I increased my Medium Partner Program earnings by over 1000% last month using 10 strategies I learned in sales

After 20 years in transactional sales and very limited writing experience (school), I am applying strategies that I learned in sales to earn more on Medium

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I worked a high-pressure sales job for the past 20 years. As I take a break from working full-time I am giving more attention to writing and am trying to apply certain strategies that I learned/used in sales to become successful. I may not be the best person to listen to, but I’ve made a decent amount of money from my writing on Medium and quite a bit of money in sales. The big difference is that I enjoy writing. Sales, on the other hand, is not so enjoyable.

1. You have to believe in your product to sell it well. If you have passion for your product it will be even easier to sell. Writers’ articles are our products. I could try to write about things that I am not passionate about, but that would defeat the purpose of writing on Medium. What I enjoy so much about this platform is that it allows me to write about cryptocurrency or any other topic that I feel like writing about. When you believe in your product, your audience can tell and this will make your pieces more effective and rewarding for yourself and your audience.
2. It’s not always the best salesperson…