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Is Medium an Avenue Leading to the Road of Success, Or is it a Road Block?
I write and write, it seems, and it is beginning to feel like Medium has become my own personal hamster wheel. I run and run and go and go, yet, I never leave my spot.
I used to think that this platform was the best choice for me to display my work online and get noticed. Lately I am not so sure. Lately I am feeling skeptical, rather than my usual optimistic self.
It feels as though there is some new gap on here between the writing and the reading, and because I am unsure of how Medium works behind the scenes, I don’t know if it is my lack of interesting reads or if it is a site-wide trend. Some days I post a poem or blog, and I feel like I am publishing it into a black abyss, never to be seen again. Is it just me?
So many articles, about becoming a success on Medium, outline one main theme. ALWAYS WRITE. And I try and publish at least one submission a day. Some days I am surprised to see that more than 10 readers have read it, and other days I am disappointed to see that only 2 have “viewed” my work. It is becoming disheartening.
