First of all, thank you for sharing my article! I appreciate it.
Secondly, I completely agree with you. You can do marketing and sales on Medium, but it needs to be more subtle than what you'd write on a blog. People on there complain a lot about not making any money, and it's almost always because they're not using the platform in the right way.
P.S. I love the way you format your newsletter by sharing your Medium articles and links to other articles you recommend. I'm thinking of stealing your format. (And giving you credit, of course!)
You're very welcome, Christina (for the share) and I'm glad you like the format. I'm still experimenting with it a bit, but feel free to steal! I'm trying to find ways to send traffic back and forth between Medium and Substack and including Medium friend links at the end of each newsletter seems to be working for me.
I've only written a couple of Medium articles (I mean to do more), and I find that, as you mention, it's best if I aim for a high-quality magazine article feel in my writing.
That's definitely the vibe over there, but some writers advocate for it as an alternative to a blog, so some newcomers to the platform get the wrong idea about what's expected.
I loved this article, Karen! Thanks for the insights.
My main takeaway: "Medium is more akin to a high-quality magazine than a blog." Thank you so much for this. Back in the days when there were magazines, I used to subscribe to a bunch of them. So this is a concept I can wrap my head around. Thank you, thank you!!
First of all, thank you for sharing my article! I appreciate it.
Secondly, I completely agree with you. You can do marketing and sales on Medium, but it needs to be more subtle than what you'd write on a blog. People on there complain a lot about not making any money, and it's almost always because they're not using the platform in the right way.
P.S. I love the way you format your newsletter by sharing your Medium articles and links to other articles you recommend. I'm thinking of stealing your format. (And giving you credit, of course!)
You're very welcome, Christina (for the share) and I'm glad you like the format. I'm still experimenting with it a bit, but feel free to steal! I'm trying to find ways to send traffic back and forth between Medium and Substack and including Medium friend links at the end of each newsletter seems to be working for me.
I've only written a couple of Medium articles (I mean to do more), and I find that, as you mention, it's best if I aim for a high-quality magazine article feel in my writing.
That's definitely the vibe over there, but some writers advocate for it as an alternative to a blog, so some newcomers to the platform get the wrong idea about what's expected.
I loved this article, Karen! Thanks for the insights.
My main takeaway: "Medium is more akin to a high-quality magazine than a blog." Thank you so much for this. Back in the days when there were magazines, I used to subscribe to a bunch of them. So this is a concept I can wrap my head around. Thank you, thank you!!