My First Blog Post (2009)

4 February 2009

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Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start writing!

This was the first post ever published on any website I built.

It went live on 4th February 2009 — and I didn’t actually write it. It was the default “Hello World” post generated by WordPress.

At the time, I had no idea I’d still be using WordPress all these years later, or that building and operating online businesses would become such a long-term part of my working life.

It wasn’t a meaningful post in itself, but it marked the start of everything that followed.

by Steve Flips

I run resale businesses and share honest notes on what I’m working on, what’s working, what isn’t, and what I’ve learned along the way.