Wednesday, August 22, 2018

SEO Tips - Tags Are Important

SEO Tips - Tags Are Important


SEO Tips - Tags Are Important

When writing a post or listing a product, most people never forget to add a title. Sometimes people think a relevant title and a good description are all you need to get your post or product noticed.

Wrong! Technology and doing business online has changed a lot even in the past year. What was once a hobby has now become a part-time or full-time job opportunity. This is why the market online is more competitive. More and more people are shopping and working online.

This is why it is important to make sure your website is as search engine optimized as possible. Tags are a must to get your website, post and product in the search engines, which is how people will find you online. Don't forget to take advantage of using as many tags as possible. Make sure you are using the right tags.

There was a time when not many people knew what tags were or how to use them. Now more people are finding out what they are. Often times when listing a product or posting to social media, there will be a tags section. Some people don't notice it or choose to ignore it. Don't ignore it! Tags are like keywords or phrases people use in search engines.

This is how people will find what you have online.

Is it relevant? That is one of the questions you need to ask when choosing a tag for your product or post. If you are selling handmade scarves or posting an article about making scarves, you want to make sure people interested in that subject or product find your item. You will need to use tags that describe what you have posted.

 How to make scarves is a good tag to use for a post describing how to make a scarf. Buy scarves for women is a good tag to use for a scarf for woman you are selling. These tags are relevant to what has been posted. Getting the right people to your website helps increase the possibility for sales.

Is it a search term or keyword? This is another question to ask when posting a tag for your item. You can get creative with tags but if no one is searching for that phrase you won't get the right people to your website. You want to avoid using descriptive words like pretty, awesome, gorgeous or those kinds of words in your tag.

By all means use them to describe your product, but most likely these are not words people use when searching for products or information.

You can use keywords in your description that can also be used as tags. Sometimes you may need to check a keyword tool to make sure you are finding relevant keywords and phrases to use as tags.

These tools can help you to find relevant search terms that may not be as popular as others. This means less competition. It also means these tags will still get people to your website. Make sure your tags are relevant, actual search terms and the right keywords. Knowing these tips will help you to make your business online even more productive.

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