Aug 25, 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. Welcome to the blogging hub! Loving the idea behind you establishing this blog! Really love the posts and the pictures that you have on your blog, they are really aesthetic and really captivating. A little footnote, your about page needs something more than just a short intro. Hope to see more from you. Have hope, write on!

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  2. Hey, guys! I just started my blog about my daughter and I and my journey as a single mom. I’d love it if you could check it out and let me know what you think! Helpful criticism is welcome!

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    2. Wonderful blog! Loving the idea and inspiration behind this blog. Really love the posts that you have on your blog, they are really captivating and filled with maternal[ love. Great start. Hope to see more from you. Have hope, write on!

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    1. Spectacular blog! Loving the style of your blog, and the content of your blog is really relatable to your real life experience. Really love the write-ups that you have, they are really captivating. hope to see more from you. Have hope, write on!

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    1. Wonderful blog, and great travel contents. Really love the way that you bring out your posts, they are very original and exquisite. Little footnotes, there are text widget at the top right and the bottom of your blog, and your about page is in need of info, all of those could be edited by pressing the customise button on your blog. Hope to see more from you. Have hope, write on!

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  5. Hi guys! My name is Jessie and I am a new blogger. I am blogging about makeup and beauty.. I am new to WordPress and all the ins and outs so would love any feedback at all or advice for improvements I can make 🙂 and can’t wait to read some of your blogs too! My first post is a general intro to myself and what I aim to do with the blog- https://bettertobelatethanunblended.wordpress.com/2017/08/25/first-blog-post/
    Thanks so much!

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    1. Welcome to the blogging community Jessie! Loving the elegant style of your blog, it is very nice. Really love the style of your writing, it is original and you speak from your heart as you write. Hope to see more from you. Have hope, write on!

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    2. Hi Jessie, I for one am looking forward to your blog posts (im no good at makeup) lol would love some hints, tips & tutorials! Please take a visit to mine & let me know what you think & follow! 🙂

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  7. Hello everyone, I have being building my blog since June, but officially launched my blog at the end of July this year.

    I blog on Health, Wholeness and HearWord (a local word for pay attention, which is more like lifestyle tips).

    You can click my blog right away

    http://ovundahnyeche.com

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    2. Wonderful blog! Loving the posts that you have on your blog, they are very nice, and the way that you weave those words together, they are really great. Spectacular start. Hope to see more from you. Have hope, write on!

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    1. Spectacular blog! Loving the veracity that you have on your blog, and your writings are very captivating. Really love the style of your blog, it compliments your writing style. Hope to see more from you. Have hope, write on!

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      1. Thanks for your appreciating comment… It means a lot of getting support…. Thanks a lot once again… Hope u will love my next topics with the same curiosity and pleasure… 😊😊

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    2. Superb blog, loving the layout and the design of the blog, especially those cover photos with titles, they are simply impeccable. Complimented with your captivating style of writing, your blog is fantastic. Hope to see more from you. Have hope, write on!

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    1. Wonderful blog! Loving the diversity that you have on your blog. And your writings are very nice and insightful, some are short and precise, loving them so far. Great start. Hope to see more from you. Have hope, write on!

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  13. Hi everyone! My husband and I launched our blog this week on the 22nd! We are so excited, but are also looking for feedback on content, layout, and writing styles. We both contribute writing to the blog and have 3 posts published so far. I am attaching a link to our very first post published. Any feedback is Greatly appreciated. http://theebbandflowoflife.com/grateful/

    Liked by 4 people

    1. Spectacular blog, loving the layout and theme that you have on your blog. Really love the writings that you have on your blog, and your posts are really original. Hope to see more from you. Have hope, write on!

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    1. Wonderful blog! Love the short writings that you have on your blog, they are modernised and really mind blowing. Really love the layout and design of your blog. Little footnotes, your about page is in need of info, there is a text widget at the top right of your blog, all of those could be edited by pressing the customise button on your blog. Hope to see more from you. Have hope, write on!

