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1 month ago | 
thedavidmcilroy.substack.com | David McIlroy |Derek Hughes
Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -37:57Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. ➡️ My 1K Daily Writing Challenge - a 30-day email course designed to get you writing 1,000 words a day, every day - is almost ready! Join the waitlist here. Season 2, episode 11 is here!In this episode, I chat to about how he’s built a thriving online writing business on Substack and Medium.
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1 month ago | 
medium.com | Derek Hughes |Robert E. Ralph
How I escaped the slow death of overthinkingI used to spend a whole week wrestling with one measly article. My fingers moved like they were trapped in honey while others around me fired out content like machine guns. The truth? If you want to escape being invisible online, you need to write with the speed of a wildfire. But here’s where it gets tricky — most of us can’t sacrifice more precious hours to our keyboards. That’s why you’ll love these productivity tricks.
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1 month ago | 
medium.com | Derek Hughes |Robert E. Ralph
Make these changes and you’ll connect with readers35% of readers leave in 30 seconds. How rude of them. But I know how soul-destroying this is. My first 6 months writing online were rough. I was about as popular as a sunscreen stall in a thunderstorm Every post was met with the same response: silence. Except maybe a pity like from my mum. Then I removed a few handbrakes from my writing — and something shifted. People started bingeing my words. Over 8,000 signed up to my weekly newsletter.
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2 months ago | 
writebuildscale.substack.com | Jari Roomer |Derek Hughes
Our new online program, Mini-Course Accelerator, is now live. 🎉In Mini-Course Accelerator, you’ll learn the exact system we used to build, launch, and automate profitable mini-courses (and generate over $1M in sales), so you can build your own income-generating mini-course. I went live with , who is the creator of The Irresistible Writer on Substack.
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2 months ago | 
medium.com | Derek Hughes |Robert E. Ralph
How I earn $4500 a month writing part-timeDerek Hughes·FollowPublished inNew Writers Welcome·5 min read·--Photo by Jeffrey Keenan on UnsplashLet me guess. You’ve been showing up. Typing away. Hitting publish. But the money? Nowhere to be seen. Maybe you’re starting to wonder: Is this even possible? Or is making money from writing just another online myth? I get it. I used to think the same. I had zero experience, made a ton of mistakes, and spent months writing with nothing to show for it.
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Mar 6, 2025 | 
wanderwealth.substack.com | Claudia Faith |Derek Hughes
Struggling to grow on Substack? added 2,000 subscribers in 7 monthsâhis Notes played a big part. Now, heâs broken down his 14 best-performing Notes into simple, plug-and-play templates. If you want your Notes to stand out. I recommend you grab his free Notes Playbook here. I often look at my newsletter posts and wonder why does some of my best writing literally get 0 engagement and some of my worst writing gets flooded with interaction. Does that sound like you?
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Feb 27, 2025 | 
onlinewritingclub.com | Kristina God |Derek Hughes |Janet Ridsdale |Michelle Teheux
Which is better, Medium or Substack? If you’ve also been wondering that, I understand. But also, it’s the wrong question because it’s like comparing apples and oranges. For me, it’s not an either-or, it is an and. I’m writing on Medium and Substack. Both can be in one ecosystem. The two platforms fit together very well. They complement each other. As I always say:They fit together like peanut butter and jelly or peanut butter and cookies, whatever you prefer. sees this too.
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Feb 8, 2025 | 
medium.com | Derek Hughes |Robert E. Ralph
Member-only storyThese will make your writing deliciously addictiveDerek Hughes·FollowPublished inNew Writers Welcome·6 min read·--Photo by Tim Douglas :The best writers don’t just write. They weave a web. A web so irresistible, readers can’t help but get caught in it. They’re hooked. They can’t look away. It’s an incredible feeling when the comments start flooding in. When people can’t stop talking about what you’ve written. But let’s be real for a second.
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Feb 3, 2025 | 
medium.com | Derek Hughes |Robert E. Ralph
Member-only storyMost writers ignore this metric. But it’s the secret to making money on mediumDerek Hughes·FollowPublished inNew Writers Welcome·4 min read·--Photo by Photo By: Kaboompics.com:I’ve made $1,000/month on Medium for the last 10 months. author’s screenshotBut when I started? I couldn’t even make enough to cover a cheap takeaway. Everything changed when I cracked the read ratio. It’s the percentage of people who stick around for 30+ seconds. And it’s everything.
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
medium.com | Derek Hughes |Robert E. Ralph
All the tricks I’ve used to accelerate my growthDerek Hughes·FollowPublished inNew Writers Welcome·4 min read·--Photo by Pavel Danilyuk:After 6 months, I was ready to quit. I was stuck — frustrated, seeing no progress, and desperate for the secret to writing success. I bounced between personal stories, bold headlines, and short-form content, hoping for a breakthrough that never came. But there’s no magic formula for going viral. Success comes from making small tweaks over time.
