What do your post tags say about your site, and do they help the visitor find what they are seeking?

Using a related posts feature can help with internal link building; however, many WordPress users complain that no articles are being shown. When one person was griping about this fact, I went to her site to see what was happening. I noticed a few things about the posts, and I tried to help her, but she decided not to listen. When going to some other blogs, I found the same issues cropping up yet again. I decided to compare sites that were successful in guiding users to other posts, and sites which do not do so well. A main problem that I found involved how the articles were tagged.
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