It also allows you to manage your blog from a user-friendly dashboard and follow other blogs.
Micro-blogging took off when conventional blogging was just getting into the seasoned stage for users to express themselves.
Inspired from the platform, several Tumblr alternatives have sprouted up in the recent years.
The front-page of the Internet, as everyone calls it.
Their recent feature update has added messaging with the option to create group message rooms.
What I liked
What I did not like
Visit Reddit
2.
4chan
An anonymous posting based image-board website which started focusing primarily on Animes and the discussions around it.
The microblogging website later mushroomed into 72 topics, each having its ownboard.Aboardis a discussion thread on specific issues.
New boards keep on adding from time to time on an experimental basis.
Users dont need to register or create an account on the platform since posting is anonymous.
Filling captcha can be infuriating for religious users of 4chan.
There is a 4chan pass available for users to buy for supporting the website.
Visit 4Chan
3.
Medium.com
Medium.com was started by Evan Williams, the co-founder of Twitter and Blogspot.
The idea behind Medium is to keep it on the simpler side.
Creating and publishing content via their editor is effortless, thanks to their clutter-free minimal editor.
Visit Medium
4.
Newgrounds
The oldest alternative to Tumblr and it has been around almost a decade before the micro-blogging site took-off.
Visit Newgrounds
5.
When you share something on Pinterest, it is posted on the site as apinas a social bookmark.
Visit Pinterest
6.
Ello
Artists, creators of Tumblr can give Ello a try.
Visit ello
7.
Pillowfort
Pillowfort gives a similar look-wise feel of Tumblr.
It is in beta-phase and charges a small fee ($5) for creating an account.
There is an option for trial through a demo-mode for users to peek inside the discrete social media forum.
Visit Pillowfort
8.
It has communities feed similar to Tumblr.
The feed can be sorted by different categories.
There are none that even if I had to nitpick from the haven for artists.
Visit DeviantArt
9.
Mastodon
Mastodon is an open-source alternative to Tumblr.
The inter-connected decentralized social web connection has micro-blogging like Twitter, a Reddit like community space.
Qoto has a Twitter-like interface itself.
Visit Mastadon
10.
Twitteris a micro-blogging and social media website with a similar vertical home news feed like Tumblr.
Users who like a post can re-share it with their followers using the retweet feature.
Visit Twitter
11.
Ghost
Ghost is a self-hosted media platform that is a good Tumblr replacement.
It allows you to host your website and platform sans any content restriction.
The idea of Ghost propagated into a successful product through a kickstart funding campaign funded within a short period.
Several leading content marketing teams such as Buffer, Unsplash also rely on Ghost for publishing content.
Take advantage of the seamless portal for members to sign up for the protected content.
Users just have to put their email and get content delivered straight to their inbox.
Setting it up requires a bit of a learning curve which is not for beginners.
For self-hosting, a server is needed that has to be managed by the owner.
On the other hand, you will need to shell out the greens for using the managed platform.
Visit Ghost
12. you’re free to create your profiles, add friends, and post content.
Now the section of NSFW content is known as Adult Concepts.
As long as the content adheres to the sitewide guidelines, the moderators will not remove it.
A unique platform designed for artists without charging any fee.
you’re free to join for free or pay to help in paying the servers costs.
There are minimal restrictions for your artistic expressions.
When you press a photo posted by a user, it opens in another tab.
A photo display box or viewer would have made things much easier on the mobile.
Visit Dreamwidth
13.
The communities have mushroomed into full-fledged content hubs, driven by their individual users.
Deny the ones that do not agree to the rules and terms of the group.
Never run into the problem of language.
Facebook supports over 100 languages for users from around the world.
you’ve got the option to also create group chats for the group and engage with other users.
Sometimes groups and communities get flagged falsely.
Visit Facebook
14.
Pixiv
Pixiv started an online community for Japanese artists to showcase their work.
It clocks over 4 billion page views monthly, housing 50 million-plus members on the platform.
This Tumblr alternative has more than 100 million submissions on the site, in different genres and categories.
Several leading and indie Manga artists publish their first copy of a new series on the platform.
you’re able to follow different artists, categories, and genres.
Along with that, set a watchlist to monitor any further releases by your favorite artists.
The wagon doesnt stop there, and you could also request new work, teasers from them.
Booth.PM, an integrated marketplace, allows small and independent artists to sell their artwork to make an income.
Read different categories of manga, novels, illustrations, comics, and more on the site itself.
Every piece of literature is divided into chapters, seasons, and episodes.
you might read them in the in-built reader that facilitates reading.
Visit Pixiv
15.
Hubpages
Similar to Hubpages, you could write about your passion or anything in mind.
Publish it for the world to read on a group of sites under the Hubpages umbrella.
Readers can comment and provide feedback, opinion on the piece.
you might access by registering an account or through Facebook.
The latter will require your email and a unique password along with it.
This is not a get-rich-quick scheme; lets get that out of the way.
Publish a couple of articles and then sign up for the monetization program.
As more people read your articles, some may press the ads.
The payout is after the earning reaches a certain threshold.
Unlike several other Tumblr alternatives, the content feed on Hubpages can be filtered out according to your configuration.
People and topics can be hidden, along with distinct categories.
Blogs can be difficult to set up on a self-hosted platform.
Let Hubpages take care of that by providing you a space and a page to do that.
Churn amazing content to garner exposure and views while the platform takes care of the stuff behind the curtains.
The presence of multiple ad blocks on the site is often a deal breaker.
Regular users may find it obtrusive and a vibe-kill to fight through those ads for viewing the content.
Visit Hubpages
Why Was NSFW Adult content banned on Tumblr?
Earlier Tumblr was owned by Yahoo, but in 2017, it was sold to Verizon Media.
Which later started implementing stricter policies on Tumblr.
source: www.techworm.net