Brilliant Bloggers is a bi-weekly series here at NMX where we look at the best posts from around the web all surrounding a specific topic. Every other week, we’ll feature a brilliant blogger, along with a huge list of more resources where you can learn about the topic. You can see more Brilliant Blogger posts or learn how to submit your link for an upcoming edition here.
This Week’s Topic: Tumblr
I feel like those of us who use WordPress and Blogger sometimes treat Tumblr like the red-headed stepchild of blogging platforms. It’s true that there are definitely a lot less…shall we say professional…bloggers using Tumblr, but there are also some really cool Tumblr blogs as well as people who very successfully supplement their main WordPress/Blogger blog with a Tumblr blog.
So today’s Brilliant Blogger is all about Tumblr. How are bloggers using Tumblr? What are some best practices and tips for this platform? Why Tumblr over WordPress and Blogger? All this – and more – can be found in this week’s list below!
Brilliant Blogger of the Week:
10 Useful Tumblr Tips That New Users Need to Know by Bakari Chavanu
Never mind that this post is over a year old. If you’re new to Tumblr, it’s the perfect place to start. The author of this post, Bakari Chavanu, writes,
I’m absolutely hooked on Tumblr. I found my way back there recently, and in two days I managed to post 45 blogs – some reblogs, some quotes, a few long form essays, and lots of image posts. I don’t know what the appeal to Tumblr is over other similar blogging sites such as Posterous or WordPress, but I’ve caught the Tumblr bug and I have learned some things that might not be so obvious to those who are new to the fastest growing microblogging site.
His tips are the beginner’s guide that Tumblr so desperately needs for new users. If you’re used to using WordPress or Blogger, using Tumblr isn’t going to come naturally. But once you do start using it – especially after checking out Bakari’s tips – you’ll find that it really does become second-nature in a hurry.
If you love his post, don’t forget to follow Bakari on Twitter at @bakarichavanu.
Even More Brilliant Advice:
- 5 Tumblr Tips for Microblogging Success by Megan O’Neill (@maoneill)
- 6 Tips for Tumblr Beginners by Anna Attkisson (@akattkisson)
- 10 Tips for Awesome Tumblr Theme Design by Joshua Johnson (@designshack)
- 11 Tumblr Tips for Power Users by Christin Erickson (@christerickson)
- 60 Brands Using Tumblr by Jason Keath (@jasonkeath)
- A Complete Guide To Tumblr by Cameron Chapman (@cameron_chapman)
- Build Your List on Tumblr by Rebekah Henson
- Change your URL Tumblr by Tumblr Academy
- How To Choose a Good Tumblr Name by Tumblring (@tumblring)
- How to Gain Followers on Tumblr and Blogger by Isabelle Wuilloud
- How to Make Money on Tumblr by Sara Hottman
- How to Make Money with Tumblr by Tumble Guy
- How to Start Using Tumblr by Erica Schrag (@ericanschrag)
- Impressive Tumblr Customizations by Jad Limcaco (@designinformer)
- Love Tumblr Themes? 3 Questions To Ask Before Installing One by Darnell Clayton (@Darnell)
- PiercingMetal & Social Networking: Tumblr by Ken Pierce (@piercingmetal)
- The 10 Benefits of Using Tumblr For Your Business by Social Media Magic (@smmagic)
- The 10 Most Amazing Free Tumblr Themes by Simon Slangen (@simonslangen)
- Three Tumblr Tricks by Henry Cooke (@henrycooke)
- Tips for Using Tumblr for Small Business Brand Marketing by Yo Noguchi
- Tumblr Guide 101: Tips And Tricks For Building Your Site, Posting And More by Thomas Houston (@thomashouston)
- Tumblr Tips for Writers by Jason Boog (@jasonboog)
- Tumblr Tips From Tumblr’s Founder by The New York Times
- Tumblr vs. WordPress vs. Blogger: Fight! by Damian Roskill (@Droskill)
- WordPress vs Tumblr by Jerson Calanuga
- WordPress vs Tumblr – Choosing the Right Blogging Platform for Your Clients by Robert Bowen (@rob_e_bowen)
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Great post, Allison. I have looked at Tumblr, but don’t feel I can wrap my arms around it yet. Your post helps, with lots of examples and contacts. To benefit others, I have included your post in ‘Best of the Web’ http://bit.ly/j3bestweb and Facebook http://ow.ly/cMCDn. Thank you.
After posterous fall, tumblr is really getting some attention from pro bloggers in casual blogging area. but still tumblr need to go a long way to be a pro blogging platform.
Because it’s an awesome platform.