40 Tips To Get Your First 4,000+ Followers on Medium

#38: Learn to love failure

Michael Leonard
11 min readJan 19, 2021
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There’s never been a better time to share your gifts with the world using Medium.

But if you’re just starting out in your writing journey, it’s easy to get intimidated by the platform.

You might be thinking:

  • No one will even read my stuff.
  • Is it even worth it to write on Medium?
  • I don’t have enough topics to write about.
  • Can you make money writing on Medium?

And a few other doubts or fears I’m sure. But if you have even a one percent desire to start on Medium, do it. Medium is one of the best ways to build your brand, start/grow your email list, and impact readers worldwide.

In 2020 I went from 600 → 4,600 followers and only published around 40 stories.

While I don’t write full-time like others, it’s been a great side hustle to freelance writing and my coaching business. I’m making it a huge priority in 2021 and want to give you some inspiration as I near in on 5,000 followers.

If I can do it, so can you!

Here are 40 tips to help you get started on Medium.

  1. Vulnerability is a superpower. I think my following…

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Michael Leonard
Michael Leonard

Written by Michael Leonard

Golf writer, host of Wicked Smart Golf Podcast, and mental golf coach. Quit $100K career in 2017 to write & golf.

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