Apr 13, 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!

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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  3. I’ve started a blog all about Crochet. I’m posting free patterns, stitch tutorials, and posting my own creations on there, please check it out! There’s also a link to my Etsy store where you can purchase any of the crochet creations you see! These include bags, infinity scarves, various hats, mug cozy, phone sock, baby blankets, socks and more! If you have never crocheted before, no worries, my stitch tutorials are really easy to follow, all you need is a crochet hook and a ball of wool, both of which can be purchased for really cheap in any good craft shop, or you can get some online! Please help me to expand my readers, as I have about three at the moment! 😭 https://hollyscrochet.wordpress.com/2018/03/24/a-little-intro/

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  7. Hey all new bloggers, it’s Saturday on my side of the planet, but I’d still very much like to start the day off with some new reads. Drop the links to your posts in the comments below and I’ll be sure to read them. It was just last week that I was in this forum and it’s very helpful. Let’s help build each other. Let me have those links!

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    1. I enjoyed reading your work.
      The comments on your posts show up as black text on black background so I couldn’t read.
      Think about adding an about page so that readers can learn more about you and why you write.

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  13. Hi. I’m writing a series of short stories (which I’d eventually like to publish into a book) and a blog I hope will help people with depression. If this interests you, feel free to check it out here: http://cleanexpression.com/ and subscribe if you like what you see! I’ll happily return the favor 🙂

    Sam

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  14. Hello
    I have been writing for a while now but i have recently gotten the courage to put my work out

    My blue

    It means something to me. Please take a look and i hope you enjoy it.

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    2. The single most important thing you can do to attract readers to your site is to take genuine interest in other bloggers’ posts. Read carefully, post a thoughtful comment or pose some questions to generate a discussion. People are insatiably curious about the person who took the time to take an interest in them and they’ll want to reciprocate with thoughtful questions and comments on your posts. If you’re feeling shy or need a boost with some tips on how to do this well, we do have a free course you can take at Blogging University on Commenting Basics.

      https://wordpress.com/dailypost/blogging-university/commenting-basics/

      All the best to you in your blogging journey!

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