#I googled how to tag for like 3 hours before even considering joining tumblr

[the-catboy-minyan]

me: hey lets look at the jumblr tag I wanna see some Jewish positivity

top posts on the jumblr tag: full of pro Hamas and antisemetic propaganda that people for *some reason* decided to tag with the tag for tumblr jews

me: why did I ever install this app?

[natalieironside]

Hey Natalie, I was wondering if you had any guides you used for self publishing? I've written like..... 2 and a half kissing books and I'm considering publishing them for fun and profit 😳 if not nbd, I am proficient in google, I just have trouble figuring out how much of that grind mentality is actually important.

I'm mostly blundering my way through this myself, but I'll give it a shot.

No matter what anybody tells you: Once you've written the book and cleaned it up for publication, the hard part's over. My sales as a self-pub author of extremely niche fiction are already way higher than I expected, and none of the work I've put into marketing has been half as much time or effort as actually creating the thang dings.

If you have the money, hire an editor. The Last Girl Scout was a self-edit (on account of I didn't and don't have the money), and while I am still very happy with it, it's nowhere near the book it could've been as a consequence--as many Goodreads reviewers will tell you.

I also recommend hiring a formatter. You can do your own formatting if you're like a nerd who knows about computers and stuff, but it's a lot of work and not everybody has that skill set. Also, like with editing, it is very very easy to overlook mistakes when it's your own work your dealing with. Here I'm gonna plug @kodyboye, who's formatted all the stuff I've sent to print and does excellent work (also fast as hell; iirc he had like 24-hour turnaround on the typescript of TLGS, which is a 600-page leviathan).

Once you've got your formatted files and cover art (which is a whole 'nother kettle of worms that I do not feel qualified to get into, I have An Associate who handles that for me), self-pub is as easy as hitting a button if you use Amazon KDP or as easy as hitting 3 or 4 more buttons if you use another service. Then you'll have a book and you'll be like "Wtf I'm an author."

(note on the above: Do not fuck w/ any service that asks you for money. Pay-to-play publishing services are 100% a scam; a publisher or publishing service asking an author to pay them is literally the same thing as your boss making you pay to come to work)

As for marketing: If you don't have the budget for paid promotions (which I don't and I'm assuming most ppl reading this don't), the best thing you can do is to Be A Person On The Internet. I'm lucky b/c I'd already developed a not-insignificant following from being a weird nerd Tumblr shitposter before I had to make a book happen, but you can speedrun that by just being generally active on your blog. In addition to whatever your regular blog content is, post samples of your work, talk about your creative process, be ready to talk about your books A Lot even on those days when it feels like nobody else is, and follow tags like #writeblr and #bookblr. (I'm also gonna tag in @thebibliosphere who is an A+ Tumblr follow and way better at this game than me)

I also very recommend joining a trade organization; I've been a member of the Horror Writers Association for a little over a year now and it's pretty great being automatically plugged into a network of other ppl in the industry.

And for broader-scope industry networking w/ people who are also very very invested in Writers Getting Paid For Their Work, I encourage (that is: beg) everybody who's even thinking about putting pen to paper to join the Freelance Journalists Union:

Hope this helps <3

[kimuramasaya]

check in tag ✅

tagged by @gyukai and @dongkwan 💕

1. why did you choose your url?

I love my son Mashiho, and there aren’t enough teumes on here.

2. any side blogs? if you have them name them and why you have them.

I used to co-run two ya lit sideblogs back in the day, but I gave them away before I abandoned back in like 2015. now I just have this one mess

3. how long have you been on tumblr?

the memories bot says I joined on September 28, 2011, so too long

4. do you have a queue tag?

I used to use a queue, but I’ve never had a tag for it. I can’t be bothered to use my queue now so it’ll always been super clear when I’m online

5. why did you start your blog in the first place?

a girl I was friends with in college used to show me stuff on tumblr all the time, so I joined because of her

6. why did you choose your icon/pfp?

