RapidPress as an Alternative to Tumblr

Now that Yahoo has announced their acquisition of blogging service Tumblr, it may very well be the perfect time for you to jump on the WordPress blogging train. You can easily make the switch by using the Name.com RapidPress tool and then importing all of your Tumblr posts over. If you’re unsure of what RapidPress is, it is a one-click WordPress installation tool that includes both a domain and web hosting.

There have been some early signs that a lot of people may be making the switch away from Tumblr. WordPress CEO Matt Mullenweg publically stated that on Sunday night, an unusually high number of people imported there posts from Tumblr to WordPress. This is perhaps an early sign that a fair amount of people are looking to flee Tumblr now that it is part of Yahoo.

Yahoo knows that people are going to be saying some fierce things regarding the acquisition around the Internet, so they issued a rather odd press release saying, “We promise not to screw it up.” The release continued by saying, “Tumblr is incredibly special and has a great thing going. We will operate Tumblr independently. David Karp will remain CEO. The product roadmap, their team, their wit and irreverence will all remain the same as will their mission to empower creators to make their best work and get it in front of the audience they deserve. Yahoo! will help Tumblr get even better, faster.”

It’ll be interesting to see how the acquisition plays out over time, but if you’re one of the many people looking to leave Tumblr, using RapidPress to setup a new blog is a fantastic solution. In addition to having a WordPress blog setup with zero effort, you also get web hosting and a domain name (e.g. YourName.com… no more YourName.tumblr.com).

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