diff --git a/src/applications/phame/controller/PhameHomeController.php b/src/applications/phame/controller/PhameHomeController.php
index 6383a65894..c547071e67 100644
--- a/src/applications/phame/controller/PhameHomeController.php
+++ b/src/applications/phame/controller/PhameHomeController.php
@@ -1,140 +1,155 @@
 <?php
 
 final class PhameHomeController extends PhamePostController {
 
   public function shouldAllowPublic() {
     return true;
   }
 
   public function handleRequest(AphrontRequest $request) {
     $viewer = $request->getViewer();
 
     $blogs = id(new PhameBlogQuery())
       ->setViewer($viewer)
       ->withStatuses(array(PhameBlog::STATUS_ACTIVE))
       ->needProfileImage(true)
       ->execute();
 
-    $blog_phids = mpull($blogs, 'getPHID');
+    $post_list = null;
+    if ($blogs) {
+      $blog_phids = mpull($blogs, 'getPHID');
 
-    $pager = id(new AphrontCursorPagerView())
-      ->readFromRequest($request);
+      $pager = id(new AphrontCursorPagerView())
+        ->readFromRequest($request);
 
-    $posts = id(new PhamePostQuery())
-      ->setViewer($viewer)
-      ->withBlogPHIDs($blog_phids)
-      ->withVisibility(PhameConstants::VISIBILITY_PUBLISHED)
-      ->executeWithCursorPager($pager);
+      $posts = id(new PhamePostQuery())
+        ->setViewer($viewer)
+        ->withBlogPHIDs($blog_phids)
+        ->withVisibility(PhameConstants::VISIBILITY_PUBLISHED)
+        ->executeWithCursorPager($pager);
+
+      $post_list = id(new PhamePostListView())
+        ->setPosts($posts)
+        ->setViewer($viewer)
+        ->showBlog(true);
+    } else {
+      $create_button = id(new PHUIButtonView())
+        ->setTag('a')
+        ->setText(pht('Create a Blog'))
+        ->setHref('/phame/blog/new/')
+        ->setColor(PHUIButtonView::GREEN);
+
+      $post_list = id(new PHUIBigInfoView())
+        ->setIcon('fa-star')
+        ->setTitle('Welcome to Phame')
+        ->setDescription(
+          pht('There aren\'t any visible Blog Posts.'))
+        ->addAction($create_button);
+    }
 
     $actions = $this->renderActions($viewer);
     $action_button = id(new PHUIButtonView())
       ->setTag('a')
       ->setText(pht('Actions'))
       ->setHref('#')
       ->setIconFont('fa-bars')
       ->addClass('phui-mobile-menu')
       ->setDropdownMenu($actions);
 
     $title = pht('Recent Posts');
 
     $header = id(new PHUIHeaderView())
       ->setHeader($title)
       ->addActionLink($action_button);
 
-    $post_list = id(new PhamePostListView())
-      ->setPosts($posts)
-      ->setViewer($viewer)
-      ->showBlog(true)
-      ->setNodata(pht('No Recent Visible Posts.'));
-
     $crumbs = $this->buildApplicationCrumbs();
     $crumbs->setBorder(true);
     $crumbs->addTextCrumb(
       pht('Recent Posts'),
       $this->getApplicationURI('post/'));
 
     $page = id(new PHUIDocumentViewPro())
       ->setHeader($header)
       ->appendChild($post_list);
 
     $blog_list = id(new PhameBlogListView())
       ->setBlogs($blogs)
       ->setViewer($viewer);
 
     $draft_list = null;
     if ($viewer->isLoggedIn()) {
       $drafts = id(new PhamePostQuery())
         ->setViewer($viewer)
         ->withBloggerPHIDs(array($viewer->getPHID()))
         ->withBlogPHIDs(mpull($blogs, 'getPHID'))
         ->withVisibility(PhameConstants::VISIBILITY_DRAFT)
         ->setLimit(5)
         ->execute();
 
       $draft_list = id(new PhameDraftListView())
         ->setPosts($drafts)
         ->setBlogs($blogs)
         ->setViewer($viewer);
     }
 
     $phame_view = id(new PHUITwoColumnView())
       ->setMainColumn(array(
         $page,
       ))
       ->setSideColumn(array(
         $blog_list,
         $draft_list,
       ))
       ->setDisplay(PHUITwoColumnView::DISPLAY_LEFT)
       ->addClass('phame-home-view');
 
     return $this->newPage()
       ->setTitle($title)
       ->setCrumbs($crumbs)
       ->appendChild(
         array(
           $phame_view,
       ));
 
 
   }
 
   private function renderActions($viewer) {
     $actions = id(new PhabricatorActionListView())
       ->setUser($viewer);
 
     $actions->addAction(
       id(new PhabricatorActionView())
         ->setIcon('fa-pencil')
         ->setHref($this->getApplicationURI('post/query/draft/'))
         ->setName(pht('My Drafts')));
 
     $actions->addAction(
       id(new PhabricatorActionView())
         ->setIcon('fa-pencil-square-o')
         ->setHref($this->getApplicationURI('post/'))
         ->setName(pht('All Posts')));
 
     return $actions;
   }
 
   private function renderBlogs($viewer, $blogs) {}
 
   protected function buildApplicationCrumbs() {
     $crumbs = parent::buildApplicationCrumbs();
 
     $can_create = $this->hasApplicationCapability(
       PhameBlogCreateCapability::CAPABILITY);
 
