The horn won’t toot itself… — I can’t think of anything worse than spending an hour or so of my life writing a well-planned Medium story, only to ‘send it into the void’ and nothing happens. I’ve seen stories of well-meaning writers who get excited for their first 50 cents in earnings. Too many writers spend…

Don’t wait for the site to collapse — Everything you write on Medium belongs to you. As a Medium writer, your work is the product. You are the producer here. There is no Medium without your writing. Therefore, as the producer, it’s critical you have copies of all your work. Don’t let your Medium content die on Medium…

And none of this involves the partner program — As a digital writer or creator it’s hard to be seen, because everyone is talking simultaneously. If you want to grow your creative practice there’s a short list of things I try and accomplish daily to help ensure I’m in charge of my own financial destiny, not some platform. The short list to grow your earnings Build…

My 30-day experiment uncovered a disturbing algorithm finding — I’ve had a theory for over a year, but never put it to the test until now. Over the past 30 days I wrote one Medium story and let ‘er rip. I wanted to know if my theory was true. I hoped it wasn’t, because it would likely mean the…

“If you are going to sweep, sweep” — I used to get high from meditating. It was like Zen-heroin. I’ve meditated for years, and finally found a combination that worked well for me. After five minutes I’d slip into this out-of-body, slightly-euphoric state. And every day that I found time to meditate, I’d chase that state. Problem is…

This product strategy will appeal to more clients. If you serve a specific niche this product-creation strategy will help serve a broader pool of people. You have a broad range of needs and abilities within your niche. Some folks have no time, but plenty of money. …