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annakie · 2 years ago

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*edit* Someone from the staff has responded to my comments here.

It sounds like the functionality those of us who already have our domain names pointed to tumblr will remain as-is as long as we don't change anything. But it will be behind a paywall for people doing the same thing in the future.

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So here's the thing. This is a cool, neat feature for people who didn't already have their own domain names. It's relatively inexpensive (and in the notes people are talking about how it's not tiered pricing for local economies so it's NOT cheap for everyone, which is an important point) domain name hosting made easy if all you want is a cool "username.com" type domain pointing to your blog. That's great, and a good feature!

However, some of us have our own domain names. I've owned annakie.com for over 20 years. It's registered with a hosting company. I point annakie.com to my tumblr, so if you just type in annakie.com you go to my blog. Also, instead of using the URL annakie.tumblr.com, when you're on my blog, the URL is blog.annakie.com.

However, I ALSO use annakie.com for email. I have several (name)@annakie.com email addresses set up for several reasons. I have a lot of files hosted that are linked to certain message boards and websites to host images, word documents, small videos, etc. I pay about $100 a year to a hosting company for the domain name + several gigs of file hosting + several gigs of bandwidth per month. It's a small expense I'm aware I'll need to pay every year.

It took me about fifteen minutes to set up the redirect on the other site and it's worked fine this way for the last eight or so years that I've had annakie.com pointed to tumblr.

but now...

"If you already have a custom domain purchased elsewhere, it’ll continue to work for now, but you will no longer be able to connect a new custom domain bought elsewhere to your blog."

Basically, unless I'm reading this wrong, at some point in the future, this will stop working. I'll have to either stop pointing annakie.com to tumblr and find somewhere else to point it (or just let it point to nowhere and get a 404 error or something) OR I transfer the domain here to tumblr's registrar service and then the ONLY thing that works is that it points to my tumblr and I will no longer be able to use the email address and anyplace that links to a file with the annakie.com URL will no longer work.

This is literally taking functionality away from me, for something that's worked fine for a very long time.

I am obviously not going to move my domain here and lose all the functionality for my email addresses and file hosting. So all this does is stops something I've used that works fine. It's... not great. It's not the end of the world but it's really annoying that it's going to stop.

I understand that tumblr needs to find new revenue streams. I support tumblr by paying for ad-free browsing even though I use an adblocker anyway. I've sent a little more money for dumb things like blue checkmarks and blazed a post full of my cat pictures in the past for some silly fun. And letting people who want to just easily grab a domain name to use on their blog is a new function that is GOOD.

But taking a working function away from those of us who have used it for years sometime in the nebulous future.. is not good.

Please reconsider that part of it, tumblr. People have reasons for not wanting to host their domains with you, especially with the extremely limited functionality.

Tumblr Domains: That thing you do in the place they already know

Hello, [tumblr]. Look at you all here vibing. Some of you are out here providing essential services, like making art—and people happy in the process. Maybe you’re creating pfps for your followers. Or painting people’s OCs in intricate and enlightening detail. Or taking beautiful pictures of mushrooms. Or sharing your homestead life with the world. Or coming up with entire ARG universes for your followers to immerse themselves in. Maybe you’re making memes for that one show that existed for fifteen seasons and stopped airing years ago. Perhaps you’re simply fulfilling the age-old societal need of staying silly :3. Whatever it is you come here to do, why not make it official and claim your domain?

Having a domain can add a little professional gleam to your online presence. It can be a funny little joke from you to you. It can also add an extra layer of this-is-what-this-is to your online persona.

blog.tumblr.com will remain free for everyone.

Here’s how you get your very own slice of the internet, right here on Tumblr:

Click on your account icon and select “Domains” from the drop-down.

If you already have a custom domain purchased elsewhere, it’ll continue to work for now, but you will no longer be able to connect a new custom domain bought elsewhere to your blog.

Eventually, we will implement domain transfers (outbound and inbound) and paid domain connection.

And, to celebrate this historic moment, we’ve got a little offer for those interested in a .blog domain:

First year (through to July 31): $3.00

First year (from August 1 – December 31): $5.00

Annual Renewal: $10.00

Curious about other available domains? Check 'em out here. More questions? The Support page has all the details!

