#even my queue tag doesn't get suggested and I use that on most posts

[upslapmeal]

really don't understand how tag suggestions are meant to work at the moment. like I'll click to write a new tag

and some of my commonly used tags show up. fair enough.

except if I then try to actually type any of them

I am not only not suggested that tag that was previously showing up, but pretty much only suggested tags I have never used before

[fernsnailz]

Hello, I am looking to post my art on tumblr but I am nervous too, do you have any advice? also you’re art is lovely and inspiring

thank you!! posting art online can be pretty difficult, i often have a lot of anxiety about it too lol 💀 BUT there's a few things that i've found have helped me a lot! first is that you gotta let go of the hustle mindset of getting as many notes as possible and just make whatever you enjoy. full disclosure, this is something that will probably be pretty hard if you're just starting out, because it does suck to see something you worked hard on get very little engagement. so to counteract this, i suggest also sharing your art with friends or any smaller communities your in! that way even if something doesn't get much response on tumblr, you know that your friend group or people in the art channel of a smaller discord server think it's cool anyway.

second is that you should try out the queue/schedule post functions on here! if i ever feel anxious about posting my art (which is. often), i'll just schedule it to post the next day so i don't actually have to press the dreaded post button right then. truly a game changer for me

third is that most people use the tumblr tag system in some way, and you should to! if you're making fandom stuff then you can tag it with the fandoms/characters you're drawing so it can be found easier, and there's tags for original work as well like the artists on tumblr tag and the general #art tag too. good luck champ 👍👍