Basic questions for a beginner – but I don’t see answers anywhere

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    scottthepot · Member ·

    1) is it free for readers to read my blog?
    2) do readers need to create an account to read?
    3) I just want to make a blog at this time. How do I create a sort of landing page where the readers see an intro and then a list of posts?

    Thanks!!!

    WP.com: Yes
    Jetpack: No
    Correct account: Yes

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    themagicrobot · Member ·
    1. Yes
    2. No
    3. I find having the newest post at the top and letting visitors scroll down to older posts works best. Visitors often don’t want to have to work hard and need to click around a site to find stuff. Saying that, using a landing page or categories and a menu can work fine too.
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    Menus
    in WordPress.com Support
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    Your menu is the list of links that are typically displayed at the top of your site. A menu makes it easy for your visitors to find their way around your site’s pages and other content. Our guides will show you how to create and manage your site’s menu. An example of a menu Create a Menu When you start a new site, a menu is created for you automatically. Ho
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    Pages » Landing Pages
    in WordPress.com Support
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    Landing pages are sometimes confused with home pages, but they’re quite different in functionality. The home page is the “front door” of your site and the first thing people see, while a landing page is a page on your site with a single purpose, sometimes called a “call to action.” That single purpose can be to encourage your visitors to sign up for a service, buy a product, join a mailing lis
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