Dec 23, 2016 / First Friday

First Friday

New blogger? Welcome! Share a link to your first post, say hello to 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.

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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. Welcome!

      I noticed that a few of your posts have some HTML code showing up at the beginning — it looks like an errant character has snuck in. If you delete the > at the end of those lines and replace those characters with a >, you’ll be all set!

      Also, a hint: include the http:// bit of your blog’s address in your comment, and you’ll get a clickable link when you publish the comment. Voila: http://idontknowcookbook.wordpress.com/2016/12/15/first-blog-post/

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    1. Welcome 🙂

      I noticed that you still have some placeholder text in your blog’s sidebar, on the right side — you can remove or edit that by going to My Site > Customize > Widgets. Look for the Text Widget!

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      1. Thanku howtoaddict, well u definitely made my day. And yes, Anybody who has access to that browser which u used for accessing facebook, can steal the cookies..

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      1. Thanks for your nice comment and enjoying reading my posts. Welcome in my blog Ambiance Deco.
        I really loved your motivation blog, but I think comments were closed. I didn’t find the comment bar. I’m interested on all topics related to wellbeing and motivation.
        Nirvana

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      2. My comments closed?! Never! 😉 I’m always interested in comments of others, especially someone with refined artistic taste as yours.

        So, I really hope that comments on my site will show next time you visit – they definitely should be on the bottom of the page!

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      1. Thanks a lot for your nice comments. Inspiring & motivational comments! Welcome in my new blog. I strongly believe that passion brings happiness to our life. Passion comes from engagement. Just follow me..
        I love your blog too..your words are positive and full of motivation. .keep it up..
        Nirvana

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  5. FIRST POST 😊😍
    Hey love!

    Thanks for stopping by! I am very delighted to be joining the blogosphere.

    My name is Nana Yaa Asamoah Braham,friends call me Naya. I love to always stay happy and positive. I am obsessed with my natural hair(Natural hair is boo😍) and good skin! I’m a student and I love to sing…welcome to my blog.Do you ❤️ and embrace your beautiful natural hair ? We want to know your story 😊😍

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      1. Michelle, I just wanted to tell you that you are true rockstar. Thank you for doing all this. If there is any way I can help or give back – let me know 😉

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      2. Michelle W.,
        I agree with howtoaddict. I have been reading your articles on Blogging U and the help pages and you answer so many of my questions! I am thinking of changing my theme and the page you list here is perfect for the information I need!
        Cheers,
        Bryan

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    2. Happy and positive huh, sounds like my kind of girl. hehe.
      Well welcome to the blogosphere and yeah you have a lot to edit on your site. So clear all that before writing any more articles, listen to the editors(Michelle’s) suggestions and you will be all right.

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  6. Hi, I started this blog as a Christmas present to help my daughters remember the advice I have dispensed to them over the years. But then I thought why not make it available to others, so I did this. It’s mostly quotes with stories on how it affected my life.

    Home

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    1. Great idea – I’m sure your daughters will love it. Especially when they grow up and looking back on life becomes more important to them.

      I wanted to leave comment, but decided against it since posts seem pretty personal. Let me know if you would like me to do otherwise!

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  9. I’m blogging my 52 Steps to an Extraordinary Year in which I hope to make a difference in people’s lives each week for a year by little acts of kindness. I am also adding hope to learn to appreciate the little things in life.

    If you want a good story, check it out!

    http://wp.me/p8eUNz-2

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      2. Read and commented that I am waiting to see how it’ll develop ;). Good start definitely. Just try to improve formatting before sharing further… this way it’s just one big paragraph. Good luck!

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  13. Blogging to get my thoughts out of my head in a society where a teenager’s opinion is not valued.
    This is my first post, and the ones before it have simply been backdated according to when I scribbled them down on my notepad.

    Solitude.

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  16. Inifintepassion22.wordpress.org
    Welcome to infinite passion..:) I’m thrilled you’re here-because I have so much to share with you. I’m here to make a life out of what i love,and what i love is blogging , and I truly believe that my passion is relayed back to my readers through the innovative and exciting content that I post. Explore my site,and all that I have to offer ; perhaps infinite passion will ignite your own passions too. Feel it..!!

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  17. First time ever blogging. Making a website is fun though I’m still struggling to figure out how to best customize my site. It’s challenging but, I am enjoying it. I wrote my first post a few days ago and wanted to share it with other new bloggers as well. I’m excited and hope that I get a lot of readers who are interested in plants and want to share their experiences as well!

    https://forgreenerthumbs.com

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      2. Thank you so much! I checked out your blog also and loved it so I will definitely be following you also:) btw i love the name of your dog Corn:) IF you look at my contact page you will see our two fur babies Murphy and Turbo! Happy New Year!

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