Is it better put a couple tags on your hubs or a lot?

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   smantyposted 14 years ago

   If I put a lot of tags on a hub, will it affect my traffic?

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   WryLiltposted 14 years ago

   More tags is usually good - if you click a tag you'll get taken to a page full of hubs with that tag. If you can get on the first page of that tag Google will index it and it's a good backlink for your hub. For that reason you should avoid common tags like "cars" or "house".
   
   After about 25 tags you'll get a warning message at the top of your hub I believe. But many writers use anywhere up to that number.

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      tipperaryposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Thanks for the info,  i may need to put more tags up myself!

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      Motown2Chitownposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      WryLit, thanks for your help...I had no idea about Google Indexing. 

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         maven101posted 14 years agoin reply to this

         Good advise, but you should also bear in mind that indexing is based on quality also...

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            Cagsilposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            Maven, indexing is based on many factors. Many in which no one knows about except for Google.

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      smantyposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Thank You, that helps a lot. I have always been curious about how tags affect traffic to your hubs. I normally put around 10, sometimes 15, tags on each hub, but I never knew if that was too much.
      
      Thanks again!

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   Cagsilposted 14 years ago

   The original instruction I was given by Maddie(staff member)-
   
   Hubs that have up 1500 words can use 9-15 keywords/tags (20 max(this is a leeway), but anything over that would be flagged for excessive keywords/tags.
   
   Hub that have over 1500+ words can use 40 keywords/tags maximum(there is no leeway on the upper end).
   
   However, since the Google Panda hit, no staff member has made any remarks with regards to changing the original statement by Maddie. So, I am going out on a limb to say that they are still in place as stated above.
   
   I hope that helps.

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      Motown2Chitownposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Cags, as usual, you are a kind and helpful gentleman!

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         Cagsilposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         

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            Motown2Chitownposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            But, you already knew that. 

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   Motown2Chitownposted 14 years ago

   I've had this question also, thanks for asking!

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   andromidaposted 14 years ago

   Put only the relevant tags

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   talfonsoposted 14 years ago

   I put 10-15 tags (10 being a good amount) on my Hubs. I believe it's a good enough guideline for me.

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