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Three Simple Formatting Improvements for Your Medium Articles
Hold your readers’ attention and encourage their interaction
The WYSIWYG editor is one my favorite features when it comes to writing on Medium. Whether it’s on my desktop or on my phone, writing new stories on Medium is a breeze.
One downside to such an intuitive editor is that you don’t find yourself exploring very much.
Medium offers a variety of formatting options that you may be unaware of. These options will help your article not only look pretty, but better control the attentiveness and interactions of your readers.
Here are three overlooked formatting improvements that will help you publish beautiful articles that stand out from the rest.
Embed URLs Instead of Hyperlinks
Next time you want to link to your other writing — a recommendation I made in a previous article and am demonstrating here — don’t convert your text to a hyperlink. Instead, copy/paste the URL in a new paragraph and watch as Medium converts it into a clickable block with featured image, title, and subtitle.
