles go, it was a small win. I’ve seen accounts of some articles scoring reads of 30k and more. But when my article on pumping iron while old started to climb the charts, my eyes blinked in disbelief. That puny little piece?
You can’t tell which article will go viral.
How many stories have I slaved over for hours and days even, that barely got noticed by my readers? I’ve written gems of highly polished prose that even attracted the attention of the curation gods, but instead of sending them off to grab the big bucks, they sank like a stone.
Like so many of you, I’m sure, I’d end up saying, WTF Medium? What is it you want from me?
Not that I can complain. According to what I’ve read, I’ve done better than 50% of writers who earn nothing. I reached the 7% mark in my first month and got curated early and often.
But the big one always eluded me, even though I’ve had popular articles, several that went over a thousand reads. Now I can say I’m no longer a viral virgin, and, all I…
