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But one of the main reasons is that if your story is good, it has a shot at reaching a wide audience.</p><p id="2ddd" class="pw-post-body-paragraph oe of gv og b ht oh oi oj hw ok ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz go bk">Unlike other platforms, you don’t need an external audience. You don’t need to know anything about SEO. Those things can certainly help, but our curation and distribution system is designed to match great stories with interested readers, so you can focus on telling your unique stories without needing those skills. Our recommendations system is built around incentivizing writers to share the deepest, richest stories.</p><p id="803f" class="pw-post-body-paragraph oe of gv og b ht oh oi oj hw ok ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz go bk">This is in contrast to, for example, a common and infuriating format of recipe posts you find on the open web: you’re forced to scroll through page after page of nonsense to get to the actual recipe. That extra “story” is all for the sake of creating advertising space and optimizing the page to rank higher in search engines. It’s not done for the reader. This isn’t because the writer doesn’t care about the reader; it’s because the <a class="af od" rel="noopener" href="/be-part-of-a-better-internet-5c4aa58ec826">incentives are not aligned</a> between reader, writer, and publisher.</p><p id="2e8b" class="pw-post-body-paragraph oe of gv og b ht oh oi oj hw ok ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz go bk">Since we’re supported by readers, not by advertising, we have the privilege of keeping our curation focused on the reader.</p><h1 id="c0e8" class="pa pb gv bf pc pd pe hv pf pg ph hy pi pj pk pl pm pn po pp pq pr ps pt pu pv bk">Our readers value thoughtful, nuanced, knowledgeable perspectives — we do, too</h1><p id="a8b2" class="pw-post-body-paragraph oe of gv og b ht pw oi oj hw px ol om on py op oq or pz ot ou ov qa ox oy oz go bk">We’re pleased to announce a new revision to our <a class="af od" href="https://help.medium.com/hc/en-us/articles/360006362473" rel="noopener">Quality Guidelines</a> today. This revision changes little in the guidelines themselves; most of the updates are clarifications based on feedback we received from writers and editors.</p><p id="8678" class="pw-post-body-paragraph oe of gv og b ht oh oi oj hw ok ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz go bk">If you’re new to our Quality Guidelines, welcome! These are the same guidelines used by our curation team, and describe how we assign each story we review to one of three distribution categories:</p><ul class=""><li id="8818" class="oe of gv og b ht oh oi oj hw ok ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz qb qc qd bk">Network Distribution — stories that are matched to readers who are following that specific writer (and/or the <a class="af od" href="https://help.medium.com/hc/en-us/articles/115004681607-Getting-started-with-a-Medium-publication" rel="noopener">publication</a>, if the article is in a publication). This is the baseline category for any story on Medium which does not violate <a class="af od" href="https://help.medium.com/hc/en-us/articles/213477928-Medium-Rules" rel="noopener">Medium rules</a>.</li><li id="feed" class="oe of gv og b ht qe oi oj hw qf ol om on qg op oq or qh ot ou ov qi ox oy oz qb qc qd bk">General Distribution — stories that earn General Distribution are matched to readers based on their interests, and on related writers or publications they follow. These stories are also given Network Distribution.</li><li id="58c6" class="oe of gv og b ht qe oi oj hw qf ol om on qg op oq or qh ot ou ov qi ox oy oz qb qc qd bk">Boost — especially high-quality stories that meet our Boost Guidelines (below). These get a higher priority in being matched to readers and are also given General and Network Distribution.</li></ul><p id="6ddc" class="pw-post-body-paragraph oe of gv og b ht oh oi oj hw ok ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz go bk">Writers and editors who are interested in how stories are chosen for Boost can find more details in <a class="af od" href="https://help.medium.com/hc/en-us/articles/360006362473" rel="noopener">those guidelines</a>. There you’ll find that the criteria for Boosting stories is based on five broadly defined factors:</p><ul class=""><li id="8dba" class="oe of gv og b ht oh oi oj hw ok ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz qb qc qd bk">Writer’s experience</li><li id="eb7c" class="oe of gv og b ht qe oi oj hw qf ol om on qg op oq or qh ot ou ov qi ox oy oz qb qc qd bk">Value and impact</li><li id="2a23" class="oe of gv og b ht qe oi oj hw qf ol om on qg op oq or qh ot ou ov qi ox oy oz qb qc qd bk">Respect for the reader</li><li id="c39e" class="oe of gv og b ht qe oi oj hw qf ol om on qg op oq or qh ot ou ov qi ox oy oz qb qc qd bk">Non-derivative</li><li id="2f22" class="oe of gv og b ht qe oi oj hw qf ol om on qg op oq or qh ot ou ov qi ox oy oz qb qc qd bk">Writing and craftsmanship</li></ul><p id="58cb" class="pw-post-body-paragraph oe of gv og b ht oh oi oj hw ok ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz go bk">I’d like to share some of our thinking behind “writer’s experience,” which is a unique element in our stance on quality in writing, and something we’ve found that our readers especially value.