Aug 1, 2016 / Community Pool

Community Pool

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

Have you just published a new post and are dying for some feedback? Are you redesigning 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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  2. Hey everyone,
    As I am really new to blogging can anyone tell me how to go about talking about someone else’s blog through mine as in reviewing theirs. Do I need to take their permission if I want to review their blog?

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      1. umm… yeah sort of. I recently found another blogger’s post really impressive and want to write on the same grounds and want to mention her in the post.

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      2. Oh right, so you want to link back to a certain blog or post. Got it. All you have to do is write your post as you normally would, then you highlight the name of the blog that you wrote on your post and click on the hyperlink icon (it looks like a couple of rings connected like a chain) and a box will pop up. Then you type the web address of the post you want to link to and press OK. Hope that helps.

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      3. thank you so much!!! It will definitely help.
        Also, I have started blogging recently and have edited it just some time back. It would be great if you could spend some time going through it and giving some suggestions whether I could make any improvements.

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    3. If you can see their blog, then it is public. You or anyone can link to it from their own site. What is NOT good is to copy content off their blog and use it as your own. That’s where you would need permission.

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    4. You don’t necessarily need permission and I’m sure if you’re writing nice things then no one will mind, but if you’re being constructive or a little harsh, then perhaps it’s a good idea to contact the blogger and ask first.

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    2. Since I’m a fan of purple, I, of course like your header. I read your latest post. it was a good read. Lately, I’ve learned that our minds may not be trustworthy cameras. My sister and I have been comparing childhood memories of the same event and we don’t remember them in the same way. That’s when your mom’s traditional camera may be of help 🙂 https://gracelead.co

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    1. I like your blog and love the layout. I am still in search of layout that I like. Also I love short stories. Yours a descriptive and raw! Keep writing!

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      1. Hi, thanks for the feedback. I visited your blog, very nice and so organized, I’ve also dropped a line. You should visit Albania 🙂 is not far at all from Belgium, it’s cheap and you can have lots of fun, you can go hiking as well since you like it that much 😀

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      1. Thank you for your feedback, yes I’m gonna describe each place in seperate posts, this was more as an overview 🙂

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      2. It’s really fun though since it’s short. Share the link once you’ve made a detailed description of each place. Do feel free to check my blog too. Thanks!

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  9. Hi all, I wrote a post called Fate, Destiny and Quantum Hancuffs, trying to take on board previous feedback of writing with more structure (in sections!) and trying to keep tone even between serious and light hearted. Can you let me know what you think? Thanks.

    http://wp.me/p4jLZ5-1bx

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  10. Hey guys!
    My last post is a poem I’d written for my best friend. I’d really like to get your feedback because poetry is something I’ve been trying out recently, it isn’t what I usually write.
    And do check out my other posts, for something a little different :).
    Thanks!

    Starry Sky

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  11. Hey everyone,
    based on a feedback I have made a few changes in my blog and I would request you all to please read my blog and give me more suggestions as to what I can do with my blog as I am very new to blogging. I would love it if you all could teach me few things out of the so many that all of you know!
    the link to my blog is https://mihikapal.wordpress.com/ please do read and comment

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    2. Your header is hard to read on mobile, since it’s white on white. Perhaps try anther color?

      For your most recent post, it’s on tips for preparing for exam season, right? Maybe change the title so that at first glance, readers will get a gist of what it’s about.

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      1. Hey April, thanks a lot for your feedback. So based on your and a few other suggestions I have changed the layout out my blog. It would be great if you could see it now and let me know if it’s appealing enough?

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      2. And I have made the changes you suggested in the latest exam post. Your feedback really helped me alot! It would be really great if you would keep a track of my posts and contiue giving such feedbacks as it will help me grow. 🙂
        Thanks.

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      3. I can read everything clearly now. In the future, other bloggers will help you when you ask. So don’t stress too much. I’m sure you’ll do great.

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    3. Hey, I agree about the titles – they need to be a bit more descriptive. (This will also help search engines to find them!)

      One thing I would advise… Unless you have lots and lots of ideas, pace yourself on how often you post. Today you posted twice, which would be quite hard to keep up!

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    1. Hi! I am returning back to blogging as well, I actually just posted a review of the movie “Nerve”. I really like the layout of your blog and your post is so relatable. The only thing look for a typo (wasritten) 😉

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      1. Ooh are there any spoilers? I haven’t seen Nerve yet. 😦 Anyway, thank you so much for such a good feedback. Hope you can comment your thoughts on the post.

        I’m about to read your review… even if I get spoiled. Hahaha

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    1. Love the profound friendship post. People from your past that pop on your Facebook always bring back nostalgia. What I would suggest is going back and rereading your writing to yourself so you can see if it flows and omit errors. I find that helps because then you can see where an area may need work or something can be added. Overall great! Love the poems.

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    1. Like I said in the comment, I like the parallel to Samuel and Job. Even though anger and bargaining have been shown throughout history to be human reactions to grief, is it acceptable to God that time and time again, we keep on doing it?

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    1. Hey, love your blog and gave it a follow. One of the things I really enjoyed was the artwork! That’s really original and I thought it was great.

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  19. Hi everyone, I am an artist currently self teaching and exploring narrative story telling through drawing and painting, I also write about the works of other artists from time to time.

    I’m looking to connect and converse with new people that share an interest in fantasy art, narrative art, history and such things, please feel free to follow my blog and strike up a conversation at

    http://www.jgloverfineart.wordpress.com

    Thanks!

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    1. It’s interesting that your post reminded me how many newer Christians think or expect everything to be struggle-free. As we both know, that is not the case. It is so easy to slip back into that way of thinking. Yet, the satisfaction of gradually becoming the people He desires us to be, is immense. https://gracelead.co

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    3. Your thoughts are relatable. Your posts would be easier to read with a little work on grammar. For example, “much thoughts” should be “many thoughts” and “be sleep button for mind” should be “be a sleep button for my mind.” One thing you might try is an app like hemingwayapp.com to give you some tips. https://gracelead.co

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      1. Thanks! I really should work on my grammar, usually mistakes happen because I just write what I think and not check it afterwards. It’s like flow of thoughts. And excuse that English isn’t my first language is getting old. 😀

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    1. hello i ck out your blog and understand ur need to find freedom and understand the world u live in. wishing u luck also with blogging i feel that will help u
      blessing
      see u in the blogosphere 🙂

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    1. The link you posted was a little bit broken. ^^ But I read your poem “Who Am I?” and I really liked it. I especially liked how most of the stanzas stuck mainly to question marks, and in the last one it didn’t have any, answering the questions. What I would recommend would be to play around with the prosody of the poem. This website has a brief description of some of the more common ones in English poetry: http://www.writing.upenn.edu/~afilreis/88/meter.html Try a few out and see what you think. Good job!

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  30. My latest blog post – “I’m Giving You a Challenge…” will explain my latest endeavors in spreading positivity one Wednesday at a time. Coincidentally I posted this on Tuesday bahah! 😉
    Click on the link, and you’ll be transported to my blog where my latest post will explain how you can be featured on my “Wednesday Smile” posts that I am beginning!
    Thanks so much!
    Hannah

    https://wordsmithobservations.wordpress.com/

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