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Is Substack or Medium better for publishing thought leadership articles that I can use as guest blog pitches for networking purposes?
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
SEED QUERY
Is Substack or Medium better for publishing thought leadership articles that I can use as guest blog pitches for networking purposes?
3 real searches · 1 real-search pass
Medium official help distribution publications recommendations topics writers publishing articles 2026Google ↗
OBSERVEDReason
Substack official help recommendations Notes newsletter publication discovery subscribers 2026Google ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational
Medium vs Substack thought leadership guest blogging professional portfolio SEO discoverability comparisonGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDComparison
Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.
Query classes
Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
ChatGPT real searches (3)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 2 of 3 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT3 real searches · gpt-6
Medium official help distribution publications recommendations topics writers publishing articles 2026 Google ↗
Substack official help recommendations Notes newsletter publication discovery subscribers 2026 Google ↗
Medium vs Substack thought leadership guest blogging professional portfolio SEO discoverability comparison Google ↗
- Medium Publications Best Practices and Guidelines · help.medium.com
- What happens to your story when you publish on Medium · help.medium.com
- Medium's Distribution Guidelines: How curators review stories for Boost, General, and Network Distribution · help.medium.com
- How can I recommend other publications on Substack? · support.substack.com
- Getting started on the Substack app · support.substack.com
- Substack features: publish, grow, and earn in one place · substack.com
Queries
3 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Medium official help distribution publications recommendations topics writers publishing articles 2026 OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
Substack official help recommendations Notes newsletter publication discovery subscribers 2026 OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Other / navigational | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
Medium vs Substack thought leadership guest blogging professional portfolio SEO discoverability comparison OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Comparison | — | — | 1x of 1 |