My 1000th Medium Article
Things I’ve learned along the way
To be honest, I don’t remember how I heard about Medium. The thing that sticks out crystal clear in my mind is that I had heard about it and decided to check it out. It’s one of the best decisions that I’ve ever made.
As I sat in the Columbus Circle Argo Tea store, I researched my first piece. Once I hit publish, I waited with bated breath to see what happened. Nothing. Nothing happened.
Well, not nothing. A friend of mine was kind enough to clap for the article. But my dreams of going viral on this platform would be delayed a bit. I was OK with that.
At the time, I was still working for the now defunct HVY. That platform promised to broaden the audience for their writers. They also promised riches beyond belief.
There was a simple problem with that promise. It wasn’t true. One of my Florida Man pieces went viral on there, but they never gave me any earnings on it. When asked what was going on, they kept kicking the can down the road.
Finally, I was fed up and left. Then I noticed that a deposit had been made to my bank account. It was just pennies, but the one piece I published on Medium earned me some money. I knew the right thing to do.
