Tumblr, Why Can't You Embrace Search Engines?
I’m not necessarily sure why there’s a problem with Tumblr and SEO, but I’m surprised there hasn’t been much uproar in the community. The initial conversation started some days ago, but I hope we can generate even more awareness so Tumblr can become “SEO acceptable,” that is search engine ready.
A few things I’d like to point out:
- I believe in Tumblr and the progress it’s making for both the platform and the micro-movement in general.
- I believe that even a personal and professional site should be available for search engines. In today’s world, there is no difference between the two.
Every week, I need to check Google Webmaster and make sure that my meta tag is indexable within the search engine. It’s a safe bet that I need to implement a new meta tag into my Tumblr because it “magically” disappears. Not sure what’s going on here:
Same goes for my sitemap. The post description and date always seem to cause havoc to this:
Where did my (231-74) 157 links go? Did they vanish into the Tumblr cookie jar?
Lastly, invalid dates galore:
Update: Discussion here.
Update #2: David Karp responds, below:
Thanks David.
