15 Hacks to Grow on Medium

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I used to review people’s Medium articles to help them have more success on Medium. I recently stopped doing that to focus on other projects, but I thought it would be useful if I shared some unexpected tips with everyone:

(I intentionally kept this article very short. If you have any questions, let me know in the comments)

  1. Share on ManyStories.com daily

  2. Join and participate in the Medium Mastery Facebook group

  3. Join and participate in the Medium Partner Program Friends Facebook group

  4. Make friends with other writers, including the top writers

  5. Use PenSignal.com

  6. Become a top writer in a tag by consistently using that tag

  7. Post on Hacker News and get people to upvote

  8. Email Medium to ask for curation if your great article didn’t get curated

  9. Always seek brutally honest feedback

  10. Ace headlines and images

  11. Articles of 9+ minutes have better overall stats (not read ratio)

  12. Try to become the reference in one topic (for me it’s Skill Development and Education)

  13. Mention people (like this: Danny Forest) and link to their stories

  14. Be consistent. Publish at least once a week.

  15. Use your personal stories as a driver, not as the subject


If you’re ready to self-publish a book, you have to watch this incredibly insightful interview I did with Jordan “J” Gross. He shows us how to become a best seller and get thousands of readers to get your book.

And check out SkillUp Academy for training videos from experts on a variety of skills, including Writing.