This is the advanced Steemit tag guide to maximize the visibility and payout of your posts!
Tags are words that you can add below your post and your posts will then be shown in those tags. Depending on the tag and on the total payout of your post it will then be in new, hot or trending of that tag.
That was a short explanation on how tags work and how the posts inside those tags are ordered.
You can increase the visibility & total payout of your post dramatically with the right tags & almost nobody does that!
They either choose the most popular tag (unrelated to their post) or they create a new tag that nobody has used before.
To see all the tags worth mentioning you just click on the 3 lines symbol on the top right corner of Steemit right to your profile picture and select "explore".
Here are the DO'S and DON'Ts of Steem tagging! (Screenshot of where the tags worth mentioning are below).
The DON'Ts
I start with the DON'Ts because everyone needs to know what not to do so that they can understand the DO's better.
So the first thing that you need to understand is that creating a new tag is only a good idea when you are the leader of a community and you tell everyone to use that tag for their post.
Like that the tag will become popular. So if you are not a leader of a large community it makes no sense to create a new tag.
Secondly, you don't want to use tags that nobody is using which is basically almost the same as creating a new one.
Thirdly you want to avoid tags with a high competition! And I say that because the higher the competition is, the harder it is to go into trending because you need a certain amount to be shown there.
On the Steemit tag, you won't be shown at the top of trending if you are below $500 and that number is increasing.
There are posts with a total payout of $2000 so avoid these famous tags. The screenshot below is from the trending section of the tag "Steemit".
THE DO'S
Find tags that are related to your post who have low competition.
For example, an educative text or a tutorial about something would do really well in the tag #education, #tutorial or #howto.
That text would do well there because the competition is not that high there. In the #howto tag, I am in the trending section with a post that is just worth $100.
And I will stay there for a while (2-3 days) which is really awesome! And don't forget to use 5 tags!
In a Nutshell
THE DON'Ts
1. Don't invent new tags (unless you lead a large community).
2. Don't use tags that nobody uses.
3. Don't use the most popular tags unless you have the cash to promote your posts up to $500-$2000 and can afford losses.
THE DO'S
1. Use 5 tags.
2. Use tags related to your post.
3. Use low-competition tags where it is easier to get into trending!
Last step: Have fun seeing more views and upvotes on your posts!
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