Thread by @Nicolascole77

Where to write online in 2021

- Twitter
- Quora
- Medium
- LinkedIn
- Wattpad
- Kindle Vella
- BitClout
- News Break
- Substack

The big question is: which platform is best for you?

Here's a breakdown of which types of writing succeed most, where 🧵👇

1/ Twitter = best for short form & testing ideas

If you are new to Online Writing, Twitter is your best place to start (right now).

You can test ideas, gather data, and very quickly learn what Content Buckets work for you.

Nonfiction & Fiction can both work here.

2/ Quora = best for medium form & testing ideas

The next-best place to test ideas is Quora.

Quora does an amazing job distributing your content to relevant readers because the site is organized in a Q&A format.

Better for nonfiction, but I've seen fiction writers there too.

3/ Medium = best for long-form articles.

Medium's distribution flywheel is very slow. Not great for new Online Writers.

Instead, test ideas on Twitter or Quora, then expand the ones that work on Medium.

Some small fiction communities on Medium, but much better for nonfiction

4/ LinkedIn = best for short form & republishing long form.

The best way to use LinkedIn is similar to Twitter.

If you're going to use long form here, treat another platform as primary and republish to LI (distribution is meh).

100% nonfiction, leaning biz & self-dev content.

5/ Wattpad & Kindle Vella = best for fiction

Wattpad has been the only real player in the Fiction Online Writing world for years. Amazon just launched Kindle Vella, which is basically the same thing.

If fiction is your jam, you should be using 1 or both of these platforms.

6/ BitClout = best for crypto & money writers

If you play in either (or both) of these categories, you should be writing or republishing your content on BitClout.

Huge opportunity right now to ride their growth wave and tap into those types of readers.

7/ News Break = similar to Medium, OK for republishing

News Break isn't doing anything radically different. But of all the places to easily copy/paste long form content to get a bit more distribution, it's good.

100% nonfiction, leaning trending topics & self-dev.

8/ Substack = current category king for paid newsletters

If you've gathered data and know who your audience is and want to launch a paid newsletter, Substack is best way to go.

However, only do this once you've tested ideas elsewhere & built some sort of audience.

*Note* - This list is always changing.

Every few months/year, platforms improve and/or fade away.

There is no one-right-answer that stays true forever.

The Online Writers who succeed know this, and continue to experiment with new platforms:

https://twitter.com/mep/status/1389565647043055625

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