Mar 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.

Please note: First Friday will be on hiatus next week. We’ll return on Friday, April 6th

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.
  • When commenting, avoid copying and pasting the same response repeatedly. It makes it look like you’re not really paying attention. Not to mention, it’s spammy.
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    1. I couldn’t find a follow button on your blog. It’s very possible I’m missing it because I am still learning the set ups but I am not sure. Do you have the follow button on your posts disabled by chance or am I truly just missing it?? Great blog by the way. Very deep and really well written.

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  4. Hello to the ones who’ve recently become a part of the WordPress family! Hope you guys are doing great!
    If you need any help, let me know and I will be glad to help you!

    Happy blogging!🌼

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  5. Hi everyone – I’m not new to the blogging community but would love to give others a helping hand! I’ll be here for a little while so if you need any help or specific advice on a post, like this or leave a comment!

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    1. Happy Friday! Read your first blog post and I have the same fear. My english is horrible and always nervous people will call me out on it but over time Im getting more comfortable writing. I use a lot of spell check hahaha and determination not to give up. Should get an about page up on your site too! Look forward to reading more in the future 🙂

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      1. That’s a great idea, thanks for the feedback!! Spell check is such a useful tool. I am always thankful to be living in the technological world because while I could thrive without those tools it would be harder lol! Thanks again!!

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    1. A nice, honest introduction. I like the use of a picture, and your writing name is very warm and homely. Feedback, all I would say is be careful with use of space bar with commas and full stops. There is never a space immediately before them, but always a space afterwards. This will make your writing look a lot more professional. I left you a comment. Good job 🙂

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      1. Thank you so much, I’ll be sure to use that advice on my next posts! Also, I’m glad that you liked my post, I’ve been really shy about starting my blog and your comment helps a lot!

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    1. Congratulations! You published your first post more than a month ago.

      You’re ready to move on to the Community Pool, where the water is fine and the members of the community are lovely. A new pool opens every Monday. Bloggers of all stripes and levels of experience are welcome to comment there and ask for feedback and advice on their blog. All the best!

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    2. Your post made me smile, a lot. I like the narcissistic humour of it. You have certainly hit an interesting style, nestled nicely between potential walls of thorns. Would love to see how this plays out. You seem to have a very bright, funny personality for someone introverted. Keep writing, your style is unique and shameless. Love it. I followed you.

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  19. Welcome, newbies, great to meet you all! If there is anyone blogging about humour, travelling, adventure or extreme sports, drop your link below and I’ll check out your blogs. Have fun!

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  23. Hello,my friends! Check my first post in my first blog attempt😀https://theminimalescandal.wordpress.com I wait for your advices and your comments ✌️

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