Comments on: Are Tags Dead? http://xfep.com/blogging/are-tags-dead/ Tips on Being a Better Blogger Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:53:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Kevin http://xfep.com/blogging/are-tags-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-1346 Kevin Thu, 08 May 2008 21:27:27 +0000 http://xfep.com/feature/are-tags-dead/#comment-1346 You make a good point, when I made tags I usually used the topic rather than the product or company name. You make a good point, when I made tags I usually used the topic rather than the product or company name.

]]> By: John Leschinski http://xfep.com/blogging/are-tags-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-1352 John Leschinski Wed, 07 May 2008 21:24:33 +0000 http://xfep.com/feature/are-tags-dead/#comment-1352 As an example though, using your domain scenario, say you wrote a post about godaddy. Tag the post godaddy, and then link the tag archive in the post and future posts about godaddy. Using tags with product or company names, rather then generalized descriptors, like phone or cat, would prevent some of that multiple tag problem. As an example though, using your domain scenario, say you wrote a post about godaddy. Tag the post godaddy, and then link the tag archive in the post and future posts about godaddy.

Using tags with product or company names, rather then generalized descriptors, like phone or cat, would prevent some of that multiple tag problem.

]]> By: Kevin http://xfep.com/blogging/are-tags-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-1353 Kevin Wed, 07 May 2008 20:45:40 +0000 http://xfep.com/feature/are-tags-dead/#comment-1353 An auto tag is something I'd definately try out. Hopefully WP will add that in the future :) An auto tag is something I’d definately try out. Hopefully WP will add that in the future :)

]]> By: John Leschinski http://xfep.com/blogging/are-tags-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-1354 John Leschinski Wed, 07 May 2008 20:35:19 +0000 http://xfep.com/feature/are-tags-dead/#comment-1354 I agree Kevin. Tag clouds are pretty useless, and as I mentioned I rarely find myself using tags anymore. But they still have a place I think within the content itself. The multiple tags for the same thing is an issue I neglected indeed. I think if wordpress had a better tag support, an auto complete, it wouldn't be as bad. I agree Kevin. Tag clouds are pretty useless, and as I mentioned I rarely find myself using tags anymore. But they still have a place I think within the content itself.

The multiple tags for the same thing is an issue I neglected indeed. I think if wordpress had a better tag support, an auto complete, it wouldn’t be as bad.

]]> By: Kevin http://xfep.com/blogging/are-tags-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-1350 Kevin Wed, 07 May 2008 15:41:56 +0000 http://xfep.com/feature/are-tags-dead/#comment-1350 Good post John. I decided not to use tags on BloggingTips for a few reasons. 1. I personally don't ever click through tags on other blogs 2. I think that categories are sufficient - both for seo reasons and for the user. BT has 25 categories which is more than enough, I really don't see the benefit of having a tag cloud with 100's of keywords. 3. You need to remember all the tags you used otherwise your tags become a mess. For example, if you have a few authors on your blog (which is not uncommon nowadays) the chances of them using different tags for the same topic is very high. Say you wrote a post about buying a domain name and you used the tag 'domains'. Another author might use the tag 'domain', or 'domain name' or 'domain names'. That's 4 tags for the same subject. Obviously this happens with every blog topic. Good post John. I decided not to use tags on BloggingTips for a few reasons.

1. I personally don’t ever click through tags on other blogs
2. I think that categories are sufficient – both for seo reasons and for the user. BT has 25 categories which is more than enough, I really don’t see the benefit of having a tag cloud with 100′s of keywords.
3. You need to remember all the tags you used otherwise your tags become a mess. For example, if you have a few authors on your blog (which is not uncommon nowadays) the chances of them using different tags for the same topic is very high. Say you wrote a post about buying a domain name and you used the tag ‘domains’. Another author might use the tag ‘domain’, or ‘domain name’ or ‘domain names’. That’s 4 tags for the same subject. Obviously this happens with every blog topic.

]]> By: Bill Deys http://xfep.com/blogging/are-tags-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-1348 Bill Deys Wed, 07 May 2008 11:21:16 +0000 http://xfep.com/feature/are-tags-dead/#comment-1348 I don't think tags are dead, I just think a lot of people aren't using them as they should. Partly because they don't see the benefit, I subscribe to a bunch of technorati tag feed for stuff like my name and events I want to track and there are not a lot of other easy ways to do that. Also partly because until now it wasn't out of the box ready and they don't know how to get the plugin or that it even exists. I don’t think tags are dead, I just think a lot of people aren’t using them as they should. Partly because they don’t see the benefit, I subscribe to a bunch of technorati tag feed for stuff like my name and events I want to track and there are not a lot of other easy ways to do that. Also partly because until now it wasn’t out of the box ready and they don’t know how to get the plugin or that it even exists.

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