I thought the Boost program was going to help the best writing be seen by more people. I have not found that to be the case at all. My earnings are down significantly, and the stuff that shows up in my feed is largely of no interest to me. In order to find my favorite writers, I have to manually type their names into the search bar. If y…
I thought the Boost program was going to help the best writing be seen by more people. I have not found that to be the case at all. My earnings are down significantly, and the stuff that shows up in my feed is largely of no interest to me. In order to find my favorite writers, I have to manually type their names into the search bar. If you do not fit into certain niches, you are much less likely to be Boosted. The types of things I like to read also seem not to be Boosted. I have to go looking for them. I think the Boost might work well for a certain segment of people who like certain topics. If you came to Medium to look for good, thoughtful, original writing, you can kind of forget it. It's so hard to find that now.
Michelle, I am really sorry to hear that. I recommend Yana's reply. She built a strong community over years and now she benefits in two ways from Medium's latest changes: the new earnings calculation prefers engagement and the Boost is primarily for personal stories. I love that Tom points out that he's looking for human touch, personal experience, subject matter expertise, that you can add your own spin to a story etc. Do you already publish your pieces with one of the Boost eligible publications? There soon will be 100 which means more topics will be covered. There's a reason why I decided to write on Substack and create videos for YouTube: Medium is changing a lot. Often not for the better. But this new earnings calculation and Boost can really be a game changer. I've seen and shared several examples. Maybe you could contact Tom (one of the last time stamps in the video) and ask him for advice. He's Boost Nominator for stories about generative AI but maybe he can help you. The Nominators are connected.
One more thing about the feed. I know it's a mess! You could go into your recommendations, change them and or clean your history. I do this once in a week and it really helps to make my feed better!
Thanks for joining our discussion in the chat!
I copy and pasted my reply and added some further information.
Keep on keeping on and I'll leave a private note on Medium with some more specific tips.
Ad shared there's a reason I started my Substack and YouTube channel. Medium changes a lot and this can really s*ck. I think this time it's different that's why I tried to give you with my behind the scenes interview an unfair advantage since Ariel and Tom are great inspiration. Keep in mind the Boost is in beta and they will improve/ iterate it.
Hugs and fingers and toes crossed!!
I really hope you won't leave Medium frustrated. I know you could also do something else with your time . Also yourself: WHY am I writing on Medium?
Purpose always helps me in times I feel frustrated. At the moment I am because I can't write as much as I'd love to because of my newborn.
Thanks again for your live tank tip! Talked with my hubby about it. You're definitely right. She's lying on my belly now and I'm typing these lines. 😂
I thought the Boost program was going to help the best writing be seen by more people. I have not found that to be the case at all. My earnings are down significantly, and the stuff that shows up in my feed is largely of no interest to me. In order to find my favorite writers, I have to manually type their names into the search bar. If you do not fit into certain niches, you are much less likely to be Boosted. The types of things I like to read also seem not to be Boosted. I have to go looking for them. I think the Boost might work well for a certain segment of people who like certain topics. If you came to Medium to look for good, thoughtful, original writing, you can kind of forget it. It's so hard to find that now.
Michelle, I am really sorry to hear that. I recommend Yana's reply. She built a strong community over years and now she benefits in two ways from Medium's latest changes: the new earnings calculation prefers engagement and the Boost is primarily for personal stories. I love that Tom points out that he's looking for human touch, personal experience, subject matter expertise, that you can add your own spin to a story etc. Do you already publish your pieces with one of the Boost eligible publications? There soon will be 100 which means more topics will be covered. There's a reason why I decided to write on Substack and create videos for YouTube: Medium is changing a lot. Often not for the better. But this new earnings calculation and Boost can really be a game changer. I've seen and shared several examples. Maybe you could contact Tom (one of the last time stamps in the video) and ask him for advice. He's Boost Nominator for stories about generative AI but maybe he can help you. The Nominators are connected.
One more thing about the feed. I know it's a mess! You could go into your recommendations, change them and or clean your history. I do this once in a week and it really helps to make my feed better!
Thanks for joining our discussion in the chat!
I copy and pasted my reply and added some further information.
Keep on keeping on and I'll leave a private note on Medium with some more specific tips.
Ad shared there's a reason I started my Substack and YouTube channel. Medium changes a lot and this can really s*ck. I think this time it's different that's why I tried to give you with my behind the scenes interview an unfair advantage since Ariel and Tom are great inspiration. Keep in mind the Boost is in beta and they will improve/ iterate it.
Hugs and fingers and toes crossed!!
I really hope you won't leave Medium frustrated. I know you could also do something else with your time . Also yourself: WHY am I writing on Medium?
Purpose always helps me in times I feel frustrated. At the moment I am because I can't write as much as I'd love to because of my newborn.
Thanks again for your live tank tip! Talked with my hubby about it. You're definitely right. She's lying on my belly now and I'm typing these lines. 😂
Hugs!
I’m just now seeing this! I didn’t ignore it. :)
2 years later ^^