#Blog Management

[realpokemon]

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[honeytonedhottie]

starting and managing ur blog⋆.ೃ࿔*:･🍰

so you wanna start a blog? in this post i’ll break down effective ways to start, manage and maintain a blog (from my own experience of course) i hope u find this helpful ✨

TOPIC AND IDEA ; 

to have a blog you need an idea or concept about what your blog will be about. make your blog about either something that you know a lot about/are proficient in.

or blog about something that u are learning about as a way to track ur progress and learn new information. you could blog about something that you love a lot etc etc. 

AESTHETIC ; 

what is your aesthetic? for me it’s hyper feminine and pink and just DIVINE. when u choose and stick to an aesthetic it’ll give ur blog kind of a signature which is important for the rest of this post. 

when u have an aesthetic in mind for ur blog make sure that you have plenty of pins on pinterest that mesh nicely with ur aesthetic so u can find things like headers, dividers, photos and emojis that suit the aesthetic of ur blog. 

RESOURCES ; 

pinterest is my holy grail for resources. there u can find headers and photos to use in ur posts to give ur audience something visually pleasing to look at while they read ur post. 

what ur gonna want to start off ur blog aesthetic and theme is ; 

a header 

a color scheme (for coloring/bolding words. and the colors for ur blog page in general)

an informative bio 

a pfp 

dividers 

START OFF POST IDEAS ; 

if u want to run a well organized blog there are a couple posts that i think are beneficial for u to make. in fact the most important post that i think any blog should have is a MASTERLIST.

master lists are great for a multitude of things. they help ur audience to navigate ur blog easier and see all that you have to offer in one convenient tap of their finger. plus when u make navigating ur blog easy, more people will experience ur content which will mean more interactions with ur post.

not only does it help the audience but it also helps u to know what u did and didn’t post, so that u can plan effectively for the future. it’s also a fun way to see how much u posted. i recommend making a new masterlist every year or when you can’t put any more links onto it 💀. if u want a reference for a good masterlist you can check out mine right here.

CONSISTENCY ; 

consistency is key in anything and everything and blogging is no exception. i recommend not blogging in a competitive nature, rather i think in order to be consistent with something like a blog you should genuinely just do it for funsies/passion and as a way to have ur own authentic creative outlet.

i don’t have a set posting schedule bcuz i don’t want blogging to feel like a chore when in reality it’s just a hobby that happened to gain an audience because people enjoyed it. and because people enjoy what i write, it in return makes me happy and wanna write more.

SIGNATURE ; 

i cannot stress this enough but when u have a platform whether it’s small or big individuality sets you apart! have something that sets u apart like personalized hash-tags, a way that u talk, etc etc. 

personalize hash-tags with things like emojis. also, USE UR HASHTAGS because when someone looks up something like “self improvement” your post will be what they see if u add those hashtags.

furthermore if u personalize those hashtags it sets u apart and gives ur blog a kind of brand and individuality in a way. like a signature at the end of a post.

THINGS TO KEEP TRACK OF ;

what posts you’ve done/want to do

upcoming projects or ideas that u have

how your following/interactions are growing or shrinking

how much $ u get from tips

inbox questions or dms to answer

your plans and goals

your personalized hashtags

i hope this post was helpful to anyone who has been thinking about or wants to create their own blog, i encourage you to do so ✨

[do-you-ship-it-polls]

hmm. friendship day. 30th July.

I have learnt that there is a friendship day, and therefore we should vote on who is best friends instead.

Rules:

- Try to suggest characters that you think work best as friends, not lovers

- Any kind of pairing is good, adult+child, human+animal etc. Which is probably implied already but just so you're sure.

- This can be as ridiculous as you want. You can make joke pairings if you want.

This will happen on just the 30th and then polls will resume as normal. And feel free to suggest what the voting options should be, i'm not sure yet.

[died-but-not-dead-tournament]

I came to the realization a while back that for some reason at least one character in every piece of media I ever hyperfixated on has died and come back to life at least once, so I figured why not pit them all against each other!

Rules:

the character must have died and come back to life

No real people or characters from Harry Potter

Feel free to submit multiple characters, but please don't nominate the same character more than once!

You can submit multiple characters from the same piece of media (each as their own nomination)

While the "tell me more" question is technically optional, the more you ramble about them the better! Provided information will be used in the tournament as built-in propaganda :)

Robots are allowed if they are treated as sentient beings in the source material and/or have a dramatic and emotional death scene

Use your discretion if time travel is involved, things get complicated (I was including examples but it got too long, so rule of thumb- if it feels like A Death in a significant way then you're probably good, as long as it's the same version of the person that comes back)

I can do what I want, this isn't super highly structured and professional- seeding method, number of contestants, etc. will be determined once submissions are in

I'll be busy this week, so you have until Sunday, April 23 to submit nominations to this form! (Update: the nomination period has ended- thank you to everyone who contributed to over 900 submissions!)

Inspired by @the-ultimate-tournament, @fakedmydeathtournament, @number-two-tournament, @blorbopoll, @redandbluebracket, @greenguysummit, @character-of-all-time, and all the other tournament blogs!

