Sep 22, 2014 / Community Pool

Community Pool

The place for advice, feedback, and friendly blogging chatter.

Have you just published a new post and are dying for some feedback? Did you recently start your blog and could use some layout or design advice from your more seasoned peers?

Tap into the wisdom of The Daily Post blogging community and leave your question here in the comments. Others can then click through and offer input either on your site, or in the comments here (feel free to indicate which you’d prefer).

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    1. I left a comment on one of your posts.

      To be honest with you, I think some of it may be just a little bit over-sensitive / not entirely practical.

      I understand the impulse of wanting to save the world, but just perhaps, instead of just focussing on the atrocities, or perceived atrocities, you could be a bit more balanced and less sensationalist? Not everyone who employs domestic workers are mean paid-slave-owners/slash/rapist, for instance. And to be frank, although I don’t advocate the use of pesticides… I don’t like cockroaches… And if they infest my home… I will get rid of them.

      There are actually quite a large number of good people out there, who care about others and their environment.

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  3. I decided to start a blog for our new business as a bit of a log on how it began and (hopefully) how it grows! I have a personal blog that I love writing on and I get a good amount of views but it’s a blog where I share recipes and I find people read those more than simple posts – am I correct? Do you think I could do something more to get people reading my business blog and perhaps in turn buying our products?
    Thanks

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  5. I think a lot about salient details and building a story with details that matter- very hard stuff to do- and takes serious revision. I don’t always freel like revising in blog posts, but make myself do at least a little- sometimes after publishing it.
    I’d love your feedback on today’s post about Powell’s Books
    http://rachelstolzman.wordpress.com/
    Also, please comment or follow and let me know if you’re writing an artist or writer’s blog. Take care!
    Rachel

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  9. I wish I had a before picture. Your blogging 101 daily challenges have helped me transform my site. I know I could do more . . . any advice? I wonder if publishing posts from Jeanne and Will on the same site might be confusing?

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  12. Hello fellow blogger friends!
    I have a few questions, a couple specifically related to my posts and one in reference to all posts. I have been writing/ blogging for approximately nine months. I seem to get lots of views, yet very few comments and trying to figure out why. When it comes to all posts, there are symbols ( arrow down, arrow up, thought bubble and a star) at the bottom of the posts which I am not sure exactly what each means. I just recently figured out the bubble is to reply to the post. Lol Can you please help? Please respond on this community pool. Thanks.

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  14. Hello friends out there in the Blogosphere! Earlier this year, I started my blog called ‘Taggle Talk’. At the moment, it’s about anything and everything…but I am struggling to find my niche. If you have a moment, could you please check it out and tell me what you think 🙂 I would really appreciate your comments and constructive criticism! Thanks 🙂 In the meantime, keep up the awesome work, people! Emily

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  16. If anyone could give me a little bit of advice on my blog id be so grateful! Its very new and needs some guidance. At the moment its an eclectic little mix of everything and could do with shove in the right direction! Ill happily help with anyone elses blog if they would wish! Here is the link http://fornogoodreasonatall.wordpress.com/

    Thank you!

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  18. Started up my blog as I am in the process of writing my first book with hopes of self publication soon. I decided to start my blog to just share some ideas of my own writing, emotions, and feelings around my character. My account is literally two days old, so I am still in the process of customizing space. Any and all constructive criticism is very welcomed!

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