Welcome to the New The Taoist Online
We Are Not Leaving Medium
We Are Not Leaving Medium
I’m proud to announce the new homepage for The Taoist Online, thetaoistonline.org!
Is TTO Leaving Medium?
No! We love the Medium community and we will never leave.
What is Happening?
TTO is creating a brand-new website! If a Medium writer volunteers, their Medium articles will be mirrored to the homepage. This allows the article to gain internal hits through Medium and earnings through MPP while also allowing their audience to grow through an external site with a large social media reach for additional monetization options.
TTO will also add writers from outside Medium.
Why Make a Homepage that Mirrors Medium Articles?
The new site allows us to design the publication as we want and keep it that way, monetize external views, and provide additional features to our writers and readers. It also allows non-medium writers to write for TTO.
Is this Mandatory for TTO Medium Writers?
No! It is OPT-IN. All Medium writers for TTO are welcome to have their articles mirrored if they choose. Current writers can DM me in Discord or email me contact.thetaoistonline@gmail.com.
Who are the First Medium Volunteers?
Patrick Stewart, Simon Kupfer, Andrew Pretzel, and Duff Gyr.
How Can Current TTO Medium Writers Volunteer to be Mirrored?
Please DM me in Discord or email contact.thetaoistonline@gmail.com.
Will There Be Exclusive Content?
Yes.
The homepage will have content from authors who are not on Medium in addition to mirrored content.
The Medium publication will have content from authors who wish to remain exclusive to Medium.com.
Which One Should I Follow?
Either, but you don’t have to follow both. Our weekly Medium newsletter will provide links to all articles that are homepage only. You’ll continue to receive Medium notifications as you’ve chosen in your settings. The homepage also has email subscription options, and we will use the homepage’s weekly newsletter to share our Medium links in return.
Or…
Follow us on any social media channel! All social media posts will point to the correct location. Posts regarding mirrored content will point to the homepage. See our social media links below:
Where Can I Follow The Taoist Online?
Official Networksthetaoist.online
Will There be Ads?
Eventually, but not right now. We want to monetize the site by offering affiliate links, ads, or both eventually, but for now there are neither.
Message from Patrick Stewart(Founder & Chief Editor)
If you scrolled this far, congratulations! You get the wordier explanation.
The Taoist Online has grown faster and larger than I could have imagined. Our traffic spikes are big. Really big.
I’ve received over ten requests from readers who want to write for us, but do not want to sign up for Medium. So, I want to give them a place to write and call home.
Owning our own site also gives us full control over the look and feel of our publication. It’s no secret that Medium is restrictive over the design of our blogs including publication pages. While the homepage is currently modeled after the Medium publication, thetaoistonline.org will be allowed to evolve in both looks, feel, and features.
Also, Medium doesn’t count external views in MPP. The algorithm also does not seem to take external views into consideration when looking to show articles to Medium members even though documation states it does.
For example, one of my articles has 6.1k views, 3.5k reads, but only 75 internal views. That article has earned $1.07 from MPP and that’s not our largest article.
If you are interested in writing for us, please see below:
Looking for New Writers!
Calling all Philosophers, Thinkers, & Spiritualists! Who We Need Do you consider yourself a fan of philosophy? Are you…www.thetaoistonline.org
I hope you will take a look at our new home and join us! It’s an exciting time and I have some amazing ideas for the future, and I can’t wait to share them with you! This is a dream come true for many of us at TTO, including myself, and I want to continue to push the organization forward to help as many people as possible.
I love you all and you’ll hear more soon!
