Feb 23, 2018 / First Friday

First Friday

Brand 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!

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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 everyone nice to see all of your contributions. I’m a new Trinidad and Tobago based lifestyle blogger who focus on motherhood, womanhood, spirituality, natural hair woes, and fitness struggles. I would love to collaborate with others who do the same. My goal to grow and become an influencer. My website is https://teeview868.wordpress.com and Facebook page Tee View 🤗. Comments are welcomed!!!

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  4. Hello everyone!
    I’m glad I’m getting to post on the First Friday. I only ran into it recently and missed it last week. Tomorrow will be a month since I started blogging but feels like much longer because of ALL the hours I’ve been spending on the blog. My schedule has been a little out of control this first month. But I’m quickly establishing some guidelines for myself. I function much better with a strategy.
    Here’s my first post. All critiques are welcomed and appreciated. Thank you in advance. You guys are an AMAZING bunch. http://sensibledove.com/why-blog/

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  8. A big, heartfelt welcome to every new blogger out there! I am so very glad that you could be such a part of a community that’s as wonderful as WordPress! So welcome, and may I with each of you the very best of luck! With 💘-JW 🌹👍😀

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    1. What a great resource! I was in the other side of the same fence so I sympathize with ANYONE being abused. It’s a stigma for anyone but somehow, I think society makes it harder for men to admit – not that it’s easy for any of us. I do actually have a male friend going through this, he’d be too afraid to be caught reading this yet but I’ll be ready for him when he needs it. I’ll be following your posts with interest.

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      1. I’m so sorry to hear about your friend, but I’m glad you happened to see this. I totally understand his fear, so it’s great to have someone like you looking out for him. If you want more information or if there’s something I can do to help, you (or he) can email me at praywithyourlegs@gmail.com. (Of course, I know how hard it can be to trust people in a situation like this). In the meantime, I will try to get some more stuff on the site. Good luck!

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    1. Great start! I would strongly advise you complete your About page, it can make the difference between someone following you or not. Take a look around some established blogs for inspiration. You also have an unedited text widget which needs updating or removing.

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  30. Hey everyone! I made my first blog last week and I have been writing just about everyday since then. I’ve also enjoyed reading as many blogs I can each day. I’m looking for new blogs to follow as well. My blogs thus far have been on the subjects of mental health, discovering ones true-self and love. Blogging has become an outlet for me to express burdening emotions and hopefully in the process being able to help at least someone else in the world who is going through similar situations. Check out my first post, and other if you enjoy what you read. Leave me links as well below so I can check out new blogs. Xo
    https://substancebetweentheposts.wordpress.com/2018/02/18/substance-between-the-posts/

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