The tag (also label) is the keyword(s) which a web page has addressed. By ponting out the keywords in a page, users can easily get the glimpse what a page is about. For instance, when a page talked about “history of the great Persian king Cyprus”, we find tags like #history; #Persian; #persia; #king; #cyprus; #ancient;… etc.
###Why tagging a page content?
People don’t just tag for no reason. There are hidden reasons creators tag. Here are some reasons why content creators tag their web page content:
- To popularize certain words especially if it’s been the trend.
- People tag to increase page reach especially the higher the tag the more the reach
- Creators tag to show relevancy of a page to certain keywords
- You tag brand to increase brand awareness
- People tag page so the page be easy to find especially when the page is searched within the platform.
So, how to tag a page?
How to tag a page in a correct way?
Here, we design an easiest template how to tag a web page content.
Tag Website name (brand name) without space.
Tag the subject(s) & Object(s)' name of the content (Person, Place, Thing, Abstraction or Institution).
Tag the Synonyms of the subject & Object of the Content (Person, Place, Thing, Abstraction or Institution).
Tag function word or compound words used in the web page title (Adjective: “Step-by-step” ; Adverb: “Better”; Verb: “Fixed”; Preposition: Under; Compound word: Free-man).
Add “@everyone” to tag everyone or every subscribers.
More tip:
Your content web page tagging should correlate with the tagging of content shared to your web handles using hash tag “#” at the very end for each tagged word!
When you shouldn’t tag?
Don’t tag already existing category because that’ll be page duplication
Don’t tag irrelevant words as most creators do, so they could rank for many keywords
Don’t tag violent or coarse words some platform may not agreed with such words
Don’t tag your name only if in the case where your name is your brand name.
By following the above guide of tagging a content page, you only not attracts potential users but also help search engines crawlers easily understand a page for ranking. Bh
