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[@ZulieWrites]

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[@andrewmoss6449]

Great advice! I’ve not been on Medium too long, but I had the first article I wrote published by Medium curators. Apart from that, I’m not getting a whole lot of traffic, but I’ve decided I will focus on writing quality articles, rather than obsess about my follower count or the number of claps I’ve accumulated.

[@ZulieWrites]

Thanks for sharing! Sounds like a solid strategy - the less I focus on the stats/money, the better I tend to do (and the happier I am overall :) )

[@andrewmoss6449]

​@@ZulieWrites That's good to know! I'm not sure if you've already covered it in a video, but I was wondering what your policy is regards to editing published articles. I always get paranoid about my spelling, grammar, sentence/paragraph structure and use of superfluous language - and despite proofreading what I write, I often find myself going back and tweaking articles I've already published. Most of these changes are indeed minor, and I doubt the reader would even notice a problem. It is interesting though how the perception of your articles varies. I find when you're continually exposed to your own writing for many hours, you tend to be more critical of it. But if you leave it for a week and read it again, it doesn't seem so bad. It's almost like you're looking at things through a different lens.

[@reikiflowwithmousumi6823]

@@andrewmoss6449 I was searching for an answering to the same..correcting punctuations and grammar ,which I don't seem to notice because I tend to overlook

[@larkmorrigan14]

Wow sounds tough! I was lucky I got curated early on, despite not knowing what curation jail was.

[@ZulieWrites]

I know, thinking the same!

[@xeyutipe]

@Scadster's World then where should I write that'd be worth writing

[@amicuscoach59]

I am so glad I found Zulie. Such great content and delivery!

[@relvoself]

Oh my! This video is very informative. I'm glad I found you....you have been very helpful with all your tips

[@anshikaapaliwal]

Hey Zulie! I like your content up here. I am a beginner on medium and Thank you so much for making me aware about everything.

[@ZulieWrites]

You are so welcome! Glad this is useful :)

[@sattice]

ugh I wish I had watched your video months ago! I made the mistake of uploading 2 of my older blog posts-not realizing that hurts me. Well atleast I know now-thank you for educating us!

[@ZulieWrites]

No worries! There's also been a change to curation lately so I don't think there's a penalty any longer!

[@thereisalicia]

Thank you for your in depth videos and articles about medium.

[@ZulieWrites]

Glad you like them!

[@Lore-M-Ipsum-yew]

Thank you for all of this great info!

[@steph_nation]

Just starting on medium, thanks for the advice 🙂

[@ZulieWrites]

Happy writing! Let me know if any questions occur to you along the way.

[@WritingSecrets]

Really love your videos! Thanks for sharing all of your insights.

[@ZulieWrites]

Glad you like them!

[@madewithlofi]

Oh! I didn't even consider that there could be a curation jail. ⭐ Funnily enough, I have repurposed some content, but luckily, I tweaked it to be more relatable on the platform (I have not seen the warning message you mentioned, so I got lucky). Thanks for the tip on searching for curated topics (genius).

[@VOICEOFASTROLOGY]

The Background music should be put in Curators Jail! Thanks for the great info!

[@vishalnayak3992]

Zulie your videos are cool and they really encourage me to do the work. You look cute at the same time too 😍😍.

[@gregario888]

Terrific update, Zulie! A big thumbs up and a subscription to your channel.

[@ZulieWrites]

Thanks for the sub!

[@guitar6schoolofmusic415]

I’m glad I found your KZbin channel. Thank you for all the wonderful tips on how to get started on medium. What does it mean when someone highlights a passage from your story?

[@ZulieWrites]

You are so welcome! Ok, mostly it means your story resonated with them and they particularly liked that section. If you look at other people's stories, you can see which section was the "top highlight" and normally it's an especially strong takeaway. Sometimes though it means you made a typo lol, and that's their nice way to tell you!

[@Ahriefromganarie]

Just started on medium! I have published 3 articles already.

[@ZulieWrites]

Amazing!

[@Ahriefromganarie]

Scadster's World About 3-4 mins each

[@shyshansonga2472]

Thanks Zulie

[@ZulieWrites]

Happy to help!

[@subhasrini2706]

It is super useful.

