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.

If you’re already a few posts into your blog and are looking for support or feedback, the Community Pool is the place for you!

Have a technical question? Try the WordPress.com Support Forums.

Want to learn more about blogging? Take a Blogging U. course.

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. Hello Ladies & Gents. I’m a noob here on WordPress. This is probably my umpteenth attempt at starting a blog since my college days, the difference now is I’m doing it as part of a start-up venture. The mission of my blog is to build a community of gentlemen who are interested in top of the line shaving products, men’s fashion, and convincing the world that chivalry isn’t dead. Looking forward to the feedback. Thanks!

    Most Common Shaving Myths

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    1. FYI: that link goes to your dashboard, which is private, so people won’t be able to see your site. The simplest way to get the public link is = to go to your blog’s main page and click on the post title. Then, copy the address you see in your browser’s address bar and use that.

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  5. hey, I’m a new blogger here and could use some tips for what i can and probably shouldn’t do. anyone know something i should? oh yeah, people that are passionate about plants and stuff can come and visit my site if you want. im gonna be doing weekly posts every Sunday to write something new and answer to people who leave a comment. cya

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    1. Hey I just read your blog and I am unable to leave a comment. anyways I love the content big ups ! ” The crown” is beautiful. I for one can relate to it.

      Could you please check out ,y blog and suggest ways I would improve it? Only posted first post yesterday. 🙂 https://melanindunked.wordpress.com/
      I hope to hear from you!

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    1. FYI: that link goes to your dashboard, which is private, so people won’t be able to see your site. The simplest way to get the public link is = to go to your blog’s main page and click on the post title. Then, copy the address you see in your browser’s address bar and use that.

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    1. Hi Molly, I love the red! I wanted to read more… You need to finish it so I can! Its a well written piece you sound like you know what your talking about too. I was really enjoying it and I would not have dreamed of picking up a French novel because well… I didn’t realise that I could and that they are so interesting. Good luck and keep blogging

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  11. Umm..where to start from I don’t knw..all I knw is m a week older in WordPress..but m passionate about writing since a long time..was caught up so never thought to be here..finally I have a blog of my own..#ladies and #gentleman..its a request from the core of my heart..visit the blog once atleast..6 posts already there..one I am working on..which will be my next poem “graveyard”..!!!
    Criticism is always welcomed..I wud love the compliments and feedbacks..
    bhattacharya96aniruddhablog.wordpress.com

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    1. FYI: that link goes to your dashboard, which is private, so people won’t be able to see your site. The simplest way to get the public link is = to go to your blog’s main page and click on the post title. Then, copy the address you see in your browser’s address bar and use that.

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    2. Looks good. I like the visual inputs. But I’m not able to “like” the posts or leave a comment. In any case, I’m now following you 🙂 looking forward to connect

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    1. FYI: that link goes to your dashboard, which is private, so people won’t be able to see your site. The simplest way to get the public link is = to go to your blog’s main page and click on the post title. Then, copy the address you see in your browser’s address bar and use that.

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    1. Please visit my blog… I’m a young girl who dreams of one day becoming a writer. I’m discovering who I am in the world through the tough world and impossible standards society set for us. Thanks so much xoxo anonymous

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    2. Please visit my blog… I’m a young girl who dreams of one day becoming a writer. I’m discovering who I am in the world through the tough world and impossible standards society set for us. Thanks so much xoxo anonymous

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  23. Blogging U! It is a handy resource. Thanks Auttomatic. I am revamping my site. Moved themes twice in the last 3 days, but it is all good. Take a look at someone in transition. Cheers

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    1. Sounds like an amazing journey! Is there a place to comment on your actual page? I saw I could contact you, but I’m not sure that I’d want to bother you at your email address. Either way, I’m following you. I can’t wait to see read about more adventures.

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