How To Use Tags Correctly
If you read yesterdays post you probably figured out that tags are really important for your blog posts and like I promised here are some things you can do to use tags to optimize views and follows on your blog:
1. Timing- Timings are really important when it comes to blogging topics and tags. If you find out that something is trending or being searched a lot that day that relates to what you write about I would suggest adding that to your tags and you will definitely notice a spike in views.
2. Amount- I’ve noticed that a lot of people don’t know how many tags to use and often use too many or too little which effects their stats badly. In my opinion the perfect amount to use is between 5 and 10 because if you use less than five you will lose a lot of views you could have got and if you use more than ten WordPress will categorise your post as spam and it won’t show up on the tags section of the reader.
3. Be less specific- I’ve heard a lot of people encourage using specific tags but to be honest I have found using less specific ones actually helps more. This is probably because a less specific tag like “food” is much more likely to have a larger following then something more specific like “salad.” However, if you prefer you can also add a couple of specific tags with your non-specific ones.
4. Be honest- Don’t lie in your tags section. Even though it’s difficult to get views sometimes and using false tags may get you more views it will actually be a bad thing for your blog in the long run. People will figure out your posts are just clickbait and you will end up decreasing your following instead of increasing it. Plus, since most people will figure out you’re lying they will most likely not revisit your blog.
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96 Comments
Jim Borden
thanks for this advice; will start using tomorrow!
Takudzwa Mugaviri
👍
PoojaG
Awesome hope it helps!
Bruce
Hi There,
You really have some good advice thank you, but can you help me understand exactly what a tag is, I need to be sure we are on the same page, thank you.
PoojaG
Thanks and sure! Tags are something on your post that will helps the audience understand what the topic of the post it for example if it’s a poem the tags would be something like “poem”, “poetry”, “poems”.
The Newbury Girl
Do you think there is a sweet spot for the number of categories you use for posts? I typically use 3-5 but didn’t know if that really impacts tags / where posts show up!
The Boring Bug
Usually it’s recommended to use a single category per post. However, at most you can use 2.
Always avoid overlapping category with tags, it may impact your site discovery on google and WordPress.
The Newbury Girl
Interesting – I always assumed that overlapping categories and tags would help google ranking and WordPress discovery!
The Boring Bug
Actually it results in duplicity of tags, and impacts Google ranking of a site.
Jago
Indeed it helpful 🙏
PoojaG
I usually use 1-3 I feel like using too many categories kind of effects your posts negatively as well but I’m not so sure about categories so if 3-5 work for you you should definitely stick with it!
inhiscare753
Great post, it is definitely informative with great tips.😊💜
PoojaG
Thank you so much!!
inhiscare753
You are certainly welcome😊💜
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jesusluvsall
shared your post 🙂
PoojaG
Thank you so much!!
jesusluvsall
You’re welcome
Takudzwa Mugaviri
Never lie, that’s very true.
You will get a bad name in no time.
PoojaG
Yes exactly it’s so not worth lying!
Parag Panchal
Nice post and advice
PoojaG
Thank you!
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flowerhead98
Thank you for the tips!!
PoojaG
You’re welcome hope they help!
Opher
cheers Pooj.
Brendan Birth
I knew tags were overall a good thing, but in moderation. But I didn’t know that the “sweet spot” was 5-10 tags. Thank you; I learned something here.
PoojaG
So glad it helped!!
Karac Avalron
I’ve started to expand my tags, its great advice. Thanks for doing this.
PoojaG
Thanks hope it helps!
travelwithkarisha
Thank you so much 😉
PoojaG
Hope it helps!
Jixi Fox
Always helping the people out… good post. We need more happier and positive writer/bloggers in the space. 🙂
PoojaG
Thank you so much!!
One-Recluse
Thank you for this post, really needed it; always tried using too many tags lol.
PoojaG
Lol I did that too and then realised it did more damage than good.
V
Straight to the point. ;]
PoojaG
Hope it helps!
hopefullifestyle
I really appreciate your post. Great tips to keep in mind. Hope you have a good day. 🙂
PoojaG
Thank you and have a good day too!
Michael and Joya
Thank you so much for this! We had our own thoughts but weren’t totally sure.
-Mike and Joya
https://marriedstrong.com/
PoojaG
You’re welcome and hope it helps!
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A Whole Latte Jess
This us definitely true! Great post 😊
PoojaG
Thank you!
