The Day My Daily Views Jumped From 60 to 3,400 (Here’s What Happened)

I started the month of January with only 30 to 60 views daily.

Of course, I envy other writers getting 100s or 1000s of views daily.

I don’t know what their secret is. But most probably, they are top writers on Medium and have many followers, or simply that their articles get boosted from Medium.

But I never gave up. On January 11, 2024, I did two things differently.

Suddenly, it jumped to 2.1K views on January 11 and peaked on January 16, 2024, with 3.4K views.

Here’s what I did differently:

Firstly, I migrated my domain ( http://mazlanabbas.com ) to Medium.

View at Medium.com

The main reasons for moving to Medium are because (1) I don’t have enough time and resources to manage Medium and my other blogs. Furthermore, it is comprised of almost the same contents. (2) I love the simple interface of Medium. It’s easier to write here. (3) Best community as compared to WordPress. I have better engagement with the Medium community. They are very friendly and always give good comments and advice.

Secondly, I shared and published a non-paywall to my mailing list. More than 9,000 people have followed me from various social media channels and blogs. It’s now easier to use this platform to share my articles. I have created multiple Medium publications, but I have the one on IoT World Publication open for all readers (non-paywall, Medium Partner, or Non-Medium Partner can read this).

View at Medium.com

I don’t know much about Medium’s algorithm, but maybe the readers can help me to solve this “mystery.”

The second reason is the one that changed the number of the game — that’s my feeling. But if you have other thoughts, kindly leave some comments below.

What do you think?

However, if you asked me whether my earnings will jump multiple times — the answer is … no … unfortunately. It remained the same as before.