</p><h1 id="6c51" class="pa pb gv bf pc pd pe hv pf pg ph hy pi pj pk pl pm pn po pp pq pr ps pt pu pv bk">Our readers love your experience</h1><p id="0a32" class="pw-post-body-paragraph oe of gv og b ht pw oi oj hw px ol om on py op oq or pz ot ou ov qa ox oy oz go bk">Readers prize reading stories that have a clear sense of a writer’s experience not because it makes a story warm, inviting, or emotional — though it can certainly do all of those things. They prize your experience because <em class="qj">it transfers valuable understanding to them</em>.</p><p id="a2f4" class="pw-post-body-paragraph oe of gv og b ht oh oi oj hw ok ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz go bk">For example, anyone can look up how to prepare roasted potatoes and write a story about it. It could even be a good story. But it’s not what our readers come to Medium for. We call this a “write-around” — pick a topic, look some things up, and write around it. Write-arounds can convey information but they typically miss the mark on conveying real understanding.</p><p id="bb82" class="pw-post-body-paragraph oe of gv og b ht oh oi oj hw ok ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz go bk">Over time, we’ve emphasized writer’s experience in our Quality Guidelines, and we’ve noticed that writers are mistakenly trying to check that box, rather than give the spirit of what our readers really want. For example, some writers will include a personal anecdote somewhat related to the topic of the story, followed by a write-around. We also see stories that sprinkle in anecdotes, opinions, “in my experience” phrasing, and other bits that seem to be an attempt to fill this criteria for Boosting. However, the writer doesn’t bring any actual insight into the subject at hand.</p><p id="3585" class="pw-post-body-paragraph oe of gv og b ht oh oi oj hw ok ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz go bk">This type of “filler” is disappointing to the reader who wants the writer to share the actual experience they could learn and grow from.</p><h1 id="6594" class="pa pb gv bf pc pd pe hv pf pg ph hy pi pj pk pl pm pn po pp pq pr ps pt pu pv bk">An example of writer experience versus a write-around</h1><p id="47a7" class="pw-post-body-paragraph oe of gv og b ht pw oi oj hw px ol om on py op oq or pz ot ou ov qa ox oy oz go bk">The state of recipes — real instructions for cooking food — offers great examples of what we mean by a story that provides writer experience in the form of insight rather than filler. Compare, for example, <a class="af od" href="https://www.foodiecrush.com/oven-roasted-crispy-potatoes-best/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Crispy Oven Roasted Potatoes</a> to <a class="af od" href="https://www.seriouseats.com/the-best-roast-potatoes-ever-recipe" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">The Best Crispy Roast Potatoes Ever Recipe</a> from Serious Eats.</p><blockquote class="qk ql qm"><p id="59ed" class="oe of qj og b ht oh oi oj hw ok ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz go bk">What Are the Best Potatoes for Roasted Potatoes? The answer to this question is: it’s your choice. I prefer a smaller potato like the baby red or white potatoes so there are fewer cuts of the knife to make. But if you prefer, use yukon golds, sweet potatoes, or even russet potatoes, and cut them into 1-inch cubes.</p></blockquote><p id="9bac" class="pw-post-body-paragraph oe of gv og b ht oh oi oj hw ok ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz go bk">Versus:</p><blockquote class="qk ql qm"><p id="0be4" class="oe of qj og b ht oh oi oj hw ok ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz go bk">For variety, I tried the three most common supermarket types: russet, Yukon Gold, and red.</p><p id="a787" class="oe of qj og b ht oh oi oj hw ok ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz go bk">Russets get the crispest crusts and roast up a pale golden brown. Their interiors are fluffy and mild.</p><p id="da27" class="oe of qj og b ht oh oi oj hw ok ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz go bk">Yukon Golds roast a little darker owing to their lower starch content and higher sugar content. This leads to more flavor, but it also means a slightly less crisp crust. 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