Interview with Josh Spector
Medium Writer All Star Interviews
A few months ago, I started the process of formally interviewing some of the top writers on Medium. I had been informally interviewing fellow writers for years, but this was the first time I decided to ask writers on the same platform, the same set of questions, and post their responses for my readers.
I really encourage you to take the time to read through some of them. Not only are there many valuable lessons, but these interviews help you better understand the motivations and goals of fellow Medium writers.
The most recent interview was with Josh Spector, who writes a blog/newsletter, For The Interested, which he publishes on Medium and his own self-hosted blog. He has amassed a large personal following (and publication following), and is a consistent Medium writer, having used the platform for a number of years.
Many writers ask me for tips to decrease their dependence on any single platform, and I think Josh lays out an amazing blueprint in his interview.
I highly suggest you check out his full interview:
You can also read the other past Medium All Star Interviews by clicking the button below:
Below is an excerpt from Josh Spector’s interview that you may find useful.
What advice do you have for new Medium writers?
Both consistency and quality matters.
You’re not going to get much traction if you don’t publish on a regular basis, but you’re also not going to succeed if you’re just posting stuff for the sake of posting it when it’s not that great.
It’s different for everyone, but I’ve found that posting at least once a week has been a way to check both boxes.
I also think it’s important to write posts that provide a clear value to a specific audience if you hope to get some traction on the platform.
If you’re writing for yourself or writing the equivalent of diary entries, that’s fine, but you shouldn’t expect to find a significant audience that cares.
Every post I write is designed to provide value to others — I’m not just writing for myself.
On the monetization side, I also think it’s important to understand it’s a long game.
I’ve published a lot of posts over the years and while some do better than others, my revenue continues to gradually grow because I’ve now got a large library of content that’s being monetized.
Plus, my audience grows because I’m constantly pushing out new content which brings in new readers.
The other big note I’d have is that having a newsletter (outside of Medium) is hugely important and gives me the ability to drive traffic to my own Medium posts.
I love getting my posts curated by Medium’s editors, but even if a post isn’t curated I’m able to promote it to my 25,000 newsletter subscribers which is a huge asset as you can imagine.
I think the goal of every Medium writer shouldn’t be followers — it should be email subscribers.
As far as revenue goes (because I know people are always curious about that!), in the last year I’ve earned between $435 and $2,435 each month. A typical month for me lately is around $500ish a month.
I highly suggest you check out his full interview:
You can also read the other past Medium All Star Interviews by clicking below:
Until next time!
Casey
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