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Page 1: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT …...EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT PUBLISHING ON MEDIUM JANESSA LANTZ @janessalantz Attacking bad books is not only a waste of time but also

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

ABOUT PUBLISHING ON MEDIUM

JANESSA LANTZ

@janessalantz

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Attacking bad books is not only a waste of time but also bad

for character. If I find a book really bad, the only interest I can

derive from writing about it has to come from myself, from such

display of intelligence, wit and malice as I can contrive. One

cannot review a bad book without showing off.

W.H. Audenon the true task of a critic

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Page 5: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT …...EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT PUBLISHING ON MEDIUM JANESSA LANTZ @janessalantz Attacking bad books is not only a waste of time but also
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Top 20 publication#12 (up from #18)

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Top 10 business publication

#1 The Mission

#2 The Economist

#4 Hacker noon

#5 The Startup

#6 ThinkGrowth.org

#7 Marketing & Entrepreneurship

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#TNW2018

✓ Medium’s unique strengths & weaknesses

✓ Publishing options on Medium

✓ Quick success tips

A recap of what I’ve learned...

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Fundamental Truth #1

The algorithm

rules everything

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Post your content

right here! I’m a nice

friendly content

management system!

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Sorry! Not enough

people clapped, I will

now file your post into

a pit of darkness

where it will never be

seen again!

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The algorithm is what

makes Medium both

wonderful and awful.

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ThinkGrowth.orgA fraction of that 👉

HubSpot Blog4.5 million monthly views

vs

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27,000 claps

200 comments

100,000 views

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ThinkGrowth.org’s Audience Composition

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Social ChannelsOptimized for “Discovery Mode”

CMSOptimized for “Search Mode”vs

CMSSlideshare

LinkedIn

Facebook

Product Hunt

Squarespace

WordPress

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Got it! I should just publish to a

publication! ThinkGrowth.org has

nearly 200,000 followers, my

clap problem will be solved!

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1.

My Patented 3-Part Clap Plan(It’s not actually patented)

Use your social networks

Ask your biggest fans

???

2.

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43k views 8k views

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😡 No conversion path

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No Google Analytics tracking😭

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😱 All that SEO love? Medium gets it.

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Medium Your Site

Distribution of search magic

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Medium Your Site

Distribution of search magic

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Medium Your Site

Distribution of search magic

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Social ChannelsOptimized for “Discovery Mode”

CMSOptimized for “Search Mode”vs

CMSSlideshare

LinkedIn

Facebook

Product Hunt

Medium

Squarespace

WordPress

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#TNW2018

wait...did you catch that?

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PublicationThinkGrowth.org

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Medium Handle@Hubspot

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Medium Handle@whoever

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3 Ways HubSpotters Use Medium

ThinkGrowth.org

Topic

Aligns with ThinkGrowth.org’s

mission: “Publish stories,

insights & ideas to help you

and your business grow better.”

Approved by

ThinkGrowth.org Editor (that’s

me!)

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3 Ways HubSpotters Use Medium

ThinkGrowth.org

Topic

Aligns with ThinkGrowth.org’s

mission: “Publish stories,

insights & ideas to help you

and your business grow better.”

Approved by

ThinkGrowth.org Editor (that’s

me!)

HubSpot’s Medium Handle

Topic

“Behind-the-scenes” takes on

company news &

announcements related to

startups/tech

Approved by

HubSpot’s PR Manager + Me

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3 Ways HubSpotters Use Medium

Personal Medium HandleThinkGrowth.org

Topic

Aligns with ThinkGrowth.org’s

mission: “Publish stories,

insights & ideas to help you

and your business grow better”

Approved by

ThinkGrowth.org Editor (that’s

me!)

HubSpot’s Medium Handle

Topic

“Behind-the-scenes” takes on

company news &

announcements related to

startups/tech

Approved by

HubSpot’s PR Manager + Me

Topic

A random opinion that doesn’t

align with HubSpot’s content

strategy on Medium

Approved by

No approval needed (UGJ)

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Medium hasn’t

solved monetization

Fundamental Truth #2

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$

Launch

August 2012

Promoted Stories

April 2016

$

Medium Membership

April 2017

Medium’s Timeline

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$

Launch

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Medium Membership

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Medium’s Timeline

$132 Million in funding

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$

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Medium Membership

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Medium’s Timeline

$132 Million in funding

Valuation? $600 Million 😱

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Medium’s Timeline

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Valuation? $600 Million 😱

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April 2016

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April 2017

Medium’s Timeline

● The Awl

● Pacific Standard

● Above Average (from "SNL" creator Lorne Michaels)

● Bill Simmons digital property The Ringer

● Forbes

● Money

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$

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August 2012

Promoted Stories

April 2016

Medium’s Timeline

Medium kills

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January 2017

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Medium kills

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The publication

exits continue

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● Backchannel (Condé Nast)

● The Awl

● The Billfold

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● Pacific Standard

Back to WordPress😬

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Medium kills

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Roxanne GayBest-selling Author

Michael PollenFood Writer

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(for writing)

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“But I’m not trying to make

$$ with my content.”- You

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