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What Happens When You Make A Little Effort
An increase in effort results in an increase in views, reads, and income.
Every time you start something new, the beginning can be the most challenging time. It’s like getting started with weight training at the gym. When you first start, you try to grab that heavy weight at the end. But if you do, you are much more likely to cause yourself an injury. Instead, you start with the smaller weights and over days, weeks, and months, work up to the heavier weights.
We can say the same when you return to the gym after a break. You might not have to start with the smallest weight, but the heaviest weight is also not a great idea. I have found the same for my writing journey on Medium.
I started back in 2019, but over the past year, I have been far from active. When starting, I had to learn all the ins and outs of the platform. How to create a story, how to publish a story, what is a publication, what is the partner program and much more? But now returning to Medium, I know these details.
But that does not mean returning to write on Medium is an instant success. I might not be starting at the beginning, but I am not right in the success area either.
