How to sort all of my previous Tumblr posts?

Have I failed at tumblr?

• So, I have had my Tumblr account for around 10 months now. (Although it's only been active for about 5 months since I had to go on a sudden hiatus for about 5 months). I have about 213 posts, but I only have 38 followers.. 35 if you don't count the fake advertisement accounts. It's really frustrating because I get quite a lot of notes on my posts, but nobody seems to follow me! What's even more frustrating is when certain people actually give me multiple likes and reblogs on multiple posts of mine, but don't seem to bother following me. I was wondering if I have pretty much failed at Tumblr? I've been considering giving up since it doesn't seem worth it at times if nobody is taking much notice of my work. Sometimes I just tell myself I'm doing fine, and I reassure myself that this is average for Tumblr, but now I really want to know for sure. Can someone help me out? Maybe give advice, or tell me if I'm doing something wrong? Also, I'm not sure if this matters or not, but my blog contains content created only by me. For example, I don't reblog anyone else's work since it's sort of like a personal gallery. Therefor, I'm also not following anyone. I was wondering if that's my problem? Since every article I've read about getting more tumblr followers says you should follow and reblog a lot? I always wondered if this was my problem. Thank you!

• Answer:

  You should definitely start following people with similar posts as yours! then there's a chance that they'll follow you back. And like A LOT of posts too. You could also promote your tumblr on promo blogs! Doing this will get your blog more attention. Hope that helps! my URL: (no spaces) raehab . tumblr . com