I love my son Soobin

7. why did you choose your header?

huge shout out to @jaehyukkies for making it for me even though I gave the most minimal input on what I was looking for. I really love what Erin came up with and plan to keep it for a long time

8. what's your post with the most notes?

most of my posts with a lot of notes are my old concert pics but the one with absolute most notes is this pic I took of Ezra Koenig’s Babar jacket at ACL 2013

9. how many mutuals do you have?

not sure. most of my old mutuals either deactivated or abandoned, but I love all my new mutuals that I’m meeting this time around 🥰

10. how many followers do you have?

667 but most are inactive blogs from before I went inactive

11. how many people do you follow?

330

12. have you ever made a shitpost?

I am constantly saying stupid stuff on here but I wouldn’t consider them shitposts

13. how often do you use tumblr each day?

too much honestly. I’m primarily on here during work hours because I work in spurts and then mess around here between my bursts of productivity. I’m on here less during the weekends 

14. did you have a fight/argument with another blog once? who won?

I’m pretty non-confrontational as it is, but who has time for that?

15. how do you feel about ‘you need to reblog this’ posts?

sometimes they have a lot of good information, but I’m not a fan of the aggressive wording. whenever I see those types of posts, I typically read through them and google the topic to learn more from different sources, but it is very rare that I’ll actually reblog them myself. I often talk about politics and current events with my family, and I just think I have a better impact that way

16. do you like tag games?

yes I really enjoy them even though I tend to forget to do them in a timely manner

17. do you like ask games?

yes but I get a lot fewer asks nowadays than I did before I went inactive

18. which of your mutuals do you think is tumblr famous?

tbh all of my mutuals who make content are tumblr famous in my mind

19. do you have a crush on a mutual?

romantic crush? no, I have not felt anything close to that in years. friend crush? absolutely, but I am a terrible conversationalist and find it hard to act on that

20. tags?

if you’ve read all of this and want to do this, consider this your tag

[aquariumsoap]

Thank you @bluespruce for tagging me in this question thing!

1. Name/Nickname

My name is Ava and I have no nicknames because I’m boring I guess

2. Gender

Cisgender woman

3. Star Sign

Cancer Sun / Capricorn Moon / Taurus Rising :)

4. Height

5’2”

5. Current Time

6:52pm EST

6. Birthday

June 29th 1999

7. Favorite Bands/Groups

Vampire Weekend, Muse, Run The Jewels, Paramore, HAIM, and many more

8. Favorite Solo Artist

ofc Taylor Swift, I also like Phoebe Bridgers, Rina Sawayama, Charli XCX, Sufjan Stevens, and again many many more

9. Song Stuck in Your Head

For Sale (Interlude) by Kendrick Lamar

10. Last Movie Watched

Fellowship of the Ring extended but my brother and I tapped out after three hours bc we were too tired to finish

11. Last Show Watched

Embarrassingly enough it was ouran high school host club because for some reason of all the anime I watched in middle school THAT’S the one that stuck with me. Why. I do love it though even if it does not hold up at all

12. When Did You Create This Blog

I believe sometime around Christmas 2013

13. What Do You Post

Fuck if I know ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

15. Last Google Search

The hours of a local restaurant

15. Other Blogs

I used to have a Taylor Swift related sideblog when I was in high school but I deleted it because I only made it because a friend of mine who followed me hates her music and I didn’t want to spam them but they deleted their tumblr so it no longer served a purpose

16. Do You Get Asks

No lmao I’m not interesting enough to get random strangers who want to know everything about me or who value my opinions

17. Why Did You Choose This URL?

I’ve actually answered this before, I’ll see if I can find that ask. Basically I don’t really know why I think I saw a picture of the soft soap aquarium brand soap that’s the clear mild scented hand soap in the bottle with the fish printed on the inside so it looks like their swimming in the soap and I said. That’s it. That’s my brand now.

18. How Many Blogs Are You Following

2447

19. How Many Followers Do You Have?

935

20. Average Amount of Sleep?

Probably 5/6 not really by choice I just can’t go to sleep earlier than 1am for whatever reason and I have to be at work usually between 8 and 9 in the morning so. I’m tired.

21. Lucky Number?

I don’t really think I have one, but I enjoy the number 11. I think that’s just a nice number.

