MAXIMIZING YOUR EXPOSURE - IS 5 > 4 ? - CURRENT CONSIDERATIONS FOR TAGGING POSTS ON STEEMIT
In order to maximize the effect and determine exactly what the current rules are, I am making a full post out of this.
Back in the day, tagging was out of control, so limits were put on the total number of tags a user could use. At that point it was 5, and no more were allowed. If you try to use more than 5 tags on a post, you are prevented from doing so, and unable to successfully submit it.
Recently, maybe since the last hardfork, it appears that using 5 tags may not be a good idea. It is not prohibited by the "Submit a Story" page since it still allows you to "use" them, but the posts that use 5 tags only seem to appear in the first tag used.
For a while, I have been using a maximum of 4 tags, as have many other steemians. Many though, seem to be unaware of this issue and continue to use 5 tags. Since I do not actually know the "real rules: about tags right now, I have been suggesting to some using to reduce their tag use by at least one, from 5 to 4.
Rather than continue to make comment after comment about this matter, I figured that I had better just lay this out there and expose everyone to this issue.
Proper tagging is an excellent way to maximize your exposure when posting on steemit, so many users will use as many as they are allowed. Those who have grown used to using five seem to still be using five in an attempt to have maximum exposure, but since only the first tag is showing up, they have actually been reducing their exposure.
Though 5 is normally one more than 4,
now 5 tags seems to equal 1,
which is 3 less than 4!
Here are a few questions that I would like to know the answers to:
Has the number of tags we can used been reduced?
Is there some sort of glitch in the system when users now try use five tags?
If the maximum number of tags allowed is now 4, will the "Submit a Story" page be modified to prevent submissions attempting to use more than 4 tags?
Is anything I have shared here inaccurate?
FOLLOW
Hi @papa-pepper - there is a glitch in the system. Users should use 4 tags until the glitch is fixed.
The details are explained in this post:
https://steemit.com/glitch/@timcliff/attention-steemit-com-glitch-do-not-use-5-tags-when-creating-posts-only-use-4
Thanks @timcliff!
I missed your post, but figured people must have already solved this mystery.
When I kept seeing user after user using 5, I figured I should post on it and expose more to the info that I had!
Thanks again!
Agreed - the more exposure this gets (until the issue is fixed) the better!
Also, the link that @jlufer shared talks about how it should not require a hardfork to fix. This is good news and hopefully means that we see a fix soon :)
Great! - Also, how many tags did you use on your post about the number of tags and the glitch? If you used 5, maybe that's why I didn't see it. (Joke)
:) I did use 4.
Thanks. I am new here and had no idea. I have been using 5 tags.
Glad you now know!
It is unfortunate that we have to worry about these things, but that is just part of the site being in "beta" :)
Thou art the man Polite Time! I was wondering if it had been fixed yet. TY sir
:)
I saw this post and a few others after losing out a few post.
:( .. if you still have any active posts with 5 tags - it 'fixes it' by changing it to 4.
OK, thanks for you reply. At least, that's not so bad.
Papa, if you do a follow up post would you mention that the use of steem and steemit tags excessively and inappropriately might get a scary warning from steemcleaners? I've seen it happen, especially with newbies and it sometimes deters them from posting because they feel like mama slapped their hand out of the cookie jar.
Excellent point, though I had planned no follow-up..
I upvoted your comment at 100% to move it up nearer the end of the post though; you might want to do the same and upvote your comment too.
Okay. Just upvoted it. It's like playing leap frog with comments! LOL
How's mama pepper feeling with the 5th egg?
She is excellent! - I'll let her know you asked (she should remember you personally from the super-hot pepper challenge!)
Might even see an intro post from her at some point.
I secured the @mama-pepper username to prevent polygamy.
That was a very good idea. LOL
And I hope she joins in! I've been trying to get hubby to post but he lost his active key. Sigh!
LOL indeed, I get enough children from one wife!
Excellent post my friend @papa-pepper , a few days ago that is talking a lot about this topic yesterday yesterday @timcliff sir posted a post with technical specifications outside my reach, when I consulted I answered that corresponded to something related to the topic of his post, I leave the link maybe you understand, what I can not interpret and this is the answer or part of the answer you are looking for.
I hope I contributed something in the post
Https://steemit.com/til/@timcliff/til-not-all-changes-to-the-steem-blockchain-require-a-hardfork
Thanks for that!
Straight up read this as: now 5 tags steems to equal 1.
As in... "What Steems to be the problem?" ;)
I figured this was a quirk or bug and not intended, but I'm curious if someone will enlighten us
You sure do have a way with words @prufarchy!
I was wondering if it might just be a bug, but noticed you use a max of 4 now too!
We will see.
There are 5 tags. The HF16 messed things up somehow. Use 4 until it's resolved, or else 5=1 for now. Things will go back to the way it was when it gets fixed hehe.
That's what I thought, but had no actual confirmation.
Thanks @krnel, and keep it up!
It's a bug.
Confirmed bug?
Yes.
How is your computer situation?
I took it to the Apple Store yesterday and it should be back just before Christmas:)
Excellent, if it makes it back by then, that'll add to a Merry Christmas!
Yes would be nice. My eyes will be grateful as it has a much better quality screen than this computer!
It's so much easier when we have the technology that we are comfortable with.
Too often I have to resort to my mobile, and life on steemit gets so difficult then!
Solid blue collar post, I wondered similarly -- RS for you etc.
Thanks @barrydutton!
Thanks for the heads up. I always use 5 tags!! Lame.. especially when using a new tag.
Thats why your #1
Lame indeed!
Now you know, knowledge is power, full steem ahead!
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Thanks @screenname!
Great insight. Thanks for the tip!
I tried to let you know the other day in chat, and then saw more 5 tag posts, so you were part of the prompting for this post. ( I was just about to reply to your post and started working on this instead)
Glad to see you got the message!
Good looking out, man. I really do appreciate it. Cheers!
Papa cares!