12 Reasons You Should Start Writing on Medium Before You Build a Blog

“I will write my way into another life.”

― Ann Patchett

Some of us are meant to be bloggers. We either don’t want to be on camera or hear our voice on a podcast, or maybe, we like to learn, and our way of linking concepts and testing ideas is to work it out on paper.

If you want to write, write. Blogging, writing, and writing for Medium isn’t precisely the same thing; there are nuances, but no matter what you are considering, start here. This platform will make your writing career so much easier and more effective.

There are at least 50 excellent reasons that you should start writing on Medium before you build a blog. In the interest of time, I’ve chosen a dozen of the best.

“If you want to change the world, pick up your pen and write.”

― Martin Luther

1. Capitalize on an Existing Audience

Your blog will start (and likely linger) in relative obscurity, even if you do all the right things. It’s so hard to break through, but you can experience wins in your first month publishing on Medium, and crucially, there is a built-in audience hungry for your content.

It may take a little experimentation on your part to find them, but Medium knows many things you don’t know. So when you start to…