[@ollielaw]

5:10: I'm not sure I agree with that. I hate the use of click bait titles, but if I go on Medium right now, there are about four articles currently on the landing page about how the author made a "five-digit income all from home during lockdown". My feed is awash of these low quality, opinionated pieces with no backed evidence. I think Medium do a little to stop it, but it's certainly not a rule of theirs.

[@ZulieWrites]

Good point! Two things *may* be happening: 1. Medium's homepage shows you what it thinks you're going to like based on what you've read before. This method is flawed if you ask me, but you can clear your history if you like by going to your profile button and clicking "control my recommendations." I do this regularly as I have a bad habit of clicking on clickbait even when I know it'll be rubbish :) 2. Before, curation quality control was really high, but it appears they've widened the gates. This used to stop a lot of the clickbait getting pushed around because it simply wasn't curated, but now it appears it is more prevalent. All that being said, I think it's really worth reaching out to [e-mail] to let them know your reader experience has been crappy lately, with screenshots if possible. Their first priority is always to keep readers, so they're more likely to take your feedback on board.

[@michaelogunniwa1497]

Thanks a lot, for this video

[@kieranaudsley8695]

Brilliant info again!

[@ZulieWrites]

Glad it was helpful!

[@kieranaudsley8695]

You are on it with replies!

[@raymondlavin3]

I have written about 50 short poems, mostly sonnets and I have put them on a Wordpress Website, so I assume that using these poems again would be breaking the rules :)

[@ritalambert8203]

hi. I love your videos, thank you. I do have a question though. what is click bait?

[@alphaportal758]

Powerful queen❤️😘

[@worldlystats6146]

I'm in the "self help" field so I think my chances of getting curated are high, but thank you for the heads up. Coz Im also not 100% self help tho

[@ZulieWrites]

Best of luck!!

[@merrilariviere5963]

Thanks for the video. I have a sleepy blog that doesn't get traffic. How would the people on Medium know if I took a story I wrote a few years ago and posted it?

[@swagnexttuber-boombeach7092]

I love Zulie Rane KZbin videos❤❤

[@NoelMorata]

Awesome tips, I actually started with importing my stories from my blog with not a single clap, lol....wish I viewed this earlier.

[@ZulieWrites]

Glad it was helpful if somewhat belated :)

[@reikiflowwithmousumi6823]

Very helpful. I m new to Medium

[@ZulieWrites]

Glad to hear it! :)

[@reikiflowwithmousumi6823]

Hi Zulie ,you have great content..I wanted to know if I mentioned my teachers names from whom I have learnt, in an article ,will it be considered promotion... Also I m new to Medium , and published three articles without doing any research,and no curation!! But I ll learn from you and grow..in any case I m not getting paid because I m from India but I d really love my articles to be read and improve my writing skill, gain more knowledge.. thanks so much ..

[@ZulieWrites]

It is absolutely fine to mention your teacher's name! That won't count as promotion. Best of luck!

[@HaikuKing1]

Thank you. Now I need to orchestrate a jail break.

[@ZulieWrites]

Good luck!

[@jasonsandifer3250]

I just had My Medium account suspended recently for no apparent reason. I am Author Advocate Activist Jason Sandifer, Michigan If you know My Writings please let other Writers know that if I have not responded to any clapping or comments it because My Medium account has been Suspended and I HIGHLY disappointed. I don't know how to let others know other that going on X, and LinkedIn.

[@RoadTripTravel]

Really enjoying your videos...very helpful. Any tips for the travel sector ...know any big publishers? I have tried searching, but it doesn't appear there are very many. Thanks again for all your insights. Cheers, Mike

[@ZulieWrites]

Hi Mike! Depending on the topic, I'd really recommend the Post Grad Survival Guide. A lot of my own travel stories live there and it's been a great home to them. However, if you're really lacking in pub possibilities, dare I suggest starting your own? :) If you can't find it on Medium, that to me suggests there's a gap!

[@GeorgiaLouiseTravels]

hey girl, I was wondering how long you should usually allow for medium to curate your story before the time is up and you should try again!

[@ZulieWrites]

Honestly, hard to say. It used to be up to 2 weeks, but now they've said you should *not* wait to be curated - just write as you please!