22. Do You Play Any Instruments?

I play guitar, and I’m learning how to play bass as well but I haven’t had the energy for either recently :/ work is stressful lol

23. What Are You Wearing?

Jeans from madewell, a black long sleeve shirt from h&m and my buggirl200 “Taylor Swift is having a baby and I am the father” shirt over it. Also wearing my snoopy robe I got for Christmas because it’s cold in here.

24. Dream Job?

Honestly anything’s not my current job would be great lol. But I would love to be a songwriter one day! I wish I had a more realistic dream but I don’t think I’d be very good at any kind of normal well paying job (not that I’m a very good songwriter either lol)

25. Dream Trip?

I would love to go back to Norway, we went there when my brother and I graduated high school and got to see where my grandmother grew up, it was really cool! I’d also love to go to Japan :)

26. Favorite Food?

Can iced coffee be considered a food group? Also the utz sourdough special dark pretzels are AMAZING they’re my favorite snack food

27. Nationality?

I’m American of Norwegian descent (almost all of my mom’s side of the family is Norwegian)

28. Favorite Song?

Currently I’ve been really digging Aries by Gorillaz feat. Peter Hook and Georgia. Lianne La Havas’ cover of Weird Fishes by Radiohead is also phenomenal (her album was pretty great too!)

29. Last Book Read?

I actually just today finally got fed up and drove somewhere quiet and sat in my car for over an hour so I could finish reading When Brooklyn Was Queer by Hugh Ryan (I started it at the beginning of June with the intent of finishing it before pride month ended oops). I really enjoyed it, it was super interesting and I learned a lot about an often overlooked part of queer history, I definitely recommend it if you think it’s up your alley!

30. Three Fictional Universes You’d Like To Live In?

I wanna live in Howl’s Moving Castle movieland (sorry book fans I read the book when I was 12 and I did enjoy It and I want to read it again and ik the movie isn’t a great adaptation but the book just Did Not have the same impact on my young child mind as the movie did) where if I get tired and fed up with my life (and maybe cursed by a witch to be an old woman) I can just leave and go join up with a temperamental wizard who lives in a giant magical trash can. I would love that.

Tagging: @mielnette @youngcomputer @thefuckingstory @dontblamethewitches and anyone else who wants to do it :)

[zhonglino]

Rules: Tag twenty blogs - Thanks for tagging me, Andy (@cuhuy) !! I’ll keep it under a read more~

Nickname: Tuki! It was given to me by my best friend at the time in 4th grade. I never would’ve thought that it’d become a huge part of who I am now that I’m older ^^ Any other interesting nicknames I have are just variations of Tuki so~  Two of my closest friends also call me pup since I’m like a puppy, and I really, really, really like it ;3; it’s so cute so it makes me happy when I get called it.

Gender: Female

Sign: Gemimi~

Height: 5′3″

Time: 8:40PM

Favorite Bands: WHOO WHERE DO I BEGIN. Well, to keep it short, BAP & BTS are the ones that I really follow the closest and they’re the ones that have made  very special impacts on my life. So, I’d say those two are probably my all-time favorites. But BAP is the number one in my heart, forever and always. <3 

Favorite Solo Artist: Uhhh, I’m going to cop out and just say Suga !! I’m sure there’s probably some actual solo artist that I’d consider my favorite but I can’t think right now and I’ve been crying over Yoongi/First Love all day so, Suga ^^ 

Song Stuck In My Head: I just listened to Produce 48′s Pick Me song so~ It’s so, so cute and catchy, and it’s a feels-good song and and and !! Also, love and support my bby Sakura Miyawaki, pls and thanks

Last Movie I Saw: Infinity War. T3T 

Last Show I Watched: My brother and I started watching King of the Masked Singer so

When I Created My Blog: I think my anniversary just passed, actually! May 10th, 2010 - Has it really been 8 years ??

