If you are anything like me, you subscribe to a lot of blogs. And on a daily basis you find things you want to remember………maybe a great craft tutorial, recipe, how to edit photos or maybe just something you’d like to share with your readers or friends. Well, what if you had an easy way to help you remember all of that great stuff you find online?
People, I would like to introduce you to your new friend {with a GREAT memory}………Tumblr
Tumblr.com is a free and lightweight blogging platform, aimed at making it effortless to share text, photos, quotes, links, music, and videos, from your browser, phone, desktop, email, or wherever you happen to be, and doing it the quick and easy way!
I use Tumblr as my “online idea notebook” and I call mine TidyMom Finds. Go ahead a click over, take a look, I’ll wait………………
Fun isn’t it? Just a collection of pictures and links to things I’ve found and like.
Don’t worry, it’s not time consuming. I know many of you are thinking ” I blog, facebook , and twitter…how could I possibly add another platform to that list?” But Tumblr is SO easy after you sign up and set up your tumblr blog, you add content with just a few clicks……..you can even have it automatically send out a tweet when you add a new post.
Come along, I’ll show you some of the basics!
First remember………..Tumblr is about SIMPLICITY. Not a place you have to worry about making all fancy with pretty layouts and such. You literally sign up and can begin posting with in a minute.
After you sign up you can customize your Tumblr blog by clicking on theme and you can choose from several themes, each will determine the layout of your page. Appearance will change colors. Save and close. Play around with it for a bit until you find a look that you like. This can all be changed later if you wish.
Below you can see how I customized INFO on my Tumblr blog
Click on SERVICES to have your Tumblr posts sent to Twitter or Facebook.
Here’s a look at what your Tumblr Dashboard will look like
See how I’ve circled “Goodies” – click that, it’s what is going to make Tumbling so quick and easy! You will just drag the “Share on Tumblr” bookmarklet to your toolbar – see the RED ARROW in the picture above.
Now you are all set to start Tumbling. By having that bookmarklet you wont even need to go to your Tumblr Blog to make a post.
I’m going to share how I post to my TidyMom Finds, but you can play around with it and post how ever you’d like.
I don’t go looking for things on my tumblr blog, I just add to it when I’m browsing sites. Anytime I see something that I want to remember or share with others…….this is what I do.
*Note, be SURE you are on the permalink and not the main blog address.
- Click “Share on Tumblr” in my tool bar. A tumblr box will pop up and it will automatically add information from the post. (you can change the Name/Post title if you wish)
- I usually add a little bit of text next
- Click the “photo” tab if you want a photo from their page to add to your tumblr post
- Click on a photo you wish to have in your post
- Click “create post”
The Tumblr Box will say done and close. That’s IT!
If you want to check your Tumblr Blog to see if it posted just click your Tumblr url to see.
Now when I’m ready to bake Christmas cookies, I’ll know where I found some good ideas and tips!
Click here to see the post on my Tumblr blog. Basically all it is, is a link to Bake at 350 blog post about her Personalized Christmas Ornament cookies .
See, it automatically posted to my Twitter account as well!
and if you ever need to edit or delete a post, go to your dashboard and to the right of each post you will see delete edit
WHEW!! I know it seems like a lot……..but really it’s so simple and a great way to keep track of things you want to remember and/or share.
I keep a link to my Tumblr blog, TidyMom Finds in my “connect” buttons on my blog
Now go sign up and start tumbling!!
I had no idea it could be so easy!! Thanks Cheryl!!
This is SO helpful! Ever since seeing a Tumblr blog, I have wondered how to incorporate that service into my main blog. This is exactly what I want to do! Thanks for explaining it in such detail, I’m finally ready to sign up!
It’s one of those things that’s so simple to use, yet complicated to explain! Lol……..let me know if you have trouble
Thanks so much for this very easy to follow explanation of tumblr. I’ve often wondered what it’s uses were but never took time to really explore. I’m starting a tumblr blog today!
This is great Cheryl….I’ve never looked into Tumblr, but I always love seeing what you and The Nester add to yours!
Just found Tumblr {or actually started my own} a few days ago and it is brilliant! You’re right- so super easy!
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Oh my gosh, Thank you so much for this post. I have been trying to figure out tumblr for a while and this is so helpful!! :)
This is great – something I really need!
This looks fabulous and I’m going to try it, for sure. Thanks so much for the tutorial!
Great job, Cheryl! I appreciate all your work! I got my Tumblr in better shape and linked it to my FB and Twitter thanks to the tutorial.
Hi Cheryl-
You always give the best tutorials and tips – that I understand. Thank you so much. I have so much to learn and you are making it easier. Just wish I had more free time.
My best- Diane
Thanks so much! I’ve been really frustrated with my current “remember that” set-up. It’s either copy the url and paste it into a word document. Or “mental note” which, somehow, as I grow in age….isn’t as reliable as it once was. (but that’s a story for another day)
This might be just what I am looking for! Thanks Cheryl!
You are amazing! Great tutorial that I must install NOW!! xo
Great post, Cheryl!
Great tutorial!! I am such a techno dork so the visuals are awesome.
HI,
I really need help. I can’t seem to figure out how to add tumblr to my blog. I use blogger and I am trying to make a separate page for things that inspire me. I set up my tumblr account and started adding pictures but now i can’t seem to connect blogger and tumblr. Any chance you know how?? Thanks so much!
Shelley
Hi! Thank you for all of this valuable information!
I would LOVE to know how to make my 2nd page on my blog be a live feed for my tumblr account? I mean by that, when someone is on my main blog page and they click on my tab “tumblr” and it takes them to my page, I would like them to automatically see my Tumblr page!! I don’t want them to have to click on my Tumblr website address. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!
Thank you so much. :)
Thank you so much! Such a time saver!
Hi. I don’t get it. I do not have the tools you use in my Tumblr. I don’t have Directory, no Goodies, no Account. The boxes you show using just do not appear. Do you know why ?? I want to change the loo of the page totally. I want my quote in one place, my links in another. I will create pages for my tech ramblings, another for photos I like, another for news articles I want to share and so on. None of the themes do this. To use your page as an example, I would put all the stuff for household things I like on one page, all the gadget stuff I like on another rather than have to scroll through everything to find the bits that are interesting to me. Different strokes for different folks and all that. What you have done is what I want to do just I will group things on different pages.
Any help gratefully received.
Cemlyn
Just noticed that I do not have Services nor Community neither.
??????