Tumblr For Dummies - Softcover

Get your free Tumblr account and start sharing your content for the world to enjoy

From everyday people to all kinds of businesses, a wide range of users take advantage of Tumblr to get their messages out. With this guide, you'll find out how easy it is to join over 50 million Tumblr users to share text, photos, slideshows, quotes, and more. You'll have tons of fun as you learn to get more out of your Tumblr experience!

• Get ready to Tumblr — quickly set up your account, select your preferences, and choose your theme

• Make a splash — find out how to create your first post using text, photos, quotes, links, chats, audio files, and videos

• Decisions, decisions — figure out what you want to post and then determine if you'll use original content or collected information

• Take Tumblr for a spin — write new blogs, explore the sidebar, and launch your site

• Become a good manager — from editing and deleting posts to making drafts and working with the queue, do it all

Open the book and find:

• What Tumblr is and why you should use it

• Steps for getting your account started

• All about choosing the right theme

• Ways to customize your Tumblelog

• How to find other Tumblr users and gain followers

• Tips for posting from your smartphone

• Helpful hints for using the dashboard

Learn to:

• Set up a Tumblr account and create your posts

• Choose a theme and customize your Tumblelog

• Follow other users and reblog their content

• Post from your browser, smartphone, or e-mail