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  15. Hi everyone! My name is Nicky and I recently started a bookish blog. Would love to hear what you think! Thanks!
    Introvertedbookworm.wordpress.com

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    1. Welcome! Welcome to the wordpress blogging community! Love the new presence of your blog! Your design and layout of your blog is on point, but it is lacking of content, do write something up for the readers to read, and your home page is not found, perhaps you could add a new page or just head to the wordpress help page for further info. Hope to see more from you. Have hope, write on!

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    1. Welcome to the blogging community! It seems like your blog is very new and quite unedited, please head to the wordpress help area to modify your blog, or just simmply press the customise button on your blog to play around with the features of your blog. Hope to see more from you. Have hope, write on!

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  18. Hey there! I’m new to the blogging world, I started with Vlogging and uploading to our YouTube channel. I am planning to continue both… I started blogging because it’s easier to and quicker to upload things immediately! Feel free to check out my most recent post along with our YouTube channel for a little more insight on our family! Can’t wait to check out some of you guys! 😊 Slow down… – The Olsen Fam

    Slow down…

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    1. Wonderful blog. Love the recent post, it is very insightful and very original. Really love the layout and design of your blog, it is very simplistic and it compliments your writing style. Hope to see more from you. Have hope, write on!

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  19. Hello everyone, my name is Flor. I am new to blogging and have much to learn. Would love for you all to follow me and see some of the blogs I have written. I am a diverse blogger, I will not speak on just one passion, but of many. Look for. Fitvixen35 on word press. Thank you

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    1. A diversified blog. Your contents touch on various aspects of life and you dare to post on whatever that you want to post, your writings are very original. Really love the theme that your blog has. A little footnote, your front page is empty, please add something into it, and add a column to your blog posts so that readers can easily navigate through your blog. Hope to see more from you. Have hope, write on!

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    1. I went over to have a look at your new blog and left a comment. It looks to me like you need to install a “Follow this blog” widget.

      Another thing I’d recommend: You might find your blog looks better with a colored border than just all white. Go to Customize (where you’ll find the widgets tab, too) and select the “Colors and Background” tab. You have a rainbow of colors to choose from and you can experiment, try out some different colored backgrounds, see how they look. If you hit on something you like, hit the “Save and Publish” button in the top left corner.

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    1. Hi Suhaana. Took a look at your blog and the very first thing I personally would recommend is to find a different header. Those blurry lights make me dizzy! My theme offered this, too.

      Changing the Header image is very easy. If you don’t have a photo you like, you can go to Pixabay.com and download a free image of anything from an ocean scene to a cute kitten to a flock of penguins. 🙂 Choose a picture (or several, just to try them out) and download it. (Choose the 1260 pixels width.) Then go to Customize, where you’ll get a number of pop-out tabs. (Here are you widgets so you can install a “Follow this blog” and a “Recent posts”widget.)

      Select the Header image, and up at the top you’ll see an “Add New” button. When you click on this you can browse your Pictures file, Click on one, then hit “Open.” You’ll be switched back to your blog Header page and you hit install.

      There’s a “Crop and Save” part so your new header image will fit in the spot for it on your blog. Sometimes you can “Publish without cropping.” You can try that and see how it works and how it looks. Usually come cropping is necessary, though. If you don’t like it, just go back a page and try again. If you do, hit the “Save and Publish” button at the top left hand corner.

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    2. welcome to blogging universe Suhaana , have an awesome journey ahead
      But first you need to modify your site a lil bit, for eg- remove the text widget from right side bar , add comment and like options
      For now that’s all 🙂

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    1. I sorta know the difference, too. It seems to me visitors are the actual bloggers who drop in. If I visit your blog I count as one visitor. but if I read the last five posts you’ve published, you get “5 Views.” This is why some days you may have two visitors but six views. You Stats page gives you the average, like 1.6 views per visit.
      However, it may be more complex as people may read your post in the Reader but never go to your site. Or as people leave comments and come back to check them.
      This info probably doesn’t enlighten you much. Sorry 🙂

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