The Importance of Tags

When I first started blogging, I had no clue what the term "tag" meant. Each time I posted an entry, I just ignored that step and published my posts. During that time, I received very little traffic at my blog.

One day I finally decided to figure out what a tag was and why I should include them in my posts. Basically, tags (sometimes called labels or keywords) are another way to optimize your search engine rankings. If you write a blog post about how to make homemade peanut butter, you might include "homemade peanut butter" as one of the tags. When someone types "homemade peanut butter" into a search engine, your blog could very well pop up at the top of the list!

It's a good idea to include several tags with each and every post you write. I advise that you include at least 3, but no more than 6. The more tags you have, the more traffic you'll generate. If you have too many tags, it'll be considered spam by the search engines.

Now for a little story. Last week, I received an interesting comment over at my sewing blog. This person found my blog through an Internet search and was very interested in one of the handmade items that I sell. After some e-mails and sewing, I made a sale. There you go. The power of tags. Use them, and use them wisely!