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-A blog is organized and structured using categories<ref>https://managewp.com/wordpress-categories-tags-seo</ref> and tags<ref>http://www.tumblr.com/docs/en/using_tags</ref>. Readers searching for information written on a broad topic will benefit from categories. Those readers looking for a more specific topic will find tags to be more useful because they narrow down the information to a particular topic. Categories and tags will help readers navigate a blog's content easily to find the information they are looking for.
+[[Image:Categories-Tags.jpg|thumb|right| The difference between categories and tags.]]
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+A blog is organized and structured using categories<ref>Tom Ewer</ref> and tags<ref>How to Use Tags</ref>. Readers searching for information written on a broad topic will benefit from categories. Those readers looking for a more specific topic will find tags to be more useful because they narrow down the information to a particular topic. Categories and tags will help readers navigate a blog's content easily to find the information they are looking for.
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-Categories should [http://wiredimpact.com/blog/making-blog-categories-more-useful/ describe] to readers what content they hold without a huge explanation. With each category a blogger creates they must keep in mind the overall [[Narrowcasting|focus]] of their blog and what their readers are looking for. By choosing the right category, you can make it obvious to readers what kind of posts your blog holds. Bloggers have the difficult task of finding the happy medium between a category being too broad or too specific in their description. If the category is too specific it leaves the reader with less choices. However, if it is too broad it will make it difficult for a reader to find what they are looking for and they will move on. When bloggers are brainstorming about how to describe their categories they should keep in mind how it will appear in a search engine. A blog's categories and tags will help readers find the blog they are looking for when using search engines.
+Categories should [http://wiredimpact.com/blog/making-blog-categories-more-useful/ describe] to readers what content they hold without a huge explanation. With each category bloggers create, they must keep in mind the overall [[Narrowcasting|focus]] of their blog and what their readers are looking for. By choosing the right category, you can make it obvious to readers what kind of posts your blog holds. Bloggers have the difficult task of finding the happy medium between a category being too broad or too specific in their description. If the category is too specific it leaves the reader with less choices. However, if it is too broad it will make it difficult for a reader to find what they are looking for and they will move on. When bloggers are brainstorming about how to describe their categories they should keep in mind how it will appear in a search engine. A blog's categories and tags will help readers find the blog they are looking for when using search engines.
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 == References ==
-. Carroll, Brian. (2010). Writing for Digital Media. New York: Routledge. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
+#[http://weblogs.about.com/od/partsofablog/qt/CategoriesOvrvw.htm/ An Overview of Blog categories] About.com Web. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
+#Carroll, Brian. (2010). Writing for Digital Media. New York: Routledge. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
-. [http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2005/09/09/categories-versus-tags-whats-the-difference-and-which-one/ Categories versus Tags] Lorelle On WordPress Web. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
+#[http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2005/09/09/categories-versus-tags-whats-the-difference-and-which-one/ Categories versus Tags] Lorelle On WordPress Web. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
+# Ewer, Tom.[https://managewp.com/wordpress-categories-tags-seo The Right Way to Use Categories and Tags in WordPress to Boost SEO]. ''Manage WP''. 12 September 2012. Web. 9 April 2013
-. [http://wiredimpact.com/blog/making-blog-categories-more-useful/ Making Blog Categories More Useful] Wired Impact Web. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
+#[http://www.tumblr.com/docs/en/using_tags How to Use Tags]. ''Tumblr''. Web.9 April 2013
+#[http://frontlinecopy.com/2013/02/how-to-use-categories-tags-keywords-in-your-green-business-blog/ How to use categories, tags & keywords in your green business blog] Frontlinecopy.com Web. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
-. [http://weblogs.about.com/od/partsofablog/qt/CategoriesOvrvw.htm/ An Overview of Blog categories] About.com Web. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
+#[http://wiredimpact.com/blog/making-blog-categories-more-useful/ Making Blog Categories More Useful] Wired Impact Web. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
-. [http://frontlinecopy.com/2013/02/how-to-use-categories-tags-keywords-in-your-green-business-blog/ How to use categories, tags & keywords in your green business blog] Frontlinecopy.com Web. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
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