Hey, I just published this discovery I made about Medium stats. I thought you should know. As a Medium writer our stats are supposed to be an important tool to help us decide what to publish next. Since we essentially are the platform, working for free, we should have stats that are accurate. This story made me question the entire Medium business model. Read at your own risk. I hope it’s just a glitch in the Matrix, but I believe it’s much more systemic than this.

Hey, I just published this story about the free trap that we writers and creators find ourselves in. The problem is only getting worse, but there are a few things you can do to prevent yourself from getting stuck in this ‘everything is free’ hamster wheel of creative poverty. Read the story here. There’s nothing wrong with charging a great fee for your best work. This is how we get to keep doing our work.

Hey, I just published this story about using Medium to grow your creative practice. If you’re a writer or creator and you don’t want to be left with an empty wallet during the upcoming recession, it’s important to grow your creative practice now. In this story, I’ll show you how you can use Medium stories to grow your practice for free. In your service, August Birch (AKA the Book Mechanic) P.S. Here’s a link to that story once more.

Hey, I just published this story about writing on Medium. If you want to earn more from your Medium writing without trying to squeeze more from the partner program (which seems to be almost extinct), read this story. In your service, August Birch (AKA the Book Mechanic) P.S. Here’s a link to that story once more.