Last Thing I Googled: SF9′s member profile because I was wondering how old Zuho was, lol

Do I Have Any Other Blogs: *sweats nervously* uhh a few, yes. I have a sideblog for: 

Yoongi 

Jungkook 

TSM/Doublelift & Bjergsen

Art

BAP x BTS Interactions 

All the Minhyuks in K-pop (which hasn’t been updated in forever since it still says that Rocky’s yet the debut oh god) 

other personal things ^^; 

I really shouldn’t have all of these blogs though since I’m in pharmacy school which means zero time and I’m just a lazy person in general who forgets to update things. I think a bunch of them don’t even have proper themes because I didn’t care enough to go find one LOL

But there’s my shameless self-promotion~ I’ll just put links for the ones that aren’t too messy. but feel free to ask for the others

I really want to make one where idols wear green too since my favorite color is green and idk some idols just look really nice in green alsdkfajls I need to stop.

Do I Get Asks: I told myself that I wouldn’t reblog asks unless I somehow got a decent amount of followers with curious enough people to ask stuff so, no. There’s a lot sitting in my drafts though so if you’re ever curious, *finger guns*.

Why Did I Choose My URL: Sigh, it’s an old username that I came up with when I first made my twitter in 8th grade, so I pretty much used it for everything. But I’m tired of it, and I changed my usernames on both my twitter and instagram so maybe one day I’ll finally change my tumblr one, too. I wanted to use my League IGN but it’s taken so :( 

Followers: Like how many I have? A decent amount, I’d say? I don’t know how  many of them are truly active, but I do see some people from time to time. I think they’re mostly my friends though. 

Average Hours of Sleep: OOF okay so during the school year, I was doing pretty well with sleeping relatively early and getting about 7-8 hours of sleep in. Now that it’s summer though... >_> 

Lucky number: 7 !! It was my lucky number in the board game Life and since my birthday is June 8th (mark your calendars), it’s cute because 7 is between 6/8 ^^; 

Instruments: I was honestly tempted to link Yoongi’s First Love here since I relate so much to it. I’ve played the piano since I was in 3rd grade? So about 14-15 years? I’m no Mozart or anything, but I enjoy playing it from time to time. In the more recent years, I’ve started kinda composing my own songs as well. I even bought a little music book to write down notes instead of just recording them in my phone ^^; But yeah, I love the piano and honestly, the lyrics of First Love really capture my experience with piano. 

What Am I Wearing: A nightgown and a light robe since it was freezing when I woke up from my nap before dinner. Nightgowns are the best, guys, don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. 

Dream Trip: To keep it short, I’ll just list a few countries I’d like to visit/go back to, because it’s kinda hard for me to describe what my dream trip would be without it sounding weird and vague.

Italy

Japan

England

South Korea

Vietnam

Nationality: Vietnamese-American

Favorite Song: Another loaded question, ahhhh. I don’t know if I have a favorite kpop song, but for American music, I always say that Lost Stars from the movie Begin Again is my favorite. I’ll be honest and say that I’m not always 100% in the mood to listen to it, but I do listen to it when I’m feeling down and it’s helped me sleep on a few occasions, lol. I also always sing it during karaoke too, so there’s that. 

Last Book I Read: Oof I honestly don’t know +_+ I’ve been meaning to re-read the Series of Unfortunate Events books though. For some reason, when I was younger, I read 12 of the 13 books. TWELVE. AND I NEVER FINISHED IT. I have no idea why, either. aldsfkjalsd so yeah, I’d like to re-read those again someday~

3 Fictional Universes I Want To Join: oh boy

Fire Emblem Awakening’s universe because I trust all of them with my life, I’d make an awesome Grandmaster and plus my husband, Lon’qu 

Akagami no Shirayukihime’s because I, too, am a prospective pharmacist so I’d like my own Prince Zen fawning over me and rescuing me from bad guys 

BTS’ HYYH Prologue because they went to so many places with pretty water scenery and sometimes you just want to run away and be adventurous with your best friends

Thanks again, Andy, for tagging me !! I’ll tag @jibaby, @youretheairibreathe, @whenitfallsthrough but you don’t have to if you don’t want to lol. And then anyone else that wants to/does do it, please tag me because I really want to read your answers ;3; !! 

