How To Write a Medium Banger

It’s easier than you think

Bernard Builds
Write A Catalyst
Published in
5 min readSep 10, 2024

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You only need two things to write a viral Medium story. And guess what? I’m about to reveal both of them.

But first, let’s address the question you’re probably asking: Who am I to give this advice?

I’m not the top writer on the platform, but I’ve had my share of success with a couple of viral pieces.

My stories get the views, they get the claps, and they even earn me a few hundred bucks.

Stats for my Medium stories
Stats for my Medium stories

Now, I’ll be honest — I didn’t always know what made my stories successful. I was just writing a lot, and every now and then, one would take off. But my last story was different.

When I finished writing it, I knew it was going to be a banger before I even hit publish. And I was right.

Stats for my last Medium story
Stats for my last Medium story

I did what any curious mind would do. I broke the story down, analyzed it, and discovered what made it so irresistible that readers were willing to spend five minutes of their precious time on it.

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