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Jill Ebstein's avatar

Linda, I get your disappointment and it makes complete sense, and anyway a big part of Tony is that 1) he's a salesman 2) he's delusional and 3) he's hoping for the best. So take what he says with a grain of salt or the extra pennies you might earn.

But my other reaction is that I would kill for your stats. You've spent years developing your following and even more years developing your trade. You are one of the finest writers I routinely read. I, on the other had, am early on in my writing journey (let's forget that I am 65). So kudos to you for being able to post those numbers. You are in a rarified group and I tip my cap... or my pen... or my laptop.

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Joe Luca's avatar

Curiouser and curiouser.

I got boosted on a story last month. Interestingly enough it was on the poems of Bukowski. It became my fourth best results on medium or low end on one of your screen caps. Funny about language - where I come from boosted also means having your car stolen. Hmm is there a correlation?

But I get your point - why does one need to get boosted to be where they once were on their own? My theory is the algorithm got changed to redirect the flow of views and reads because of $$$. Otherwise, why make a change with the direct result of frequently read writers getting less views and reads? Makes no sense from a brand perspective. (Hi, here at Safeway, we changed the aisles and layout of products so that 50% of our customers can't find what they want. ) Can you image that press release coming out?! I can't. No, the views and reads were redirected, like water being redirected to a select number of farms. It was intended. To flow more to certain writers? To reduce payouts and save the site?

The changes being made on Medium are wonky - they are always 20 degrees left of huh?! So, when confronted with wonky anomalies in an otherwise sensible environment - follow the money. That's a quote from granny. She was a smart cookie from Calabria. Cheers, Linda

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