best tags for stories

[JustKidding]

does anyone know what tags are the best for stories to gain traction and an audience?

 

[RepresentingWrath]

Where?

 

[Representing_Tromba]

Whatever fits the story you're writing.
Isekai and gender bender though

 

[Deleted member 84247]

On SH the best tags are GL, GB, Isekai. Those are genres actually. "Reincarnated in another world, Transported to another world, Fantasy Story, Overpowered protagonist, Protagonist Strong from the start, Strong to stronger, etc."

 

[JustKidding]

i see. thanks

 

[fluffypie374]

Smut was a very, very good tag. Just adding that gave me 500+ viewers a day... even though I had absolutely no smut for my story until well into 50+ chapters... (which hasn't even been released).

 

[RepresentingCaution]

smut
smut smut smutty mcsmut smut

 

[CarburetorThompson]

Gender bender. It’s rare I read a non GB story on SH, and if I do it’s usually me snooping to see what the stories of forum users are all about.

 

[JustKidding]

aw man, i dont write smut. ill try to incorporate GB into the story though. thanks guys

 

[CarburetorThompson]

aw man, i dont write smut. ill try to incorporate GB into the story though. thanks guys

Don’t force yourself. It’s true some tags are more popular, but it will only hurt you in the long run if you compromise on your vision and write something you don’t personally enjoy

 

[twotwoka]

GL, GB, Smut. If you combine those three you get the usual popular stuff here.

But Yandere is extremely popular. Don't sleep on it.

 

[ElijahRyne]

does anyone know what tags are the best for stories to gain traction and an audience?

Sports, even if it has less than 200 stories. Don’t think too hard about this suggestion, I am correct here. 100% with no doubt the most popular genre on ScribbleHub, followed by mecha and horror. Then you have Action, Adventure, Isekai, Gl, and GB tied for a far distant 4th place.

 

[BouncyCactus]

aw man, i dont write smut

Use R-18 instead, and do a switcheroo with gore and blood and cartel-execution-liveleak type of R-18 instead!

 

[JustKidding]

do i need the sexual content warning if my character is running around naked?

 

[BouncyCactus]

do i need the sexual content warning if my character is running around naked?

Personally, I would, even if the whole thing isn't sexual, just to be safe. If it is just Nudity, then I would give the reader a head-up at the beginning, something along the lines of "This chapter contains non-sexual depictions of nudity" or something like that (editing Cactus here, how in the infernal hell did I forgot an entire word???)