That’s where much of the value of books like TACKLING TUMBLR lie. The last is particularly valuable, because while Tumblr lets you use a custom domain for blogs they host without an additional fee (which does not), they don’t provide any support for the feature. Hedengren then walks you through several initial steps: setting up a Tumblr account, creating a blog (or several), and using your own domain name. Hedengren has also written about WordPress, so he’s clearly got an understanding of the broader blogging world. Although he clearly believes that it’s a versatile platform, he admits that it’s not for everyone, and in his first chapter provides the low-down on a few Tumblr rivals. He starts out by explaining just what Tumblr is–and isn’t. In TACKLING TUMBLR, Thord Daniel Hedengren provides novice users with an introduction to the blogging/mini-blogging service. Tumblr, it turned out, was a lot less flexible than I’d hoped so my experiment with it lasted about three days (switched back to WordPress), but I got a book review out of the endeavor. I’d heard about the web publishing platform and thought it might be a good fit for a project I’m working on. When I got the chance to review a book about Tumblr, I figured I’d give it a shot. Tackling Tumblr: Web Publishing Made Simple.
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