On Not Allowing Yourself to be Sold the “I Make 10k a Month on Medium Lie”
Writers that sell to writers, on how to write for money are pimps.
I joined medium last year to write. Connecting with my inner child. Letting her voice travel all over the world by writing about things I love.
Psychology, beauty and my life in the tech city of Seattle.
So I started to do just that.
The articles I began to read on Medium, or at least the ones the algorithm seemed to push to me were all about making 6 figures as a writer.
I noticed this trend, and I have to admit I clicked on the articles.
Desperate to escape the monotony of traditional 9–5’s and pretending I like my co-workers.
Desperate, is never the place to be.
I knew I wanted to just write, so I slowly began to ignored the fluff.
At first I tried to stick to topics that represented my niche, because that’s what the “cool writers” tell you to do.
More tips from the “cool writers”
- Pick a niche
- Use social media to build an audience
- Create an email list
- Sell to that email list
