Five Questions You Should Ask Yourself Before You Decide To Quit Medium.
By: Angela Welch
Tags: Hard Work, Decision Making, Work Life Balance, Médium, Writer

Five Questions You Should Ask Yourself Before You Decide To Quit Medium.

It is not all about the money.

I have seen it several times. People jump in a Facebook group and talk about quitting because they cannot do it anymore. They aren’t making enough money for their efforts. They are tired of posting and not getting any response.

I have been there, trust me I know. I get down about my earnings on the site. I think even the big earners get upset when a story flops.

Starting something and quitting has been something I am known for. This is not something I am proud of, but it is the truth.

Here are five questions I think you should ask yourself before you decide to give up.

Have I given it my all?

Did I do everything I could do? Did I post consistently? Did I provide value with every post? If you run out of things to talk about ask your audience what they would like to see more of. Are my posts entertaining? Am I telling a story effectively?

These are all questions we should ask ourselves when we post something. Do you know your audience? What are they looking for?

Did I start my own publication?

In my opinion, this is important because people that follow you can receive personal letters. It is a way to promote your work and develop a bond with your readers.

This can also be used as a portfolio of your work if you choose to be the only contributor.

Did I engage with other writers?

You want someone to spend time out of their day reading your work, but do you read? You cannot expect engagement when you do not engage.

Networking is important too. Grow your network and you will have more readers.

Did I market myself?

Do you post in the Facebook groups? There are a bunch of them out there. I always post my stories in groups. I have a few that I engage in regularly.

Do you have your own Facebook business/writer page? This is something I need to work on myself. This is on my to-do list.

Have you updated your Linked In? Do you put your posts there? Do you engage with other writers?

Do you use Twitter? Do you put your posts on Twitter? Twitter is a great platform to grow on as a writer. All you have to do is leave a brief description and post your links.

Did you try to find new writers to follow? I try to follow at least five people a day. I also try to connect with five people a day

Medium is huge. They have a lot of writers. You should be trying to reach more people that do not normally see your work.

Are there things I could do better?

I believe everyone can improve and learn something new. This is a part of growing. Yeah, you might run into a learning curve but that is part of growing.

To be successful on this platform you have to keep growing.

For me, doing better is posting daily, marketing myself, using twitter, working on getting into more publications and starting my own publication.

These are things I am actively working on myself. Are you doing things to improve? Do you have a game plan?

In conclusion,

quitting is not always the answer. You have to do the work. Sometimes just setting intentions and having a plan to do something gives you the extra push to get it done.