May 20, 2016 / First Friday

First Friday

New blogger? Welcome! Share a link to your first post, and say hello to some other fresh faces.

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If a blogger publishes her first post and no one reads it, did it really happen? Of course it did! But when someone does read it, even better. Welcome to First Friday, a weekly open thread where any new blogger can share a link to his or her very first post with the larger WordPress.com community.

To share your first post with us, copy and paste the link right into a comment here; feel free to introduce yourself, and tell us what you hope to blog about. If you’re not new, you can still be a part of First Fridays: visit a link or two, and leave the blogger a like or comment. The first recognition a blogger gets is powerful, and you can provide that for someone brand-new!

Need help finding, copying, and pasting your link?

Head to your blog’s home page.

Click on the title of your post to open the individual post page.

Highlight and copy the URL you see in your browser’s address bar. You can copy by going to the Edit menu in your browser and selecting Copy, or with a keyboard shortcut (Control+C for a PC, Command+C on a Mac).

Paste the URL into a comment here. You can paste by going to the Edit menu in your browser and selecting Paste, or with a keyboard shortcut (Control+V for a PC, Command+V on a Mac).

That’s it!

You can make this a useful space for new bloggers with a few simple guidelines:

  • We encourage anyone who shares a link to visit one or two other bloggers here. New readers for all!
  • When commenting, the third time is not the charm: don’t share the same link repeatedly, or in multiple First Friday threads. We’ll remove repeat posts to keep this space focused for new bloggers.
  • Please don’t use this as a space to share your first post…. that you published three years ago; ditto for simply sharing your latest post. Posts should have been published within the last month, and should be your first post. We’ll remove other posts to keep this space focused for new bloggers.
  • Link directly to your new post, rather than to your blog generally — it makes it that much easier for folks to like the post or leave you comments.
  • Keep comments civil. Even better: visit a blogger and leave your comment directly on their blog!
  • To keep from losing your place while you visit others’ blogs, right-click on a link to open it in a new tab or window.
  • If you’ve never looked at our Commenting Guidelines, now might be a good time.
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      2. I just wanted to let you know so you wouldn’t think people weren’t visiting you. You have to get that url-and that was tricky for me-I post on fb, and they automatically include it, so I just typed it in and it worked-good luck.

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  9. Hi all. My blog is from the ladies to the guys, kind of an insight on how guys can get, keep and live with good woman from the perspective of a seasoned mama. It’s technically for the boys but it’s a good read for the women out their too. I have 3 posts so far with a huge list of topics accumulated by an army of women throughout all stages of womanhood to men of all ages. My hope is to provide the answers to all the times the “I didn’t know” excuse has been, and will be used, by our men bettering life for men and women alike around the world… 😂 Don’t forget to like and followso, “From the girls to the Boys, the Women to the Men, and the Mamas to the Papas” so you don’t miss any posts! https://fromthemamastothepapas.wordpress.com/2016/05/21/why-should-i-help-around-the-house-i-work/

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  10. Hey guys! I just published my very first post a couple of days ago and im trying to get it out there! I hope you will take a couple of minutes and visit my site! It is still messy and needs a lot of work but I hope you guys enjoy it. I would love to visit yours also, so leave me your link in a comment! https://naptimemartinibreaks.com/blog/

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    2. Great blog. Being a new Mom is H-A-R-D and overwhelming. My best friend and I always said we needed to write a book “what they don’t tell you when you have a baby” for all of the new moms out there.

      Looking forward to reading your next post.

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      1. It is definitely hard but oh so worth it. The most rewarding job there is! Well if you and your friend ever do write that book I’d love to read it! Thanks for the love!

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  12. Hello, I too thought to introduce myself a little. I have just started blogging exactly 10 days ago. More fot therapy than anything else. And to please the need to just be able to write what is going around in my head. Not sure on layout at the moment or how my blogging reads to others, because no reads yet, but that’s okay..just the writing is it’s own lesson. Please check me out, if you want…https://ksn2016.wordpress.com..

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  13. Hello blogging community! I am new to this site and hope to make this a permanent routine. I am planning on blogging out the real life behind social media, pretty much sharing the life fails we all experience but never post about.
    Take a look and let me know if it is even worth pursuing. I would love any feedback or suggestions you have! Thanks.
    https://coffeethenwords.wordpress.com/blog/

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  17. The Beginning 4.21.16

    Month anniversary of “first post”! I kicked off my blog by releasing private Xanga entries (WordPress before WordPress) from my teenage years! I had 1,000+ posts and have publicized just a hand full. Please visit! I’m 27, from Los Angeles, and have a written voice to share. I work 55 hours a week non-writing related, but am on summer leave soon so I will be participating in Postaday shortly. Excited! Hello, WordPress!

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  18. Hello everyone, I too am a new blogger! My blog is totally random, but mostly about me, situations I know of and people I know! Would love for you to follow or read some of my blogs in your spare time. Thanks!!!!!

    Happily In Pain – My Blog is about my life, what I have over came and what I have seen others go through so far in life. I hope raising my children I can help them and others with these expereinces.
    https://happilyinpain.com/

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  19. Hi all,

    I am 10 blog posts deep on my new website, AbandonedSoutheast.com. I hope everyone takes a moment to stop by and check it out. I am focusing on the history of some of the most unique abandoned places around the Southeast. I update the site with a new blog every few weeks.

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  23. hey guys,
    I’ve been into this for a while but stopped recently due to school and all. however, after a bit of refurbishments, I hope that it is a little a bit better than before. Can anyone give any feedbacks on anything, the layout, the posts? I’ll appreciate it so much

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