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“Secrets” to Medium “Success”
The “advice” we can’t believe we believed
Before we begin, I want you to trust me when I say that I know what it’s like to overthink absolutely everything.
My overthinking powers have no end, often keeping me up at night and distracting me from my day job. The problem is only made worse when I actually care about what’s causing me to overthink so drastically.
Since summer of last year, that thing has been Medium (off and on). I experience moments of burning interest, followed by months of casual apathy.
Because of my relentless overthinking, I have wasted time and money reading all kinds of nonsensical guides and books on how to master Medium.
These professionals give hundreds of schemes and tricks that are guaranteed to turn you into a royalty kingpin overnight.
I’ve tried them all, and here is what I have discovered.
Post at 5pm every day!
For a while I prescribed to the belief that the time of day I posted my articles had any true baring on their royalty earnings.