[amadeyus]

30 questions (LONG POST)

rules: answer 30 questions and tag 10 people 

Tagged by @ginevraslovegood , thank you <333 bahdude

tagging: @themusicalbookworm , @hushpiper , @trash-god , @kittychako , @omeinfreund , @tserpillum , @quietcelt, @lindowyn, @xleviiiix, @erensjaegerbombs

# following: 202

# of followers: >10 :))))) i like to keep it a zekecret on the tumblosphere but if we’re mutuals/we’ve talked before i can tell u in DMs if you’re really curious

average hours of sleep: uhhh honestly i think it’s anywhere from like 6-10 hours (although i try to aim for 7-8 hours) 

lucky number: i feel like it’s 4 (i found out in grade 3 that it was 4 where you had to like add up certain numbers together and I FORGOT THE PROCEDURE but it’s shaped a lot of my thoughts/perspectives) even though 4 in chinese it sounds similar to the word for death (四 sounds really similar to 死; same pronounciation different tone) so idk man

instruments: when i was younger i played the guitar and piano but then in grade 9 i realized the performance arts isn’t really my thing and ever since i’ve been specializing in the visual arts (art™) and in applied arts (design)

what are you wearing: a white to black gradient shirt with a forest image + jeans cause im cold

dream job: to be an industrial designer while having 1) a good work/life balance 2) professional and personal fulfillment 3) to be able to make meaningful and helpful work and 4) to like the work i make

(if that doesn’t work out i have a contingency plan to become a motion graphics animator because i also like animation and it’s another creative career that pays relatively well)

dream trip: tbh any country with good food, clean air, nice scenery (and preferrably with some design background too) would be nice - i’d like to go to amsterdam someday for those reasons

birthday: jan 11 (so triple 1s ayyyyy and also todoroki shouto’s bday)

height: same height as jean kirstein pre-time skip (idk about his post-time skip height tho)

gender/pronouns: i’ve gone by she/her my entire life but i’m also a-okay with they/them pronouns if you don’t remember

other blogs: hooo boiiii here they are:

photoshopshit (a photoshop resources & tutorial blog)

fyshingeki (an snk fansite blog)

lonekorra (my atla/lok side blog; abandoned indefinitely)

surveyedcorps (my snk side blog; abandoned indefinitely)

momoweek (a side blog for yaoyorozu momo week; COMING SOON AND STAY TUNED :)))

nicknames: my tol hs friend and i call each other tree bc tolness

star sign: i’m a caprisun capricorn

time: 6:51pm

favorite bands: bastille, florence + the machine (they aRE a band righttt), fall out boy, imagine dragons, onerepublic, kalafina, ling tosite sigure

favorite artist: sia, p!nk, aimer, mika kobayashi

favorite tumblr artist: for visual art, i really love works by @drinkyourfuckingmilk , @alemanriq , and @lolakasa <- all these artists draw quality snk art and i love their styles and how they draw facial expressions in general. for performance artist im love @themusicalbookworm gio’s stuff bc she writes songs about characters/ships for fmab/bnha (and sometimes snk) and how cool is that omg (i especially love her song about momo called stardust veins)

song stuck in your head: the bnha ost that played during momo’s and shouto’s final exam and in other scenes but it’s real nice it’s called the threat of offense and defense i recommend listening

last movie you watched: COCO

last show you watched: m a n i don’t even remember what show i watched the last time, i think maybe orphan black s5? since i finished the series

why did you make your blog: originally my friend was like you should join! and bc my smol self was ignorant i said okay and it started out as like..... an aesthetic blog?? (i don’t even know if it’s considered that but i just reblogged a buncha things that looked visually nice...like watermelons) and then when i was introduced to the fandom part of the tumblosphere, i became a YA-lit/TV shows multifandom blog + ATLA (im love atla), THEN IN GRADE 9 I WATCHED SNK and i lived to see myself become a multifandom anime blog that’s mostly snk

what do you post: mostly snk, atla/lok, fmab, bnha and misc non fandom stuffs (and also lotsa snk gfx and animations for original content™)

last thing you googled: “manic episode” because i wanted to know what it was called in chinese

