5 Genius Tips For Medium Beginners (and Everybody Else)

Burk
Writers’ Blokke
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5 min readApr 13, 2022

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Medium is not a get rich quick platform. It’s no money-making machine. A small number of people in a sea of thousands and thousands make a decent amount of money per month on this platform. An even smaller number of writers make stellar amounts.

This is the harsh truth.

With that out of the way, let’s talk about tips and tricks to get into the aforementioned club of people. While there might be no shortcuts, there are most certainly ways to improve your chances on Medium.

Here’s what I’ve found. And yes, some of these tips are obvious and have been mentioned before. For good reason! Wait for rest, though. You’ll be surprised.

1. Grab the attention

Clickbait.

Don’t think of this term in a negative way. Instead, call it click-worthiness. That’s what we want to achieve as writers, don’t we? How do we do that?

  1. With a great headline. Duh… I know. I’ve never been a master at headlines. I’m learning. Learn with me.
  2. A great opening paragraph. Again, I’m my own student here. Far from perfect, but I’m trying to improve with every new intro.
  3. Some SEO. Thankfully, SEO is not a must on Medium. This community-driven platform doesn’t depend on…

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