A review of my first year — NB: If you have clicked here expecting one of my humour stories, I am sorry: this one is a serious look at my first year of earnings on Medium. If Stats aren’t your cup of tea, I suggest you click away. Don’t miss this introductory paragraph: it is important I am posting this with some degree of trepidation…

Is that they will try again if they are successful — I wrote a story about being scammed on Medium in which I confessed that I had been stupid enough to believe someone here with no followers. I lost some bitcoin. Yesterday I got a comment on the story from @Heritagesandra recommending that I get in touch with someone who could…

Please join me in supporting new writers on Medium — We have all been there: new to Medium with few followers. I hope you will join me in spending a few minutes of your time in support of: Dan Baker-West has just two followers. This is one of the most powerful pieces of writing I have found on Medium, and…

A very short article — I tend to use the private messaging feature on Medium if I spot a spelling or grammatical error that interrupts the flow, for me, as a reader. I only tend to do this once unless the writer gets back to me and says they appreciate the input. Most are grateful. …

And I feel a bit of an idiot — Honestly, it could only happen to me! I read an article by Dana Leigh Lyons here on Medium about micro-dosing on magic mushrooms. In the response column, I said I planned to order the book she recommended in her article. Someone called Veronica responded with this:

And I feel so stupid — I am SO sorry (every single one of you I have tagged, because you either clapped or commented). I was totally wrong about the Mute button. It does exactly what it suggests it does. Trust Medium, not me: Medium says " Muting a writer or publication means their stories will…

A request — My request is simple: please do not ask me to follow you. I hope you will find helpful information here as I explain why. I joined Medium to write. I wanted to write to heal; I wanted to write for the sheer joy of it; I wanted to write to…

You have got to check this out! — You know the Medium feature that enables you to Listen to an article? The button is at the top below the Author’s name. I like to use this feature when I want to make sure the author gets the full read time and share of my $ (I am a…

An editing tip — Before you dive in, be warned: I cannot read white text on a dark background. Bright pink with white text is the worst for me, but white on black also gives me dizzy spells. Just saying. Some find it more accessible, so feel free to choose what works for you…

PS: this is a very short article! I received a reply to one of my comments here on Medium, and I think it is worth sharing the exchange because it makes me look good. It started with a reply I got from Nan Hutton, ThD. You should follow her, read…

By popular demand — Hundreds of people have asked me how I have formatted my articles, so they appear on my profile page, organised by subject matter. Did you look at that fine photo above? Ok, not hundreds: two, but I reckon another 193 wanted to know but were too shy to ask. Step-by-step guide First…

For the love of God, will you please stop doing this? — I will read anything. Seriously. I love reading. I prefer humour and inspirational posts, but I will read anything from incomprehensible cryptocurrency articles to parenting tips I no longer need. Bring it on. But there is one thing that some people do which guarantees I shall back away and not…