If you're a seasoned writer or have 500-2000 subs, I need your help.
I'm writing this article writing on the fly, by the way.
I'm a bit stuck with Medium, having returned to it after a year's hiatus and now wanting to get serious.
It'll be a monumental but also fun process where I'll gain insights, make friends, and scale myself along the way. After all, I have everything to gain and nothing to lose.
Hence why I'm documenting this journey - to publicly share my thought process and growth for the world to see and for moi to be self-accountable on my journey to success.
Read on.
Why I need help
To begin, I want to scale my writing and online presence meaningfully.
For instance, I already have social media (shameless plug: Instagram and LinkedIn), so sites like Medium, Substack, and Carerra's Chronicles are me creating my online library.
I'm doing this because I want to build Carerra's Chronicles, my blog where I share my thoughts on topics that interest me.
That building will come from having an audience that validates your credibility.
And to build that audience, I must have a platform.
And my platform is Medium.
Hence why I need help.
My history with Medium
I first joined Medium in 2019 when I liked it for its intellectual community of avid readers and writers - sharing ideas and creating meaningful connections. I then stinted at writing during the pandemic through 2021. The results were manifesting, but school got in the way, so priorities shifted.
Nothing changed my liking for the platform; I still like the community for the ideas shared and the fact that anyone can be celebrated if they put in the work. ('Should take that advice myself.)
So, right now, in 2024, I'm getting back in. I've admittedly lost some steam, but I'm trying to build on it and regain my writing momentum.
Up to here, what are your best Medium practices, especially for starting out? 'Would love to hear them! :)
Where I'm going with this
First, writing is an excellent skill to have - adored and admirable. And as Dan Koe says, writing is the best skill to have as it is the basis of everything. So at the absolute worst, I'll be an evolved writer.
Second, to continue writing for writing's sake. Playing the infinite game with word on paper but not play Scrabble.
Third, building an online community of like-minded individuals from whom I can learn and to whom I can share.
Fourth, to scale my audiences online - on Medium, Substack, and my social media, and to build Carerra's Chronicles.
Fifth, in the long run, Medium would be my online library, which, hopefully, for decades to come, will continue sparking the messages and lessons I've learned from the 21st century.
Conclusion
So that's how things are looking like so far.
I have big plans and a long way to go, so cheers to me again for making it to my starting point.
I'll need help and possibly all the help I can get. So, if you're an experienced writer of any kind, I'd love to learn from you.
This is me putting myself out there by publishing my thought process online, especially since I know my brand will grow monumentally, God willing. I'll look back on this article and say, "These were the days."
Meantime, I hope you enjoy the few articles below on where I'm at.
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~T.K.K
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