Jul 21, 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.

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. Hi! I’m one of those bloggers that’s only just started a blog, but has had blogs before! I’ll be blogging about books, theatre, movies and probably about my teaching career too! Drop by and feel free to have a chat!

    Third Go. 

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    1. Wow…. Great start to your blogging adventure, really love to see fresh ideas, and new blogs, to be in existence in this wordpress community, and to instigate pristine content to the readers. Hope to see more from you. Have hope, write on!

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    1. Wow…. Great start to your blogging adventure, really love to see fresh ideas, and new blogs, to be in existence in this wordpress community. Hope to see more from you. Have hope, write on!

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    1. Wonderful start! Loving the fact that you picked up the courage to start blogging and sharing your thoughts to the readers. Little footnotes, there is a text widget at the top right of your blog, and your site title is unedited, all of those could be edited by pressing the customise button on your page. Hope to see more from you. Have hope, write on!

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    1. Wonderful start! Loving the fact that you picked up the courage to start blogging and sharing your thoughts to the readers. Little footnotes, there is a text widget at the top right of your blog, and your first post is unedited, all of those could be edited by pressing the customise button on your page. Hope to see more from you. Have hope, write on!

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    2. What a heartfelt topic for blogging. Keep up the work! I recommend you to take off the “First blog post” example that came with your theme that was published (I think by mistake) as it’s the first thing we see on your home page 🙂

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    1. Superb start in your blogging adventure, loving the way that you write and the style that you bring out your posts to the readers, very insightful, and filled with veracity. Really love the empty theme that you have chosen for your blog. Hope to see more from you. Have hope, write on!

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    2. Hello Len,
      I love your travelling concept and the thoughtful pictures you’ve inserted 🙂 Keep up the good work!
      To help make your website more visually understanding at first sight, I recommend a bigger panel for the feature pictures of your post. I also recommend for the post’s title to be seen on the home page as well. Hope this helps, and happy writing 🙂

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    1. Wonderful blog. Loving the style of your writing, and the way that you bring out your posts. Really love the theme that you have chosen for your blog, it really suits the message of the blog. Hope to see more from you. Have hope, write on!

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  10. Hello bloggers 🙂 I’ve finally kick started my travelling blog to create a community of travellers and artists. If you’re an artist, feel free to reach out to me through my blog’s contact info.
    I’d also love to hear your feedback on my first article. As a banker and voyager, I’m offering advice on “How to find money to travel.” I look forward to hearing from you, and I’d be delighted to offer my insight on your blog as well. Cheers!
    https://bythewindowview.com/how-to-find-money-to-travel/

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  11. Hi all – I love to write, and am excited to start this venture. I challenge myself to write daily for 30 days. After all, who wouldn’t want to read the musings of a momma doc… some will be personal topics, and some will be general, but all will be fun. And I promise to have good grammar. Take a peek! Leave feedback!

    Are you bloated?

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  12. Albion Falls

    Hi everyone! My name is Charlene and this is my first time blogging! I am a foodie 😋and a hiker! My blog is mainly about my foodie adventures and travelling experiences! 😊 all photos are taken from my Instagram accounts since pictures speaks a thousand words! I hope you enjoy it! 😇

    Liked by 12 people

    1. Hello! Your poems are awesome and I very much enjoyed reading them! 🙂 Your layout is nice and lovely, too! Do you happen to have the like button enabled? I saw your readers/viewers are able to leave comments, but I was unable to like your post. Happy blogging! 💫

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    1. Great job! I read every single word and I was impressed. You express a compelling message, very beautiful. Your style of writting is unique and eloquent; it will bring your far on your new WP journey. I’m a poet myself and I express my thoughts through poetry just like you. I’d love if you would check it out thebenlessard.com (Musings – Poetry). Great job!

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  18. Hello my fellow bloggers of the world,

    If you don’t already know me, I’m a young writer and photographer on a mission to travel the world – Sharing my life’s greatest moments, adventures, stories and pictures, I hope to inspire and educate the world of our beautiful planet and what lies beyond it.

    Here is my latest blog post from my current Vancouver adventure. Right now: Vancouver. Next stop: Montreal!

    https://thebenlessard.com/2017/07/21/inspiration-for-traveling/ …(PT1)

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    1. Hi Benjamin,

      Thanks for your enthusiasm! First Fridays are really only for bloggers sharing their first post published within the last month. As someone with a fair bit more experience, you’re ready to head on over to the Community Pool to share your work. It’s a place where bloggers of all stripes and levels of experience are welcome to share their work and get feedback. Thanks for understanding!

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  26. howdy everyone,
    It had been more than one month since i started blogging , so i am sharing the link below plz visit and see my recent post and your suggestions are always welcome to improve me more .
    So , please continue your support to strengthen me up to write more new stuff 😀
    Thanks in advance 🙂
    https://akshita54.wordpress.com/

    Liked by 6 people

    1. Checked your blog Akshita looking good.. you have started well.. to write more you need inspiration..to get inspiration you should get more encouragements. So basically you need exposure. My advise it to take part in daily post prompts. Good luck!

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  28. https://thedesiblogcom.wordpress.com

    Hi, everyone! I’m really excited and nervous about becoming a part of the blogging community. My blog is focused on my personal life and interests as an undergrad pursuing medicine.
    It focuses on my personal life, fashion and beauty, fitness, life lessons, and daily blogs where I share adventures with you! If anyone else would like to share anything interesting with me as well as their blogs feel free 🙂

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    1. Hi Durgesh – there are some great thoughts in this post and it’s great to see so much positivity on this topic. However, I would refrain from capitalising every word if possible as this is not so easy on the eye. Also, you may want to consider changing your text widget from the default wording or removing it altogether if you are not using it. These changes should make the blog visually more appealing so that it’s easier to focus on your content.

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