Real numbers, earnings, and data-driven growth strategy for Medium writers
I started writing data science and AI content on Medium in May 2024. This is my sixth month and I just hit a major milestone — 3,000 followers! I am very proud of my achievements.
In this article, I will share how this journey started, what I have been writing, and what I learned. Plus, as a data scientist, I always enjoy analyzing my own data. I collected a dataset of my Medium stats, including article views👀, reads📖, claps👏, earnings💵, etc. Join me as I break down my Medium experience using data and share my data-driven writing strategies.
How it all began
My writing habit dates back well before I started writing on Medium. I have been running my data science portfolio site since 2018, back when I started my first full-time job. I post articles there and occasionally share them on LinkedIn. It helps me connect with friends and colleagues in the data domain. Earlier this year, I posted an article about my experimentation with the custom GPTs, and it reached nearly 10k impressions on LinkedIn. This is not bad at all but it…