[oleanderandwatermelons]

FOLKS! Do you want to help someone in need? Do you want to get a nice ficlet in exchange?

I, @saint-oleander (here on Ao3)*, am here for you.

Due to a constant increase of requests for help and my current lack of funds, I have decided that for any donation to a fundraiser after sept 1st I will write a ficlet to whomever may request it**.

*Sideblog made for management reasons, more info on my pinned post

**Waiting time heavily dependent on whatever is going on at work.

To do so, hit my inbox with a proof of your donation and this tiny form:

Fandom: Character(s): Prompt (+ optional backup prompt): Ao3 name*: Link to the campaign**:

*Optional, but since I will archive them on ao3 too, if you want them gifted over there put your user here so I can do that

**Let's promote the campaign of your choice!

RULES:

donation must have been made after September 1st 2024

proof must have a visible date and campaign name (MIND TO OBSCURE PERSONAL INFORMATION!)

I WON'T WRITE: gore, explicit sexual scenes, mafia!aus, ABO-aus

TIERS (donation + corresponding minimum word count):

5$ - 100 words 10$ - 250 words 15$ - 500 words 25$ - 1000 words

Masterposts of fundraisers I shared on my main blog if you need suggestions (but you can donate to any Palestinian campaign):

PART ONE 🍉 PART TWO 🍉 PART THREE 🍉 PART FOUR 🍉 PART FIVE

Other campaigns will also be shared on this blog under the fundraiser tag

Share, donate and request away! 🍉🍉🍉

FANDOMS, below the cut:

*List in alphabetical order and subject to updates

911 abc

Bartimaeus Sequence

Good Omens

Haikyuu!! (mainly Karasuno and their orbit)

Koe no Katachi (manga and movie)

Koisenu Futari

Lockwood and Co.

MCU (I stopped watching at Endgame so do not stray further)

One Piece (manga, live action)

Ranma 1/2

Spy x Family

The Hobbit trilogy

The Lord of the Rings

The Umbrella Academy (except for season 4)

The Witcher (Netflix series)

[aretheyqueer]

Feel free to suggest what the poll options should be. I made these as an example but I don't think they're perfect. It'd be good to have a solid template when I start posting polls.

[do-you-know-this-adhd-character]

I think I need to put the blog on semi-hiatus for a while

I didn't want to, but, well... I'm sure you've noticed I'm still missing posts. I'm still deep in the Dawntrail hyperfixation, and there's other stuff I'm trying to get done at my therapist's recommendation, and I've completely fucked my sleep schedule...

This is not the end for the blog. I love this blog, and it won't end until I run out of submissions. But right now trying to remember to post every day, and the realization oh no it's 1:30am and I forgot to post... it's causing me more stress than joy right now.

I will be back. And I'll post when I can. But I think what's best for me right now is to let myself miss days without beating myself up, and I couldn't do that in good conscience without letting y'all know what's going on.

I'm sorry about this. I love all of you guys, and I'll see you soon.

[illarian-rambling]

Hey so I've got a question for people on my taglist (cause I get anxious about tagging people in things that aren't tag games)

I probably should've clarified this when I made my taglist, but that's how it goes sometimes. Also, feel free to lmk if you'd like to be added or taken off!

[EDIT: To clarify, when I say asks, I mean like the ask game list of asks itself, not my answers]

@amandacanwrite @elsie-writes @riveriafalll @kosmic-kore @kaylinalexanderbooks

@bard-coded @carrotsinnovember @patternwelded-quill @somethingclevermahogony @whatwewrotepodcast

@the-angriest-author @mk-writes-stuff @frostedlemonwriter @vyuntspakhkite-l-darling @watermeezer

@leahnardo-da-veggie @mr-orion @televisionjester @the-ellia-west @ray-writes-n-shit

@evilgabe29

[irondadmadlads]

Going on Hiatus

Apologizes in advance to all Irondad fans. I’ve been going through some health shit lately and need to take some time off from prompts to figure out wtf is going on and heal from wtf is going on

I’ll still be semi active on tumblr as usual, bur until further notice, new prompts are on pause. Hope y’all understand

[my-shiny-pokemon]

It's this blog's second anniversary in a month, which means it's that time of year where I draw some of my shiny Pokemon!

Request Pokemon for me to draw in the notes of this post. Now that I've completed recolours for every Pokemon, you can request any Pokemon from generations 1-9. Requests are open until the 22nd of December and all the drawings will be released as a batch on the 23rd.

And for those who weren't here, you can see all of last year's drawings here

[hrokkall]

I don't intend to use it very much, but I did make a Bluesky if anyone happens to be over there

[realpokemon]

realpokemon opening commissions for the week!

helloooo!! for the next week (august 8 to august 15) i'm going to be keeping my commissions open before i move!! dm me to get started (or ask for my discord)! for pokémon commissions that fit the blog's continuity, i'll reblog the finished product C:

i take payment through paypal or my ko-fi!

i also do non-pokémon work!! for any non-simple backgrounds, please bear with me as the price varies wildly based on complexity. chat it out with me!!

