Inspiration
How to Become a Top Writer in Three Months on Medium
An experience-based practical guide for new writers on Medium
“If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot.” — Stephen King.
Introduction and Context of the Story
As demonstrated by recent bonus schemes, Medium rewards top writers. Being a top writer means many of your stories are being read by a large group of readers consistently. According to Medium, the criteria reflect “receiving high member engagement.”
Here is an indication from Medium on how writers get bonuses.
So, according to this chart, the top 2,000 writers get a bonus.
For example, those who are in the first 1,000 got $500.
Based on my experience and observations, this post provides practical guidance to increase your chance of being among the top 2,000 writers. Using my publications, I helped over 16,000 writers get visibility on Medium. My goal is to help as many writers as possible to become successful on this platform.
Let’s get started focusing on the critical points. I know your time is valuable, and I believe that you want to become a top writer among these 2,000 engaging writers and increase your chance of getting a potential bonus soon.
Critical points
The first critical point is knowing about the tags because Medium algorithms use the tags to determine top writers. If you visit tag pages, you can see the trending stories on the top ten of each page. When your story hits the top of a tag, it has more chance of gaining visibility. For example, this article about the good news on Medium that I posted yesterday is now trending in the #writing tag.
From my observations, stories chosen for distribution and high engagement rates hit the top of a specific tag page. The more frequently your stories show on the tag pages, the higher they are discovered by readers. This is because readers follow tags.
There are around 70 tags. You can find the list in the final section of this story.
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