Learn What Makes Tumblr Perfect for Some Bloggers
Tumblr is a hybrid
blogging application and
microblogging
tool. It enables you to publish short posts that contain images, text,
audio, or video which aren't as long as traditional blog posts but
aren't as short as
Twitter
updates. The Tumblr community of users can reblog your content on their
own Tumblelogs or share your content on Twitter with the click of the
mouse. Is Tumblr right for you? Take a look at some of the Tumblr
features that are currently available so you can determine if it's the
right tool for you to publish your content online.
It's Free!
Tumblr
is completely free to use. You can publish your content with no
bandwith or storage limits. You can also modify your Tumblelog's design,
publish group blogs, and use a custom domain without paying anything to
Tumblr to do it.
Customized Design
A wide variety of themes
are available for Tumblr users that you can tweak to customize your
Tumblelog. You can also access all of the necessary
HTML code to make any changes that you want to your Tumblelog's theme.
Custom Domain
Your Tumblelog can use your own
domain name
so it's truly personalized. For businesses, this enables you to easily
brand your Tumblelog and make it appear more professional.
Publishing
You
can publish text, photos (including high resolution photos), videos,
links, audio, slideshows, and more to your Tumblelog. Tumblr offers a
variety of great publishing features that make it easy for you to
publish any kind of content to your Tumblelog, including:
- Publish to your Tumblelog from email.
- Publish to your Tumblelog via a text message from your mobile phone.
- Publish audio posts to your Tumblelog via phone.
- Schedule your posts to publish in the future.
- Use the handy bookmarklet to instantly share anything you see online via your Tumblelog.
- Keep your entire Tumblelog or certain posts private.
Collaboration
You
can invite multiple people to publish to the same Tumblelog. It's easy
for them to submit posts, which you can review and approve before they
are published.
Pages
Make your
Tumblelog look more like a traditional blog or website using
customizable pages. For example, create a Contact Us page and an
About page.
Search Engine Optimization
Tumblr uses a variety of functions to ensure your Tumblelog is search-engine friendly using
search engine optimization (SEO) techniques that happen behind the scenes without any additional effort on your part.
No Ads
Tumblr
doesn't clutter your Tumblelog with ads, logos, or any other unwanted
moneymaking features that can negatively affect your audience's
experience.
Apps
There are many third-party apps
available that can add even more features and functionality to your
Tumblelog. For example, there are entertaining apps that enable you to
add speech bubbles with text to images, apps that enable you to publish
to Tumblr from an iPhone or iPad, apps that enable you to instantly
publish images from Flickr to your Tumblelog, and many more.
Twitter, Facebook, and Feedburner Integration
Tumblr
integrates seamlessly with Twitter, Facebook, and Feedburner. Publish
your posts to Tumblr and you can automatically publish them to your
Twitter stream of Facebook profile news stream. If you prefer, you can
pick and choose which posts to publish to Twitter and Facebook. You can
also easily invite people to subscribe to your blog's
RSS feed and track analytics related to those subscriptions, because Tumblr integrates with Feedburner.
Q&A
Tumblr offers a great feature that
enables you to publish a Q&A box where your audience can ask you a
questions on your Tumblelog and you can answer them.
Copyrights
Tumblr's Terms of Service clearly stae that all of the content you publish on your Tumblelog is owned and copyrighted by you.
Support
Tumblr
offers an online Help Center, and users who cannot find answers to
their questions can email the Tumblr Community Ambassador directly at
anytime.
Analytics
Tumblr works with
blog analytics tools
like Google Analytics. Just set up your analytics account using your
preferred tool and paste the provided code into your Tumblelog. That's
all there is to it!
