The Future of Online Writing: A 2025 Outlook
An interactive podcast turning the summary of an interview with Dr Mehmet Yildiz, chief editor of ILLUMINATION Integrated publications on Medium and Substack
Dear members, happy weekend! Yesterday our editors conducted an interesting interview with
who offered guidance for online writers for 2025 answering 12 big questions. We decided to turn the written interview into an interactive podcast using Google’s Notebook education tool.Key topics include the changing roles of writers, the future of writing platforms like Medium, Substack, or Patreon, the impact of AI on freelance writers, and the importance of building a personal brand and audience in social media.
Dr. Yildiz emphasizes diversification of income streams, the need for authentic content, and the strategic use of various social media platforms. He cautions against over-reliance on any single platform or monetization model. This constructive and inspiring interview provides actionable insights and a roadmap for freelance writers to succeed in the coming years.
It is also inspiring that our editor and content curator
created an education program using the audio version of the Substack Mastery book by Dr Yildiz.He made the Level 1 available in the Content Marketing Strategy Insights for members and also published it on Udemy where he gave 25% to Medium and Substack writers. Aiden is working on L2, L3, L4, and L5 of this course in early 2025 using the upcoming book for Dr Yildiz for advanced Substack writers.
We published our December newsletter with updated onboarding pack. We will soon share some curated newsletters from our members like the previous one and provide you an update of our processes for the Substack Mastery Boost Pilot and plans for 2025.
Thank you for listening to this audio and we wish you great success.
I loved these types of podcasts giving us different perspectives in realistic boundaries. I read the interview yesterday and agree with those predictions. Medium is no longer a single platform to relay on. We need to diversify our content. I like Substack with Medium which produce better outcomes.
Thank you for creating this interactive video. After reading the interview this resource reinforced my understanding of the key points for 2025. I also appreciated the kind mention of my education program which I am working on hard to make it accessible to many freelance writers in 2025.