ao3: surveyedcorps (i don’t write, but that’s my account so you’ll see me liking/bookmarking/subscribing as that url)

do you ever get asks: sometimes haha

how did you get the idea for your url: ok so since getting one word canon urls are a rat race, i was brainstorming a bunch of canon urls that might be available. and since places are less likely to be taken (shiganshina and trostdistrict were taken iirc), i was like oooh stohessdistrict is the place of focus for some episodes/chapters and voila it has become my current url

favorite food: SO MANY but across the board (no matter the cuisine/preparation) i love noodles a lot. so tbh i would choose like yunnan cold noodles at this restaurant i frequent bc im love it so m u c h

last book you read: my driving theory book

top 3 fictional universes: i’m really intrigued by/invested in the ATLA/LOK, BNHA, and SNK universes

[love4aviationenglish]

Wordpress, Tumblr, Steemit and Medium review

Updated 6 December 2017

With the countless number of blogging platforms on the internet today, it is no surprise business owners find themselves in a dilemma as to which blogging platform to use to promote, engage and reach out to their ever expanding audience.

The question(s) “Is the interface simple to use? How many people can I reach with these platform? Is my data security, personal security and others guaranteed?” Can I give others admin rights to post on my behalf like my IT team?” These questions and more are various things that run through a business owners mind when considering using a particular platform for business.

We’ve eased majority of the stress for you as we have extensively researched the major platforms in use. In this article, we will look at the following platforms features, we review the following platforms in detail.

I. We extensively review features of Tumblr, WordPress, Medium, Steemit.

II. Sharing editor rights on these platforms.

III. Pros and Cons of each platform.

                                              TUMBLR

1.     Tumblr is a microblogging site and a social networking site that allows users to post multimedia and various contents to a short form blog.

2.     Users can access the website features via the dashboard interface.

3.     The dashboard has a live feed of recent posts from other blogs that the user follows.

4.     Through the dashboard users are able to comment, like posts that appear on their dashboard and reblog (reposting a blog on your dashboard).

5.     With the dashboard, users can upload texts posts, videos, images, link to a blog and quotes.

6.     Connectivity to other social media accounts is possible; Facebook and Twitter, whenever there’s a post, it will be sent as a status update on Facebook and as a Tweet on Twitter.

7.     Users can follow other user’s blogs.

8.     Bloggers can make their blogs private i.e. only users who have the blogs password can be allowed access.

9.     Posts can be scheduled to a particular time or can be delayed, it can also be spread over several hours or days.

10.   There are tags to allow users help their audience find posts about certain topics by simply adding tags.

11.    For the tech savvy people who want more flexibility, Tumblr allows users to edit their blog’s theme, the HTML codes that control the appearance of the blog, users can also use a custom name for their blog.

12.   Tumblr is compatible with multiple platforms, iOS, Android and Windows.

               SETTING UP EDITOR RIGHTS ON TUMBLR

To get posting rights, first you create another blog called the group blog where you can invite members.

In order to set up a blog where others can be contributors that can post from separate accounts to your group blog, you have to create a new group blog, then invite new members to join it. Here's how to get you started:

•  Log in to the Tumblr Dashboard of your account.

•  Select “Create A New Blog” From The Drop-Down List Of Blogs. Fill In The Blog Information. Click “Create blog” Button.

        Give your blog a name and create a password

• After clicking the "create new blog" tab, enter a title and domain name for the new blog. There’s an option to protect the blog with a password. If you decide to use a password, only people who enter the password will be able to view your blog.

                             Invite new members

•  In the dashboard of your new blog, select "members" from the menu on the right panel.

• You can invite members to post on the blog through email or by copying and pasting an invite link. Members that are invited will be able to add content to the new blog, but they won't be able to change settings unless you promote them to be admins of the blog.