[knavenet]

welcome to knavenet my arlecchino archive 4 all my longform thoughts about arlecchino

hi im peruere cheeto the third and arlecchino is my favorite thing ever expect occasional art and writing

i am an autistic butch lesbian and emo from hell and i take requests! occasionally. plz send stuff in my askbox.

(also i hc arlecchino as a he/him butch lesbian and use masc terms for him a lot of the time have fun)

[do-you-ship-it-polls]

Do you guys want a crackship day on 6/9

Ninth of June. I am using the #cringe american system for the joke.

Send me some shitty ships and jokes and i'll make it happen. Send them as an ask so I can easily keep them separate from the serious ones. The rules are discarded for this event and you can submit whatever you want. Except for the banned fandoms.

Check ( #april fools ) for examples of previous ones!

[the-illiterate-pirate]

JoJo Masterlist

* = Nsfw

° = Angst

× = Yandere

≈ = Family fic

© = Crack fic

Robert Speedwagon

• If I Was Your Vampire

Dio Brando

• In Due Time°

• Shame on the Night*

Joseph Joestar

• In-A-Godda-Da-Vidda°

Caesar Zeppeli

• In-A-Godda-Da-Vidda°

Pillarmen

• Pillow Talk

• Coddling Santana and Wamuu (HCs)

• Pillarmen with a child "hostage" (HCs)

Wamuu

• Love Machine*

Crusaders

• Them falling in love (HCs)

• Singing "Tequila" on karaoke night (HCs)

Jotaro Kujo

• One Shot, 2 Shot ©

• Bring on the Night*

• Feel Good Inc.

Mohammed Avdol

• Burnin' for You

Terence D'Arby

• Holding on to You*

Josuke Higashikata

• Don't Stop Me Now

Rohan Kishibe

• Finding out their S/o is pregnant (HCs)

Akira Otoishi

• Pepper

Hayato Kawajiri

• A Little Bit Off Today ≈

Yoshikage Kira

• Beggin'*

• Modern Love*

Guido Mista

• Looking for a Kiss*

La Squadra

• Japanese Mythology HCs

• Seducing La Squadra* (HCs)

• NSFW headcanons*

• No Rest for the Wicked AU HCs

Melone

• Him with your pet tortoise (HCs)

Diavolo / Vinegar Doppio

• Head Like a Hole, Ch. 1

Weather Report

• Selkie out of Water, Ch. 1 || Ch. 2 || Ch. 3 || Ch. 4

• Dancing in the Moonlight

• Canned Heat

• Electric Love ×

• Dad Report ≈

• Dreams of a Samurai*

• Cold as Ice

• What's New Pussycat*

• Finding out their S/o is pregnant (HCs)

• S/o is on their period (HCs)

Emporio Alnino

• Thank You (for sending me an angel) ≈

Narciso Anasui

• Dating HCs

• S/o is on their period (HCs)

Jotaro Kujo

• Drive*

Enrico Pucci

• Fallen Angel*

• Lady in Red*

• My Light*

• Saints an' Sinners*

• Take Me to Church*

• That's Life

• Finding out their S/o is pregnant (HCs)

• S/o on their period (HCs)

Johngali A.

• White Room*

Thunder McQueen

• SFW & NSFW HCs*

• (You) Shook Me All Night Long*

D an G

• SFW & NSFW HCs*

Donatello Versace

• To Heal*

Perla Pucci

• General platonic HCs

Gyro Zeppeli

• Hayloft*

• Hayloft II*

• Kickstart My Heart*

• Whole Lotta Love*

Diego Brando

• Moonage Daydream*

Sandman

• Tell Him That His Lonesome Nights Are Over, Pt. 1 || Pt. 2*

Mountain Tim

• Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)*

Funny Valentine

• Cupid's Chokehold ×

Oyecomova

• Oye Cómo Va*

Blackmore

• I Surrender*

• Twisted Nerve ch. 1

D-I-S-C-O

• Dating HCs*

Josefumi Kujo

• Dating HCs (Ft. Kira)

Jobin Higashikata

• Hard Lovin' Man*

Aisho Dainenjiyama

• Keep On Loving You

Tooru

• Can't Help Falling in Love

• Bad Case of Lovin' You

• Tooru HCs* (SFW and NSFW)

• Yan!Tooru HCs*

• Doctor play with Tooru* (HCs)

• Tooru x Nurse!reader*

Paco Lovelantes

• Good Old-fashioned Lover Boy

[businesstiramisu]

sorry not sorry for the absolute deluge of miku posting

i'm having a good time lol

maybe block the tag #hatsune miku for a bit if you dont' want to scroll past all that though. Or just unfollow me for a bit, i should be done soon.

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Observations: ukrainian and brazilian mikus are by far the most common in the tag (at the moment; at least -- I'm 20 pages back and I still haven't found any of the art i saw in the tag yesterday)

also the brazilian mikus are *far* more likely to be "sexy" drawings than the rest of the countries combined lol