Made post "sticky" but get 404 error

[smstafford]

My site is http://www.easyanxietysolutions.com

I want the post titled "Welcome...Looking for easy anxiety solutions?" to remain static on front/opening page of website.

I checked the "make post sticky" box and now I get the 404 error.
Would like the complete post (not the summary view) to show on the first page when visiting the website.

Any suggestions?

[lynnth]

Do you have a static home page specified? You should not if you are using a sticky post.

[smstafford]

I had this post originally as a "page". I copy/pasted the html version of the page into the html tab of a "new post" .
I went to "edit page" and deleted.
Did I miss a step in there somewhere along the way?

[lynnth]

You need to go into the WordPress Reading settings and select to show posts instead of a static home page.