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Summary

Casey Botticello provides a comprehensive list of Medium tags eligible for top writer status and emphasizes the importance of strategic tagging for Medium writers aiming to achieve this recognition.

Abstract

Casey Botticello follows up on a previous discussion about becoming a Top Writer on Medium by presenting a curated list of 73 Medium tags that are recognized for top writer status. He underscores the significance of using these specific tags to increase the likelihood of an article contributing to a writer's standing in the top writer rankings within those tags. Botticello explains how views from articles using these tags count toward top writer status in related topics, and he differentiates between tags eligible for top writer status and broader curation topics. Additionally, he guides readers on how to find the top 50 writers for a given tag and highlights the importance of strategic tagging for recognition on the platform.

Opinions

  • The author believes in the effectiveness of strategic tagging as a method for Medium writers to achieve top writer status.
  • Botticello suggests that writers should be aware of and utilize the specific tags that are eligible for top writer status to maximize their visibility and credibility on Medium.
  • He posits that the list provided is not exhaustive and encourages the Medium community to contribute by sharing additional tags that may qualify for top writer status.
  • The article implies that being recognized as a top writer in a tag can significantly impact a writer's reputation and potentially their reach and influence on the platform.
  • The author values community engagement and collaboration, as seen by his invitation for readers to message him or comment with additional tags for the list.

Medium Writing Tips / Medium Tools

Medium Top Writer Tags

A comprehensive list of the Medium top writer tags that can be displayed on your profile

Source: Casey Botticello of Blogging Guide

This list if a follow up to a post where I discussed how to become a Top Writer on Medium.

Specifically, I focused on the importance of tagging your articles strategically:

This list contains 73 tags. These are only tags that I have found, so please message me or comment below if there are other I can add. These tags are very useful as a resource because they are the only Medium tags which are eligible for top writer status.

Not to be confused with the list of possible curation topics described in a previous article, there are currently only 73 topics eligible for top writer status. If you want to be a top writer you must use these tags in your posts.

As an example, the fictitious article The Impact of Internet Marketing on X Industry, can include the tags: internet, internet marketing, technology, future, business, and it is still eligible for curation in Marketing (one of the possible curation topics).

However, the views a writer receives through this article will only count toward top writer status in technology, future, and business, because out of the 5 sample tags, these are the only 3 on the list of 73 eligible topics for top writer status (as seen below)

What are Tags and How Can I View the Top 50 Writers?

Tags can be found through Medium’s search function but more commonly are seen at the bottom of the page, after an article:

Medium Tag at Bottom of Article | Source: Casey Botticello

In the example below, if we click on the “Books” tag at the end of an article, we now see the information associated with the “Books” tag.

Books Tag Screenshot | Source: Casey Botticello

This screen shows you the selected tab (in the red box), some of the related tags (on the left), and a tab that is labeled “Top writers” (in the green box). If you click on that tab you will see the top 50 writers associated with this specific topic.

List of Top 50 Writers in Books Tag | Source: Casey Botticello

A List of Medium Tags That are Currently Eligible for Top Writer Status (Updated Monthly in this Article)

  1. 2016 Election
  2. Advice
  3. Architecture
  4. Art
  5. Artificial Intelligence
  6. Bitcoin
  7. BlackLivesMatter
  8. Books
  9. Business
  10. Climate Change
  11. Cooking
  12. Creativity
  13. Culture
  14. Design
  15. Diversity
  16. Economics
  17. Education
  18. Energy
  19. Entrepreneurship
  20. Fashion
  21. Feminism
  22. Fiction
  23. Finance
  24. Food
  25. Future
  26. Gaming
  27. Government
  28. Health
  29. History
  30. Humor
  31. Ideas
  32. Innovation
  33. Inspiration
  34. Internet of Things
  35. Investing
  36. Journalism
  37. Leadership
  38. Life
  39. Life Lessons
  40. Love
  41. LGBTQ
  42. Mental Health
  43. Movies
  44. Music
  45. Parenting
  46. Photography
  47. Poetry
  48. Politics
  49. Privacy
  50. Productivity
  51. Psychology
  52. Racism
  53. Reading
  54. Relationships
  55. Satire
  56. Science
  57. Self Driving Cars
  58. Self Improvement
  59. Short Story
  60. Social Media
  61. Space
  62. Sports
  63. Startup
  64. Sustainability
  65. Technology
  66. Television
  67. This Happened To Me
  68. Transportation
  69. Travel
  70. Venture Capital
  71. Virtual Reality
  72. Women In Tech
  73. Writing

As mentioned above, I am not sure if this is the full list of tags that have a list of top 50 ranked writers. This was found merely through trial and error. If I am missing any, please message me or let me know in the comments section.

— Casey Botticello

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Casey Botticello is a partner at Black Edge Consulting. Black Edge Consulting is a strategic communications firm, specializing in online reputation management, digital marketing, and crisis management. Prior to founding Black Edge Consulting, he worked for BGR Group, a bipartisan lobbying and strategic communications firm.

Casey is the founder of the Cryptocurrency Alliance, a Super PAC dedicated to cryptocurrency and blockchain advocacy. He is a graduate of The University of Pennsylvania, where he received his B.A. in Urban Studies.

You can connect with him on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, or by following his Medium publication, Blogging Guide.

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