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I Had A Medium Boost — And It’s Not What I Expected

Surprises all the way

Midnight Young
Write A Catalyst
Published in
5 min readFeb 13, 2024

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I’ve heard all sorts of rumours and speculations, but the actual Boost was something mysterious and yet to be experienced. Come Chinese New Year and the Dragon gifted me the said Boost. Jumping with cheer and joy I expected incredible views and significant earning increases. Yet, it was something entirely different.

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First things first. Like many, I always wondered how does one get a Boost?.. Or more like how do we know our article was boosted?

It’s quite normal to see high engagement and wonder — is this it?! I’ve seen plenty of people on Discord debating if an article got boosted — because it had incredible applause, comments and readership…

Turns out, that’s all you! Maybe your topic did well or you nailed your timing and/or tags. If an article took off, but there was no prior notice from Medium, you did your job as a writer. But if it gets boosted, you will get notified.

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Midnight Young
Write A Catalyst

Baltic soul, British heart, living under American skies. I explore the multicultural identity, but don't shy away from fantasy and mazes of real life.