Tumblr Algorithm - Tumblr Posts

It's hard to determine whether something is trending or if tumblr just *really* likes shoving something down my throat (platonically, mostly).

The [tumblr] algorithm

Reblog stuff. That's it. The algorithm is the mutuals we made along the way.

Get delivering.

Why the fuck is my Tumblr suggesting true crime blogs to me? To be fair, I don't know the appeal of it and my perception of this public is something like a bunch of edgies or girls simping for psychos since I never interacted with the community so yeah, I don't know wtf is happening with my algorithm

So... One of my irl friends just started following me, but since she doesn't use tumblr all that often, all my turtle spam completely messed up her algorithm. Now, it's all turtles, all the time. Real life and Internet.

She can't escape. My job here is done.

(Thank you for putting up with my tomfoolery, @reed-draws. ^^')

Alright I think I'm starting to figure out how Tumblr works.

It doesn't matter what I post, the only thing that matters is that it's everyday in the same hour and connected to some fandom (or furries it seems). Only when I posted for three days in a row my old posts that I thought were going to be big got big (relatively to other posts).

The problem is that I figured this out yesterday and won't be fast enough to draw anything for today. Let's see if pure text will do!

Advice appreciated too.

I agree 100%, specially as a small/beginner artist my reach on Twitter and Instagram is basically just my friends, art mutuals and 2-3 new people. On Tumblr I get up to 25 likes and they're all from strangers (some that are followers, but most aren't).

Twitter is like that person you have to beg to do the bare minimum because they simply do not care about it or about you. You have to post it and you have to follow some rules otherwise it flops, and it never gets shown to your followers, specially if it's old. No more than 3 hashtags or you're a bot, no links or mentions otherwise the post gets shadowbanned. It's a bunch of small rules that we have to learn through trial and error, and they change all the time.

Tumblr on the other hand feels very kind and patient with me, like a parent looking at my drawing and saying "How nice! It's going in the fridge!" and I'm like "Yiiipppee!!".

And it doesn't just stay on the fridge for a day and tough luck if anyone missed it - it's still there, maybe behind new drawings but you still can see it! Your old drawings aren't ignored, your new ones don't have to be rushed or come at specific times. There's no flopping, just maybe a delayed response.

Please never change Tumblr algorithm, I love you, you are very nice to me.

As an artist, the tumblr algorithm is like a comfy bed for me. I have to fight for my life on twitter, Instagram, and TikTok, but on tumblr I can post at 1 am and get just as much reach as if I posted at peak browsing hours. I can go a week without posting and my followers will still see it. My posts keep circulating instead of being dead 3 days after I make them. Thank you tumblr

I love how tumblr overreacts when I tag stuff. But not every tag. Like I've made so many himym posts and I never see posts for it but I tagged one thing dickroy and I've got so much stuff like

Me: hey I like this

Tumblr: okay? That's nice?

Me: oh and I like dickroy-

Tumblr: YOU LIKE DICKROY??

tumblr polls leave me chuckling whenever I scroll past them.

zillennials? please. user paradigms? sure, users ask for their somewhat comical following.

but the ides of march poll had me literally rofl 🤣.

did you catch that one? I'm sure I shared it .

I wonder if tumblr algorithm / groups could connect me with upcoming writing talent. I just know there are eclectic writers on here, and I might have couple lil nuggets on getting discovered available.

nugget kbizkarma

writing community contributor Lauren kay reminds writers everywhere to keep at it and continue with climbing . 🧸➡️🏯

her short but completely accurate piece ina nutshell -- > writers will have hard times without planning for it, but the grind 🚸📵 is just part of issues with unpredictable market or with public opinion.

below is a link to the page

https://www.writersdigest.com/getting-published/i-got-8-agent-offers-then-my-book-died-on-sub

I need your help! Can anyone tell me if posting content with the tik tok watermark hurts my algorithm here in tumblr?

For example i learned that instagram will call your content low quality if it has a watermark from another application. Im wondering if it is the same here? 🤔

I’ve only had tumblr for a few minutes and it’s already recommending me pretty rocks and minerals. Like, yes I know I clicked the Geology, but I thought I’d be getting a lot more canyons and stuff first.