Simily for Newbies
A new writer has questions about a new writing platform
A self-described writing hobbyist, new Medium writer GK Kingsley is an even newer writer over at Simily.
She’s a poet — and she knows it! Simily seems (to me) a good fit for her short pieces in that the platform claims to celebrate creative writing in all forms. Plus, they pay based on reads, not reading time. As such, a short poem earns the same as a longer piece as long as it gets “read.”
In any case, GK has some questions for others who have tried Simily:
If you understand how Simily works, could you share some bullet point tips in the comments here?
I know there’s only a community of about 4000 writers on there at the moment. However, to me that screams opportunity rather than not-worth-the-effort. Should I join, be an early adopter, and start paying? Or should I hold fire. What do you reckon?
If you’re using Simily, what are your earnings? And what sort of content are you posting? It would be great to get a feel for how it’s working for other people. I’m probably not approaching things correctly.
Again, if you’re using Simily, what…