Oct 17, 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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To help us make the Community Pool a productive space for discussion, here are some tips and guidelines you might find useful:

  • 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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  • If you’re looking for quality feedback, be as specific as you can. Questions about a particular post tend to draw more comments than ones about entire blogs. Questions about specific design elements are more likely to be answered than ones asking for general layout advice.
  • We discourage leaving links without a more substantive message or question. These are often overlooked by other bloggers, and we frequently remove them to make the comment reading experience smoother. Also note that including multiple links in your comment might automatically put it in the moderation queue, which will delay its publication.
  • Please keep all comments civil and constructive. The idea is to have fun — it’s a pool, after all!
  • To keep from losing your place in the comment thread while you visit others’ blogs, right-click on a link to open it in a new tab or window.
  • If you haven’t looked at our Commenting Guidelines in a while, now might be a good time.
  • No running on the deck.

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  4. Nicely written. Good use of images too.
    Feel free to browse through my page though and share your thoughts on anything that interests you.

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  5. Hi everyone! Hope you are having a great day!
    I have been trying my hand at blogging for some time now. Here is a recent article I wrote which was especially close to my heart.
    https://jovialglutton.wordpress.com/2016/06/19/the-man-behind-the-scene
    Do check it out. I would love to hear your views, opinions and feedback on the same. If you like, do check out my other posts on
    https://jovialglutton.wordpress.com
    You can also stay in touch by following my facebook page https://www.facebook.com/innathunhunsiv…

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  10. Hello everyone!
    I started this blog long time ago but I couldn’t continue due to some reasons but I am back but before i start i wanna know what you feel about this post,i am not good at writing so I need help so if you think something is missing or I could have done better or if you have any suggestions please tell me! I would love to receive the feed backs!

    Tortured childhood

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    1. Your post has a high emotional impact. It would be easier to read if it was not all in upper case. Here’s a portion of the post redone as an example. >
      As I look back, I remember things I don’t want to remember. I remember mom getting tortured day after day. I remember her getting beaten up, crying, not because of scars, but because of pain. I remember her spending hours talking to God, crying silently so that people wouldn’t hear her. Her arm was still bleeding, still she didn’t speak a word to me or dad. She smiled the best she could to hide her pain. When she asked me, “Have you had your dinner yet?” I answered, “Yes.” As she went to the kitchen, I remember standing there looking at her as tears rolled from my eyes.
      https://gracelead.co

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      1. Me either! Everything would look scary or somewhat hard to interpret. Yet, it is fun to see every once and a while. Thanks for reading! It means a lot!

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    1. The only blogging challenges I do are the ones I create for myself. This is typically getting a certain number of posts written and scheduled by a certain date or finding graphics for a certain number of my draft posts by a certain date. Given the purpose of my blog, the topics that people use in challenges are not generally relevant. https://gracelead.co

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      1. I think it’s because I put https in the web address. Maybe the link will work if I just put it like this: akornphotography.wordpress.com

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    1. Your post is really well written, good job! Your post is legitimately helpful and really coherent. This is a tougher subject and you handled it well.

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    3. I love your post! It was very insightful and helpful. It was also well-written, especially for a topic that is tough and that so many people struggle with, including myself. I also saw a lot of my own style in your writing, so that made it all the more fun to read. Good job! 🙂

      https://whatsupwithchu.wordpress.com

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  20. We’ve got some new content up this week and would like too know what you think. Easy non yeasted whole grain pizza dough and a discussion about sweating vs sautéing. You’re all invited to stop by and have a look around. Let us know what you think in the comments! Cheers! -Jeffrey

    Thecrossandbullymarketplace.wordpress.com

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    1. Hi, I really liked your post about self-confidence. It had some great points and was very useful. I noticed that in the left hand side you have a text widget that still has some ‘filler’ text in it. You can change this in the customizer to something more personal, like ‘About Me’ for example. I hope that helps!

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  25. Community Pool is just awesome…I just stopped by to connect with some bloggers I am unfamiliar with (you’ll find my comments directly on your post), and to invite anyone interested to read any of my posts you choose…if I might suggest, try “I’m Too Sexy For My Shirk” or “You’ve Got To Fight For Your Right To Part-ee”. They are the most recent (in terms of full-length posts)–and, are illustrative of my flare for wordplay, humour, whimsy and a philosophical bent in service of growth and spreading the good. Please let me know what you think…i will be sure to visit and repay the kindness 🙂

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  26. What’s my site about??
    Long story short: it’s a lifestyle/travel/girly stuff blog written by a complete photography ethusisast. =)
    Hi, my name is Marina, I’m 24 y/o and I welcome you to take a peek at my site and see what am I about. If you like it – show some love, if not… well, I thank you for stepping by anyway. 🙂 XO
    http://xomarina.com/

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  27. Hi Guys,
    Just looking for some feedback on my parenting site – going through the ups and downs with having a child. I’ve recently changed the layout and have written a new article (i’ve been inactive for a while) so would appreciate some feedback to see what people actually think of my work. Would be great to connect with some of you too 🙂
    https://alondondaddy.wordpress.com/

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  30. Hi all, I’d love to know where people get photos. I have taken some photos for my new blog, but I have lots to post and no photos for them. I’ve been using freepix and including attributes, but this doesn’t seem to be the ‘done’ thing. Is there somewhere else I can get some good photos? Thanks in advance

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