I have put a little something together that I hope will help new (and maybe even some experienced - no judging here 💕) bloggers (writers, artists, etc.) with the ins and outs of how to blog.
This post will help you with things like:
Creating a Post (what should I include?)
Pinned Posts
Creating a Master List with Links
Read More Option
Tagging
Reblogs, only Please!
How to - Tumblr blogger edition
Pinned post
Create Post
Click Post Now
Go to the ellipses (three dots) at the top right corner of the newly posted work, and click on it.
Click on Pin
Congratulations! You’ve just pinned your post!
Creating a Master List with links
Create Post
Click Post Now
Go to the ellipses (three dots) at the top right corner of the newly posted work, and click on it.
Click copy link
Once it’s been clicked, it will say Link Copied! and turn green.
Go to your pinned post.
Scroll down to the bottom and click the little pencil 🖉 to edit the post
Create a name (Usually the title of your work) and highlight the name.
Automatically, a little “bar of options” will pop up to let you fix or change the font of your text.
The second to last bubble in this “bar of options” is to create the link🔗. It says *Inline Link*
Click the button, and another bar will pop up.
Paste your copied link from earlier into this line and click Done.
Scroll back to the Bottom of your pinned post and click Save.
Congratulations! You’ve created a link to your work!
*Always click on your link to make sure it works and brings you to the piece you want to be linked*
Read More Option & Creating an Original Post
This is used for both courtesy and intrigue.
*This option allows the creator to hide NSFW work or lure the viewers in without giving too much away above the cut line. It’s also good if your post is super long, so it doesn’t clutter other’s dashboards - this is a highly desirable trait used by most Tumblr writers and artists.
Create Post
Title
Description of what is posted
Warnings/ Triggers
Pics or gifs, if desired
Credit to other contributing parties (if/when necessary)
You may want to add something to remind others that they should only Reblog your work.
Hit enter for a new line, and a row of little icons will pop up, including:
Camera, video, GIF, Audio, Link, and ellipses (three dots)
Click on the ellipses (three dots). This is the “read more” option
Insert the rest of your post below the cut line. Include:
Your work
People you want to tag - example: @thelaundrybitch
A link to your Master List! - People want to read and see more of your work! (create this the same way you created links for your Master List, just do it backward - Copy the link from your Master List and insert the link on your work)
TAG TAG TAG - example: #Thanks for the tag
If you aren’t sure how to tag your work, check out work similar to yours and see how this creator tagged their work.
Or ask! We are all willing to help 💕
Enjoying my work? Find my Master list HERE
If you aren’t on this list, please let me know if you want me to tag you in my other work or if you prefer me to not tag you 😘
i have officially decided it's a bad idea for me to just sit in my dorm room, alone, with the door propped open. like, yeah, it's a good way to be semi-social or whatever and sometimes people come by and talk to me, but when i'm alone in my room is also the key time that i sit there and talk to myself about things and whatnot, so it's really awk and i need to stop and gah i hope no one heard me, and if they did, i hope they never connect me to things i said...
