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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  3. Hi. I am hoping that this blog can help me develop my writing techniques to eventually work on short stories and possibly an ebook. I will try to write on a weekly basis mostly based on what I experience during my commute to and from work (a bus stuck in traffic is a great place to think and brood on stuff). Comments are most welcome please. Cheers!

    Take A Walk

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  5. Hi my name is Latiesha Wrice this is my first time being on here. I would appreciate if you could take the time out and check out my blog and support me in this event that I’m in!!!!! https//missjet2016.wordpress
    Thank you!!!!

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    3. I find you fascinating! The ‘about’ section is excellent because you tell us what is unique about you. I would love to hear about your work or any training that you are hoping to take to become a therapist. Obviously you can’t talk about clients but the books you read and the theories you discover on your journey… well I would like to know.

      I took therapy training a few years ago and boy is it tough emotionally but you seem to have the resilience and I hope you do well. It’s tough to study when you have a family too.

      I have liked and followed you. Can’t wait to read more…

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    1. Hi Turner, Your blog is really important and I hope you keep going. I love the pictures and the content is very empathetic. The hotlines are life saving… literally. You are doing good work here please continue with it.

      I have some links for you to look at from British sites you might find them interesting:

      http://www.samaritans.org

      Samaritans is a British emergency suicide hotline and website. It was begun by Christians hence the name but they seriously do not care about your faith they just want to help.

      http://www.mind.org.uk

      Mind are great just have a look they might inspire you and give you ideas. I am new here too. I have liked you and joined your mailing list. Wishing you all the best in this worthwhile cause.

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      1. Thank you for the links, I’ll look into them, as well as thank you for the words of encouragement, they were taken to heart, thank you!

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    1. Hi, I have liked and followed your blog… I wrote a comment too… You sound like a really caring person and I am so glad you are married to such a nice man. I am new too…

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    1. I have liked , followed and put in a comment. I think a few more pictures might be nice but the content is good. It brought back memories of my own experience as a new mum and reminded me of how hard it can be to be at home in the early days when I was not used to it. I like the name too. I am new too and totally clueless with tech!

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      1. thanks so much for all the your advise! I really do appreciate it! since you are a beginner too, I’m sure you know how overwhelming it is to try to get your blog running! But I’m really glad to hear your thoughts. talk to you soon!

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  17. can someone PLEASE help me figure out how to add posts to my pinterest! I can not figure it out for the life of me!! thanks guys

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    1. Do you have a pinterest button? Get one from there site… Then come out of your dashboard and go onto your site as the public see it without all the edit buttons. Then pin what you like. That’s what I would try but I have never done it… Its a guess… Good luck and let me know if it works

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  25. Hey you all! I’m not new but I felt like saying hi and telling you that you did well! You started! And that’s really what it’s all about! From now on you will experience something special! People that connect with you and inspire you! And you will inspired people too through your posts. So keep it up, keep writing and posting and commenting and liking. It’s all about confidence, you know… https://amommasview.wordpress.com/2016/05/20/confidence/

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  27. Hi, my name is Avalon. I’m only 11, but I have been running a blog called sweetpeasflowersandbees.wordpress.com for a couple of years. I was wondering if anyone has any advice on how to get more people looking at your blog. I know this post is supposed to be for new people, but when you’re a kid and you get 0-1 comments on each post, it sure feels like your blog is still new. I would really appreciate some tips or some comments! Thank you!

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    1. Have you tried using tags for each blog entry? That might increase your blog visibility. Good luck and keep up your good work!

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