Tags can change the trajectory of your story if you use them properly. Tags are a super important element for every Medium story. They are the first impressions to share your story with more audiences.
Going viral isn’t random, magic, or luck. It’s a science — Jonah Berger
Tags can also play a pivotal role in the virality of your story after titles. Titles and subtitles still play the leading role in getting a click.
Caveat
The probability is super high; you may not have more views even after using the popular tags if your story is weak.
Medium curation often chooses the story for further distribution if your story is strong and/or gets more engagement.
Proper tags will increase the reach of your story.
How to get more engagement on the Medium story?
You can use my 6-steps approach to get more engagements on your Medium story.
Here are six straightforward steps: Read, Write, Follow, Clap, Comment, and highlight other writers’ work. For details, please read this story.
In 2022, these are the top 20 tags on Medium.
- Life — 686k
- Blockchain — 638k
- Poetry — 591k
- Life Lessons — 575k
- Startup — 542k
- Cryptocurrency — 543k
- Health — 474k
- Politics — 455k
- Technology — 472k
- Love — 451k
- Writing — 456k
- Self Improvement — 448k
- Business — 429k
- Education — 392k
- Travel — 384k
- Entrepreneurship — 381k
- Marketing — 353k
- Relationships — 305k
- Social Media — 288k
- Design — 201k
Always use the right tags which represent the context of the story. Wrong tags can harm your earning potential, especially reading time.
Always use the five tags closely related to the article!
