Hashtags have been utilized by users of the internet for years. Social movements, trends and content have been pushed forward because of them. I don’t use hashtags within my own social media pages, but I do find them extremely useful.
The hashtag has been a really convenient tool I use while navigating the internet. Hashtags help me narrow down the results I’m looking for when a broad search on Google or Instagram doesn’t cut it.
When I was on the hunt for a tattoo artist, I always ran into the same two problems:
The local artists I found did not match the style I wanted.
or
The artist's style I'd like would be located states away.
After getting tired of stalking probably hundreds of artists, I slowly discovered that many local artists used hashtags similar to #Phoenixtattoos. I started using those same hashtags to browse through a ton of artists around me with varying styles and, eventually, I found an artist 30 minutes away who fit the style I was looking for.
I ended up using this ‘hashtag method’ to find hair stylists, digital artists and events near me.
Another one of my favorite results of using hashtags as a navigation tool is when I started discovering cafes that weren’t appearing on Google when searching for locations near me.
I’ve been exploring posts under #Arizonacafes to find fun and unique places to get coffee and to use as a study space.
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