How You Tag Your Work Will Decide if It’s Widely Read or Disappears Forever
Why your tags matter
I wrote a version of this piece at the start of summer for one of my other publications but with so many of you submitting excellent work only to be left waiting while the team and I tackle the extensive queue, I wanted something specifically for Modern Women writers to help you get your work the audience it deserves.
Medium is my full-time job, well, home educating three of my four children is my full time job but this comes a close second and is how I support us so I take it very seriously. I am editor of 6 publications and owner of 2 and because of that I read tens of articles, poems, essays, and pieces of fiction every day. While I am permanently fascinated and inspired by the lives you share, I am often frustrated at your misunderstanding of tags.
We’re all used to hashtags on social media platforms such as Instagram, Facebook or X, but it seems that all too often you don’t realise that tagging is just as important here on Medium.
Importantly though it works in a slightly different way.
Essential Point no. 1
Every publication uses tags to organise the pieces it publishes. If you check the header bar you will be able to see the sections in…
