medium-posts
kostja94/marketing-skills
Write, publish, and optimize posts on Medium.com for parasite SEO and content distribution.
What is medium-posts?
This skill guides Medium publishing for parasite SEO and content distribution. Use it when writing, publishing, republishing, or optimizing posts on Medium.com, including canonical tag setup and Medium SEO. Medium's domain authority helps content rank faster than new sites—articles can reach page 1 within days.
- Set up canonical links when republishing to prevent duplicate content penalties and signal original source
- Optimize titles and content structure for Medium SEO and keyword intent
- Identify whether content is original or republish and configure accordingly
- Place internal links and CTAs to drive traffic back to your site
- Leverage Medium's domain authority for faster rankings and AI search visibility
How to install medium-posts
npx skills add https://github.com/kostja94/marketing-skills --skill medium-posts- Medium.com account with publishing access
- Original content or site articles to republish
- Understanding of your target keywords and audience
How to use medium-posts
- 1.Assess whether your content is original or a republish from your site
- 2.If republishing, prepare the canonical URL pointing to your original article
- 3.Optimize the title with target keywords and match search intent
- 4.Structure content with clear sections, internal links to your site, and relevant CTAs
- 5.Configure Medium settings to set canonical link if republishing
- 6.Publish and monitor performance for rankings and backlink generation
Use cases
- Republish existing site articles on Medium with proper canonical setup to gain backlinks and traffic
- Write original keyword-focused articles on Medium to reach page 1 rankings within days
- Optimize Medium post structure and titles for both human readers and AI search visibility
- Build backlinks from high-authority Medium articles to your own domain
- Distribute content across platforms while maintaining SEO integrity through canonical tags
- Content marketers using parasite SEO strategy
- Founders and entrepreneurs publishing on Medium
- SEO professionals optimizing for AI search visibility
- Teams republishing content across multiple platforms
medium-posts FAQ
Republish high-quality, evergreen content that targets competitive keywords. Use canonical tags to avoid duplicate penalties and signal your original source.
In Medium's story settings, add your original URL in the canonical field. This tells search engines the original source and prevents duplicate content issues.
Medium's domain authority allows articles to reach page 1 within days, much faster than new domains. Performance depends on keyword competition and content quality.
Yes. Include relevant internal links and CTAs to your site, but avoid over-promotion. Focus on providing value first; links should feel natural and helpful.
Yes. High-traffic Medium articles attract links and citations, especially in AI search results. This generates both direct traffic and backlink value.
Full instructions (SKILL.md)
Source of truth, from kostja94/marketing-skills.
name: medium-posts description: When the user wants to write, publish, republish, or optimize posts on Medium.com (canonical tags, distribution, Medium SEO). Also use when the user mentions "Medium," "Medium article," "Medium story," "Medium publishing," "canonical Medium," or "publish on Medium." Not for general parasite SEO when Medium is not the target platform—use parasite-seo. For AI search visibility strategy, use generative-engine-optimization. metadata: version: 1.1.0
Platforms: Medium
Guides Medium publishing for parasite SEO and content distribution. Medium's domain authority helps content rank faster than on new sites; articles can reach page 1 within days. Use this skill when planning Medium content or republishing from your site.
When invoking: On first use, if helpful, open with 1–2 sentences on what this skill covers and why it matters, then provide the main output. On subsequent use or when the user asks to skip, go directly to the main output.
Initial Assessment
Project context: Read root contextus.md when present and load only the modules relevant to this task. Without Contextus, use available project material or user-provided facts and ask for missing information; do not create a parallel context system.
Identify:
- Content: Original or republish
- Canonical: If republish, set canonical to original URL
- Goal: Traffic, backlinks, AI citations
Why Medium for Parasite SEO
| Benefit | Detail |
|---|---|
| Fast rankings | Page 1 within days vs months on own domain |
| Authority | Leverages Medium's domain authority |
| AI-friendly | Frequently cited in AI search results |
| Backlinks | Traffic-generating articles attract links |
Canonical Links
When republishing: Set canonical to your original URL in Medium settings. Prevents duplicate content penalties; signals original source.
Content Best Practices
- Match intent: Keyword-focused; solve problem or answer question
- Quality: Same quality as on your site
- CTA: Link to relevant site pages; don't over-promote
Output Format
- Title (keyword-optimized)
- Structure (for original) or canonical setup (for republish)
- Internal links to site
- CTA placement
Related Skills
- parasite-seo: Parasite SEO strategy; Medium as platform
- article-page-generator: Article structure for republish
- link-building: Medium as backlink source
- grokipedia-recommendations: GEO; AI search visibility
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