[@Kishara101]

Thank You 😊

[@priyamsamantray1780]

Hi! I have been writing actively in Medium for about a month now. I have written 25 posts (articles + poems). But, I have never been curated so far. I checked the guidelines and I have satisfied them. But, I do not the reason. There are some poems of other people which are published very close to mine in terms of publication date. Their stories get curated but not mine. Does that mean that medium curators would have also looked at my story? Or is it that they are not at all looking at my story? Its a pity that I cannot figure it out. If I can, then it will help me. If you have any comments, please let me know.

[@justsomeguywithoutamustach9978]

An advice from a fellow viewer, the bgm is loud enough to make the viewers put effort in listening to what you're saying. Try to keep the volume of the background lower so it becomes a good ambience rather than a noise interfering with the main audio.

[@cyndizaweski6255]

Can I have a "publication" dedicated to my writing portfolio, which would be older and imported stories, without landing in curation jail? Or should I use a different site for my portfolio? Thanks!

[@ZulieWrites]

I believe if you import a lot of old stories all at once, you'll land in curation jail no matter where you put them, but you can always intersperse them with newer ones to avoid that!

[@cyndizaweski6255]

Zulie Rane thanks for the advice!

[@Sakshi-ez1ly]

Hey Zulie! Thankyou for your wonderful ideas on how can beginners save themselves from making any mistakes. It was really effective. I wanted to ask whether Indians are also paid for writing on medium or is it limited to only some countries? It's a major question running in my head ,waiting for your response.

[@ZulieWrites]

Glad it was helpful! At the moment, there is no way to be paid directly by Medium or Stripe if your country is not allowed. However, there is absolutely nothing stopping you from writing on Medium right now. You can totally sign up, start writing, build a portfolio and start getting followers now. You won't be paid by Medium directly YET, and I know that sucks and is unfair and I really hope Medium/Stripe change their policy soon, but a) there are other ways to earn money, like driving people to your own blog, using affiliate links and so on and b) eventually, I hope, Medium/Stripe will monetize for additional countries. If that's the case, you'll be established when that happens. Hope that makes sense and sorry I can't help more. I am always trying to find a workaround as it affects a lot of people, and I really believe that everyone deserves to be compensated for their writing, but as of yet, I have not found any good workarounds.

[@blkbishop112]

When you make your own publication group topic and where it says Add Editors and Add Writers is it a good idea to add MediumStaff and MediumCurators to the editors list? What is the add writers list for. If you're new to Medium who do you add?

[@ucheuduje5450]

Please Zulie, How do I write a very fantastic medium profile

[@chankay7801]

I 'm your fans

[@nishabatra8608]

Nice❣️

[@aku1120]

I’ve posted 8 articles so far but am not sure if I’m curated. How do I look for this? I have published in The Innovation. Does this mean I’m not in curation jail? Thanks in advance.

[@ZulieWrites]

You'll have to check the stats! On the individual story stats, you'll either see "This story was distributed" or something like that, or you won't. If it's been a few days and you don't see that message, you probably weren't curated. As far as I can tell, curation jail no longer exists.

[@Glitter9]

How do you know if your article is curated?

[@DonSimkovich]

I really don't think there's a "curation jail." Once you write a quality articles or series of quality articles you'll eventually get curated, right?

[@ZulieWrites]

tl;dr - yep, you're right. Longer version: To be honest, I don't know what the case is now. At one point in the past, if you wrote 2-3 stories that didn't meet the criteria, your articles would no longer be considered for curation. Your stories would simply be out of the queue. So even if you wrote a perfect story a month later, it wouldn't matter because you'd already been removed from the list. You'd only get a message as soon as your story was published that curators couldn't review your story due to high volume. There were stories of folks who'd hear back months later that one of their stories had been curated and that "curation jail" was lifted, and from that point on they would not get the "high volume, couldn't review this story" this message, but rather either a "yes this meets our criteria" or "no this doesn't meet our criteria." HOWEVER Medium changes all the time, so it's possible people aren't seeing this, they hired more curators, they review everyone's stories on a monthly rotating basis, who knows.

[@DonSimkovich]

@@ZulieWrites thx Zulie. I started writing June 2019 ... I may have had a story (stories) curated early on.

[@Wesker10000]

Oh jeez, I have only one story left to try...

