Jun 2, 2017 / First Friday

First Friday

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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.

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  • We encourage anyone who shares a link to visit a few other bloggers. New readers for all!
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    5. I like your blog setup; it looks nice. But I’m going to repeat my advice to “Quiet”; your font is so very small.

      If you wish to change this, go to Themes and hit the Customize button. (left hand pop-out side bar.) Then you’ll get another row of choices on your left side, with a display of your Home page at right. Select Fonts and try out a few others, or just leave it at the default font but up the font size. You get choices of small, med, and large. Once you’ve set things up the way they look best to you, then hit the button up top that says Save & Publish. And you’re done.

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  3. Hope y’all enjoy this one Poetessdeeblog.wordpress.com/ … I’ll accept all your comments & criticisms !!

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    2. Loved the way you write! Left a comment on your post 🙂 I did not, however, see a like or follow button. Please get those configured, I’m sure many readers would love to follow the bear 🙂

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    3. Really liked the layout and the “Quote of the Day” section. Your post is good and I hope you achieve all you aspire to. Best of luck 🙂

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    3. I really liked the post. Petrichor is such a beautiful word. Your imaginative and descriptive content was flawless and vivid with a stroke of vibrancy. Funny thing, I also posted one quite some days ago with the title “Petrichor” however, the content wasn’t directly related to it. Anyways it was a great read. Would love if you could stop by and leave a feedback on my page.
      Thanks a ton! 🙂

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    1. I hope everything goes fine and you have a great life ahead. Wishing you all the best.

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      1. Never have a tried such a genre, but I guess I will now after reading your review.

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    2. Your blog looks nice! However, Word Press must have come out with a new theme with a super tiny font. Yours is the third blog I’ve looked at today that should enlarge the font size! (Or I need to see my eye specialist. 😉 )

      If you wish to enlarge your font size, please read the note I left a few comments above to “Scraps of My Mind.”

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    3. I noticed your blog has placeholder texts on your sidebar. Do remove/edit them using the “Text Widget” section of your Theme Customizer and get your “About” page written up. And as always keep writing. Cheers! 🙂

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    2. I love your blog! You seem to have the same reading interests as me 🙂 It looks great to me. I also followed you on instagram because your pictures are also pretty awesome. Good luck with everything! Maybe just add a widget that allows people to follow your blog (unless I’m stupid and just can’t find it!).

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    2. I am looking forward to more of your poems . However I noticed you have placeholder texts on your sidebars which you need to remove/edit using the “Text Widget” section of your Theme Customizer.

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    5. Looks like you have placeholder texts on your sidebar which you need to remove/edit using the “Text Widget” section of your Theme Customizer.

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    3. The post of “the tea of seven…” was very interesting, haven’t seen or heard of anything like that. Would love to give it a try. Keep writing as always 🙂

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    1. A garden at my own home sounds brilliant, I’m surely following the steps you mentioned in the post. Keep writing

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  23. Hello,
    I started my blog just over a week ago because I got scared of the fact everyone’s going to uni and starting their lives whilst i’m here on a gap year not knowing what I want to do. I thought I love to write and read so why not start a blog and so I got the courage too. I don’t know where this will go but im writing about travel, health and food so if you’re willing to give it a read.
    I’d love that and to hear what people think. Hope you’re having a lovely day.
    https://strawberrytravelsblog.wordpress.com

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    1. I think you’re extremely brave for taking a gap year and admire you for that! I wish I had done the same. The best advice I can think is to make sure you proofread all of your posts a couple of times before you publish them. If you can catch those tiny little errors, it will make your writing that much better and your readers happy 🙂 best of luck to you and I look forward to reading about your adventures!

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      1. Thank you, on results day I just knew straight away uni wasnt for me, still quite scary to admit that! Thank you, i’m giving my friends the job of proof reading at the moment. Thank you I really appreciated this😊

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      2. I agree! My first stop will be Taiwan 🙂 Then I plan on traveling to Norway, Germany, and Africa (not sure which country in Africa yet, there are sooo many places to choose from). OMG New Zealand, I hope you get to travel there! I really want to visit Hobbiton 😀

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      3. That will be amazing! Sounds like a really good plan you’ve got there. I know you have so much to choose from Africa. Yeah hopefully i’ll get to see my family out in Auckland, i’ll make sure I go to Hobbiton then😊

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    1. Your header is lovely! As for your quote about nature being embodied with love, I keep trying to tell my cats that when they want to catch the birds in our yard! 🙂 I’d say nature is embodied with survival — whatever that takes. Thankfully we humans can move beyond nature to real love.

