That's exactly right! Getting 100 followers is just a barrier to reach in order to register for the Medium Partner Program.

Once you reach 100 followers, however, you need to roll up your sleeves and start writing seriously, with perseverance and determination if you want to hope that one day you can start getting satisfactory results from the stories you publish. Certainly the comment strategy is a good way to gain visibility. However, something meaningful and, above all, constructive should be written. Good luck!

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