Nov 30, 2015 / Community Pool

Community Pool

The place for feedback, blogging advice, and friendly 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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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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    1. Do you have any other social media accounts? Everything I post, I then spend about half an hour posting links to on all the facebook groups I belong to (that are pertinent for the topic) and on all the linkedin groups I belong to (also as long as they are pertinent). And I have my fb page linked to my twitter. Also, make sure to have a call to action at the bottom of each post–mine says, “Enjoyed this post? Sign up for more” kind of thing. It is amazing what a difference it makes. I also just started putting in my own related posts thing at the bottomof the post–I didn’t like the automatic one because it didn’t link the ones I thought were the best matches because it is just looking for common words and phrases. We’ll see if that helps.

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    2. What an inspiring blog – you definitely deserve that traffic! I don’t know how to solve the traffic problem since I’m a little stuck too, but you did gain a new follower for what it’s worth 🙂

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    1. Love the post – super interesting read and I could totally relate (esp that entire “shoot, I’ll be a stripper” period! I like how you had an explanation for why humans naturally procrastinate and what really got me was that there are real studies and graphs done on human procrastination. Can’t wait for part 2!

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  6. Hello! I am completely new to the blogging world and just posted my second post. I would love some input on how it looks and feels….still working on it but with some advise I’ll improve it as I go along. My blog is lifegrowswild.wordpress.com
    Thanks in advance!

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    2. Sorry, there’s nothing posted. Suggest you read the material at “learn.wordpress.com.”

      Good luck.

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    3. To perhaps give insight to the below comments: The url connected to your name does lead to an empty page, so be sure to change that. However, by copying and pasting the site you have above, it does work and take me to your blog. I love the background colour, by the way!

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    4. Your user name automatically becomes a link to your primary blog when you leave a comment on WordPress.com. It seems like your current primary blog is an empty one — but you can easily change it by going to this section of your dashboard:
      https://wordpress.com/me/account

      Just select the right site from the “Primary Site” dropdown menu, save your preferences, and you’ll be all set.

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    1. Hello,
      I thought it was great. I like the overall layout of your blog. It’s very elegant and concise. Definitely pleasing to the eyes haha. I also enjoyed reading through your posts. Your writing style and content is very sincere and genuine. It seems to me that you are very introspective and mindful. Which are great qualities. I would just like to encourage you to keep doing what you’re doing. I wish you the best of luck!

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      1. Thank you so much John. I appreciate your encouragement and the complimentary words re my blog theme, layout and my writing style. May I ask you a favour? – would you be so kind as to copy/paste your comment here at the Community Pool into my site (perhaps at the About page)? This would be greatly appreciated. Many thanks in anticipation! 🙂

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    1. I really enjoyed going through your blog! The layout and feel of the blog is very cute and elegant. I also found your writing style and even your About page to be quite comical haha. I especially liked your most recent ones. “Moist” sure is a great word! Haha. I would just like to encourage you to keep doing what you’re doing because I think it’s great 🙂 I wish you the best of luck!

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  13. Hey beautiful people!
    do you know anything about Christmas gift exchanges in wordpress community? does someone organizes something like this?
    greetings
    ***

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  19. Hi everyone! I am new to blogging and it would be very helpful to get some comments for improvement on my page. It would be much appreciated! Thanks!

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    1. Welcome to the blogosphere! To get comments you must leave comments and build a readership. It takes time and passion, but it’s fun!
      In terms of your blog, be sure to make an About page and make it easy to find, so new people can learn what’s up.
      Happy blogging!

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  24. I am blogging my memoir about adopting two girls through foster care. My dream is to get it published the traditional route. Unfortunately, I haven’t been getting much traffic. I’d love feedback on my posts and any information to help build a larger audience. Thank you!! http://lynnsollitto.wordpress.com

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  29. Hello everyone, Ours is a professional blog, helping anyone with accounting, auditing, taxation or financial needs. We post articles that are rich in knowledge and help readers get aware of various developments in finance, taxation and other related matters.
    You may visit our blog through following URL:
    https://osscon.wordpress.com/

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    1. Hi Jake,
      The layout is pretty cool. I’m actually a hug LOTR fan and so I like the font style haha. Your header is comical as well. Your blog is very inviting and definitely piques my interest. Your riddles were great too. Although I suck at solving them haha. Anyways, great job. Keep up the great work and I wish you the best of luck!

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