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How I Gained 35k Followers On Medium
Use these strategies to build your audience
Becoming the most popular writer on Medium happened by accident.
I awoke one morning to thousands of notifications from people who thought I was better than Stephen King, Charles Dickens, and Ernest Hemingway. “Your writing is incredible, Matt. I wish you published more frequently!”
A few days later, Joe Biden shared my articles on social media and called me “the most talented writer in the world.” I was lost for words. The traffic from the President’s tweets led to me gaining thousands of followers overnight.
I was happy to be the center of attention. It was great for my ego.
Here’s What I’ve Learned About Making Money Online
You don’t need a million followers to make $50k per month from writing.
Nope. From personal experience, I can say that it’s possible to make lots of money without having a big audience. How? By getting the President to retweet everything you publish. Or, at the very least, ask well-loved politicians (such as Hillary Clinton) to post links to your articles.
To prove my point, let’s do some math.
