> The host or platform shouldn't affect your ranking/SEO this much. This is true for medium, but not universally true. It's pretty reasonable to rank an articl

> The host or platform shouldn't affect your ranking/SEO this much. This is true for medium, but not universally true. It's pretty reasonable to rank an article in a well known credible publication than a random blog, as there is likely some editorial quality checks in the publication. However, with medium, there is no editorial check, they just know how to game the system better than a casual blogger.