May 27, 2016 / First Friday

First Friday

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

For other help:
If you’re not new and are looking for support or feedback, the Community Pool is the place for you!

For technical questions, visit the WordPress.com Support Forums.

To learn more about blogging, take a Blogging U. course.

To find, copy, and paste your link:
Head to your blog’s home page — not your dashboard, your blog itself. Click on the title of your post to open the individual post.

Highlight and copy the URL you see in your browser’s address bar, and paste the entire URL into a comment here.

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. 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.

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.

We ask that you help us keep this space focused by following a few additional guidelines:

  • We encourage anyone who shares a link to visit a few other bloggers. 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.
  • 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.
  • Avoid repeated “Follow for a follow!” comments. (Tip: if you’re trying to build a readership, it’s much more effective to visit and comment on individual bloggers.)
  • To keep from losing your place while you visit others’ blogs, right-click on links to open them in a new tab or window.
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    1. What a great idea for a blog! I love to allow myself to delve deep into science to understand new concepts. I’m looking forward to seeing more of your posts. 🙂

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    2. Hello! This thread is reserved to posting your first-ever post. Since you’ve been blogging for a while now, thanks for not sharing your posts here in the future (you’re invited to do that in our Community Pool threads, which start every Monday). You’re of course welcome to offer feedback on others’ first posts, though!

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  3. Hey I just posted something about friendship. This is me and my friends last year together and I just had to write something about that. I started blogging a few weeks ago and would love some feedback on any aspect of the post or blog.
    This Is Forever. – http://wp.me/p7r8il-7Q
    Feel free (please) to check out my previous posts.
    (this isn’t even my first post, I’m not sure if it’s allowed)

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    3. Hello! This thread is reserved to posting your first-ever post. Since you’ve been blogging for a few weeks now, thanks for not sharing your posts here in the future (you’re invited to do that in our Community Pool threads, which start every Monday). You’re of course welcome to offer feedback on others’ first posts, though!

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    3. Hey ! I write motivational poems ! I would greatful to you if you read my poems and let me know your review !! ☺
      Follow if you think am doing well !

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  8. Today, I finally put up a blog about my travel stories. So if you’re a wanderer, gypsy warrior, nomad, free-spirit, please check my blog! I’ve got a lot of stories to tell and I’ll post them one by one soon 🙂

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    1. For only being a week old your blog looks great! The great thing about blogging is that there is to default style so you can express your ideas however you’d like. Great work! 🙂

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    3. I read your first two posts. Both were great but for different reasons – the first was so poignant and sad (your poem) while your bipolar post was illuminating. Keep up the good work

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  11. Hello, everyone!

    I’m a novice writer who is posting various content to my WordPress blog. My posts include poems, short stories, and excepts from a novel that I am working on. If you enjoy reading then I’m sure you will find something you enjoy on my blog. I’d love some feedback.

    Many thanks!

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    1. Hi Logan, I really enjoyed sifting through your blog! I just started working on a novel of my own, and would like to have it finished by the time I graduate college. I look forward to reading your work!

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      1. Thank you so much for looking it over! I hope that all goes well with your book and if you decide to post part of it I’ll be sure to check it out! 🙂

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    3. Hello! This thread is reserved to posting your first-ever post. Since you’ve been blogging for a while now, thanks for not sharing your posts here in the future (you’re invited to do that in our Community Pool threads, as I know you already do). You’re of course welcome to offer feedback on others’ first posts, though!

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      2. I think that I missed the boat- can I try again next Friday even though it it will be my second?

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      3. Sure, that’s fine given that people weren’t able to see your post for much of today (though I should add this thread is still open!). And you’re always welcome to share your posts at the Community Pool, where there’s a new thread every Monday.

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      4. Thanks Ben- I looked back and saw that it was still open! It is already Saturday morning in South Africa!

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  18. Hi there! I’m new here and wanted to give you all an opportunity to read my first blog post. My blog is a place for me to share my emotions and experiences related to my recent MS diagnosis. The intent was to share with my family and friends so that they can maybe understand what I’m going through but as I made my way through several more posts, I realized that it might also be a good place for someone with MS or someone who has a friend or family member with MS to land and learn a little bit more about the disease. You can read my first post here: https://cloudywithachanceofpolkadots.wordpress.com/2016/05/15/first-blog-post/
    Feel free to ask questions. Thanks!

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    1. Nice stats! Do you have any advice to share on how you started out so strong? 🙂 I am slowly growing my blog 16 followers, 45 likes, and 17 comments. :/

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