Tagging Writers on Medium — The Correct Etiquette to Use

September 21, 2019September 9, 2019 ~ Sam H Arnold ~ Leave a comment

How to tag writers, appropriately. Tagging other writers in posts is an important way to help build your writing community. However, overusing it can be as negative for your engagement as positive. Tagging another writer will mean they will be notified of your post. Many will then interact and read your post, a good way to increase views. How to tag For those of you who don’t know, tagging writers is easy on Medium. As you type put the @ sign and then type the writer’s name. You can then click on the name, as it appears in the drop-down menu.

Re-ignite Your Passion in Writing with New Beginnings

September 16, 2019September 16, 2019 ~ Sam H Arnold ~ 2 Comments

My new writing space has inspired me to write more. What does your writing space look like? Ronald Dahl wrote in a shed at the bottom of the garden. https://www.roalddahl.com/blog/2017/may/inside-roald-dahls-writing-hut As much as I enjoy listening to other writer’s journeys, I love nosing in their writing spaces. A New Writing Space As some may know, we are … Continue reading Re-ignite Your Passion in Writing with New Beginnings

How To Start a Medium Publication.

September 9, 2019September 9, 2019 ~ Sam H Arnold ~ 5 Comments

Step by step guide to your first Medium publication. Publications are spoken about, by Medium writers, as much as curation. This week I have also seen more than one writer asking how to set up a publication. So here is a basic guide to starting your publication. As with everything I am sure I will forget to cover everything, so if you have any questions feel free to add them to the comments below.

How to Use Medium Publications to Your Advantage as a Writer.

September 2, 2019July 25, 2019 ~ Sam H Arnold ~ Leave a comment

Using both types of publications and the features you can use to generate followers. Publications are a valuable asset to any writer. On Medium they can be especially useful, to gain views from readers who otherwise wouldn’t find your work.

Publishing Daily Doesn’t Have to be That Hard.

August 26, 2019August 26, 2019 ~ Sam H Arnold ~ 2 Comments

Set yourself goals that challenge. If you read any post on improving your blogging income the advice appears to be, post more. Some writers get a viral post which makes them a considerable amount of money in one shot. I am not that lucky. I need to go with the other train of thought, that you need to publish a lot to gain a decent income blogging.

Social Media Marketing on Instagram

August 19, 2019August 19, 2019 ~ Sam H Arnold ~ 12 Comments

How to market your work on Instagram and gain followers. The question that I am asked more than any other, by writers, is how do you share your work on Instagram. Well, I am about to show you what I do. Instagram is another platform that has a real writer community. It is also important to use hashtags on Instagram. Many of the same hashtags work, as on Twitter, although, I would also use #writersofinstagram.