[@ZulieWrites]

I've heard different reports! It's possible "curation jail" is extending number of tries, and even once you're in, it's possible to get out!

[@worldlystats6146]

Does the no republishing rule limit us from replushing for other companies/sites? Do we seize the rights to the work we publish/submit to medium?

[@ZulieWrites]

You can absolutely republish non-medium work onto Medium, and vice versa. I'd recommend you canonize the link in the Story settings tab to make sure Google doesn't penalize you for duplicate content.

[@lyledeixler8456]

If I did something really fun, like going hang gliding for the first time two summers ago, and wrote about it, would Medium's curators frown upon it because it was something I did two years ago?

[@ZulieWrites]

Medium curation guidelines are here: help.medium.com/hc/en-us/articles/360006362473-Medium-s-Distribution-Standards-What-Writers-and-Publications-Need-to-Know They will absolutely not care if it was something from two years ago! That rule is more if you _wrote_ about that experience two years ago, and then imported that blog post to Medium, then that would be automatically disqualified.

[@JamesPOBrien]

Solid advice- thank you. So have you figured, do you get page time credit for me watching your video with the medium page it's on open?

[@ZulieWrites]

Lol good question - tbh I'm not getting paid on KZbin for views right now regardless, so I'm happy if people find the content useful whether it's embedded in Medium or no!

[@JamesPOBrien]

@@ZulieWrites I mean page time credit from medium, which was where I watched the video? I read the article too but probably skimmed a good bit just because you also had the video. Cheers!

[@ZulieWrites]

@@JamesPOBrien ah I see - honestly I would guess no because I think medium takes into account scrolling and things like that, but I may be overestimating the sophistication of their algorithm. Either way it is appreciated!

[@tenzinchoetso103]

Actually wanted to know if there are grt numbers of audience for poetry

[@ZulieWrites]

Honestly, I don't know - I don't publish any poetry myself so I'm not familiar with the audience! I'd recommend checking out actual poets on Medium like Lark Morrigan and seeing what they have to say on the matter :)

[@emilyrose3363]

Great tips! What is your advice on how to give credit to stock photos? For example, photos from apps that keep inventory of high res photos for download. Give credit to the app? Thanks!

[@ZulieWrites]

Yep, normally something like "Photo via Pexel App" or something like that!

[@ravirajpatil4576]

Thanks for the vid

[@ZulieWrites]

Glad it was helpful!

[@RHSkills]

Hi Zulie hope you are doing well, I got inspiration from your videos and started my uploading on medium but after scheduling my 10 stories I realized that its partner program is currently not available for Pakistani users ☹ I need your guidelines about this matter should I quit this or can continue with an alternate solution? Waiting for your reply

[@ZulieWrites]

Hi, so sorry to hear that. I know that sucks, and I really hope Medium/Stripe will include more countries in the future. In the meantime, you can check out this video, in which I explain how to make money without the partner program: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e3-ch4x7o9Gslas

[@TonyThomas10000]

Is "curation jail" still a thing?

[@sobeidalagrange7129]

Min 6:00 Min 9:00

[@CreativeExposure]

how to add bank account of india in my profile?

[@MrPeterthebest]

do you think that one should use a niche or write about anything

[@HaikuKing1]

Why does Medium encourage writers to import articles published elsewhere if the editors turn around and punish them for doing so?

[@ZulieWrites]

This is a tough one to answer. My best bet is that they want to prioritize new content that is written to Medium's standards, but they don't want to exclude tons of potentially great content right off the bat. I also know that the ability to import articles existed long before curation (and curation jail) did, so it's also possible it's two conflicting viewpoints within the company, and one or the other will change at some point. All I can say for sure is that I agree it's not consistent and frustrating as a writer, especially since they don't document that well anywhere.

[@maureenleemaloney]

Thanks for this! I have a handful of articles that I published long before they started this model, but I haven't published in years. Should I delete those articles before I start writing again? Will it ding me? Or could it be better to leave them up because I have a long history with Medium? Thank you!

[@ZulieWrites]

Glad it was helpful! I recommend leaving them up for now, but if you find you're having trouble getting curated, consider unlisting them to see fi that cleans your slate

[@maureenleemaloney]

@@ZulieWrites Thank you!

