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a-black-pegasus:

ironwoman359:

starksparker:

Alright, listen up,

Now that Tumblr has completely fucked most people with killing their links (if you put any link, even one that directs back to a Tumblr post, it no longer shows in the search engine), it’s on YOU, the consumer, to make sure things get noticed. By that I mean, if you LIKE something and you don’t reblog it, that’s right, that’s less chance of it getting seen. When a post does poorly, the creator will eventually stop creating. This goes for gifs, icons, headers, writing, art, you name it. Creators will eventually stop. So, you LIKE something, click that little reblog button. Click the queue option. If you want to keep seeing your favorite creators, it’s up to YOU to make sure their posts actually get seen.

And, before anyone wants to pipe up, one person DOES make a difference. If you’re reading this thinking “oh, someone else will reblog, I don’t have to!”. Well, no. You’re wrong because if YOU’RE thinking that, many other people are as well which means, no the post will not be seen and the creator stops creating (or at least publishing for your unpaid consumption).

The post doesn’t match your blog aesthetic? Make a new blog. You don’t have to maintain it. Just click the reblog button and it’ll STILL help get the creators some form of recognition.

If you like seeing creations from creators, then help them out and hit the damn reblog button.

Wait a sec, so my fics won’t show in the search engine because I link back to my masterlist in all my fics? Fuck you, tumblr, that’s how I get new readers. I know that’s how I get new readers because I see it in my notes; someone will like/reblog my new fic, then I see them again and again in my notifs, liking older fics of mine, fics they found on my linked masterlist (again, usually liking, not reblogging. Reblog people’s stuff guys, it gets more exposure that way!). 

I am fortunate enough to have a large enough following that my stories usually gain traction without needing the search bar, just through my taglist and reblogs I get more readers. But for blogs with less visibility, or just starting out, or who haven’t written as much as I have? But who still want to share what they do have? So that maybe other people will see it and like it, and maybe even share it? You’re depriving them of showing up in a search because they dared to promote their own work and link on their post because you think that’s the best way to fight porn bots/scammers, which is hurting your content creators. 

SO IF YOU SEE A FIC OR PIECE OF ART YOU LIKE, REBLOG IT. IT’S NEVER BEEN MORE IMPORTANT TO DO SO. 

This frickin sucks

THIS SUCKS EVEN MORE BECAUSE WHAT ABOUT ALL THOSE MASTERPOSTS ON SELF-CARE AND STUFF? AND FICS WITH MULTIPLE PARTS?? AND LITERALLY EVERYTHING ELSE??? @staff PLS