     $crumbs->addAction(
       id(new PHUIListItemView())
         ->setName(pht('New Blog'))
         ->setHref($this->getApplicationURI('/blog/new/'))
         ->setIcon('fa-plus-square')
         ->setDisabled(!$can_create)
         ->setWorkflow(!$can_create));
 
     return $crumbs;
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/applications/phame/controller/blog/PhameBlogViewController.php b/src/applications/phame/controller/blog/PhameBlogViewController.php
index dd963a327b..c387152019 100644
--- a/src/applications/phame/controller/blog/PhameBlogViewController.php
+++ b/src/applications/phame/controller/blog/PhameBlogViewController.php
@@ -1,142 +1,165 @@
 <?php
 
 final class PhameBlogViewController extends PhameLiveController {
 
   public function handleRequest(AphrontRequest $request) {
     $response = $this->setupLiveEnvironment();
     if ($response) {
       return $response;
     }
 
     $viewer = $this->getViewer();
     $blog = $this->getBlog();
 
     $is_live = $this->getIsLive();
     $is_external = $this->getIsExternal();
 
     $pager = id(new AphrontCursorPagerView())
       ->readFromRequest($request);
 
     $post_query = id(new PhamePostQuery())
       ->setViewer($viewer)
       ->withBlogPHIDs(array($blog->getPHID()));
 
     if ($is_live) {
       $post_query->withVisibility(PhameConstants::VISIBILITY_PUBLISHED);
     }
 
     $posts = $post_query->executeWithCursorPager($pager);
 
     $header = id(new PHUIHeaderView())
       ->setHeader($blog->getName())
       ->setUser($viewer);
 
     if (!$is_external) {
       if ($blog->isArchived()) {
         $header_icon = 'fa-ban';
         $header_name = pht('Archived');
         $header_color = 'dark';
       } else {
         $header_icon = 'fa-check';
         $header_name = pht('Active');
         $header_color = 'bluegrey';
       }
       $header->setStatus($header_icon, $header_color, $header_name);
 
       $actions = $this->renderActions($blog);
       $action_button = id(new PHUIButtonView())
         ->setTag('a')
         ->setText(pht('Actions'))
         ->setHref('#')
         ->setIconFont('fa-bars')
         ->addClass('phui-mobile-menu')
         ->setDropdownMenu($actions);
 
       $header->addActionLink($action_button);
 
       $header->setPolicyObject($blog);
     }
 
-    $post_list = id(new PhamePostListView())
-      ->setPosts($posts)
-      ->setViewer($viewer)
-      ->setIsExternal($is_external)
-      ->setIsLive($is_live)
-      ->setNodata(pht('This blog has no visible posts.'));
+    if ($posts) {
+      $post_list = id(new PhamePostListView())
+        ->setPosts($posts)
+        ->setViewer($viewer)
+        ->setIsExternal($is_external)
+        ->setIsLive($is_live)
+        ->setNodata(pht('This blog has no visible posts.'));
+    } else {
+      $create_button = id(new PHUIButtonView())
+        ->setTag('a')
+        ->setText(pht('Write a Post'))
+        ->setHref($this->getApplicationURI('post/edit/?blog='.$blog->getID()))
+        ->setColor(PHUIButtonView::GREEN);
+
+      $post_list = id(new PHUIBigInfoView())
+        ->setIcon('fa-star')
+        ->setTitle($blog->getName())
+        ->setDescription(
+          pht('No one has written any blog posts yet.'));
+
+      $can_edit = PhabricatorPolicyFilter::hasCapability(
+        $viewer,
+        $blog,
+        PhabricatorPolicyCapability::CAN_EDIT);
+
+      if ($can_edit) {
+        $post_list->addAction($create_button);
+      }
+    }
 
     $page = id(new PHUIDocumentViewPro())
       ->setHeader($header)
       ->appendChild($post_list);
 
     $description = null;
     if (strlen($blog->getDescription())) {
       $description = new PHUIRemarkupView(
         $viewer,
         $blog->getDescription());
     } else {
       $description = phutil_tag('em', array(), pht('No description.'));
     }
 
     $about = id(new PhameDescriptionView())
       ->setTitle(pht('About %s', $blog->getName()))
       ->setDescription($description)
       ->setImage($blog->getProfileImageURI());
 
     $crumbs = $this->buildApplicationCrumbs();
 
     $page = $this->newPage()
       ->setTitle($blog->getName())
       ->setPageObjectPHIDs(array($blog->getPHID()))
       ->setCrumbs($crumbs)
       ->appendChild(
         array(
           $page,
           $about,
       ));
 
     if ($is_live) {
       $page
         ->setShowChrome(false)
         ->setShowFooter(false);
     }
 
     return $page;
   }
 
   private function renderActions(PhameBlog $blog) {
     $viewer = $this->getViewer();
 
     $actions = id(new PhabricatorActionListView())
       ->setObject($blog)
       ->setUser($viewer);
 
     $can_edit = PhabricatorPolicyFilter::hasCapability(
       $viewer,
       $blog,
       PhabricatorPolicyCapability::CAN_EDIT);
 
     $actions->addAction(
       id(new PhabricatorActionView())
         ->setIcon('fa-plus')
         ->setHref($this->getApplicationURI('post/edit/?blog='.$blog->getID()))
         ->setName(pht('Write Post'))
         ->setDisabled(!$can_edit)
         ->setWorkflow(!$can_edit));
 
     $actions->addAction(
       id(new PhabricatorActionView())
         ->setUser($viewer)
         ->setIcon('fa-globe')
         ->setHref($blog->getLiveURI())
         ->setName(pht('View Live')));
 
     $actions->addAction(
       id(new PhabricatorActionView())
         ->setIcon('fa-pencil')
         ->setHref($this->getApplicationURI('blog/manage/'.$blog->getID().'/'))
         ->setName(pht('Manage Blog')));
 
     return $actions;
   }
 
 }