Medium users gather at will: Subscription is a product for the future. If you want to make money by writing, you must have discipline.
The first “Medium Users Gathering (opens in a new tab)” was held in the afternoon of December 17th at the Creation Dream Market. In addition to focusing on the exchange of Medium users, the organizer also invited the local writing and publishing platform SOSreader (opens in a new tab) to attend the meeting, and was represented by the founders Weng Ziqi (opens in a new tab) and Chen Yiping (opens in a new tab).
SOSreader (opens in a new tab) is a new type of writing and publishing platform. We provide an ad-free, easy-to-use writing space suitable for in-depth writing, sharing and communication. It also supports a cash flow function for readers to pay for subscriptions. Whether you are a journalist working on in-depth topics, a literary creator immersed in writing, or you like to share articles and comments that are insightful, informative, and reasonable, this is the most suitable place.
SOSreader (opens in a new tab) claims to be the first website in Asia to launch a “fund-raising subscription”. It hopes to serve as a platform to support the publication of local creators. Proposal authors can customize writing content, publication frequency and feedback plans, and open subscription and sponsorship to the public.
Facing a group of friends who are aspiring to create, the founder Weng Ziqi (opens in a new tab) was also on hand to share with everyone the recent development of SOSreader (opens in a new tab). He mentioned that since its inception, about 2,500 people have written letters expressing their desire to join this creative platform. However, after evaluation and careful consideration, only 5% of the lucky ones were able to board SOSreader (opens in a new tab). In other words, up to 95% of applicants are blocked.
Weng Ziqi (opens in a new tab) said, “Writing requires discipline, so less than 10% of people can join the ranks of paid writers.” He also took the platform’s most famous columnist Zhawen Wen as an example and mentioned Zhanwen In order to implement the project “Zha Zhi”: One Man Magazine (opens in a new tab), I not only wrote it very seriously, but also submitted it in advance every time. It can be said to be an example for all writers, and it is really commendable.
Looking back on past developments, Weng Ziqi (opens in a new tab) believes that the subscription system is selling future products. If the author does not have a careful creative plan and cannot continue to update every week, the loyalty and trust of fans will be greatly reduced, and even subscribers will cancel their subscriptions.
In order to encourage more people to get involved in creation, Weng Ziqi (opens in a new tab) also brought good news to this gathering: in the future, everyone can start writing immediately as long as they register an account at SOSreader (opens in a new tab). In order to respond to market demand, SOSreader (opens in a new tab) will also transform into a service platform with paid subscription as its core.
Talking about the idea of this revision, the SOSreader (opens in a new tab) team firmly believes that content has a price, so the payment decision must be returned to the author, so that the author has more space to express himself! At the end of December, they are about to launch a major revision. In the future, SOSreader (opens in a new tab) will be more like an organic blog platform. You may wish to wait and see!
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- Medium users gather randomly: Is blogging really in decline? Let’s talk about Medium Partner Program and subscription
- Experience from participating in the 2nd Content Hacking Lecture (CHL2)─Deconstructing previous experience and becoming your own editor-in-chief
- Experience from participating in the 2nd Content Hacking Lecture (CHL2)─Write a blog with your own style, and the ranking can also change the content
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Vista Cheng speaks and runs workshops on AI workflows, writing and content systems for companies, schools and public agencies.