Make it official, merge your online homes, and bring your Tumblr family along for the ride.

#tumblr

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stephaniefitz · 5 years ago

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Pandemics and The Price of Productivity

Hi everyone!!

Isn’t that the best way to begin a blog? Introduce yourself, so you seem as friendly in and out of the virtual realm?

I’m kidding; I am friendly always and welcome you to my very first blog post!

So, Hi! Hello! I’m virtually greeting you! I’m waving the way you’ve been greeting your family and friends for the past several weeks. Did you think I was going to write something during this time without mentioning the quarantine? It is everywhere you look! On Instagram, your Facebook walls, and Twitter. The quarantine is on dirty dishes and unopened Amazon Prime boxes that have been sitting in your house for over a week. The past three weeks have been hard on everyone. You are not seeing your friends, engaging in five-minute hangouts six feet apart, and, most importantly, being an essential worker during a worldwide pandemic. But, if you aren’t an “essential” worker, you’re at home make shifting a work from home (WFH) space next to your roommate or significant other crammed next to a litter box.

The joys, right? How lucky are we to be able to WFH in our pajamas and binge watch “Tiger King” during our lunch break? How lucky are the entrepreneurs and media folk trying to crank out content now that we have all the time in the world to get our newest blog and web series started? Before we became quarantined, we had access to everything distracting.

We were preoccupied with happy hours with our friend groups at the local brewery, Sunday brunch on the belt-line, and my favorite, people watching at my favorite coffee shop trying to break a bout of writer’s block. Now that we are in the middle of a mandatory shelter in place, all of our usual activities stopped—no more outings, no more family visits, no more in-person happy hour. At the drop of a hat, our lives changed, and now we have all the time in the world! Now we can start the podcast, start the blog, start something in general! Now is the time! Shelter in place is the time to be productive, right? Since the quarantine began, we immersed ourselves in the digital world of memes and Tik-Tok challenges. People aspiring for the blue checkmark can now create the content they have been putting off due to our supposed distractions and social obligations.

While I am in full support of a creative endeavor and goal setting, I saw a post on my Instagram feed that was rather unsettling. The message read: “If you don’t come out of this quarantine with a new skill, your side hustle started, more knowledge. You never lacked time; you lacked discipline.” This post made me beg the question of why our culture so obsessed with being productive.

If you’ve made it this far in my post, then you’re probably rolling your eyes—another millennial “triggered” over a meme they scrolled past while not understanding the bigger picture. While I am notorious for being overly sensitive in my social circle, this person is presumptuous in their attempt to encourage productivity by assuming another person’s shortcomings. Yes, I am that aspiring content creator I was speaking about above who is trying to produce content to the masses in the name of WFH distractions. I need to get my podcast recorded. I need to post more to my blog. I also need to be more productive and organized. While this person’s post is in good faith and motivation, it conveys judgment and shame. Our society is so obsessed with “hustle culture” that even during times of crisis, we still expect ourselves to produce.

I see it everywhere. Influencers are giving out quarantine makeup advice and graphic designers creating t-shirts making references to “social distancing” and washing our hands ( Yes, I bought one. Guilty as charged). Podcasters are also dishing out unsolicited advice on dating while we self isolate. We capitalize on everything. Hell, at this point, I’m surprised people aren’t trying to make personalized COVID kits complete with your monogram (“BOGO on my newest Etsy account, this Friday only”). I understand, and this person is entirely valid in their opinion of using your free time to produce what you have wanted to create. Being stuck in traffic on Monday through Friday sucks up most of our time outside of work, and now that we are void of that responsibility, it is time to take action on our heart's desire.

