Tumblr Quick Start

Shows how to share content quickly and easily using the Tumblr microblogging platform.

Introduction

• Welcome
• Using the exercise files
• What is Tumblr?
• Who uses Tumblr?
• Creating a Tumblr account

1. Getting to Know Tumblr

• Touring the Tumblr interface
• Setting up your profile and preferences
• Learning the Tumblr blocks
• Using a custom domain on Tumblr
• Understanding Tumblr followers
• Understanding Tumblr likes, reblogs, and notes
• Blocking and unblocking users

2. Customizing Your Blog

• Choosing a Tumblr theme
• Upgrading to a premium theme
• Adjusting basic appearance settings
• Modifying the CSS of a theme
• Modifying the HTML of a theme
• Adding your logo to your site
• Adding Twitter and Facebook integration
• Working with advanced options
• Adding your own CSS

3. Publishing with Tumblr

• Creating simple text posts
• Creating photo and photoset posts
• Creating quote posts
• Creating link posts
• Creating chat posts
• Creating audio posts
• Creating video posts
• Saving posts as drafts
• Working with queued posts
• Editing multiple posts at once
• Publishing remotely via email
• Publishing on a mobile device

4. Working with Pages

• Tumblr pages explained
• Finding themes with page templates
• Creating your own page templates
• Linking to pages in Tumblr
• Inserting video and images into pages

5. Taking the Next Step

• Finding theme marketplaces
• Installing a premium theme
• Editing posts using HTML
• Editing posts using Markdown
• Tracking blog traffic with FeedBurner and Google Analytics
• Adding comments with Disqus
• Creating multiple Tumblr blogs

Conclusion

• Goodbye