How To Use Categories and Tags Effectively on Blogs.
Even if you’re not monetizing your blogs, it is important that one has to learn how to effectively make use of categories and tags. If you’re like me who use widgets just like the one on my sidebar, tags and categories are effective means of attracting readers to what you write. Organizing your blog posts will make your site easier to browse and read. I claim no expert on this, in fact, this is the reason why I’m posting what I’ve pooled from the internet.
The difference between a category and a tag:
Categories are best imagined as a paper filing system with limited drawers where each page in the system must be filed away in the appropriate drawer. Tags are used to complement categories and thought of as page markers that describe each section of the book.
Here are some tips on effective use of categories and tags:
1. Each post goes to just one category.
2. Don’t use too much categories. Just think that there should be limited drawers to put on your entries.
3. Use the same tags over and over again
4. Tag clouds on the sidebar (the one used as widget) works best for easy navigational purposes.
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