Apr 27, 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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  • While you’re not required to, we encourage everyone who requests feedback to also reply to at least one or two other bloggers who need some help. Spread the love!
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  2. Hey everybody! I am quite new at this blogging thing and while the words flow like a fountain, my technical skill are not nearly as developed 😛 Please visit my page herunstome.com and let me know what can be done to improve the layout. I appreciate your feedback!

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    1. Hi Audrey, I had a look at your blog. I love the color theme you’ve selected. Your site is clean and fresh, which makes it easy to find things and read as well. How about perhaps including some social plugins or a follow/subscribe to this blog button? Would be great for readers not to miss a post. Other than this, I enjoyed your writing and the humility in which you write, always pointing to God.

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      1. Thank you so much for your comments. I have no idea how to do those things!! Yikes. I have a techy hubby though, so I’ll see if he can help with that. Thank you again for taking the time to check out my site and for the wonderful feedback.

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    1. Hello! I just browsed through a few posts on your blog, and I found them all to be very relateable and real. A lot of your posts cover topics that I could connect with. Personally, I think that your new blog is going quite well. 🙂

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  10. Greetings all,
    this blog is a new chapter in my life story: http://journeywithparkinsons.com/

    Is it good to balance personal reflection with education/science? Consider:

    Imagine Yourself Then, Imagine Yourself Now With Parkinson’s

    compared to

    Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) in Parkinson’s

    Is there a place in blogging for research, medical technological advances? Or should I just focus on support and staying hopeful?

    Thanks for your comments and support!

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  17. Hello everyone! I had a blog for a film class “My Review” (Lindsayjimenez22.wordpress.com).. I don’t wish to use it anymore but don’t want to delete it either.. I’ve gained a few followers on that page but my real blogging will be at (lindsayj22.wordpress.com).. my question is, when someone likes one site does it automatically like both sites because they’re under the same email?? Also, if people can take a look at the two posts under (lindsayj22.wordpress.com) and tell me what they think, I’d so appreciate it!! Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated as well.

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    1. my question is, when someone likes one site does it automatically like both sites because they’re under the same email??

      No — the like will appear on just the blog post or comment it was made on, not on both sites.

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  19. Hello there, I’m pretty new to blogging and have only recently published my proper one this week. I would love to know how it is from someone’s point of view. I’m sure there’s a lot I have to improve on. Looking forward to some feedback,

    Thank you

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    1. Beautiful artwork. The backdrop suits your persona. Sharpen your themes of anxiety and depression even more than you already have. Remember, this blog is for other people more than you, especially in light of your topical theme. Structurally, it’s a great website. 🙂

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  22. Hi! I would love to have a wider range of audience interested in my blog please do check it out and let me know of any scope for improvement.
    daggersandhearts.wordpress.com
    Do read and review 🙂

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  25. I’m completely late 😦 Nevertheless, I hope you’re all having a good week. I explored my awkward romantic side in a new post. Here it is:

    This is not a letter

    I’ve also tried mini posts with a picture as the focus. Like this one here:

    I’ll be in and out in no time

    It doesn’t seem to be picking up much traffic so i’m thinking of pausing that until my overall blog traffic gets significantly better. Any thoughts on that?

    I’m always up for checking out your work too so, hit me!!!

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  26. Hi guys! I just started blogging a couple of weeks ago and would love any feedback about the content! So far it’s just my musings on various topics about life- expectations of success, living in the now and making friends as a grown up. I’m still learning the specifics on layout and design so i’ve just used an existing layout template. Thanks in advance, really appreciate it! https://lizleetheredhead.wordpress.com

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  30. Hello everyone! Thank God it’s Thursday! Just finished posting a post which had nothing to do with what I usually blog about, “FOOD”. Would appreciate feedback. I do know it’s quite lengthy but other than that it was a post about things that happen in my life on a daily basis and just wanted everyone to get an inside view that sometimes it’s really not easy to just sit down and blog about FOOD or anything…anyway would really appreciate some feedback:

    http://angieskitchenshenanigans.com/in-search-of-bluefish-in-orange-county-california/

    Thanks.

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