Chapter 6
Starting a Tumblr Blog
In This Chapter
Getting familiar with micro blogs
Creating a Tumblr micro blog
Posting to your micro blog on Tumblr
Customizing the look and functionality of a Tumblr blog
Taking a look at your micro blog
Do you think blogging might just be too much work? Before you dismiss my question as sarcastic, consider this: A 2010 study by Technorati indicated that 40 percent of the surveyed bloggers spend more than 3 hours a week on their blogs, and 13 percent spend more than 10. That’s not an insignificant amount of time, and not everyone has that kind of time to devote to blogging. (Interestingly, only half of the bloggers Technorati surveyed for this study indicated that they make money from their blogging. Check out the full study online at http://technorati.com/blogging/article/who-bloggers-brands-and-consumers-day.)
So, if you’re interested in blogging but worried about time, a micro blog might be an alternative you should consider. Micro blogging is ...
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