                                                  Pros:

a.     Simplicity: Tumblr is good for starting a blog immediately with minimal prep time. You can set up a functioning blog in a few minutes using Tumblr’s readymade customizable themes. This doesn’t require tech or design help.

b.     Cost: Tumblr is a free platform. They offer premium versions that varies from $9 and $49, premium services give the user the ability to customize the blog as they wish, but the free version is also enough for a great blog.

c.      Community: By joining Tumblr, you have access to a built in community, making it easy to grow an audience than other blogging platforms. You can gather subscribers, answer questions from readers and re-blog other peoples content all from within the platform.

d.     Self-sustainability: Tumblr allows you to schedule posts, removing the need for third party apps like Hootsuite and Virtue.

e.     Analytics: Tumblr gives its users the ability to connect their account to Google Analytics to monitor post effectiveness.

f.       Mobile optimized: Tumblr is optimized for iOS, Android, and Windows app, meaning your blog is automatically mobile optimized.

g.     More tags can be added on Tumblr better than Medium.

                                           Cons:

a.     Design limitations: Tumblr’s designs are limited, though Tumblr offers design customization for its themes, Tumblr isn’t for individual’s brands and businesses that have strict brand guidelines or a particular design team.

b.     Functionality limitations: As mentioned earlier, Tumblr is well-known for its simplicity. Tumblr isn’t your best option if you’re looking for plugins and widgets.

c.      Users must adapt to its format: Tumblr has a precise formula that works best on the platform. Light on the copy, more on the imagery and shareable stuff.

d.     Server dependent: You’re mandated by Tumblr server to host your blog, with no option to host using your own website’s preferred hosting software. This can be a security concern as well as a technological one. If Tumblr’s server goes down or there’s a downtime, so does your blog.

e.     To read an article on Tumblr, the user has to create a Tumblr account without which the article cannot be read.                                

                                WORDPRESS

1.     WordPress is a content management system (CMS)  based on PHP and MySQL, it is free and open sourced.

2.     For WordPress to function, it has to be installed on a web server on a network host or an internet service host.

3.     WordPress features a plugin architecture and uses a template system.

4.     WordPress allows users change the look and functionality of the site without changing the site’s core code or content with themes.

5.     Plugins allow users to extend the functionality and features of a blog or website.

6.     WordPress has native applications for WebOS, iOS, Android, BlackBerry and Windows, some of these comes with limited set of options.

7.     WordPress has a feature called integrated link management which is the ability to allot multiple categories to posts, search engine friendly, clean permalink structure and supports tagging of posts.

8.     WordPress supports Pingback and Trackback standards used for displaying links to other sites that are linked to an article or a post.

9.     Posts can be edited in HTML via the visual editor or through plugins that allows a series of customized editing features.

              SETTING EDITOR RIGHTS ON WORDPRESS

WordPress has a user role management system which specifies what a particular user can and cannot do on your site.

To set user roles in the site, you have to be an administrator first, then you can change the role of others by;

i. From the WordPress dashboard go to Users > All users.

ii. Check all the boxes next to the avatars.

iii. Click on the drop down menu Change role to, then select the role you want to assign to the new user.

iv. Click on change.

WordPress has five default user roles:

•          Administrator

•          Editor

•          Author

•          Contributor

•          Subscriber

1. Administrator:

•          In WordPress, Administrator is the most powerful user role. Users with the administrator role can edit any posts by any users on the site, add new posts and even delete those posts.

•          They can install, delete, and edit plugins as well as themes.

•          An administrator can add new users to the site, change information about existing users including their passwords as well as delete any user even other administrators.

2. Editor:

•          Users with the editor role have full control over the content sections of the website. They can add, edit, publish, and delete any posts on a WordPress site including the ones written by others.

•          Editors can moderate, edit, and delete comments as well.

•          Editors do not have access to alter the settings of the website, install themes and plugins or add new users.

3. Author:

•          Authors role can write, edit, and publish their own posts. Authors can also delete their own posts, even if they are published.

•          Authors cannot create categories when writing posts, though they can choose from previous categories or they can add tags to their posts.

•          Authors can view comments even those that are pending review, but they cannot moderate, approve, or delete any comments.

•          Authors do not have access to settings, plugins, or themes, so it is kind of a low-risk user role on a site with the only difference being their ability to delete their own posts once they’re published.

