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WRITING ON MEDIUM | THE BIG BOOST
To Be Boosted or Not to Be Boosted— That is the Question
Or — why the boost probably does matter
There’s a Big B on everyone’s lips right now.
The Big Boost.
And when it happens, it’s really exciting!
The truth is that when my first story was boosted, I didn’t really know that it was. I mean, in not in those specific terms. I thought it was just the algorithm being kind.
I think I had heard about the idea of boosting at that point but it didn’t sink in yet on that December morning when I realised I already had several hours of read time clocked on one story before lunchtime. I just realised the story was doing well.
In fact, it wasn’t until perhaps early February that I understood that this story had been “boosted” as it were, soon after another story had a boost. By which time, it was the talk of the town.
What I don’t understand is why some stories seem more valuable and make more money per minute than others. But the boost may play a part.
Does the Boost Really Help?
Yes, it does. Although when I look at my two stories that were boosted, the difference is vast. So what you do…
