Sep 5, 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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  4. I have been blogging for just over 2 years. I have a main blog where I spend most of my time and effort, but this past 4 months I started a 2nd blog as a Christian blog. It is more for my church congregation so I have never promoted it before. I am a lay pastor and the posts are previews of the Sunday messages.

    Here is the latest post. Please let me know what you think! 🙂

    Brain Power

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      1. hmmm, thanks Sydney. I never really shot for an intended tone. Friends tell me that I write the way I speak…hmmm…interesting. Only question I have for you is, did it make you laugh at all?

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    1. Afer a quick glance. 🙂 Maybe personalize the home page (or switch off the ‘static front page’. The first page I saw was still very generic (with ‘This is a Text Widget’ texts) and I had to search for your blog section.

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  11. Hey guys!
    My second time here, the response last time was fantastic! Thank you!
    My blog? Well its poetry, poetry and more of poetry! Most of which are straight from the heart,the heart! ironic because that’s exactly what i deal with on a day to day basis,being a budding doctor! Any opinions, suggestions will be highly appreciated!Thanks for your time! Have a great day!
    Link : aksmithoo.wordpress.com

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    1. First post’s got good material, it looks like this blog is going to be personal. Now for the look – you should spend an afternoon in the Customizer trying to figure out how your blog works, what things you can add or remove, and so on. For example, you’ve got ‘Text Widgets’ that still have WP’s default text. Also, the ‘About’ page. Why is it ‘Confessions of Kiara’? This would be a good place to explain it, for the reader to get to know you and why you’re blogging the things you’re blogging, and so on.

      A lot of this might get tedious, but think of first-time blog customizing like you’ve moving to a new apartment or house – it’s your place, why not make it feel more like home?

      https://scicasual.wordpress.com

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    2. Hey Kiara, you’ve read my comments and responded to them so I’ll just leave a quick little blog review here 😉

      Site looks clean and that’s always good. About page NEEDS TO BE DONE quick! Reason: It’s usually the first stop new visitors go to. Ppl want to know more about you, your blog and what you’re all about.

      Archives section can be added as well to help readers in future help check out your older contents with ease.

      Aside from that, your writings so far is pretty good. You can consider using images to help illustrate your posts. It might help engage your readers a little more.

      Alright hope this helped bud. Let me know if you got questions!

      Your pal,
      Benjamin
      http://www.projectbiy.com

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    2. Really like your blog 🙂 it could be good to add the ‘read more’ or ‘continue reading’ options to your post when you write them, that will break them up 🙂

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    3. These are great! You might consider adding an about page so your readers can get a better idea of who you are. It’s the first thing I usually click when I explore a blog, but maybe thats just me. Anyway, great posts 😀

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  21. Really like this post, the use of pictures and your theme is lovely too 🙂 will be taking a look at some more of your posts 🙂

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  23. I’d like to invite everyone to read my poem of the week, “Could Be Alien.” This poem did better than I though it would, and I think I found a perfect image to accompany it. I post a poem a week, so if you like it browse through the rest of my poems and follow so you don’t miss anything. If you like it, please click the like button. Please leave all likes/comments/feedback on the post page. Thanks in advance for reading.
    Drew

    Could Be Alien

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    2. Watch your grammar. After any punctuation, you must put a space before starting the next sentence. Also, that curly font you have in your sidebar isn’t the easiest to read.
      Happy Blogging!

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