[@andrerandolph402]

So basically I am not allowed to use the blogs on my own page for stories on their page.

[@ZulieWrites]

Hey Andre! Sorry I don't understand your question - what do you mean?

[@andrerandolph402]

@@ZulieWrites I am building a blog with Wix and I was thinking that I could publish to Medium and publishing to my blog. So I was asking am I only allowed to publish on multiple blogs or do I pick a blog spot and stick there

[@maheshnagar6979]

i wrote my first story on Medium which received 0 views. it was on god and religion. if I write my next post on some other topic will they curate it. or maybe they placed me in non curate list. should I stop writing for medium ? pl. reply

[@mohitsatkari]

Mam I wanted to ask that if I am a beginner and have not joined any partner program and have zero followers will people also read my stories or will medium promote my stories

[@Denvercoder]

Do you have to credit images if you get them from a royalty free site like Pixabay or Pexels?

[@ZulieWrites]

You don't have to, but I think it's a nice practice!

[@amandaeloy311]

Thanks for the tips! I disagree about clickbait though, I think Medium is full of it!

[@ZulieWrites]

Hi Amanda - you're right alas, you can't get away from it anywhere.I think Medium is different in that clickbait doesn't rise to the top like it does elsewhere. Most of the stories I see succeeding deliver on their headline's promises :)

[@johannasalem1241]

hey who are the medium you list at 1:30 ?

[@paolagaeta2502]

Hi Zulie! I'm new in Medium and I have just found your channel. I've already post 3 stories and I assumed I didn't get curated since I haven't received any email telling me otherwise. I didn't find the question mark where it says curated or not though and I'm worried now. Could you please help me it? and also, if it isn't too much to ask, could I send you and email so you could take a look at my work?. Thank you for sharing your experience with it.

[@ZulieWrites]

Hi Paola! I'd definitely check your story stats. Go to Stats > and then click Details on any story. Right under the title, you should see the status of the curation review no matter if it's a yes or a no. Right now I am at capacity for editing and I can't fairly help everyone who asks, but if you have a specific question, let me know and I'll do my best to help.

[@aasthasurya]

Hi zulie i am new on medium and published one article..but do not see any responses on that. sharing my article with you...its a 2 min read..i wud b grateful if u can guide me through🙏 ATTIRE IS TO SOUL AS DECOR IS TO HOME🏠 Existent bliss is, not to wait for an occasion to dress up,not to wait to put on those fairy lights,not to bake that enticing cake on guest ingress. The vibrations and aura of my house are my pre-eminent buds. So,amidst pandemic the front room plays the candle light Maldives resort every alternate day.The very idea of perceiving it to be a date is to dress-up and not waiting for the occasion but creating one. From my personal standpoint we adorn our thoughts and soul through apparels.The credence one gets with that tinge of your treasured hue is far off comparison. The inebriciating light from the corner lamp,the comfort of hiding my love handles with a scatter cushion,the glance of burro's tail on bay window,the inkling thoughts,resonating sound of drinks sometimes gushing down the glasses,the intact feeling of warm fellowship befits the sense of endearment. Conversely, seeing that it is not always attainable to tryst,social media is always game. Embellishing a six yard straight out of my jamdani cabinet is my idea of exhilaration.The other day when Mr Sun is not in a very righteous mood,i love to embrace my cotton array. Slaying those cotton lounging robes on a lazy sunday afternoon,not to ignore the cozy comfort of linens is my exceptional happiness. The proclivity with regard to handcrafts is everlasting.It starts early.....Ummm!! Ya..as early as my toddler picking up with his block printing interests through tools from his learning activity subscription box. So,in my abode love for handcrafts and handlooms is a family affair😊 By far, you fairly know my design of musing.Hope this piece of words helps you somewhere/sometime in life. The mantra is, STAY LUCID ON THOUGHTS AND HIGH ON SHOTS!!

[@sourabh3584]

@@aasthasurya that's very well written

[@aasthasurya]

@@sourabh3584 thank you 😍

[@paolagaeta2502]

@@ZulieWrites Hi Zulie!. I already went to check the status of my stories and all of them said "Not distributed in topics". It is the only thing that appears and I was wondering if that is something bad. Also, if they are not going to curate your stories anymore, do they let you know via email or something similar?. Thank you for answering me.