Noloyiso
Thanks for sharing! So are tags more effective than categories? A post about this would be great!
PoojaG
They are from what I’ve seen but I will definitely work on a post about that!
SheTheWriteHer
These are great tips! Thank you!
PoojaG
Thank you hope they help!
S&V
Hey Pooja, I didn’t know where exactly to put this comment but I would like to say a huge thank you. You’ve supported and liked me and my sister’s blog, since we started and you continue to show love. Your content is amazing and I didn’t know you’re like a celebrity in these blogging streets 😂😂 keep doing what you do. I love it ❤️ and thank you again 🙏🏾🙏🏾 from V
PoojaG
You’re very welcome I’m happy to support a blog I love so much!💖
Casey McClain Photography
Thanks! Great advice.
PoojaG
Thanks hope it helps!
Zena Ann
Thank you for the advice. I’m still trying to grasp blogging. I do want it to be conducive and constructive.
PoojaG
You’re welcome and hope this helps!
Zena Ann
I hope so, too. I’ve only been blogging for a few weeks now. I’m looking for the most persuasive and productive advice I can get. I love the flow of you and a couple other bloggers.
I’m glad that we have this community. 📚💖
PoojaG
Thank you so much and I’m so thankful for this community too!
Eromonsele Emmanuel
Is there such of a search engine for tags on wordpress and if there is what tags should you be using?
Eromonsele Emmanuel
Is there a search engine for tags on wordpress and if there is what tags should you be using?
PoojaG
I think the tags section on the Reader is like a search engine and I would suggest searching for tags that are similar to what you write about like maybe “travel”.
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Rebecca Trotter
I just started blogging and rarely used tags. Not anymore! I feel better knowing why tags are used. Thank you!
PoojaG
You’re welcome just make sure you use less than ten!
fearfearfearfear
Hi, your advice is so helpful. I just started my blog and am trying to figure out how to make it work. Thank you!
PoojaG
So glad to hear that!
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Journey Through A Woman's Heart
informative
PoojaG
Thanks!
AR MOHSIN SHEIKH
Thank you so much for the post. I ll try using this technique in my blogs
PoojaG
You’re welcome hope it helps!
Lynh
Hey Pooja. First, thanks for following my blog. As a new blogger, I love to see people following my blog instead of just passing by. Secondly, can you elaborate on how to know what tags are trending, like statistically? Love your posts, so concise and on point.
PoojaG
Thank you and for what tags are trending I usually just Google it. I don’t know if that’s helpful but that’s what I’ve been doing.
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cas9.tech
Thanks.
PoojaG
😀
mrealm
wow i had no idea that if u put more than 10 it counts as spam lol. i mean i don’t really put that many but i didnt know there was kinda a boundary!
PoojaG
Yeah I didn’t know for a long time either but now that I do I try to spread the word to help other bloggers out!
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Salem Andero
Ma’am!
I’ve really enjoyed your posts.
They’re being specific to my own peculiar challenges.
I hope to contact you for a better talk.
God bless you.
Keep giving us sweet posts.
😁😁😁😁
PoojaG
Thank you so much!
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jesspopculture95
After reading this blog post I went through all of my blog posts and added tags and took tags out. This was really helpful. thank you.
PoojaG
I’m so glad the post helped!
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foodchemfun
hi,
Interesting post, and i shall use ‘non-specific’ tags here afterwards for sure.
I also wonder if there is a way to update tag for few of our own older posts? Any guidelines would be good, but may be not the Bulk action of ‘tag’ to all posts. Thanks again
PoojaG
Thanks! Yes if you edit older posts and go to the tags section of individual posts you are editing which is found on the right hand side you can add tags to specific posts.
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Adyas Diary
Very helpful! Thank you!
PoojaG
Thank you!
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Carol A Seidl
Thanks PoojaG. Your posts are really helpful. A question I have is how do I efficiently determine which tags or topics are trending. I’d like to set up an automated way to gather up current events that are related to particular subjects—based largely on tags used in my posts. When those subjects are trending, I can update or publicize previous articles or write new ones. But, searching for this by hand is very time-consuming. If you have ideas, I’ll look forward to reading about them in an upcoming post. Thanks so much.
PoojaG
I’m so glad you find them helpful! I think Ubersuggest would be really helpful for that- they have a lot of features that will help you find the best tags to use, what’s trending etc. Hope that helps!