Heyo 👋  It is I, your friendly half-bot-half-human Hacker Noon Helper! You can find everything that I have to offer at help.hackernoon.com, but I will also be posting some of my most helpful tips here. Hope you enjoy this series, and please tune in every week for more 😊 Tags (short descriptions of content) are the internet's indexing system. They are the foundation of organizing and distributing content on the internet. When you submit a story to Hacker Noon, you get not three, not five, but EIGHT tags. Tags work for you, as a writer, in two important ways: in order to serve it to users searching for those terms. Tags help Google , Bing , DuckDuckGo and friends find your content, as well as the most subscribed tags via our customizable newsletter, The Tech Brief. Tags help Hacker Noon distribute your content to top trafficked pages, In the below screenshot of the editor story submission workflow, you can see there are 8 tags that have a maximum of 30 characters per tag. More short writing about the longer piece will create better automated curation and distribution. Each story is linked to internally from 8 tagged pages (the ones you choose). The order of tags drives curation and distribution. appears next to the story when it is curated on tagged pages and the homepage. serve as hashtags for the three tweets from the @HackerNoon Twitter account. Overall, the order of the tags drives the priorities of our curation. The first tag The first two tags Here’s a version of the tag page: Writing Hack: Target the 22 Most Trafficked Tag Pages on Hacker Noon You can use your knowledge of to the how tags work around here better plan and promote fresh content you submit to Hacker Noon . Below you'll find a list of on the 22 tag pages that attract the most readers Hacker Noon . Targeting your content to these pages is as simple as and using the tags in to select your magic eight. drafting a new submission Story Settings Pro Writing Hack: Cross reference your targeted tag pages with Hacker Noon's Leaderboard to see which headlines are generating the most engagement in your content category. Naturally, if you choose to include two or three of the most viewed tag pages on Hacker Noon in your eight tags, you're in a better position to level up your story's reach significantly. Let's dive in to those top 22 tag pages: 🤿 # javascript "Not a real programming language" since 1995. 👀 Read javascript stories on Hacker Noon . 🍕 # programming "Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning." - Rich Cook, The Wizardry Compiled. . 👀 Read programming stories on Hacker Noon 🐍 # python I have this awesome Python library that — wait, are you on 2 or 3? 👀 Read python stories on Hacker Noon . 💸 # cryptocurrency 👀 Read cryptocurrency stories on Hacker Noon . 🧑‍💻 # coding “Any fool can write code that a computer can understand. Good programmers write code that humans can understand.” ― Martin Fowler 👀 Read coding stories on Hacker Noon . ⛓️ # blockchain "Whereas most technologies tend to automate workers on the periphery doing menial tasks, blockchains automate away the center. Instead of putting the taxi driver out of a job, blockchain puts Uber out of a job and lets the taxi drivers work with the customer directly." — Vitalik Buterin, Creator Ethereum 👀 Read blockchain stories on Hacker Noon . (# ) 🤖 # ai artificial intelligence Humans with irrational brains, writing about machines with rational brains. 👀 Read # ai stories on Hacker Noon . ₿ # bitcoin Not only the birth of digital currency, Bitcoin is also the mascot of decentralized and reliable digital currency. 👀 Read bitcoin stories on Hacker Noon . 🧑‍🔬 # data-science The science of using computer programs to sift through thousands of data points and then using computer programs to present that data in a visual format. 👀 Read data science stories on Hacker Noon . 🦄 # start ups "It takes humility to realize we don't know everything, not to rest on our laurels, and to know that we must keep learning and observing. If we don't, we can be sure some startup will be there to take our place." — Cher Wang 👀 Read startups stories on Hacker Noon . 🔥 # react 👀 . Read react stories on Hacker Noon 📿 💻 # software-development Stories for when it's been 7 hours and you still can't understand your own code... 👀 Read software development stories on Hacker Noon . 🦾 # automation 👀 Read automation stories on Hacker Noon . 🕴️# business Stories from those who've made it, and/or those who are probably listening to Drake a lot while trying to make it. 👀 Read business stories on Hacker Noon . 👩‍💼 # entrepreneurship 👀 Read entrepreneurship stories on Hacker Noon . 📣 # marketing "if you build it, they will come" Because has always been bullsh*t. 👀 Read marketing stories on Hacker Noon . 🕳️ # nodejs The most hated language powering web servers since PHP. 👀 Read nodejs stories on Hacker Noon . ➕ # c++ 👀 Read c++ stories on Hacker Noon . 🏗️ # software-architecture 👀 Read software architecture stories on Hacker Noon . 🏝️ # decentralization 👀 Read decentralization stories on Hacker Noon . 🕹️ # gaming 👀 Read gaming stories on Hacker Noon . 🔮 # technology “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” ― Arthur C. Clarke, Profiles of the Future: An Inquiry Into the Limits of the Possible 👀 Read technology stories on Hacker Noon . What to do with this information There you have it! The top 22 tag pages on Hacker Noon. Use them wisely. If you're not yet a Hacker Noon contributor, sign up here to create and customize your profile . To increase your chances of be sure to getting published on Hacker Noon , add your profile picture, bio, social media links, and personal call-to-action . More resources for Writers, with love from Hacker Noon: 🩳 How to Write Good Meta Descriptions to Boost SEO and Increase Traffic 🔍 Pocket Guide to SEO: Title, Keywords, Headings, and Meta Descriptions 🎩 Hack Your Next Hacker Noon Top Story with these 6 Writing Prompts 💡 How To Get Published on Hacker Noon [A Step by Step Guide] 🧀 22 Tech Company News Pages 🤙 Book a Call: The First 60 Hacker Noon Experts 💰 Monetizing Your Hacker Noon Stories and Own Website with Coil [A How-To Guide] Something we didn't cover? 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