[@fazolik9925]

How can I change tags of Medium article from mobile?

[@ZulieWrites]

I think you can go to the published story and change the tags on iPhone, but I don't think it's possible on Android. But maybe they changed it altogether. Some functions are restricted to the desktop version.

[@cardp17]

all i want to do is publish my thoughts and post links on other sites driving people to my page. im not interested in the income aspect but want a free option, will medium suffice?

[@ZulieWrites]

Yes, Medium is also perfect for that!

[@reikiflowwithmousumi6823]

Where can I learn good formatting please guide

[@ZulieWrites]

I made a video about this! kzbin.info/www/bejne/gX6we3yCebxnd7c

[@Lucid_Luma]

I have several blogs on my website. If I copy/paste them into medium and delete them on the website is this ok?

[@ZulieWrites]

Absolutely. You can also import them to Medium by going to "Your Stories" and then on "Import a story."

[@dejectedrevenant3139]

😍😍😍

[@ishakboutana7478]

i publish my story in publications But I don't get accepted.

[@staceyklug1274]

im having so much trouble with formatting and adding images

[@ZulieWrites]

This video may be helpful: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gX6we3yCebxnd7c

[@staceyklug1274]

@@ZulieWrites thankyou very much

[@akshatchaturvedi]

I wrote an article about the relation of China with COVID-19 on medium, and I think because of the controversial content they banned my medium account. After that I wrote multiple emails to medium but they seem unresponsive. Is there a way to get my account unblocked?

[@ZulieWrites]

Hi Akshat, I'm so sorry to hear you were banned! I do know there have been some folks banned for spreading what medium considers to be misinformation as it's such a tricky subject. The best you can do is email [e-mail], which it sounds like you've done, and then wait. If they don't get back to you within a week, try again. If still no word, it may be worth thinking about setting up another account.

[@suryachinchali4038]

Hey how we have to pay for stripe payouts , do I need starting investment for that?

[@ZulieWrites]

You shouldn't need to pay for stripe payouts - they pay you! I'm not sure I understand your question here I'm afraid.

[@suryachinchali4038]

@@ZulieWrites do I need paid partner program to earn money on medium?

[@carllane6521]

Hi, I watched one of your videos where you mentioned something about how to list stories so they come up in more search results. Could you point to the video or any information you can share on that? Thanks again!

[@ZulieWrites]

Hi Carl! I am afraid I don't know which one you mean, I make an awful lot of videos. It's possible I was talking about Medium's high domain authority, which means any stories on Medium come up higher on Google than they would on e.g. wordpress.

[@carllane6521]

@@ZulieWrites I figured it out, but thanks!

[@MorganThroughALens]

Hey! I published my first article to a publication. Does that mean I am not eligible for curation? I haven't gotten any communication (good or bad) from Medium about my article (it's about a week old). I'm so confused haha

[@ZulieWrites]

It can take up to 2 weeks for newer authors! Publications and curation are separate, so you can submit to a pub and still be totally eligible for curation.

[@MorganThroughALens]

@@ZulieWrites Thank you so much! I had asked this on another video, but is there a benefit to using stock photos as the featured image v. a personal photo? Thanks again!

[@eloasalado]

When I write at medium under my business account counts as an ad?

[@ZulieWrites]

I don't think so :)

[@sushilkhanagwal]

Can you write POETRY on meduim?

[@ZulieWrites]

Yep! I answered in the other video but I will post it here in case anyone else has the same question: Poems are totally allowed! Check out medium.com/topic/poetry to see some great examples.

[@greyc2565]

Do I have to join the medium partner programme? Is it a must to grow a strong following if I don't necessarily plan to monetise my articles per say? I am based in Taipei, and I do write in both tarditional Chinese and English, I literally just started. Would appreciate some advice, thanks a lot!

[@ZulieWrites]

You only need to join the MPP if you want to get the money - if not, you can just write and not put stories behind the paywall! It won't affect your growth, you should still get followers.

[@davidwelburn]

Does having Amazon or other affiliate links in your stories reduce your chances of getting curated, or are these perfectly OK in the right context?

