Medium’s Boost Feature — Following a Boosted Article’s Earnings

One Boosted article’s journey: UPDATED with new stats!

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UPDATED 03/14/2023

The email came late last evening. 3:41 am, to be exact.

Hi Christina,

Your story, I Did NOT Get the Job — Here’s What I Learned, has been selected for a Boost. That means we’ll share it with even more readers across Medium.

Thank you for using Medium to share your stories and ideas with the world. We value thoughtful, nuanced, knowledgeable perspectives — and believe readers do too. We’re glad you’re here.

Liz, Medium Staff

The article in question:

I Did NOT Get the Job — Here’s What I Learned

Now, it’s interesting that this is my first Boosted article, because I made a strong case for outside traffic (lack of compensation for) and the new Medium Boost feature to be interconnected so that writers bringing in that outside traffic could continue to work their magic and receive some type of compensation or reward for their hard work of…