In a matter of seconds, many people lost income they relied on to keep a roof over their heads and food in their fridge. Some people are now working and living full time with their significant other, which I’m sure has caused a little bit of strain on some relationships. Parents are now trying to teach their kids from home while simultaneously re-adjusting their living space to make it more work AND school-friendly. Some of these parents are doing this alone. A vast majority have already worked from home, but fear of catching a possibly life-threatening virus that has yet to see a vaccine causes a lot of anxiety. When trying to make everything as “normal” as possible in times of crisis and sudden upheaval, is the side hustle and the exploitation of your hobbies that important? If we aren’t learning the language we’ve been putting off for months during this time, are we undisciplined? If we don’t pick up our art supplies and become the newest art sensation on the front of the Instagram explore page, are we wasting our lives in the pursuit of being lazy? Or are we more disciplined in the pursuit of trying to do our best given that most of our typical day to day turns upside down?

I am lucky, however, to still have an income and no kids to aid in my distraction of “exploiting” my time for productivity purposes. But, I am still facing a ton of challenges. I am a flight attendant who typically has three to four days off during the week, which to most (and myself), is a pretty flexible schedule. I also am trying to break into the world of multimedia and have several other hobbies. So you could very well argue that I am the queen of the side hustle and understand the importance of using time wisely. You could also say that I am hypocritical as I launch my very first blog post as the constituent in the grand scheme of becoming an influential content creator. I use my time “productively” to question the toxic relationship we have with hustle culture. While I am here to get my content off the ground, I am mostly here to empathize.

Thriving from structure and routine when I am not jet setting around the globe, I have also been thrown through a loop. Before COVID took hold of our daily lives, I began establishing a routine that would allow me to be my most productive self. I would wake up early, grab breakfast, and head to whichever coffee shop struck my fancy—ideas and laptop in tow. Unable to follow the routine I spent weeks establishing, along with the looming torment of a pandemic, having to start all over, became another source of anxiety. I am struggling with this sudden change just as much as anyone, and comparing a person’s shortcomings based on society's standard of an acceptable work ethic, is the very attitude that fosters shame in so many when they face life appropriate distractions.

All of a sudden, the home Keurig became our source of morning coffee and the kitchen island, our brand new work cafe. Overnight, our spouses and children needing our attention became our co-workers. My main point is that everyone’s life got turned upside down in an instant, and we now face other immediate distractions that garner our attention rather than the “hustle” or “grind." People who were laid off are now asking themselves how they are going to pay rent. Teens bummed out because they are missing graduation and prom. Now spouses everywhere are wondering why their partner wants to begin the conversation regarding kitchen repairs as soon as they start a conference call.

If you are working on a side hustle, have been trying to learn a new language, or engage in a new hobby you’ve been putting off for months; don’t feel bad if it hasn’t transpired by the time the world is up and running again. Our “new normal” has fostered a brand new host of problems we need to manage, along with adjusting and maintaining our regular responsibilities. When an unexpected crisis happens, it isn’t a time where we have absolutely nothing to do. Right now is a time when we have more to think about and adjust on top of our already busy lives. Messages that are aimed to spark inspiration are often worded as messages that cause shame. Speaking as if those who have yet to start something they’ve wanted to accomplish aren’t disciplined are viewing life through a narrow lens where everything exists in a world of black and white, where everyone is living in a world void of imperfection and equal opportunity. Our mindset that if you haven’t accomplished or started anything AMAZING, GREAT, or PROFOUND during a period of necessary rest lies at the heart of our obsession with hustle culture.

Our value shouldn’t be held on the pedestal of production. Our value as people should be based on whatever it is that helps us feel safe, rejuvenated, and like we live a fulfilling life. If being productive makes you feel good about yourself, that’s great! However, we are all individuals with different expectations and visions for how we wish to live and spend our time. We are all in such a rush to be the “next best thing” that we sometimes forget to prioritize our values and take care of our needs.

My notion isn’t to be proud or self-righteous, because I also have issues succumbing to the pressure of hustle culture. More often than not, I feel guilty for resting or taking the day to read a novel for my enjoyment when I feel overwhelmed or stressed. During my time in self-isolation, I slowly realize that I am allowed to feel just as anxious and unfocused like everyone else regardless of my goals. I know that with a change in routine also comes a period of readjustment and realigning of priorities. If we treated people as individuals and understood that at our core, we are all human, not machines meant to run on empty for the sake of production; maybe we could allow more room for understanding and empathy- even for ourselves. While the quarantine is a good time to start that fantastic business venture you have been putting off, or read the book you have put down several times because you are always on the go; you are not undisciplined if life got in the way like it always does. Sometimes, learning to be present, knowing your limits, and not holding on to others' expectations is the only discipline we need.

