Help with your Medium account / Hubpages

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  1. Pamela99 profile image87
    Pamela99posted 2 years ago

    I am fairly new to Medium, but working to be successful on that site. I appreciate your advice, and Misbah has helped me too. The problem is some of those topics are not what I ever write about. I guess I will figure it out.

    1. charity mtisi profile image60
      charity mtisiposted 2 years ago

      Thank you so much , i did write a few articles on Medium , but stopped 2 years ago. At least now i can revamp with the information you have given us.
      Bless you and all the best with your series and book.

      1. Pamela99 profile image87
        Pamela99posted 2 years ago

        I don't understand how to remove it from behind the paywall.

        1. Misbah786 profile image81
          Misbah786posted 2 years ago

          Thank you very much for all of your suggestions and best wishes, Tess. My stats as well as the earnings have improved in the last three to four days after I started my own publication and became a member. I took two of my articles out of the publication 'illumination.' I'm not sure whether that was the right decision, but I did it, and I also changed the titles of a couple of pieces to test if such modifications had any effect on obtaining traction. If I'm not mistaken, the doctor you mentioned is the owner of  ‘illumination’ ?
          The second thing that worries me is that I write about a wide range of topics, including psychology, spirituality, mindfulness, recipes, personal essays, poetry, and whatever else interests me. I currently have one publication, Misbah Sheikh's Lifestyle, and I'm not sure if poetry and personal essays are appropriate for a lifestyle publication. Any suggestions?

          I will undoubtedly find and read your story 'how to write a kick-ass article,' and I will try my best to obey. Lol!

          Best wishes for the future! smile

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            TessSchlesingerposted 2 years agoin reply to this

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            1. Misbah786 profile image81
              Misbah786posted 2 years agoin reply to this

              Tess, thank you for sharing the link. In my poetry articles, I always include photos, quotes, and, sometimes even related videos/ video songs to keep the readers entertained and engaged. smile

          2. Readmikenow profile image96
            Readmikenowposted 2 years ago

            You've provided some very worthwhile information.

            Thanks

            1. Carb Diva profile image100
              Carb Divaposted 2 years ago

              I'm a newbie on Medium, but have been on HubPages for almost 12 years. Your first suggestion is to "Open your own publication." I have found the Medium guidelines for that, but I'm confused about "content." Can I post articles written on Medium in my publication, or must it be different (new) content?

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                TessSchlesingerposted 2 years agoin reply to this

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                1. theraggededge profile image87
                  theraggededgeposted 2 years agoin reply to this

                  But an existing article can be transferred.

                2. theraggededge profile image87
                  theraggededgeposted 2 years agoin reply to this

                  Once you have started your publication (and I'm not sure of the value of doing so unless you are well-known) you can click on your own story/article, then on the three dots and then on Add to publication. You should see yours listed.

                  You don't have to unpublish and republish.

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              2. Pamela99 profile image87
                Pamela99posted 2 years ago

                I don't understand the benefits of choosing not to earn and the paywall.

                1. eugbug profile image95
                  eugbugposted 2 years ago

                  Can you clarify what you mean by this. Do you mean publishing in more than one publication?

                  "What I also did was look at pieces that I thought deserved a better readership, did a copy/paste onto the new publication, deleted the old article, waited a few days, then republished them in my new publication.

                  You are not allowed to republish an old piece on Medium. You can, however, delete, and then republish a few days later (obviously not in someone else's publication"

                  What's the difference between copying and pasting old articles into a new publication and republishing? Medium have told me that it's ok to delete a story and republish it at a later date (But there must only be one instance of the story). This is an excerpt I wrote on Medium about the subject:


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                  1. Pamela99 profile image87
                    Pamela99posted 2 years ago

                    Thanks for a good suggestion!

                  2. EricDockett profile image92
                    EricDockettposted 2 years ago

                    Let's talk about point number two, just so I understand.

                    Are you saying you could write an article like "10 Best Big Screen TVs of 2022", not care about being curated or even followers for that matter, forgo the paywall and plop in your own Amazon links instead, and Medium is cool with that?

                    That seems contrary to their mission statement.

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                      1. EricDockett profile image92
                        EricDockettposted 2 years agoin reply to this

                        Reading the "Our story" section, it seems like their intent is to stay away from sales-oriented blogging and push for more editorial and story-focused writing.

                        I think that you are right that Medium articles seem to rank really well.  A big part of the struggle of converting affiliate sales is getting the traffic. Obviously, links need to be relevant and useful to the reader, and must be disclosed as per FTC guidelines. But if Medium is okay with that, that opens up some interesting opportunities.

                    2. Justine Guiao profile image91
                      Justine Guiaoposted 2 years ago

                      Hi! I am not on Medium but is it right that we can post a same article on both platforms, medium and hubpages? Or we can?

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                        TessSchlesingerposted 2 years agoin reply to this

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                        1. theraggededge profile image87
                          theraggededgeposted 2 years agoin reply to this

                          I published articles on VM that were already published on Medium. I've seen a lot of people say they have because Medium is essentially a 'closed' platform when it comes to earnings, but Vocal isn't.

                          If you republish HubPages articles on Medium, remember to use the canonical link, which tells search engines to ignore the Medium URL and treat HP as the original. You'll find it in Advanced Settings.

                          All articles on HP have to be original, i.e. first publication. Later, you can repost them where you like. You'll get a copyright warning on the hub, but you can ignore it.

                      2. theraggededge profile image87
                        theraggededgeposted 2 years ago

                        Good info. I gave up on Vocal and deleted my account. Their approval process is way too long and I didn't have the enthusiasm to 'work' Vocal in the same way as Medium. Ko-fi felt a bit, I don't know, 'beggy'.

                        HubPages is still doing okay for me. My earnings are pretty good. Not as good as before, but I haven't written anything in a while.

                        Medium... well, it was going great and at the same level as HP, but lately... ugh. Too much competition, as I think you mentioned before. It's not difficult to make it past the $100 mark, but it seems to be hard getting much more than that.

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                          1. theraggededge profile image87
                            theraggededgeposted 2 years agoin reply to this

                            My articles are getting distributed smile I'd say 2/3. The shorter pieces, not so much. But I like to have short ones because... people and their attention spans big_smile

                        2. Abby Slutsky profile image94
                          Abby Slutskyposted 2 years ago

                          I was not that familiar with Patreon. Did you need number of fans to get started there or can you just build it as you go?

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                            1. Miebakagh57 profile image76
                              Miebakagh57posted 2 years agoin reply to this

                              Someday, somehow I should give Medium a try. It has a more positive aspect.                                  Thank you, Tessa, for selling us more of Medium, after testing the ropes.                                You're a good leader.

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                                1. Miebakagh57 profile image76
                                  Miebakagh57posted 2 years agoin reply to this

                                  That's also funny.

                          2. Readmikenow profile image96
                            Readmikenowposted 2 years ago

                            I understand you can also schedule articles on Medium.

                            Does this mean you can write many articles at once and schedule them to be distributed on different dates throughout the month or year?

                            I think that is an important feature.

                            1. theraggededge profile image87
                              theraggededgeposted 2 years agoin reply to this

                              Yes, someone discovered you can schedule them up to 2030.

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                                1. theraggededge profile image87
                                  theraggededgeposted 2 years agoin reply to this

                                  When you press Publish, there is a box that says, 'Schedule for later'... or something like that.

                             
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