Some questions about story tags

[WendyTrilby]

Use Your Tags — Seriously, There's No Downside.

Tags exist for one reason: to help readers find your story. So why wouldn’t you use them? It’s free visibility. Use them wisely and get discovered.

Here’s some simple advice for tagging smartly:

• Start in the EXPLORE Menu.
  Open the Tags section. You'll see a word cloud—popular tags appear bigger. You can filter by all-time, this year, or this month. Pick the biggest relevant tags. Bigger means more searched, which means more potential readers.
• Use All 10 Tags.
  Don’t leave them blank. And don’t repeat variations like “MILF” and “HOT MILF”—they’re essentially the same, and it’s a waste a tag.
• Stick to single words when you tag: Tags like “BIG FAT NIPPLES could be too specific. "BIG NIPPLES is better, but in truth, NIPPLES alone will get the most hits.
• Don't use oddly specific tags. Tags like “HOT DOG EATING CONTEST” won’t do you any favors. While it may be part of your story, if it doesn't identify a genre or subgenre of erotica, it's a wasted tag.
• Skip words that are already in your title.
  If your title is The Babysitter, you don’t need to tag “babysitter”—the title already works like a keyword.
• More Tags:
  If there are tags you wish you could include but don’t have room for, drop them in a quick note before your story. Something like: “Other tags: romance, affair, secrets.

Bottom line: Tags = traffic. Use them.