Dear Shoaib,

I received a note in my Medium-comments inbox telling me that I had been mentioned in this article of yours, and at first, I was delighted.

I opened your article looking for its reference to me (ready to send you a thank you comment), only to find that I hadn’t been mentioned at all (in that context).

No! … You had simply mass-tagged your article with a list of many, many fellow writers, no doubt hoping that in doing so, each would then read your article (and thus add to your Medium earnings).

Well, this is not a good strategy. In fact, it will backfire on you … readers (like me) who see this as a somewhat sly tactic, will then stop reading you in future, and may also cancel ‘following’ you if they are already one of your followers.

My simple advice: Don’t mass-tag in this sort of situation. You won’t be appreciated, and you will lose followers.

On the other hand, if you can find a good reason for including an in-article tag for a fellow-writer, do so, with full acknowledgement and thanks … That will pay off … That’s how to tag.

Fred

PS: if I have misinterpreted your intentions, please forgive me (and let me know via a reply-comment) … I really do wish you well on your Writing journey.