What If Medium Got Rid Of All Publications In 2024

The Past, Present, and Future of Publications on Medium

I genuinely enjoy publishing my work in publications on Medium.

In my first few months on the platform, publications were critical to my success. Many of my most popular and viral articles were published by prestigious publications like Startup, Better Marketing, Better Humans, and Curious.

Without the privilege of publishing in those publications, I doubt my stories would have reached such a wide audience and gained me thousands of new followers.

The majority of my big hits those early days came directly from stories I had published within major publications. Getting that stamp of approval and access to built-in audiences gave my writing the boost it needed to take off.

For any new Medium writer trying to gain a following, publishing in well-known publications can provide some credibility.

But publications aren't everything

Here's the interesting thing though — some of my other well-received articles were NOT published in major publications.

Rather, they were either self-published or releas…