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Does Read Ratio Determine Your Earning Ability on Medium?

Understanding the Perfect Read Ratio on Medium

By Vivids 💖Published 5 months ago • 1 min read
Does Read Ratio Determine Your Earning Ability on Medium?
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How many views did you get yesterday?

How about today?

Have you gotten up to 1k views?

Do you think those views count?

What if I told you it's not just about the views?

Anyway, before I explain how the earning thing works here, just let me know by responding to what you think about "views" and "Reads" before you read this.

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See, what count here is Read Ratio, not Views

To succeed here on this place, you must focus on your read ratio, not just your views.

According to the platform, a read ratio between 20% and 50% is ideal, but anything above that is excellent.

However, if your read ratio falls below 50%, don't worry; it is still a good sign and presents an opportunity for improvement.

Generally, achieving a higher read ratio with shorter posts is easier. However, getting a ratio above 50% on longer articles indicates that you're doing something right and should keep experimenting with different post lengths.

Some writers here have achieved an incredible read ratio of 90% to 100% on some posts, which is an excellent opportunity to learn what makes a post addictive.

As a new author, my current read ratio is currently around 56%, which is considered good too.

However, there is still room for improvement, but I am happy to have readers who enjoy my posts, even if some could perform better.

It's important to remember that the read ratio is just one piece of the puzzle. Most importantly, you enjoy writing and learning from others as much as possible. So keep writing, experimenting, and learning; success will follow.

Just Follow Passion and the end result will always turn out to be magical.

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I write about Tech, Finance, Lifestyle and More

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