As I am just staring off my blogging career very late in the game I look to the other established and successful blogs for inspiration and help. I thought it would be a good idea to see how some of these famous blogs got their start by looking at their first post. Although most probably aren’t their true first post, here are the first post of each from these blogs. They are in no specific order except other than how they appear in my bookmarks.
John Chow - Welcome To The New JohnChow.com - Dec 1, 2005
Shoemoney - So I met Paris Hilton - Oct 11, 2004
Problogger - How to Start a Weblog - Sept 23, 2004 - It appears that Darren simple added a bunch of posts from his personal blog so I just picked one of the initial lot.
Smashing Magazine - Diagrams: Tools and Tutorials- Sept 1, 2006
Copyblogger - SOLD - Jan 9, 2006
A List Apart - Issue 8 - March 12, 1999 - Not sure why issue 8 is their earliest post but there are some strange things going on with their first issues. Issue 8 is followed by 40. The issues don’t start to go in sequential order until issue 54.
SEO Book - Going Going …Gone - Dec 1, 2003
Freelance Switch - Paris Hilton’s Top 5 Tips for Freelancers - Apr 21, 2007
David Airey - What is graphic design? - Oct 8, 2006
Engadget - T-Flash: aka “Yet Another Memory Card Format” - Mar 2, 2004
TechCrunch - Technorati Beta Profile - Jun 11, 2005
Cameron Moll - Comments are now open - March 22, 2004
Dosh Dosh - MyLot Make Money Starting Discussions - Nov 12, 2006
2 Comments, Comment or Ping
Hi Jeremy,
Thanks for the mention. I think you’re right about that not being my true first post, as I reckon I’ve edited a few out after realising how cringeworthy they were. You’re only as good as your worst post.
Thanks for this post. My husband and I have recentlyl started a blog and we’re trying to learn how to, well, make it work. This list helps us to see how the best started.
Reply to “First Posts From The Best In the Blogosphere”
1. This is my blog. Although rare, I may edit or delete a comment because I feel that it is best. I love to get comments whether positive or negative, but if your comment is spammy or just plain spiteful, don’t be surprised when it doesn’t get approved.
2. Try to keep your comments related to the post it’s for. I like the comments to be added material to the post being discussed. Going astray and discussing unrelated things doesn’t help add to the content.
3. Please use your actual name. I understand that adding your blog title to your name helps with your branding and getting your name out there, but providing consistently good comments can help out more and runs less chance of being considered spam.