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jessicakmatt · 6 years ago

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How to Get Verified on Spotify and Apple Music

How to Get Verified on Spotify and Apple Music: via LANDR Blog

So after years of making tracks in the studio and sharing drafts here and there, I finally decided to do my own music distribution.

I mastered my track, entered my info and uploaded my album art. I hit send, got approved, and there it was! My track was all of sudden on Spotify, iTunes, Apple Music, Deezer and other platforms.

Party!!!

Great. So now what? How do I edit my artist profile? I want to change my photo, edit my bio, and get control over how I’m represented on these platforms. It’s not like SoundCloud where you just log in, click edit and done.

Keeping control of your info online is important because it shows you’re active and makes your profile stand out. It’s also a way to give more to your fans.

How to do it? Get verified!

If you just released your music, you’re probably wondering how it’s done. Here’s how I got verified on Spotify and Apple Music in one week and took control of my artist profiles.

Why Get Verified?

So what’s all the fuss about those little blue checkmarks?

The ‘verified’ checkmark says something: I’m legit, I’ve got the stamp of approval, I’m verified by the big folks and THIS IS MY MUSIC!

To be real, verification used to be unfair to emerging artists. You needed a lot of plays or followers to prove that you’re ‘worthy’ of the holy check mark. And we all know how hard it is to get those first 250 fans…

Fortunately, this changed recently. Spotify realized that it needed to start being more transparent, and give all artists the same tools to take control of their projects.

Here are the advantages to getting verified:

Edit your artist profiles by changing your profile photo and other details

Connect with your fans by posting playlists, tour dates or updates

Get your stats and look at who is streaming your music and where

Have a better shot at getting on a curated playlist by looking legit

So here’s what to do after you’ve released your music (doing this before releasing won’t work!) to get your blue checkmark:

Take Control of Your Spotify Artist Profile

Simply go to Spotify for Artists and click ‘Get Access.’ Enter your information and submit.

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It might take longer than your excited-self would like (a few days or a week). Once they verify who you are, you get an email to confirm access to your artist profile.

Here’s what getting verified on Spotify allows you to do:

Update your artist photo

Add an Artist’s Pick (your latest release for instance)

Add a featured playlist to your artist profile

See stats: plays, countries and cities where your music is played, etc.

Get Access to Your Apple Music Artist Profile

Apple Music is updating its Artist Verification program. Apple Music Connect is becoming Apple Music for Artists, which is currently in beta.

Here’s how to get verified—straight from Apple’s guide:

1. Go to artists.apple.com.

2. Click Sign Up, and sign in with your Apple ID.

3. Click Request Artist Access and search for your artist page. You can also copy and paste your iTunes Store artist page link to search.

4. Verify that you are claiming the correct page by selecting one of your albums.

5. Choose your Role.

6. Fill out the requested application fields. The more information you are able to provide, the easier it will be to verify your relationship to the artist you are claiming.

It takes up to about a week to get verified.

Here’s what getting verified on Apple Music allows you to do:

Share audio, videos, photos, and ideas with your fans

Share your favorite playlists, albums, music videos, or songs from Apple Music to your fans

On Apple Music, a fan is anyone who bought your music, or added it to their library.

Anyone can view and play the content you upload to Connect—even on Apple Music for Android.

As an artist, you don’t need a subscription to Apple Music to post to your page. But you can only post from iPhone, iPad, iPod touch (through the Apple Music app) or Mac (through iTunes).

Here’s Apple’s guide on how to share content with your Apple Music fans.

Checkmark? Check!

Luckily, the verification process is now available to all of us.

It means that when you release your music, you get access to your artist profile on Spotify and Apple Music.

This lets you edit your photo, post your favourite playlists, and get in touch with your fanbase.

