Points in favor, Wordpress uses tags and it is HUGE for helping discover writers. Even if writers don't normally write under a certain topic, if they have a one-off that they tag a certain way, I can see that post. I used it to carve out "territory" for myself and increase my presence in a few specific tags so that other readers in that …
Points in favor, Wordpress uses tags and it is HUGE for helping discover writers. Even if writers don't normally write under a certain topic, if they have a one-off that they tag a certain way, I can see that post. I used it to carve out "territory" for myself and increase my presence in a few specific tags so that other readers in that space would be able to find me.
I can tell that substack is going for a better/different model--so far I like that we are given limited options to categorize our newsletters because it forces people to decide what they are about. There's kind of a taxonomy system at play here. I won't step on the creative technicians behind substack but I can tell this is an active issue and I am excited to see what comes out of it. Keep up the good work!
I disagree with you about the limited categories. As a reader, I find it makes it very difficult to discover substacks I would enjoy reading and subscribing to and as contributor I find it hard to place my substack. I have another substack I'm going to be starting shortly and cannot think how I will categorise it. i think a lot more needs to be done on discoverability.
Points in favor, Wordpress uses tags and it is HUGE for helping discover writers. Even if writers don't normally write under a certain topic, if they have a one-off that they tag a certain way, I can see that post. I used it to carve out "territory" for myself and increase my presence in a few specific tags so that other readers in that space would be able to find me.
I can tell that substack is going for a better/different model--so far I like that we are given limited options to categorize our newsletters because it forces people to decide what they are about. There's kind of a taxonomy system at play here. I won't step on the creative technicians behind substack but I can tell this is an active issue and I am excited to see what comes out of it. Keep up the good work!
I disagree with you about the limited categories. As a reader, I find it makes it very difficult to discover substacks I would enjoy reading and subscribing to and as contributor I find it hard to place my substack. I have another substack I'm going to be starting shortly and cannot think how I will categorise it. i think a lot more needs to be done on discoverability.