      It looks like you have lots of ideas for posts, but if I were you I’d write them and store them to post sometime when you don’t have time to write something new. Times like that you’ll find it’s great to have something in your files ready to go. If you publish more than two posts a day chances are some of your posts won’t get read. Most bloggers are already reading dozens of blog posts every day. I have a friend who’d often post a dozen short poems a day — and I only read maybe four of them.

      Tags and categories are important. They spread the word about your posts and they become your filing system once you have a number of posts up. Check out https://en.wordpress.com/tags for ideas. Word Press allows up to fifteen Ts & Cs per post, so try and use as many as pertain to the post. Some of the most common are Personal, Opinions, Thoughts, Reflections, Home, Family, Health. People, Nature.

      All the best.

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    2. Your Blog is very diversified, positive and inspiring. However one advise would be to get your “About” page written up. and as always keep writing with the same passion and dedication. Would really appreciate a feedback on my page, if you would like to visit.

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    1. Hi!
      I went through your blog and it’s great. You can try out different theme to make your blog look pretty and attract more viewers. And also customize your theme using fonts and widgets. Keep writing😊…cheers!

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    2. Welcome to the world of blogging.
      I went through ‘A start to the connection’ and it was really nice and thoughtful. You can always improve the appearance of your blog with the help of different themes and widgets.
      Keep writing 👍. Waiting to read more from you.

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    7. Hey Shilpi, it was amazing visiting your blog. The first post was good and you’re off to a flying start. Congratulations and welcome to the WordPress family. However, I noticed you have some placeholder texts on your sidebar which you need to remove/edit by using the “Text Widget” section of your Theme Customizer. Along with which do get your “about” page written up as reader love to know more about their authors. Also I would recommend you to visit the themes section to construct your page into a more visually appealing one. After all you are the writer and the page your book, make it look as exquisitely vibrant as it can. “categories” and “Tags” are important as they help you stay organized and help the readers to know what they are actually up for while visiting your site. I hope you achieve all you’re aspiring to as a blogger and do keep writing with the same passion and dedication. I would really appreciate if you could leave any comment (feedback, review, suggestion, remarks, or criticism) on my blog page. Hope you have a good read. Thanks again. Cheers! 🙂

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      1. Hey buddy, I am amazed for the feedback you gave me, it really motivated me even more to improve myself. I would definitely and surely try to do whatever you suggested me. I would be grateful to you if you guide me the same way ahead also. It really meant a lot to me that you actually read and took your precious time to guide me. Thankyou so much. Yes I would definitely go through your blog. Thanks a lot once again😍😇

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      2. It was a pleasure going through your blog. Glad to have helped. And as always I’ll be around craving for more works of art from your side and with any help if you’ll be needing any. And thanks again for accepting my invitation to visit my blog 🙂

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    1. Great idea for a blog! You are catering to a wide audience and it seems like there will be a little something for everyone. Your blog is visually beautiful and I feel like it reflects the title of your blog well. Make sure you proofread all your posts and good luck with everything! Can’t wait to read hilarious toddler stories 🙂

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    5. Your writing style is very casual and humorous, making it very comfortable for us (the readers) to go through. I liked the “World’s Best Mom” post. Keep writing with the same dedication. Cheers! 🙂

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    4. I use the same theme also. Its a great layout. Loved the content. Keep writing. Cheers! 🙂

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    4. For an introductory post, it was great. I’m already anticipating about your next post. I wish you all the best in this new venture and hope you keep writing with the same passion and dedication. Cheers! 🙂

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    3. I don’t think that you need any photography tips as the pictures are captivating and so beautiful. You have already mastered the art of framing moments. Keep sharing your work of art.

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    2. I really like the flowing petals theme and I hope you celebrated your birthday with a bang. Co-incidently my birthday also is in the month of May. The post was amazing, lots of great facts about the month of may to digest. Keep going 🙂

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