DO PROMOS! That's the best. But first make sure your URL and blog theme and stuff is catchy. Most people have the blink and it's over theme because it has endless scrolling and a nice display. You can ask people for promos but read there FAQ first.
Tumblr does say more followers than you cam count on your followers list because it takes time to update.
Tumblr tips for gaining more followers quickly: Start following as many people as you can Start commenting on other people's Tumblr posts Post fascinating photographs frequently. When it comes to posting on Tumblr, timing is everything. Make new friends and allow them to share your Tumblr posts by going social. The appearance of your Tumblr site is virtually everything. Invest time in Tumblr marketing. Study the behavior of your Tumblr followers.
Tumblrplug is a website at whcih tumblr users can submit their url and information about their blog to gain followers. Some users may even pay to have their profiles in a more visible place to gain even more followers.
Promoted is when you 'promote' someone, you help them out to get more followers or more popular. Hope that helped!
By reblogging posts that you like.
There is a tab on top of your tumblr for each of your blogs if you have more than one
Make your post more informative with a quality pictures.Interact with the followers and do repins for their post and starts to follow others who are related in your field or who do like to follow.These all help you to get repins and more followers for your post. Get help from getafollower.com for quick followers..
To get help with Tumblr related issues you can email the tumblr staff. This email is support@tumblr.com. You can also ask more specific questions here on answers.com!
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Try follow people who follow back. Promoting your blog? Also I've gained a quite amount of followers by posting interesting pictures with tags that a lot of people see such as 'funny' or 'gif' ..
There are a lot of different people on tumblr, they don't ALL get them from the same place. You have to be more specific.
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