Weekly Medium flow for an indie dev¶
Total: ~3–4 hours a week for one article, or ~15 minutes if you only mirror your blog. The why: docs/01-strategy.md.
Once (week 1, ≈1 hour)¶
- Profile, about page, link with UTM (02).
- Import 2–3 of your best existing posts with canonical links (04).
- Find 3–5 publications and fill the publication tracker (06).
Every week¶
| Day | Minutes | Do | Output |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 20 | Pick one topic from real questions (your Reddit answers, support emails, X replies, search) and one article type | An article file with title, outline, product-mention test |
| Tue–Wed | 90–150 | Write it (/social-medium write), add your own screenshots or code |
A finished draft |
| Thu | 20 | Edit: first 3 lines, headings, one product mention at most, UTM link at the end, 5 topics. Submit to one publication or publish | Draft submitted or published |
| Fri | 15 | Share it: an X post with the key point, your newsletter, a Reddit answer where it truly answers the thread (Friend Link if paywalled) | 2–3 outside shares |
| Sun | 10 | Weekly numbers, apply the stop rules | One change for next week |
Mirror-only mode (≈15 min per post)¶
If Medium isn't your main channel: every time you publish on your own blog, wait a few days, import it on Medium, check the canonical link, add 5 topics, share once. That's it.
Once a month (≈20 min)¶
- Check which articles brought site visits and trials; write the next one in the same type.
- Update the publication tracker: drop silent publications, add one active one.
- Re-read 08-rules-and-risks.md if any story got no distribution.
Weekly checklist (copy into your notes)¶
[ ] topic from a real question
[ ] article useful without my product; product ≤ 1 mention, disclosed
[ ] UTM link at the end (utm_source=medium)
[ ] canonical set if it's on my blog
[ ] 5 topics, submitted to 1 publication or published
[ ] shared outside Medium 2–3 times
[ ] numbers filled on Sunday