hi! im a new simblr, can you give me any advice to start off? i love your page and theme, by the way. :)
Sandyās Masterpost for starting a newĀ Simblr!Ā š
Welcome to the community! Iām so glad you like my blog! Just a few months ago I was also new to the community so I know how daunting it can be! Below Iāve put together a bunch of helpful tips and links that Iāve either used in the past or believe will be useful to you, and any other new/aspiring simblrs! Obviously, everything is subjective- what works for me might not work for everyone else!
Make your tumblr a seperate tumblr, not a sideblog under your main/personal blog. It will make everything easier in the long run, trust me!
Use your description to advertise to others what you and your blog are all about. Also having either your URL or your avatar sim related will quickly advertise to others that youāre a simblr!Ā
Enable replies and asks in your blogs settings, if you want people to be able to interact with you and your posts! Bare in mind an interactive simblr is much more approachable!!
Keep it sim related! A few personal posts every once and a while is perfectly fine, but post a lot of unrelated stuff you could lose followers.Ā
Network! Follow other simblrās, like their posts, leave friendly and encouraging comments! Making friends in this community is a sure-fire way to get started. I would be nowhere without my simblr friends!
Donāt become disheartened if it takes you a while to take off! Every simblr grows at a different rate.
Donāt mistag your posts! Failing to tag your NSFW content or tagging posts that arenāt cc posts as ts4cc will make you very unpopular.
Keep your blog atleast 80% original content! Itās much easier for a blog that tries to be original to gain traction in this community!Ā
Donāt get caught up in how many followers/notes you have! Just post what you post because you love it! Donāt worry what other people think.
Everyone at some point or another will recieve anon hate. Itās sad that thereās so many negative people out there, but my advice is just to delete it. If you do want to post it, handle it with grace and dignity! (think of Audrey Hepburn!)
This is more a personal one but: try your best to avoid the drama!!
Finally, treasure your followers & always stay humble!
š Common Simblr Terms Explained:
NSFW: Not safe for work. This is used for any posts that contain nudity of adult themes! Itās very important to tag these posts.
WIP: Work In Progress. This can refer to any sim related project that is unfinished.Ā
WCIF: Where Can I Find? If someone sees a peice of CC in one of your posts that they like they may send you aĀ āWCIFā through your ask box, theyāre simply asking where they can find that certain peice of cc. Not all simblrs agree to answer WCIFās but itās certainly very nice to!
MM: Maxis Match. Refering to custom content that matches the general aesthetic of the game.
Alpha:Ā Ā Refers to hairstyles that donāt fit the aesthetic of the game, as they have alpha layers which allow certain parts of the mesh to be transparent. This is what makes alpha hairstyles more realistic looking.
Clayified: Refers to Alpha hairstyles that have been retextured to look more maxis match.Ā
How to set up a legacy/story page
What does #saviorhide mean?
Common Simblr tags and their meanings
šĀ Queues, Drafts, & Scheduling:
šĀ Setting Up Your Theme:
How to install custom themes!
Ultimate theme installation guide!
UltimateĀ gudie to theme editing!Ā š
How to add a navigation page!
Add a music player to your blog!Ā š
Add a online user counter to your blog!
How to install photoshop actions
Sandy-Sims screenshot tips
šHelpful Tutorials & Guides:
Improve Game Preformance and Fix Problems
TS4 CC Creation Tutorial DirectoryĀ š
VisualĀ Pose Creation tutorial Ā
Sandy-Sims masterpost for story-tellersĀ š
CC folder organisation tutorial
Another CC management tutorial!Ā š
šĀ Places To Upload your CC for download:
šĀ Reshade (optional):
Pickypikachu Cinematic PresetĀ Ā š
Pictureamoebae Heigh of Summer Preset
Pictureamoebae Clear Summer Preset
This is everything I could think of! I hope something here helps you get started! If youāre hoping to be a story based blog Iād reccomend checking out my storytelling masterpost!Ā Otherwise, good luck love!!Ā š