The blue checkmark is the seal of approval that makes you look legit—even though we already knew you are. So get verified today, and make the most out of your music distribution!

The post How to Get Verified on Spotify and Apple Music appeared first on LANDR Blog.

from LANDR Blog https://blog.landr.com/get-verified/ via https://www.youtube.com/user/corporatethief/playlists from Steve Hart https://stevehartcom.tumblr.com/post/185367870879

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jessicakmatt · 8 years ago

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How I Got Verified on Spotify and Apple Music

How I Got Verified on Spotify and Apple Music: via LANDR Blog

Getting verified is easier than ever. Here’s how to do it!

So after years of making tracks in the studio and sharing drafts here and there, I finally decided to do my own music distribution.

I mastered my track, entered my info and uploaded my album art. I hit send, got approved, and there it was! My track was all of sudden on Spotify, iTunes, Apple Music, Deezer and other platforms.

Party!!!

Keeping control of your info online is important because it shows you’re active and makes your profile stand out. It’s also a way to give more to your fans.

How to do it? Get verified!

If you just released your music, you’re probably wondering how it’s done. Here’s how I got verified on Spotify and Apple Music in one week and took control of my artist profiles.

Why Get Verified?

So what’s all the fuss about those little blue checkmarks?

The ‘verified’ checkmark says something: I’m legit, I’ve got the stamp of approval, I’m verified by the big folks and THIS IS MY MUSIC!

Fortunately, this changed recently. Spotify realized that it needed to start being more transparent, and give all artists the same tools to take control of their projects.

Here are the advantages to getting verified:

Edit your artist profiles by changing your profile photo and other details

Connect with your fans by posting playlists, tour dates or updates

Get your stats and look at who is streaming your music and where

Have a better shot at getting on a curated playlist by looking legit

So here’s what to do after you’ve released your music (doing this before releasing won’t work!) to get your blue checkmark:

Take Control of Your Spotify Artist Profile

Simply go to Spotify for Artists and click ‘Get Access.’ Enter your information and submit.

It might take longer than your excited-self would like (a few days or a week). Once they verify who you are, you get an email to confirm access to your artist profile.

Here’s what getting verified on Spotify allows you to do:

Update your artist photo

Add an Artist’s Pick (your latest release for instance)

Add a featured playlist to your artist profile

See stats: plays, countries and cities where your music is played, etc.

Get Access to Your Apple Music Artist Profile

Although the process is a little confusing, I’ve managed to find out information by reaching out to Apple’s support team.

Go to Apple Music Connect (not to be confused with either Connect or iTunes Connect!) to claim your Apple Music artist profile. Then:

Click on Sign up now

Click on Request Access

Sign-in with your Apple ID

Click on the + on the top left corner

Fill in your information and submit.

It takes up to about a week to get verified.

Here’s what getting verified on Apple Music allows you to do:

Share audio, videos, photos, and ideas with your fans

Share your favorite playlists, albums, music videos, or songs from Apple Music to your fans

On Apple Music, a fan is anyone who bought your music, or added it to their library.

Anyone can view and play the content you upload to Connect—even on Apple Music for Android.

As an artist, you don’t need a subscription to Apple Music to post to your page. But you can only post from iPhone, iPad, iPod touch (through the Apple Music app) or Mac (through iTunes).

Here’s Apple’s guide on how to share content with your Apple Music fans.

To update the artist bio on your Apple Music profile, contact AMG at this address: [email protected] (a but clunky, but that’s what they told me!).

Checkmark? Check!

Luckily, the verification process is now available to all of us.

It means that when you release your music, you get access to your artist profile on Spotify and Apple Music.

This lets you edit your photo, post your favourite playlists, and get in touch with your fanbase.

The blue checkmark is the seal of approval that makes you look legit—even though we already knew you are. So get verified today, and make the most out of your music distribution!

The post How I Got Verified on Spotify and Apple Music appeared first on LANDR Blog.

from LANDR Blog http://blog.landr.com/get-verified/ via https://www.youtube.com/user/corporatethief/playlists from Steve Hart https://stevehartcom.tumblr.com/post/162955673134

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