Jul 4, 2016 / Community Pool

Community Pool

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

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  2. Hi all

    I have two blogs.
    One I have recently updated https://beckybofwinchester.com/
    The second I am thinking of updating https://delightsofthealgarve.com/

    It is the second, the Portuguese one I’d love feedback on. As some of you will have seen from comments I have already made below, I am unsure if boredom is a good enough reason to change it!

    In particular I’d welcome your thoughts
    – if you have a photo blog. Does my Portuguese home page capture your attention? If not, what could I do differently?
    – if you are a travel writer. What makes you follow other travel sites. Does my Portuguese one even tempt you?
    – if you are a seasoned blogger what it is about my Portuguese one that works? What should I definitely keep?

    Thanks all. Wishing you a peaceful and happy Sunday and week ahead in this uncertain world

    Becky

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    1. that’s a good start. I have two suggestions to make it better. first, complete your about page. That is the one page where most people will go to see a little about what the blog is about and who you are. second, I would use the “read more’ that is in the editor..This allows just a few sentences to appear that the reader gets interested in, then they click the read more tag to open the entire post. it makes your front page much cleaner and neater looking. good start though!

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  6. Why do I write?

    When I see a sculpture I am always drawn to look at it from every angle: walking around it it slowly, looking at it from different angles, helps me to understand it, see its details, and feel the emotions the the sculptor wanted to portray.

    This is how I feel when I write. An idea comes to mind. It might seem distant and indistinct but the more I reflect on it the more it takes shape and its details are more clear. Turning it in my mind, thinking about something from different angles, asking and wondering about it, I can understand better what the idea is about.

    Putting this idea into words seems to be a natural consequence the way a person might sketch out a picture they see or a sculptor might take a lump of clay and pull and push and form it into what the sculptor imagines it should be.

    I need to write. I want to learn to write more effectively for myself but hopefully in doing so others might also read what I have sculpted, understand it and recognize the emotion I have put into it.

    My writing is an outlet. Not, hopefully, just to let a thought out, or for someone else to read but rather more like an outlet which a serves a body of water. The the Dean Sea has no outlet and is slowly shrinking. Without an outlet, a body of water dies.

    If I do not write I will not improve my skills, I may not understand the thoughts I have, and I may not be able to effectively communicate the emotions that come with the thoughts.

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  12. Hey there! Please check out my first “official post” about missing my best friend and the story about us. My previous post was just a starter one! I will share my story within my blog, or anything that really comes to mind. All stories are true, but names have been changed! Any feedback? Please let me know what you think!

    My Missing Link

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  16. Hi guys! My names Sophie and I’ve recently joined WordPress, I’d love some advice on my blog, it’s most personal stuff but I aim to make it relatable to anyone! Will check out yours in return xx

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  17. Hello, I’m Katherine and I have recently started blogging here on wordpress. I have a fashion and beauty “top trends” blog. I rant a TON and try to be a bit motivational to people a bit shy to show off their personal style. I also have a sort of dictionary of “21st century lang” that I would love suggestions on new words.

    https://neonhabit.wordpress.com/dick-shun-ary/

    And here is my entire blog:
    https://neonhabit.wordpress.com/

    Feel free to give any suggestions or advice. Thanks!

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  19. Hi, just posted my newest piece called Saudade.

    It’s some emotions I needed to get off of my chest that I’ve been battling, best in the format of creative writing.

    I’d love some feedback, or some company if you can relate 🙂

    thenervousyogi.wordpress.com

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