Feb 17, 2017 / 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.

Image by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/nicolebeaulac/14523302989/in/photolist-o8nHZF-8rm4S3-4qSDKZ-59PhPN-oehCvG-6L4biF-o8oMhZ-59K5dR-6L4j72-okR4Ln-5PiY9A-59K4UX-52g3dU-27Nf81-2ZYhE3-oL2VyZ-dGfrZn-6L8rvj-8hS4H5-6BcEmP-5Gx2tR-ocxbCS-8WLdjF-6BcGne-7e1ndv-oL2syE-oXdQbM-8KcZem-oiNrGn-6L4cEi-bjKZne-8g3bLG-bgykmz-6L8mio-8WLdjV-8WLdjv-aL4fMr-9X1RoC-boow88-oBYMUV-esxgv1-525zPK-duqKvE-pHSTmW-eewW8e-o92SFa-aL4fSV-2LvJoi-7e5gij-6L4az8">Nicole Beaulac</a>.

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. Welcome đŸ™‚

      I noticed that you still have some placeholder text in your blog’s sidebar, on the right — you can remove or edit that by going to My Site > Customize > Widgets. Look for the Text Widget! You’ve also got a bunch of placeholder posts you’ll want to remove; you can do that my going to My Site > Posts.

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  8. Hello all we are newbies in the blobbing world but are equally excited that we are a part of the wonderful world of blobbing, We are wine matters dealing with anything relating to wine , food and entertainment within the city and surrounding area.

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  13. Hello everyone! I am new to blogging. I think I’m going to need all the help and support that I can get. I will ask questions soon. Thank you. It’s nice to know that there are people who wants to help.

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  15. Happy Sunday all! I am just seeing this post but would love for some insight.

    I’m new to blogging and was originally using this outlet as a way to talk about my weight loss surgery, as well as my relationship with God. I know religion can be touchy but I do want to interact with those that are going through the same process or who have been. I’ve followed a couple sites but only received a few views.

    Is the faith aspect putting people off?

    Here is my very first blog:

    Fearful of the Future

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    1. Look like you’ve posted a link to your preview, which only you can see — make sure you share the link to the public, published post!

      (If you’re not sure how to get the correct link, just ask đŸ™‚ )

      Welcome!

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    1. Welcome đŸ™‚

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

      You might also consider giving your site a more descriptive title, but that’s up to you. If you like, you can change that my going to My Site > Customize > Site Identity.

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    1. Welcome đŸ™‚

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

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    2. Welcome! FYI: the first link is an email address and the second 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. Here’s your site: https://zeevallie15.wordpress.com/

      You’ll also want to make sure your profile has the right link, so people on WordPress.com can find you by clicking on your name. You can update that here: https://wordpress.com/me/public-profile/

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    1. One thing I noticed — you’re using a lot of tags and categories on some of your posts. The WordPress.com Reader actually filters out posts that use more than 15 tags and categories (combined) as an anti-spam measure, so using this many tags actually makes it harder for folks to find your posts, which is sad! If you cut your tags down to the most relevant, you’ll actually draw more readers.

      Welcome!

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  30. Incoherence. 

    I started blogging about a few days back. My first blog is kinda ugh so I’d really appreciate if you read the other two too. Though still not good enough, I think they are better than the first one.
    Anyway, I’m glad I found such a platform where I could share my work as well as read some amazing blogs too. Hard to believe they are new! ^-^

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    1. Your blog is beautifully set up. I’m still struggling with all of that. I would encourage you to make sure you proof your writing for simple things like spaces after periods so it flows more easily for the reader.

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