Monday Morning Edition

Before starting a new week on WordPress.com, be sure to check out the features that made a splash on Hot Off the Press last week:

• We launched our new location tagging feature, allowing you to share your whereabouts with your readers.
• 22 WordPress.com bloggers were nominated as 2014 BlogHer Voices of the Year — so a celebration was called for!
• Those of you building a website should give these tips on how to enhance your homepage a try.
• We welcomed two beautiful new themes, Bloggy and Oslo, and showcased some of the gorgeous sites using Ubud.
• Finally, both museum blogs and published WordPress.com authors got a much-deserved moment in the spotlight.

Pro tip of the week: Adding a Follow Blog Widget somewhere prominent in your sidebar can help you convert one-time visitors into loyal readers. Repeat visitors are also the ones most likely to engage with your…