Four Things Every Tumblelog Needs
1. A means of contact - It sucks when someone posts something that you really like and you can’t get a hold of them. If you don’t want to reblog it because it’s way too long or doesn’t fit the style of your website but still want to thank the person who contributed and can’t, everyone needs to offer some means of contact for their dedicated followers.
2. Original content - What’s the point in having or maintaining a website when all of your content is a steady stream of other people’s original content. I come to your site because I want to see what you have to say, not what I’ve already read on the Internet’s most popular sites. Don’t just reblog every headline from Digg. Write something passionate, take some pictures, record and post a funny video. Do something to show who you are, someone other than a news wire.
3. Readable content - Because no one wants to strain their eyes to see what you have to say.
4. A “Go To Top” Link - For the visitors that don’t want to keep reading back into the history of your Tumblelog but want to get to the top of your page quickly and easily to follow you, please, please, provide a simple link that takes readers to the top, fast. It’s a nice gesture to save your readers’ time.
Ironic that I’m reblogging this, I know.
