Nov 24, 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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  4. My pingbacks to the daily prompts and photo challenges have stopped working and the DP is no longer linking to my page. I’ve checked that the links are http and not https. They’re correct. They’ve always worked and now they’ve stopped.

    Pingbacks & trackbacks are enabled on the posts. Can you guess what might be wrong? Is there a rule about DP not linking to blogs that have the occasional curse word? I’m starting to get the idea that I’ve been blacklisted or something Although that would make very little sense to me, as my content is not the least bit vulgar.

    Any help will be appreciated. Thanks! 🙂

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  5. http://thefacesofman.wordpress.com

    Hello all, I have started an illustrative blog in the last few months but have struggled to pick up followers. It’s pretty minimalist at the moment. I would really appreciate some feedback on what you think is attractive/unattractive about the layout, the style of the pictures and the tone of the captions. To narrow the field, maybe focus on those posts where I have started using text on the images – namely A Close Shave, Mobile Phones and Material Mania.
    Thanks in advance

    Steve

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      1. Thanks for taking the time to look Karen! Yes, I wouldn’t really class them as cartoons either, just interested to see if people thought the content and layout etc were attention grabbing enough. Not sure Im highbrow enough for regular satire!

        Thanks

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  6. I would like some feedback on my blog. I have a couple of post. I have read some of the blogs posted here and enjoyed them. I never thought of myself as a blogger but I hope to continue this and improve. I work full time and don’t get to post as often as I would like. Please visit at karencancanoe.wordpress.com

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    1. Hi Karen,

      I thought your post about Ingrid was great; I began the first paragraph sceptically when you mentioned dogs in heaven straight off the bat, but your account of life with her was written with such steely, determined warmth, that I was won over within a few paragraphs. I appreciate it’s difficult to write with such emotional depth regularly, just post when a subject is unavoidable.
      Steve

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  7. Hmm, I’m new to blogging as well. To be honest, I’m not sure if I’m actually doing it right, I’m kinda wanting to keep on track of my achievements and such. A track of what I encounter as a new PhD student etc. Also what I see and what I do and where I go. I believe that this might be a form of motivation for me in some way 😀

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  8. Greetings Internet!
    After months of contemplating starting up a fashion blog of my own, I’ve actually done it. My journey into the deep unknown world of blogging has begun!

    I’ve done a little simple starter post that I’d love y’all to check out and I’d also love some feedback on my layout and page in general! There’s not much on there since I started it today but any feedback would be brilliant and I’ll do the same in return!

    Many Thanks

    thefashioncult.co.uk

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  15. Hello bloggers, I will be a year old by February next year, and am not quite sure if I have made my mark, would love to celebrate my anniversary with a heart of gratitude, so please check my blog and let me in on your feedbacks, good or bad, I would love to hear. Thank you http://ruthspoetry.wordpress.com/

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  16. Hi guys! I just opened my blog (https://atouristinyourcity.wordpress.com/) and I’m very happy and excited about it but…
    I have a little problem!
    I’m posting in Italian, as I believe that it’s better for my topic, but I would like to insert a translation as well, so that everyone could read.
    Obviously I can’t do it under every post, so is there a way? A “translate button” or something that I could insert??
    Please helo meee! In this way i could also ask for your feedback, which I can’t at the moment as I can’t demand everyone to study Italian!:P

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  17. Is 20 followers in 3 months good? I started my blog Nafisa Reviews Everything as a review blog, but I realised that I’m better at poetry and depression blogs. Will the title affect my audience? I currently have no comments on my blog. Can someone please advise me on what improvements I should be making?

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