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I Almost Quit Medium, All Because of a Read-for-Read Group
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Have you ever joined a “read for read” group on Medium?
You know the ones: “I read yours, you read mine, we comment on each other’s work, everyone wins!”
At that time it sounded tempting, especially for a new writers like me.
More views mean more money, right?
That’s what I thought.
Two years ago, I joined the read-for-read group.
This was after seeing and ignoring the warnings from other writers.
Why would anyone discourage something that could boost your earnings?
In my country, there’s a saying-
What an elder sees sitting down, a child can’t see even if they climb a mountain.
Those experienced writers knew something I didn’t.
But I went ahead with my plan.
By the time I left the read-for-read group, I was ready to never return to Medium again.
