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3 Easy to Fix Mistakes Medium Newbie Writers Make (Avoid At All Costs)
Don’t become another aspiring writer who quit
I get it. All of this is so new to you. There’s so much to learn, so many blog posts to write, and so much work ahead of you.
And blogging advice is plentiful, isn’t it?
This probably isn’t the first time you’ve seen an article on Medium success.
Hell, I can’t even count how times I’ve seen a green Medium writer have a tiny flash of success and have a How to be Successful on Medium guide pop up the next day.
Look, I’m not knocking anyone’s hustle, but when it comes to taking advice, ask yourself — who has the receipts?
Who has the proof? Who can back up their words with actions?
Take a look at my work and judge for yourself. I waited a long time before I gave writing advice because I wanted to make sure I knew what I was talking about.
I do.
Becoming successful on Medium takes time. It took me 19 months on the Medium Partner Program — daily articles — to be able to quit my job. I wrote for three years, basically for free, before the program even came out.
