Learned from 32 real-world titles in 16 categories — I once did a work and travel stint in Vancouver. My addiction to travel meant I never had much in savings before that. So I had to be pretty careful with how I spent. I ate in most of the time or had picnics out with friends. I lived on…

From a writer that's earned over $1 million — Ok, first things first. About that one million — that is true; it just may not be in the currency you expect. But, whatever. It’s a million of a form of money. I have been writing a long time and am also the editor of a couple of Medium publications…

Take heed of this advice and you will start to make good money on the platform — Let me start this off by saying that I won’t be putting a number to this article. It won’t be your typical ‘how to’ article on Medium. You have enough of those articles on the platform that can last you a lifetime. …

Protect and save your work on Medium with this one simple step — When my system came back up, I thought I might vomit! It had been a momentary thing, but that power flicker was enough to shut my computer down. And just like that, everything I’d been working on like a dog for the entire day was gone! …

Make more money, save time writing, figure out what your readers want, save deleted work, and more — With the ability to make money by writing whatever you want, Medium is an awesome platform for writers — especially those who are starting out. But knowing exactly how to navigate the website successfully can take time and research. If I had known all the “tips and tricks” when I…

How do the changes affect you? — Medium’s CEO, Ev Williams, announced recently that it was moving support away from their big Medium-owned publications and back onto the independent writers. For the foreseeable future, we will focus that talent on supporting independent voices on our platform. — Ev Williams This is great news for us independent writers…

Diving into the source code. — How do you know what topics your Medium story was curated or distributed into? Medium used to make it easy to see, but no longer. Recently, they removed the curation tags on a story. Luckily, it’s not the end of the line for us — there’s still a way. Using…

Solving the mysteries behind Medium’s curation process. — There are two main ways to find out in which topics your article was curated by Medium. You will know if your article was curated because it will say “Chosen for further distribution” underneath its title on your Stats page, like so:

Introducing lists: a new product feature in beta. Lists are an easy way to quickly organize and share stories, from personal favorites, to recommended reads within a topic or area of expertise, to themed lists around stories that inspire you. Want to save your favorite stories so you can revisit…

What the hell is a tag page? — So, what are they? It’s easier if I just show you. Here’s one: https://medium.com/tag/music You can do this with any tag for any story on Medium. Dogs? Sure. Hot Dogs? Yep. Just add a hyphen between “hot” and “dog”. Dog Costumes? Three posts use that tag. You get the idea. …