“Medium for the millionth time”

Otba
2 min readAug 4, 2024
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Hello my friends

“I’m trying to write today about Medium for the first time, but not in the common way that you have known from others because my presence here is not for the purpose of profit; my earnings from translation and journalism do not compare at all to the profits on this platform, but it remains good for knowledge development and communication.”

“I am now in my third year on Medium and I think I can evaluate some matters and topics that I found, and that is vital for anyone who wants to know how to deal with writing or readers here.”

"The audience is what creates the site."

“The focus of my discussion will be on the platform’s audience, which plays a significant role in encouraging you or continuing your writing. This audience is divided into categories, with more than 60% writing for the purpose of making profits, and that’s fine. Who among us would say ‘no’ if some extra dollars appeared in his account! However, this type of audience expects you to applaud them so that they might take a quick glance at your article. Despite your applause, they may only read the title of your article, so you need to spend long hours on flattery and applause for your article to appear on the first pages of the site. But is that beneficial to you?”

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Otba

Writer, poet, translator, member of international literary associations and activist