to those of you who are moving here from tiktok, from someone whos used both tiktok and tumbr for years...
1. DO NOT censor your posts
dont censor sex, abuse, suicide, dont censor it. we dont have censors like tiktok does, you wont be banned for talking about these things and tagging them properly helps people avoid them (also, we dont have shadowbanning here)
2. we dont really have an algorithm
you follow who you follow, and you see posts from who you follow or what you search. the 'for you page' is basically useless here. this also brings me to my next two points
3. dont crosstag
we get it, on tiktok you have to crosstag for reach, but thats not really a thing here. just tag your posts properly (also posters often leave more info about the post in the tags!! and when you reblog stuff you can leave your own notes in the tags, kind of like the old "repost comments" on tiktok)
4. dont expect to go viral/be famous
"viral" isnt really a thing on here (at least not for the average blogger). your posts will probably get 2-10 likes and you wont get nearly as many followers than on tiktok. thats just how tumblr is
5. blocking is your best friend
tiktok is VERY discussion based, and while tumblr is much more discussion based than other social medias, its still not a good place for ragebait/discourse. dont interact, itll make your experience worse in the end, just block and move on
6. you cant go into someone elses house and start rearranging their furniture
this is tumblr, not tiktok. dont diss old tumblr users for how they use the site or try to change them, thats like going into someone elses house and trying to rearrange their furniture. we've been here longer and we're familiar with the site and its culture, either find your niche, adapt, or find a different app
Another important point
You need to actually reblog posts for this site to work as it should.
Liking posts only saves them in a spot that no one checks except for the user who liked them. Most people have their liked posts hidden.
Also, this site has a spam bot problem. One way we weed those out is to check the blog to see if it's actually being used to post legitimate content. If there is absolutely nothing on your blog you're getting blocked and some users may just straight up report you as spam as a precaution.
Not to mention that the posts you reblog will only be seen by you and whoever follows you. Tagging it "fyp" does absolutely nothing.
This is not all true. as far as tagging. Yes don’t censor your posts but “tag appropriately” is misleading. If you tag your posts with things like sex, shirtless, porn, and even seemingly innocent things like “model” it won’t be shown to anyone using the iPhone app and desktop site unless opt out. Which is not the default. And get this - the only way to opt out for your iPhone is to go on the desktop site settings and opt out. So if you don’t have computer access, you’re out. It’s horrible.
I’m an organization freak on my main blog. What I do is not tag words that will make the post be hidden. For like a week. Then add the tags later after it had a chance to get some exposure. Then I change it so that it’s in my tag list.
Example: let’s say it’s an editorial photoshoot of the Calvin Klein collection at fashion week. I’ll still tag fashion, runway, NYFW etc. but I will not tag “male model” or “underwear”. I’ll add those tags a week later though so that it’s organized for my blog. Unfortunately it will not be shown on anyone’s feed after that. Unless, I believe, it’s a reblog without any of those tags.
Just a heads up!