4. Contributor:

•          Contributors can add and edit their own posts, but they cannot publish any posts not even posts created by them.

•          Contributors have to choose from existing categories because they cannot create new categories but they can add tags to their posts.

•          Contributors cannot upload files i.e. they can’t add images to articles created by them.

•          Contributors cannot approve or delete comments but can only view comments even those awaiting moderation.

•          Contributors do not have access to settings, plugins, or themes

5. Subscriber:

•          Subscribers can only login to your website and update their user profiles. They can change their passwords but they cannot write posts, view comments, or alter any settings on the website.

•          Subscribers are useful if you require users to login before they can read a post or leave a comment.

                                           Pros:

a.     WordPress is a Content Management System (CMS) that gives you the ability to update your site without the need for a developer.

b.     WordPress is simple to install and operate with no need for learning high level programming language.

c.      Websites can be built in a short time depending on the complexity.

d.     There are of the shelf plugins and themes not provided by the WordPress core that can add functionality to the site.

e.     Due to the open source nature of WordPress, there are various how to tutorial, support forums guides for virtually anything you want to do.

f.       WordPress is continuously developed, tested and supported.

                                        Cons:

a.     WordPress is free and open source, its future development or the impact that updates can have on businesses cannot be controlled.

b.     It is highly essential that websites be upgraded to the latest versions of WordPress, including its plugins and themes, else problems arise.

c.      Since WordPress is open source, it is easy for hackers to find security lapses and plant malicious code.

                                        STEEMIT

1.     Steemit is a social news service which runs a social networking website and blogs on a blockchain database.

2.     Steemit produces STEEM dollars and STEEM which are tokens users get for posting, commenting and discovering exciting content.

3.     Users can upvote comments and posts, and the authors who’s material got upvoted gets a monetary reward in a cryptocurrency token called STEEM.

4.     US dollar pegged tokens are called STEEM Dollars.

5.     Users are also rewarded for discovering popular content (Curating).

6.     Curating is voting post submissions and comments.

7.     Steemit uses a reputation system, new accounts start with a reputation of 25.

8.     The Steem blockchain has two tokens which are STEEM and STEEM DOLLARS.

9.     Steemit also has vested and stored interest called the STEEM POWER, it’s strictly for use within the Steem community.

                                   Pros of Steemit:

I. Steemit is the only social media platform that pays its users for posting and upvoting comments.

II. The community has 200+ members with about 2000 new members signing up everyday.

III. The site is easy to navigate.

IV. Steemits code is open sourced and decentralized.

V. The website is Ad free.

                                              Cons:

a.     The site is in beta phase for now, it is still under construction.

b.     There are features still missing.

c.      There is no private messaging system.

d.     To open an account takes about 7 days.

e.     Normal html tags can’t be used.  

                                            MEDIUM

1.     Medium is an online publishing platform, a perfect example of social journalism, it has a collection of amateur and professional publications and people, publishers on medium or exclusive blogs.

2.     Medium software provides a full What You See Is What You Get (WYSIWYG) user interface when editing online.

3.     When an entry is posted it can be recommended and shared by other people, like Twitter, posts can be upvoted like Reddit and content can be assigned a specific theme like Tumblr.

4.     Medium has a clap feature which readers can click multiple times to signify if they like an article.

5.     Payment to authors is based on how many claps an article receives.

6.     Users can create an account using a email address, Facebook, Twitter, or Google account.

7.     Posts are sorted by topic rather than writer.

                               Pros of Medium:

a.     On Medium it is easier to get your blog posts discovered, you can subscribe to authors you enjoy based on a recommendation engine.

b.     Authors can easily see all the statistics on views, detailed statistics about their stories, shares, views, complete reads etc.

c.      Authors can either publish their stories by themselves or join an organization that publishes articles by a number of authors.

                                         Cons:

a.     Mediums WYSIWYG editor is limited.

b.     The commenting system on Medium is ambiguous, each time you click reply, you’re redirected to a new page and pressing the back button takes you back to the top of the page and not the comment you left.

c.      Medium promotes the company’s brand and not the authors brand.

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