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How Online Writers Succeed or Fail

A Guide to Modern Writing

By Vincent Triola & Terry Trueman

It's one thing to learn the magic formula for success as a writer (talent, perseverance, and luck); it's quite another to figure out all the myriad ways there are to fail and then avoid them. Online writing is mired in unknowns, making success a trial-and-effort circumstance, even when doing everything your told. If you believe posting things on a webpage, even a popular one, will result in success, you are doomed to fail. Learn a variety of skills to write content for the WEB and reduce your learning time.

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Time to Shit Readers, Medium!

After his Medium postings did not gain audience or earnings, Terry Trueman embarks on a quest to make Medium produce readers mustering all his experience that got him published in 1998. 'I had a successful decade and a half before Medium! The power of authorship will prevail!' He ralllies his fellow authors. What often makes good writing deters success on Medium due to user generate wisdom that proliferates poor search engine results. Follow Terry Trueman on this journey through the digital void.

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The Social Journalism Conundrum & Why Medium is Doomed

Why writing on Medium is a bad idea. Medium, a platform for social journalism, attracts writers of varying abilities with the promise of a readership. However, the platform’s emphasis on metrics such as social media likes and followers may result in a degradation of content quality. Even when basic grammar and punctuation are completely ignored, redundant and poorly researched writing is still rewarded. This highlights a fundamental flaw in the way social journalism operates.

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When All Else Fails, Talk About Sex to Get More Traffic

Unethical and dishonest, you say? Phooey! Sex sells my friend and when you are struggling for traffic it is the best clickbait to use. I will show you many ways to gain readers on Medium and other social journalism sites, no matter how ineffective and counterproductive.

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When I Started Publishing on Medium

The initial excitement of writing and publishing on Medium soon gives way to the arduous task of self-promotion, only to realize that one’s efforts may be in vain, as readership remains elusive.

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Wounded Writer Fledglings & Not Them

One of the challenges that online writers face is the awareness that their writing, like everything else, will eventually end. This can cause sadness and loss, especially when writing about loved ones. However, this can also be a source of joy and strength, as writing can help them cope with mortality and celebrate life.

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