Your headline can mean the difference between writing a Medium article that makes $10 and one that makes $1,000. Even if you write the world’s greatest blog post, no one will know about it if they don’t decide to click. From copywriting expert David Ogilvy: “On the average, five times as many people read the […]
If you can’t handle criticism, don’t write online, period. As your audience grows, the trolling only gets worse. If you ever build a massive audience, trolls and naysayers will come at you non-stop, relentlessly, every single day. I’ve been called all sorts of names and been told I’m a charlatan more times than I can […]
There are two ways you can go about blogging about life. You can write about your life. Or, you can write about the lives of other people. There’s a right and wrong way to do both. Well, they’re not right or wrong, but there are approaches for each style that tend to work and tend […]
I’ve been here longer than pretty much every other writer on the platform. I’ve seen all the changes. I was here before the clap feature: you used to be only to tap the ‘heart’ button once. I was here pre-partner program. That’s right. I wrote articles on Medium, gasp, for free. I used Medium to […]
“How to write well.” That’s a bit of a loaded phrase, eh? Who’s to say what makes great writing? You have many different styles, genres, and voices. Do they have a common element? Can you learn how to write well regardless of how much natural talent you have? Is writing something anybody can do? All […]
Lots of people want to learn how to become a writer. And there’s a ton of information online that will show you the step-by-step methods to do it. This post is no different, except that it’s going to talk about a critical element that gets missed by pretty much all of the articles that talk […]
I didn’t start writing for money. I did it because it was the one thing in my life that gave me a level of passion I never felt before. But once I decided I wanted to do it for a living, I realized I needed to make money. So, I went through the tumultuous journey […]
What makes you a successful writer? People have had that debate for, well, forever. And it’s not a debate I’m interested in having myself because there are too many different definitions of success. Often, instead of trying to figure out what will make you successful, it’s better to avoid the things that will definitely cause […]
Since I first started writing on the Medium Partner Program in September of 2017, I’ve made $317,000 dollars directly from the platform. Since publishing my first book in 2016, I’ve made roughly $56,000 from book sales. I’m not even counting the money I’ve made from other revenue sources like affiliate marketing, online courses, and coaching. […]
There’s no shortage of advice on how to become a better writer online. How do you know which pieces of advice to trust and which ones to ignore? How do you know if you have the talent it takes to be successful? Is there a way to see the future and know exactly which steps […]
