Medium: Trying Something New.

It has been a while since I posted, but I do have an excuse. Well, two excuses, actually. First, I have a book to write. Well, I'm trying to write. For now, the book is my priority, and it takes up a lot of time, as any aspiring author will know.

Next, I was in the process of writing a second book when I realised that these true stories might be more effective as articles. After reaching twenty-six thousand words, I have decided to set it aside.

Which led me to the website for writers and readers, Medium.

What is Medium?

I went to their website to find their definition of what they offer. 

Medium is a home for human stories and ideas. Here, anyone can share insightful perspectives, useful knowledge, and life wisdom with the world—without building a mailing list or a following first. The internet is noisy and chaotic. Medium is quiet yet full of insight. It’s simple, beautiful, collaborative, and helps you find the right audience for whatever you have to say.

https://medium.com/about

I decided that the best place to go to find out more was YouTube. I mean, you can usually find someone on YouTube who has made a video about their experience. I was right, but some videos looked like clickbait. They offered a magic formula. Just do what they do, and you can do the same.  

Well, no, I don’t think it is like that.

I decided to give it a go and opened a Medium account. So far, I have a couple of articles published (I say published, when basically it is just like posting on a blog, it is me doing the publishing), and my stats are, more or less, what I expected.  

So, what are the stats on Medium? 

There are three categories: claps, views, and member reads (at least thirty seconds of reading an article to qualify). A portion of the membership fee goes directly to the author through the Partner Programme. I have not joined as a partner yet. I wanted to see what the engagement was like, and was it worth signing up. So far, I am not sure, but it is early days.

So, what stats do I have so far?  

Claps: 14

Views: 5

Reads: 0 

That looks low, but is it bad? I don’t know. 

For now, I suppose it is an experiment. I will give it a go.

Medium Profile Link