Hashtags that really shouldn't exist
The hashtag. It was born as a search method. A way to categorize messages and easily find them. #rollingthekitchens #parisfashionweek #dwdd, that work. Slowly, the creative hashtag came along. The little side note that you poured into a funny form. But something goes wrong. Because some people hashtag more than they post. And really, that doesn't help you. Hence the hashtag don'ts.
1. Hashtag in moderation
All nice and well those hashtags, but if you've used five at the bottom of your post, you should stop. Enough is enough definitely applies to hashtags.
2. Keep them specific
Hashtag relevant or very funny, but otherwise just don't do it. #love #life #work #emotions #spirit #earlybird. What exactly do you think to achieve with this? No one will think: wow what nice hashtags. No one will search for this, so you gain absolutely nothing, zip, nada. Except that people find you unoriginal and that you are desperately looking for more followers. But look at people with many followers; they actually don't do this.
3. The absolute worst
# and then typing your own name. How big is your ego then? Where does your delusions of grandeur end? The funny thing is that these are often people with not many followers. Wendy van Dijk or Chantal Janzen you won't see doing this. They have enough followers and people know how to find them. Or do these people seriously think they will get more followers this way? Could that really be it? #ocharm
4. Signature hashtags
I find those really fun. That you think about what your signature hashtag will be that you regularly use, when it fits and so on. #tipvanjet I find a very strong one. Or #keeppushing from Max Verstappen and #roekoeroekoe from our Fred van Leer. Lovely. If they are well found.
5. Occasional hashtags
No one benefits from them, but they are fun. You go on a trip with your team and come up with a hashtag to capture that period. No one is going to search for it except you, but it looks nice and 2017. #amayzinetravels
6. Also done with it
We've seen the #porn now. #shoeporn #foodporn. Yeah yeah. Was fun, now something new again. What you should do then? We find the #fest very nice. #foodfest #winefest #shoefest
7. Some more terrible hashtags
#happynewhair (you don't have new hair, it's just cut), #newyearnewme (dude), #sorrynotsorry (just seen enough) and #blessed.
8. This is the funniest
# my own name is at the top of my list of forbidden, but that of Elke, that's just brilliant. #elkeholic. Hilarious.
That was it. #wateenzeikerdbenikhè
