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### Step 1:

Choose a Hive blog post that you want to import to Medium.

For this guide, I’m going to use:

[How a Broken Pen Taught Me to Trust Faith and Timing](https://hive.blog/hive-153850/@dlmmqb/one-word-faith-thoughtfuldailypost) by @dlmmqb.

### Step 2:

Review and edit your blog post on Hive if needed.
In this case, *How a Broken Pen Taught Me to Trust Faith and Timing* required some minor edits before importing.

### Step 3:

Copy the **Hive.blog** link of your post.
(Links from other Hive frontends like PeakD or Ecency are not supported on Medium.com)

### Step 4:

Go to Medium.com and click on **“Stories”** from the menu.

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### Step 5:

Click on **“Import a story”** (you’ll find this option on the **Stories** page).

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### Step 7:

Paste your blog’s **Hive.blog** link into the field provided.

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### Step 8:

Click on **“Import”** to begin importing your Hive post to Medium.

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### Step 9:

Make any necessary edits on Medium. Explore features like **subheadings, image captions,** and other formatting tools to enhance your post.

>**Reminder:** Always add a **canonical link** so search engines and algorithms don’t penalize you for duplicate content.
>When you use the **Import** feature on Medium, it automatically includes a canonical link to your original Hive post. It will look something like this:

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### Step 10:

Click **“Publish.”**

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>Just like **Communities** on Hive, there are **Publications** on Medium.
>However, publications often take a long time to accept submissions and they usually don’t accept posts that are older than **24 hours.**
>So, it’s usually better to **publish your post without adding it to any publication.**

### Step 11:

Add appropriate **tags** (called **topics** on Medium).
Avoid overly broad or generic topics, as they can negatively affect your post’s reach.

>**Tip:** For Hive blogs imported to Medium, you **don’t need to paywall your story.**
>So, it's **not necessary to buy a Medium membership** just to publish.
>You can always choose to **“Paywall your story”** later if you want.

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### Step 12:

Click **“Publish now”** to make your blog live on Medium!

### Step 13:

Prefer sharing your post using the **“Copy Friend Link”** so people can access your content, even if there’s a paywall.

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**Example:**

<https://medium.com/@dlmmqb/how-a-broken-pen-taught-me-to-trust-faith-and-timing-ac68dd27b751?sk=bb26d68ba1f22e2839582e4783993822>
<center>*Friend Link*</center>

>**This Post is set to 100% power up**