Nov 10, 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?

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    1. The horse pictures are beautiful and I’d definitely recommend you put up more of those, especially as you document their progress. The posts feel a little long to me, but I prefer quick reads so that may just be me.

      The part in your previous post where you talk about why you didn’t want a chestnut mare is personal and appealing. That’s good stuff. If you want to make them shorter, my recommendation would be to summarize sections that have dialogue.

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    1. I think your blog has a lot to offer. The post on your training schedule had a lot of interesting stuff in it, and as a distance runner, I really appreciated the ‘Mind in Primary’ post. I agree with your thesis and would have commented on that post on your site, but as couldn’t find a comment button.

      For me, the posts were a little long, though I think the content is great. If you wanted to shorten them into segments. I’m really interested in reading more about your training regimen and the climbs themselves.

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      2. Oh, and you might want to put in a link to your blog so people who don’t know to click on your user name can still check it out.

        And sorry for all the typos in my first reply. I swear I do read throughs before I hit that post button, but never see the mistakes until it’s too late.

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  7. Hi peeps, English is my 4th language but I’d really appreciate some feedback on my writings. Feel free to stop by and let me know what you think! Cheers

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