Apr 20, 2015 / Community Pool

Community Pool

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

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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. Hello everyone, I would love any feedback on my blog, Weekademia. http://www.weekademia.com It is a weekly blog inspired by my working week in academia, my target audience is fellow academics at all levels of seniority and current and potential students. I’m currently blogging about the academic lifestyle rather than my research per se, although once it’s more established I would like to get students more involved and use it in my teaching which might mean more research creeping in here and there.

    My posts have been pretty serious so far but I would like to interject some light-heartedness into the blog whilst still remaining professional so any ideas for this would be marvellous – was thinking about monthly ‘week in the lab of’ posts?

    Also grateful for any tips to increase views/visitors?

    Thanks in advance!

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  2. Hi guys, Please do take a look at my blog and do follow me if you find it interesting. 🙂 I’d like it if some one can suggest me some really interesting topics for me to write on next. 🙂

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    1. I really like how you include photos with your posts! makes it very visually appealing. Content is good, tho sometimes the wording gets a bit wander-y…. it’s great to write like you think but it’s also great to maintain the flow of your writing. You’re doing well, though. Keep it up!

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      1. Duly noted! Very helpful, will definitely try to stick to the subject… My ramblings get the best of me sometimes. Thanks so much!

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      2. Np! I used to do that all. the. time. so I know how hard it is to keep it to a minimum. And I mean, to a point I think it adds character to your posts. But after a while it sort of breaks up the flow… which is something I had a really hard time accepting because I’d been doing it so frequently and for so long hahaha.
        Anyway, good luck!

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      3. Ahaha right less talking about chocolate and my socks, and more about the actual subject! Thank you again, I’d attempt a pun with “all help traces back to the (honest) root” but I don’t want to embarrass myself any further.

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    2. Yes, it’s pretty easy to see where to sign up but maybe move the subscribe widget right tothe top of the page just to be safe. People on the internet are super lazy haha

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  5. Hey guys! So I just started a blog and I would love feedback on it, I really like writing so my blog posts go from anywhere from my beliefs to poetry. Any feedback would be great 🙂
    sarahskepple.wordpress.com

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  6. Hiya all!

    I am the new kid on the block! Check out my blog at http://arpitaapramanick.wordpress.com

    I am an aspiring author, so my blog is a platform to reach out to my wonderful readers. I do all sorts of crazy stuff on my blog — starting from writing open letters to authors whom I can not reach on their email, to approaching authors whose writings I like to do interviews for the blog. I have just started off and have lots of ideas that I want to experiment with. So, please visit me and share a thought or two.

    Thank you! 🙂

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      1. Hi Dolly!

        Thank you for visiting my blog. I like yours too. The way you have categorized each section e.g your bio in “Why, Hello” or the link to your website is pretty cool! There are lots of share options for the readers perusal. I think you are doing great! 🙂

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  8. hey team

    So this week i put together a piece called ‘less zen, more phobia’ in response to some of the tragedy that has been going around South Africa where i live and reminding us that as bad as it is [and it IS bad] that the majority of people are actually wanting change and freedom and unity and so the need for us to be sharing more stories of where people are getting it right: https://brettfish.wordpress.com/2015/04/20/how-about-more-zen-less-phobia

    Would love for you to take a look
    Will come see some of your blogs now
    love brett fish

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    1. Great content in your posts! Just so you know, I am starting off with your first 3 mini-habits. I’ve heard the concept before but not you give a simple explanation.

      I think you should explore other themes because current one doesn’t make your content pop — and you have contents that should def pop out. For instance, the landing page with the profile picture on top and other random picture in the middle almost makes me uninterested until I push past and start reading. But not all will push past though.

      Great job! Keep writing.

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      1. Oooh, thanks for these great comments. Glad the mini habits have inspired you 🙂 thanks for the advice on theme/layout. I’ve made a few quick changes and will experiment more over the coming days. Really helpful to know your thought, so thanks very much 🙂

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    2. Beautiful blog and beautiful writing. I really enjoyed your content and I couldn’t help but becoming one of your followers. I am looking forward to reading more of your words.

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  15. Can you give me some feedback? I’m newer to blogging and feeling like mine is random and not focused on one topic or the other just more of a what matters that day and that maybe causing an issue…should I narrow in on one topic like parenting or local travel/events?

    Singlesuperstar.wordpress.com

    Thanks!!!!

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    1. Looks nice to me. I usually like more pictures in post. Your latest post about mom seems to have a lot of text and fewer pictures unlike the others that have more pictures.

      Keep up the good work!

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      1. Thanks-I try to toss pictures in because I agree that helps! Thanks I will keep that in mind…only 2-3 don’t have pictures

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  16. Hi! I don’t know if I am in the right place but is it possible to use the writing prompts for Blogger instead of WordPress. I follow The Daily Post from time to time and I really like some of the topics?

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  17. New blogger here. I recently wrote about “You need to know what your email can reveal”. I just changed my page theme and completed more parts of my profile.

    -What’s your impression within the first 5 seconds of landing the page: https://onetorch.wordpress.com

    -Is the caps letter of the theme distracting?

    Thank you

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  20. Hello all! I’ve been on WordPress for a few months now. I’ll greatly appreciate it if you’ll stop by and let me know what you think about my blog. Any tips on improving writing? Is the layout too distracting? Anything else worth noting? https://chipperzone.wordpress.com/

    Thank you so much and have a nice day! 😀

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  26. Do you guys think you could check out my blog and tell me what you think? I’m also publishing a photography blog in a few minutes if my stupid computer will work. I just wanted to know what you guys thought of my blog and how I could improve (other then posting more often!). I really need more people to see my blog(s) as well.

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    1. I really love the titles of your posts! It draws the reader in 🙂
      “We are like grenades,

      And at some point if time we will blow

      And we cannot minimize the casualties that will occur”

      Did you mean in time we will blow?
      Just wanted to let you know!
      Please check out my page as well
      http://itsdollydarling.wordpress.com

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  29. Hi all!

    I just recently created a travel blog for my social media class and I would love feedback on how to make improvements! I just posted a new blog post on one of my favorite countries in the world Myanmar.

    In The Pursuit of Happiness: Myanmar

    Any advice on layout, style, content or whatever would be great!!

    Thank you!!

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  30. Hello! I have been writing my blogs solely for a class but now that the class is ending I would like to continue! Some comments or criticism about my blogs or site would be awesome. Anything helps to be honest because I am very new to this!

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