[@ZulieWrites]

That should be fine as long as you disclose them in the article. And if I remember correctly, your CTAs/ads/affiliates shouldn't make up more than 20% of your article. You can check out the full guidelines here: help.medium.com/hc/en-us/articles/360006362473-Medium-s-Distribution-Standards-What-Writers-and-Publications-Need-to-Know

[@davidwelburn]

@@ZulieWrites Thanks, Zulie. I'll take a look at that.

[@richieperry6129]

So do they let u know when you’re curated??

[@ZulieWrites]

Yep, you usually get an email. If you want to check, go to Stats> Click on a Story > and then just below the title it will say whether it's been curated or not, or whether it's still in the queue.

[@MacyHarrell]

How do you credit a gif from gifphy on medium?

[@skylarbouchard9988]

I take all of my own pictures for my stories. Will I still be thrown in curation jail for uncredited images if I don't credit my images?

[@amandab.3100]

Maybe just credit yourself

[@seemor1009]

Okay this is completely off topic, but seriously I can't even get to the point of becoming a partner on medium. How did you guys handle all the bullshit from stripe? I didn't know that I have to do some coding to get my Onboard connect standard account running. What did you guys do? No one talks about this struggle. And stripe's instructions on how to do them is better than horrible. Can anyone help?

[@ZulieWrites]

Hey Seymour! Sorry to hear you're having issues. It was a long time ago that I connected my Medium account to Stripe but I don't remember any particular issues. I definitely did not have to do any coding. If anyone can help, please comment below!

[@seemor1009]

@@ZulieWrites thank you so much Zulie.

[@lyledeixler8456]

@@seemor1009 First you have to make sure Stripe is available in the country you live in (see link below). If it is you should be able to do it all through Medium: help.medium.com/hc/en-us/articles/360003928833-Setting-up-payouts-with-Stripe then where you see

[@maritessanjuan5533]

Hi, is this writing job applicable worldwide or limited to specific country? Thanks.

[@ZulieWrites]

It's open to everyone, but the pay is only for countries supported by Stripe!

[@RothchildPham]

you name on medium?

[@mediationjourney7242]

The #tags I'm having difficulties

[@reactive7748]

Is it bad to say thanks for reading, and are minors allowed to make money on medium?

[@ZulieWrites]

I'd leave out "thanks for reading" - any kind of signature is, as of right now, kind of frowned upon by Medium as they believe it should be 100% about the story. I'm not sure about earning as an under-18. I believe yes, but I'd confirm with [e-mail] to be sure!

[@reactive7748]

@@ZulieWrites thank you!

[@vowshforfemales]

I have just subbed to your channel cos right now your are my medium map. Can I please have your email? And what's your medium name?

[@ZulieWrites]

Ah so great to hear the videos I make are useful! My medium handle is @zulierane, and my email is [e-mail]

[@jellygamers8622]

Love from Pakistan

[@ZulieWrites]

Right back atcha!

[@jellygamers8622]

@@ZulieWrites what is mean by "atcha!"

[@sallycarlson5590]

Please do not have music in future videos. It's very distracting from the excellent info you are sharing. Thank you !!!!

[@ZulieWrites]

Noted, thanks for the feedback!

[@RodneyDodson]

I wrote 5 stories and clicked Publish. Which I heard you're not supposed to do. But since I did click publish stead of submitting my stories, am I not in Curation jail??? ha

[@ZulieWrites]

It's the same process! Publishing on Medium = submitting to the curation queue. Medium makes it pretty easy :) There's no extra step you need to take

[@Snow-cm3jg]

I just Love you

[@ComeDownToEarth]

Binge watching your content through from yesterday 👍 👍 👍

[@ZulieWrites]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@sunilreddy365]

MAM YOUR KNOWLEDGE IS SCINTILLATING

[@ZulieWrites]

THANK YOU

[@Tracydot3]

The background music was too annoying and distracting. I couldn't finish the video and really wanted to hear your tips. You don't need background music, you can just talk.

[@ZulieWrites]

Thanks for the feedback! Working on making my videos look and sound more professional so this kind of comment is really helpful for me as I try to improve :)

[@punk_babe88]

How do we know if we were "curated"?

[@ZulieWrites]

Go to your stats page, click on the article, and check if below the title it says "Chosen for further distribution". That's what it means to be curated.

[@punk_babe88]

@@ZulieWrites thank you 😊