Write A "How To" Medium Article

That Gets Shared, Bookmarked, And Read 1,000 Times

Hey there, Digital Writers!

If you want to write a Medium article that gets shared, bookmarked, and read 1,000 times, the "secret to success" is that you are NOT just writing an educational article.

Readers aren’t looking for more information.

Instead, what you're really doing when you write a Medium article is giving readers 3 things:

• Action Steps

• Templates

• Support

Here's why:

Most articles on Medium get buried under the avalanche of content uploaded every day. Think about that. You publish an article, and it’s only read by a handful of people. The reason that’s such a problem is because the #1 factor determining the success of your growth (and how much you get paid) on social platforms like Medium is a) how many people read your writing all the way through, which determines b) how many people go on to share it. (Chances are, you’ve shared a great article with someone before!)

The takeaway here is that your goal isn’t just to publish more informative articles. Your goal is for people to read your articles, love them, and share them with others.

And how do you get people to not just read, but share—and then recommend your article?

• Action Steps

• Templates

• Support

“Teaching” makes the reader’s eyes glaze over.

The more you give something to DO, the more engaged your reader will be, the faster they learn, the more successful they become, and the more they’ll tell other people about your work.

So, for any article you write, your goal is to be clear on what the ACTION is that people can take:

• Are you teaching how to do your taxes? Don’t just explain it. Give the student something to DO.

• Are you teaching how to be more productive as a project manager? Don’t just explain it. Give the student something to DO.

• Are you teaching how to build a SaaS product? Don’t just explain it. Give the student something to DO.

Action, action, action.

Action is the secret.

To do this you want to make the DOING as easy as possible.

You do that by giving people templates:

• Are you teaching how to write viral headlines? Give beginners a “viral headline” template they can use and practice with immediately.

• Are you teaching how get 6-pack abs? Give beginners a workout template they can use and practice with immediately.

• Are you teaching people how to write with AI? Give beginners a "prompt" template they can use and write with immediately.

Templates reduce the fear & friction of getting started and remaining consistent—and getting started & remaining consistent are the 2 biggest things your writing needs to solve for.

The big thing to keep in mind here is nobody is paying with their attention for you to talk and sound smart.

Readers are looking to you for the guidance, the action steps, the templates, to make a change in their lives. And their success is a function of your ability to take them by the hand, give them things to DO, and make sure those ACTIONS are the right steps to get them FROM where they are TO where they want to be.

Now, let’s look at how you can leverage AI to help you make your Medium articles more actionable using, you guessed it…a prompt template!

The Ultimate AI Writing Prompt For Actionable Content

We are going to do this in 3 simple steps.

Step 1: Choose Your Topic And Desired Outcome

First, select a topic that aligns with your niche and identify the specific outcome your readers hope to achieve.

For example:

• If you're writing about weightlifting, your desired outcome might be building muscle mass for software engineers who don’t have access to a gym.

• If you're writing about budgeting, your desired outcome might be saving $10,000 in a year for recent college graduates who don’t want to give up weekly coffee shop visits.

• If you're writing about task management, your desired outcome might be completing daily to-do lists for freelance graphic designers even if you don’t use a project management app.

• If you're writing about drafting articles with AI, your desired outcome might be creating 1,000-word Medium posts for freelance writers who don’t want to spend hours editing.

Step 2: Copy/ Paste The Action Prompt Into An AI LLM

Here’s the prompt: