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Absolutely loved this!!
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Thank you so much!
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Loved reading your recent posts especially “A Silent Love Letter”. Awesome 🙂
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Thank you! That is one of my favorite posts. 🙂
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Mine too 🙂
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Wow can only reiterate that silent love letter is fantastic.
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Thank you! 🙂
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Absolutely loved this blog 🙂 you now have a new follower
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Thank you! That means so much. 🙂 I very much enjoyed reading your short stories and have followed your blog as well!
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You’re welcome 🙂 credit where it’s due ha ha. And thank you, I’m glad you enjoyed it. There will be more to come!
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love your style…excellent writing.
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Thank you! That means a lot.
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Lovely posts..!! ‘A silent love letter’ is I think one of the finest..!!! 😀
I’ love if you visit my blog too..
https://upasnamattoo.wordpress.com/
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Hi all, hope you’re having a lovely weekend!
This was a post that I created recently – I’d love your feedback on it and my blog in general if that’s ok?
http://suzie81.wordpress.com/2014/01/10/sisterhood-of-the-massive-knickers/
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great post, the title is one of my favs- made me giggle
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Thanks NYC!!
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I loved this piece and can completely connect! Thank you for posting!
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Thank you!!
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Fantastic blog! Loved the latest post – you have a way with words and by the time I got to the end you left me wanting more. Catchy title, great content, and loved the question to the readers at the end. You are on a roll! Keep it up.
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Thank you!! Very much appreciated!
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I want people who visit my blog to find my older content. One tool for this is the side-bar. Does it do that? I have created a survey asking bloggers what they have on the side-bar, why, and what they click on other people’s side-bars. Please spend a minute answering the survey, and commenting. I hope this page can be a resource to help us design our blogs better.
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Good idea, I think some blogs sidebars get too bloated sometimes.
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good idea, I’d love to see the final results. I always wonder if I have too much on my sidebar (www.theapproximateyogi if you want to take a peek at my side bar and let me know what you think!)
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Well, intermediate results give some information. Some people have voted already.
I have an experiment which I will conclude on Friday, and possibly replace- do people click a certain point? My theory though is that your follow buttons will be more useful than your archive buttons- though how much engagement “following” means varies a lot.
Go and vote. Come back in a month for more results.
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Thanks Clare! I did vote. I’m doing a readers survey on my blog this week so it was neat to see what it looked like to take it. Thanks for your feedback!
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Would love to hear what you think of my blog ..And also the layout , have been trying out a few things so would love to hear your thoughts on that!
http://thinkerscap.wordpress.com/
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I love the layout – it’s organized and easy to navigate. Your writing style is also well-articulated and engaging!
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Thanks a lot 🙂
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I like that your posts are varied in theme. Might give it a try writing a few snappy short posts myself, to mix it up.
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Well , diversity is important , isn’t it?
Thank you 🙂
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You’re welcome
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I really enjoy your layout and your work! You’ve got yourself a new follower!
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Wow! Thank you 🙂
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Wonderful layout! Great writing 🙂 The one thing I would add would be an about section at the top.
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I am working on it 😛 🙂 Thank you 🙂
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Hey everybody, it’s me Adshayah.
Please take a look at my blog…and tell me what you think in general.
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http://www.adshayah151.wordpress.com
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I think your blog is wonderful! I love the different subjects you talk about, the the layout and look is so colorful and fun. I liked it before I realized you were still in grade school, after learning that it is impressive! I would recommend putting your age in your side bar little “about me/hello” area. Keep up the good work!
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Okay, thank you so much for the comment….I really appreciate it.
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Very colorful. I liked it and for someone so young you have really done great!
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Thank you. I try my best. Inspiration is the key
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Hi everyone! I started this blog last week as an outlet for short stories (3 or 4 paragraphs), I’d love it if some of you could have a look through and tell me what you think!
http://gatitaoscura.wordpress.com/
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I love short stories and yours are great! Thank you for sharing your blog!
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Hope everyone is having a fun-day Sunday.
I would love feedback on this post I wrote http://newyorkcliche.com/2014/01/06/california-girls-go-sledding-in-central-park/
I plan on writing one similar to it tomorrow, about an event in Central Park which I hope I can still make engaging, and if I’m lucky, humorous.
Thanks!
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Fun post, would love to visit there one day!
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I really enjoyed it! It was a good, amusing read and engaged me till the end with the right mix of words and pictures. You have yourself a new follower, I’m really interested in your story. 🙂
http://www.polkadotparadiso.wordpress.com
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I’m glad to see I’m not the only one who isn’t too scared to act like a big kid sometimes!
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Switched to a new theme this week. Appreciate any feedback yall might have. Thanks!
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The layout looks very stream lined, really focuses and show cases the content. Looks like an interesting project, wish you all the best, and look fwd to following your progress!
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I love your posts and the theme of your blog!
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HI all…would love to show off my photography some, so I started this blog. I’ new to wordpress and still getting the hang of how things work here. Would appreciate any and all feedback (positive & negative)! Thanks! 🙂 <a href="http://deelusionsphotography.wordpress.com/"
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Whoops….
http://deelusionsphotography.wordpress.com
😉
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I was able to find your site and I LOVE your photography! Thanks for sharing your blog!
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Hi for those who are having problems try this http://deelusionsphotography.wordpress.com/
🙂
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Thanks so much! I really appreciate it 🙂
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Your pictures are beautiful. Thank you for sharing.
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Thank you! 🙂 🙂 🙂
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I love your work, very eye catching. I’m headed back for more and am a follower. 🙂 The only feedback I have is “give us more bio”.
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Thanks so much! Really means a lot 🙂 It’s always been hard for me to write about myself but I will try to add more of a bio soon! 🙂
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I love your work too! Thanks for sharing. Two things – 1) add more of a bio so we get to know more about you. 2) perhaps use a theme that is aimed specifically for photo blogs – where you can have slideshows, etc. Just a thought 🙂 Its fantastic job though.
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Thank so so much for your kind feedback! It’s always been touch for me to write about myself, but I will try to put something together soon. 🙂
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Nice clicks there! Good work 🙂
Would appreciate your feedback on my blog too.
http://drivenbythoughts.wordpress.com/
Thanks 🙂
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new here, getting feedback will encourage me .thanks!
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I liked your message and the simplicity of your blog. Good job!
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thankyou so much 🙂
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Hey everybody,
I just got back from a hiatus and I’m looking to start improving my posts again.
If anybody has any comments on my post quality or layout, that would be fantastic! Any comments would be appreciated, whether it’s criticism or just general observation.
My blog is a kind of mixed media blog, so it’s rather diverse in it’s content.
Is that a good thing, or should I start narrowing down the kinds of posts that I make?
Thanks in advance!
-Bradley
http://thehoaxofadigitallife.wordpress.com/
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I thought about restricting to certain topics but the. I thought again. It’s a mixed blog and that’s just the way it is.
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Hey, I’m also coming back from a bit of a hiatus, and feel like I’ve lost my voice a bit. This is a shame, because I think that before my hiatus, the voice I had was better. I’m trying to get mine back, by rereading the posts and pages that I particularly liked, which I hope works.
I’ve had a look around and your blog is pretty good. It’s well wrtten, and I like your writing style.
One thing that I have learned though is to give yourself a break. I used to feel so guilty and apologise for not posting during a strassful year last year. I have resolved to fixing things this year, but I did learn that other people don’t need or expect all the apologies, and you don’t need to be so hard on yourself.
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Hello!
Any feedback is most welcome! Especially on the new layout/theme…
I’ll do yours if you do mine!
Cheers
http://laugraeva.wordpress.com/
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I’m gonna write my thoughts as I see it.
Love the pic haha
layout is good, some hurt the eyes, this one makes sense
Liked the sign out!
A really good blog, you have got a follower sir!
If you could check mine out that would be great!
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Thanks Sir!
I like your style!
Say hello to a new follower!
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Haha
Top notch!
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Bright, cheery, and variety. I think it’s great. Now you do mine. lol
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Nice blog there.
The layout is pretty good too.
You have got a new follower in me!
Please do check mine too 🙂
http://drivenbythoughts.wordpress.com/
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Thank you! Will do! 🙂
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Hi all,
We recently updated our blog design and added a logo/flavicon. Let me know what you think. We had some trouble getting the background color we wanted for the header (it should look like the flavicon) since it involved a gradation of color, and the header settings don’t seem to allow for that.
Thank you for your time!
~Tara
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Also, the site is http://www.beyondthefear.com in case it doesn’t show up for you.
Thanks again!
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Nice layout. You seem to have everything you need! 🙂
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Hello — yet another food blog but I would love feedback! I love food science and writing about it. Lots of Indian food but other stuff too.
http://theoddpantry.com
Introduce me to your blog too….
Aneela
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Hi Aneela, I’ve just had a bit of a nose around your blog. I love your informal, slightly quirky writin style, and the fact that you set up foodie experiements. It marries two things close to my own heart – food and slightly geeky experimentation.
I have followed your blog, and look forward to more updates.
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Thank you! Look forward to seeing you around.
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http://www.onesahmscrazylife.wordpress.com
please check it out. Thank you in advance 🙂
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I have enjoyed reading your blog, but with the Piano black theme, I’m finding it difficult to read. An earlier theme you had that was lighter made it easier. I like the Piano black theme is set up. Do you know if you can lighten the background a bit?
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i probably could if I had the premium set up… ugh. This who finding the ‘perfect theme’ thing is ridiculous!
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Have to agree, your theme is now a little hard to read. Great content though.
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People have trouble signing up for my blog via email if they aren’t WordPress users. I think it’s because the follow button is hard to see. If you look at my blog, is there anything I can do to draw more attention to the follow button? Thanks!
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Can you make the title (Interested in following this blog?) a darker color, or bold? It’s a light gray, which blends in with the background a bit. The actual text and button are fine, in my opinion, but the title is easy to skip over.
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hi…recently a month back, i started my travel blog to share my little travelogues with the world…please give ur feedback on the writings and the content….if u lyk the blog..kindly follow the blog and share through on ur social platforms..too..
http://rediscoveryourdreams.wordpress.com/
thanks in advance,,,
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Hi all!
I would love to get some feedback on blog — posts, layout, about page, anything.
Thanks in advance!
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I have some questions about self hosting. I have just made the leap over from WordPress.com to WordPress.org and self-hosting. I love the WordPress community and have made so many amazing connections. I just wanted to do a few different things and felt the need to self-host. And since the platform still feels so familiar and comfortable, I’m wondering…Am I still ‘allowed’ to participate in the Daily Posts and Photo Challenges? Learning as I go one action word at a time at http://www.mommyverbs.com Thanks.
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Of course! Challenges and prompts are open to any blogger.
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Best news ever! I was feeling like I had voluntarily kicked myself out of an awesome club! Thanks! Are there any things I can’t do in WordPress.comLand now that I’m self-hosted using .org?
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Your blog won’t appear in the WordPress.com Reader, as that’s currently .com-only. Also, instructions in some of our more education/tutorial focused post won’t necessarily apply to you (or won’t apply in the same way). Otherwise, you’re more than welcome to participate in anything we do here.
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Hello…..please look at my blog and tell me what you think. I live to love. LIVE, LAUGH, LOVE! MY MOTTO! Please read my blog…thank you in advance. http://www.kristaluvssketching.wordpress.com
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hi Krista. The current theme is good but it would be better if you could make your theme a bit more colorful.
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Here, http://chimericalchicanery.wordpress.com/
help me with your feedback.
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I’ll consider it.
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I’ve been blogging since xmas day.
Its kinda general interest, considering trying to focus my blog more???
What do you guys think???
http://www.pmg503.wordpress.com
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Greetings fellow bloggers!
Would be grateful if you could feed back on my new about page.
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Help if you had the URL. That’s what I get for rushing:
Itsmyphilosophyinnit.wordpress.com/about
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Maybe I’m overlooking something really obvious, but I can’t find your about page to give you feedback on!
(By the way – your username links to your blog in the comments section – you don’t need to post the URL)
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It’s a new blog not the one that appears under my name. But thanks anyway!
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And yes, I though the layout was a bit tricky to figure…
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OK, the link you posted didn’t work, at least for me, which is why I went to the one linked in your username.
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I’d love feedback on this post:
Thanks for stopping by 🙂
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i think you’re a great risk taker, just different risks. you posted here and asked for feedback. that is terrifying to a lot of us. 🙂 great blog
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Thank you so much! 🙂
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I’ve been trying to “publicise” my blog with Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr etc. has anyone else done this. Is it too much work? Thanks.
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I have always done Twitter and facebook. I don’t find those to be that much extra to watch and keep an eye on. I am more intimidated by all the other social media – like pinterest, tumblr, instagram etc. I am personally trying to navigate the best fit for me at the moment, or I fear I will be so busy trying to promote my blog, that I won’t have the time I need to develop the content.
Good luck with whatever channels you choose
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Thank you for your feedback! I’ll see how I get on.
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I’ve been blogging for about six months and have written several posts about my dog Lucy. I would like to add another category called Dog Tales, to keep them in, – next to the about, humor, book reviews etc, I’ve tried everything I can think of, but can’t get the heading to appear. Any ideas?
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http://geanieroake.wordpress.com/category/about/
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I think to get something to appear on that bar you have to create a “page”. You should be able to do that from your dashboard.
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Hi Alex, Thanks for helping. I tried to make a page and that wasn’t exactly what I had in mind,but while I was playing around with that I stumbled onto what I wanted to do. A new category in my menu, So I guess you inadvertantly solved myproblem. thanks!
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Aha, you’re right. I don’t know how much the settings vary from theme to theme. On mine I have to create a page and then I can add it to that bar from the “menus” menu. I will admit that I forgot about that second step when I replied to you, and thought the page would just show up there automatically 🙂
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I’m really proud of this post and would like to know what others think? Thank you. http://steve-says.net/2014/01/18/my-journey-with-kylie-minogue/
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It’s a fairly new blog and it’s a mix of my three hobbies in life. I’d love some feedback on both whether the three topics work well together in one blog and on the quality of my posts.
Thanks for reading!
http://www.polkadotparadiso,wordpress.com
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Firstly, the blog address is wrong. There’s a ( , ) instead of a ( . ).
secondly, dont worry about the topics that you mix in your blog. Just categorize them and you are good to go. Also the theme is good.
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It would be nice if you took time to give your feedback on my blog.
http://www.polkadotparadiso%2Cwordpress.com/
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http://chimericalchicanery.wordpress.com/
Sorry.
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hey guys can you go check out my blog!! It’s a cool blog for youth and parents, mostly teens though. It’s really cool my username is ( fsftm )
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Hey! I blog about teens, too, but from an adult perspective, so I’m looking forward to reading what you have to say! I have just a small comment on the blog itself… I like the idea of the title “Fruit Salad for the Mind”, but you’ve only titled a specific post that. Your overall blog is still titled “juliaw199”. I suggest changing the blog name to reflect the FSFTM. It’ll make more sense to your readers. You can also add a tagline which can explain a little more of what your blog is about.
You can change the blog title without changing your URL. I did that early on in my blog, too. I originally named my blog teenchange, so the URL still says teenchange.wordpress.com, but the title on the top of my blog says “Avoiding Neverland,” which the actual name of my blog.
Good luck on your blogging journey!
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Here’s another “What do you Think of This Image” installment from the Emerald Studio Photography blog. Click the link to check out the image and let me know what you think?
Peace
~V
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