Hi Joe,

I'm in the middle of opening my own pub. This article was really helpful as I'm also a bit scary of opening it. But let's wait and see. I think it's great that Medium helps self-published writers more as you show with your example.

Here's my (viral) article about it

https://medium.com/illumination/bad-news-for-publications-and-good-news-for-self-published-writers-781ef33c8924

and I will include your insights in my follow-up post and an article about the changed in curation.

Many thanks and I cheer you on. 95k is awesome! If you can make 100k you can also make 500k :) and more.

Best,

Kristina