The Algorithm Independence Framework: How to Build a Writing Career Without Chasing Favor
Stop Performing for Code and Start Building for Readers
The free article exposed the lie: algorithms aren’t out to get you—they just don’t care about you.
Writers waste years chasing algorithmic favor, tweaking hashtags, posting at optimal times, trying to crack codes that were never designed to help them in the first place. They blame shadowbans and suppression when the real problem is simpler:
…they’re playing a game they can’t win.
Simon K Jones spent five years proving there’s a better way.
He didn’t chase virality.
He didn’t game platforms.
He didn’t beg for algorithmic blessing.
He built a direct relationship with readers through consistent, quality work—and ignored everything else.
This paid article gives you the framework Simon and I both use to build writing careers that don’t depend on algorithmic mercy.
It’s not sexy.
It’s not fast.
But it works.
And unlike viral hacks, it lasts.
Step One: Diagnose Your Algorithm Addiction
Before you can break free, you need to recognize how deep the addiction runs.
