Oct 24, 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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  1. Hey everyone, I am a more or les seasoned travel and photography blogger from Germany/ Latvia.
    I recently restructured the widget area of my page and chose some new background for it 🙂
    I’d love to get some feedback on the layout of my page and/or my style of photography, depending on what you are up to 🙂
    Cheers, Mary
    https://brightpigments.wordpress.com

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    1. If you do join Nanowrimo, I applaud you. I don’t think I have the motivation and dedication to ever do it, but I’m totally jealous of those who do! As for the story, I’ll check it out now and leave a comment.

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  3. Hi, I’m just beginning what I think is going to be a lifestyle blog, with content on my travels, a platform for my photography, recipes, thoughts, etc. I have only one post so far but any feedback and ideas on what people are interested in would be awesome!

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    1. What you think about your blog will soon change, because so will your interests, so will your skills, and so will you. It’s great that you’re keeping yourself open to all of the possibilities.

      But, if you want some feedback, you could put in a bit more about yourself in your About page – after all, you want your readers to know who you are before they step into your head (via your blog). Some tags would be nice – that’s how you get noticed by the random blog-wanderer, even the occasional WordPress editor.

      https://scicasual.wordpress.com

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      1. Thanks for the imput! My about page really just has a few notes in it at the moment, I will definitely be working on it when I have a chance.:)

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  4. Hello Bloggers,
    I’m newly dealing with my post-college slump by blogging (well, complaining-via-blog) about my current situation. It’s mostly an exercise in getting the bad feelings out of my body, but I thought, “Hey, maybe some other angsty souls out there would be interested in my thoughts.” Any advice on how I can make my posts more interesting to others without compromising my therapeutic purpose would be much appreciated.
    https://sundayunderwear.wordpress.com/

    Liked by 8 people

    1. I liked reading your post. I have never heard the term “Sunday Underwear” before so the name of your blog grabbed my attention right away!

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    1. Hello Vincent,

      Thank you for sharing your post 🙂

      I have gone to the cinema alone. I am married. Sometimes there is a movie that I really want to go to the my husband isn’t interested in. Sometimes it is a real treat on a rainy afternoon to have time to myself and film. I love that I can go somewhere alone and not think that I am alone….

      🙂

      Your site is very intriguing!

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  8. Evening All!

    My name is The 6 Million P Man, due to the amount of metal I have in my face after an “incident” many years ago, and I am a photographer. I shoot both film and digital and post regularly. Please give my blog a once over, it’s always good to have a fresh pair of eyes and fresh opinions give it a look and who knows maybe you’ll see something you really like?

    Here’s a couple of posts to get your teeth in to but take a proper browse through the blog itself if you’d like to see more as well;

    First up a long running film format series of images I post regularly;

    Medium Format : Fifty Eight

    And also a 52 week photo project I’m doing this year;

    Project 52: Week 43; Portrait – The Elderly

    Let me know your thoughts. Thank You.

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    1. Oh, what’s a proper blog, really. This place has recipes, poets, short-story writers, game/book/movie critics, travelers, fashionistas, photographers, the occasional role-player, even educators and scientists. You’ll find an audience – we’re all readers and writers here.

      Later on, you’ll find things to write about other than random thoughts when you get used to your blogging voice. It takes some adjustment, believe me. I didn’t think anyone would want to hear science from a snarky grad student, either.

      https://scicasual.wordpress.com

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    2. Funny post. I never really thought that people used MS Paint as a serious tool. I just imagine kids getting on the computer and drawing circles and squiggly lines and adding color to all of it!

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      1. Thank you for the compliment!! I usually write one-liners but I’ll definitely try to write some long posts but I’m not sure when I’ll do. So, if you are interested keep an eye out for it.

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  17. Hi everyone! Wishing you all a lovely week ahead! I have been trying my hand at blogging for some time now. I would greatly appreciate if you all could visit my blog and leave some feedback on the same.
    This is a link to recent article I wrote…
    https://jovialglutton.wordpress.com/2016/07/28/look-whos-speaking/
    If you like it, do check out the other posts at https://jovialglutton.wordpress.com
    And follow me on Facebook to stay in touch
    https://m.facebook.com/innathunhunsiv
    Looking forward to a constructive interaction with all…

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  18. Hi. 😀 I write daily on anything and everything. Mainly on life’s shitiness – the silver linings too! I also do a series I call Tiny Stories (200-1000words) Feedback on anything would be greatly appreciated.

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  22. Hey everyone!
    Is anyone up for some intense,deep poetry and life articles?Or some random thoughts?Hop onto my site and you won’t be disappointed.Have a great day!
    myvaliantsoulcom.wordpress.com

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  23. Hi everyone. I write a blog about bipolar disorder. Most of my followers suffer from a mental illness or have close family who does. I’m trying to write content that explains what happens within the disease of bipolar to someone who doesn’t have bipolar. But, I’m not sure if I’m really accomplishing that.

    I would deeply appreciate any constructive criticism (or compliments!! lol) to see if I’m meeting my goal.

    Trying to explain Bipolar

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    1. I think that talking about mental illnesses often takes careful bravery; while it’s easy to speak clinically (and in a humanly-detached manner) about physical ailments like cancer or even HIV, mental illnesses are harder to talk about since they’re harder to separate from the people who suffer them. More power to you for stepping up to the plate.

      Of course, if I have to say something, maybe less tags? I’ve heard that 7-10 is a good number, and too many may get you filtered out of searches. You’ve got 350+ followers already, but you wouldn’t want people to miss out on your story, you know?

      https://scicasual.wordpress.com

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    1. The content is interesting and I like the appearance. A couple of things to consider are: (1) If possible, make the text font-size larger. (2) Your Home page would be more inviting if you let your latest posts display there. https://gracelead.co

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  26. Hello people or whoever you are!
    I just put up my new blog post and I would appreciate feedback on it and also you can visit my blog and just look at other posts and tell me what you think.

    Any kind of feedback is welcome.

    Show that you care

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  28. Hi everyone, I created a blog to document my experience moving 500 miles away from home and my new husband to get my MS in Plant Pathology. I like to share stories about my hiking adventures and the crazy things I learn about in my classes and research. I’m new to blogging and opening up for others to see in. Welcoming feedback and new followers. What did you like? What should I stay away from? How much does my grammar offend you?… http://wanderingsolosite.wordpress.com

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    1. Speaking as a current grad about to wrap up his career (yay doctorate, boo unemployment), I raise my Foggy London to you and your post-grad career. All the best to you and yours. I like the writing style, what with you showing the non-academic side of yourself proving that there’s more to you than your studies (it’s grad school, not a cloister). If anything, perhaps a shorter tagline for your blog? It just looks weird that “Wandering Solo” is followed up by lines of text – perhaps just keep it short, sweet, memorable, kind of like a motto or a slogan.

      https://scicasual.wordpress.com

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      1. Great idea. It served as an intro but now that I am 4 posts in I think I will update it. I have used up my procrastination hours today but I’ll be sure to look into your posts later. Gotta support those fellow scientists. Cheers to your future pursuits!

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  30. Hello everyone,

    I am brand new to all this and I only have two posts and would like some feedback. Even if it’s not on what I posted, it could be on how I had set up my page.

    Thank you all!

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    1. wonderful, burst of newness and life. Don’t stop writing okay. i posted this/ibomboi.wordpress.com/2016/10/22/sunday-series/ on Sunday, tell me what you think about it

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