Maximize Your Medium Visibility with Effective Tagging Strategies
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Chapter 1: Getting Started with Medium Tagging
For those embarking on their journey with Medium, understanding tagging is crucial for visibility. When you publish your first article, there’s a particular tag that can significantly boost your chances of being noticed. Here’s a key recommendation to enhance your presence:
To attract attention from Medium’s team on their official blog, 'Creators Hub', you need to be strategic with your tags. You can incorporate up to five tags that aptly describe your content. Medium utilizes these tags to guide its algorithms in content display and organization. By including the tag #HelloWorld, your piece might be featured in future promotions by Medium.
How do you appropriately tag your article with #HelloWorld? Here’s a simple guide: After completing your first article, click the three dots beside your notification icon and select "Change tags."
Next, input Hello World along with additional tags that accurately reflect your post’s content.
Remember, you can add a maximum of five tags to your article. Implement this strategy from the beginning to increase your chances of becoming a Top Writer on Medium.
Section 1.1: The Importance of Top Writer Tags
Did you know that certain tags can qualify you for the prestigious Top Writer badge? There are 73 tags that can grant you this status. Therefore, my advice to new writers is to blend 1-3 Top Writer tags with more specific ones right from the start.
Here’s a comprehensive list of Top Writer Tags for 2022, along with a printable version for your convenience. And yes, you can retroactively change the tags on your earlier stories!
Subsection 1.1.1: Essential Tagging Tips
Final Thoughts
If I had the chance to revisit my early Medium days, I would definitely use this tag strategy to get featured and gain visibility. I hope your stories are selected and showcased as well. Do you have any inquiries regarding tagging or achieving Top Writer status?
Chapter 2: Exploring Video Resources for Tagging
To further understand how to effectively tag your Medium posts, check out the following resources:
The first video provides insights on how to display specific product information using tags in Shopify, which parallels the importance of tagging in Medium.
The second video discusses how to utilize Instagram hashtags to maximize your reach, an essential skill for any writer looking to expand their audience on platforms like Medium.