Nov 14, 2016 / Community Pool

Community Pool

The place for feedback, advice, and blogging camaraderie.

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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  14. Hey all you bloggers of the world!
    I am doing doing NaBloPoMo this month, and here are some of my reccent posts:
    A DIY card for a friend + access to a giveaway: https://wondersinthewind.wordpress.com/2016/11/12/diy-card-teasure-friend-card-giveaway/
    A Instagram-style post about some cool graffiti: https://wondersinthewind.wordpress.com/2016/11/13/sentimental-sunday-few-regrets/
    A fake magazine cover for hipsters: https://wondersinthewind.wordpress.com/2016/11/14/unseen-magazine-modern-hipster/
    A funny comic about someone who’s afraid of turtles: https://wondersinthewind.wordpress.com/2016/11/15/comic-running-from-turtles/

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  15. NaBloPoMo is halfway done, and here’s my post for today: a comic about someone who’s afraid of turtles.
    https://wondersinthewind.wordpress.com/2016/11/15/comic-running-from-turtles/
    Be sure to check out my posts from the last few days too! I posted a DIY card to give to a friend + access to a cool giveaway, a Instagram-style post reflecting on some graffiti I admire, and a fake magazine cover for hipsters. I would greatly appreciate any feedback you have on all of these posts!

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  20. Hey guys. I’ve recently started venturing into story times or fiction if you may. Last week I went a little personal but this week I went DISNEY. since the new beauty and the best movie trailer is out, it got to me and I wanted to make my own tale. Ive started with a back story this week. I’d love for you to check out and leave me some.
    https://a28598blog.wordpress.com
    Have a great day!

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    1. I like the blog and the writing, the latest post was well written and a joy to read. I might suggest a little bit more color, though – the blog itself seems really black and white for such a colorful writing style.

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  22. Hello all, I am fairly new to blogging and would some feedback on my page. I was thinking of changing the layout, and perhaps a few other details. Whenever you have the time, check it out 🙂
    Best.
    veramaephotos.wordpress.com and…
    vera-mae.com

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    2. Gorgeous photography, but for the life of me I cannot figure out how to navigate the site. I want to see more, but it seems like the only navigation I can do is through the links at the bottom which is a bit confusing for me.

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      1. Thank you for the feedback. I’m planning on changing the layout/menu sometime this week. *Hopefully* I can find a nice one that’s still free 🙂

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    1. I looked at the one on your top three boro matches. The writing seemed to work for what you are doing. The post was well-organized and easy to follow. You might want to remove the extra lines between paragraphs. One should be enough instead of the two or three that seem to be there. I didnn’t see any tags on the post. Using tags might help others find your posts. Another thing to explore is categories. Using categories could help visitors find the types of posts which would be of most interest to them. https://gracelead.co

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  24. Hello everyone, I’ve just put up a new post written by our vocalist, where we did a Q&A with our whole band. It should hopefully be quite entertaining, and it’s quite long so I’ve split it into two parts.

    For Part 1 click here: https://purgatoryprobably.wordpress.com/2016/11/15/blog-5-qa-part-1/
    For Part 2 click here: https://purgatoryprobably.wordpress.com/2016/11/15/blog-5-qa-part-2/

    Any feedback is appreciated; I am continuously looking for ways to improve our blog, and our writing. Thanks a ton in advance! I hope everyone has a great day!

    – Athena from Purgatory Probably

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    1. Your observation is fascinating. I wonder which of the world’s languages is best suited to express emotions? I doubt that it’s English. Of course, English does borrow words from many other languages. That may give it some advantages 🙂 https://gracelead.co

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    1. That was a nice read. Here in United States, some pundits like want to privatize “entitlements” like Social Security and think health care is a privilege. But there is proof that social programs can help people stay out of abject poverty and in fact supplement incomes for the working poor.

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      1. Thanks for the feedback. I think I might keep the unlucky parts, but move the Friday the 13th bits to another post. I might save it for next year, since January starts on a Sunday.

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    2. Very fascinating reading. Especially intriguing to hear about all the positive connotations of the number 13 which I hadn’t known about before.

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  30. Hi everyone,
    I only just started my blog yesterday and have two posts up. I’m really interested in the fitness/ health industry and plan to write on that area. I would love any sort of feedback! If you like the post/comment on it or this thread I’ll be more than happy to check out other people’s blogs! I really want to make some blogger friends 🙂 http://www.jessyroseonline.wordpress.com

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    2. A dark-colored (pardon the spelling, I’m American) blog like yours can really benefit from colored pictures. Case in point: compare your post on coloring books with the one on cold remedies. See what I mean?

      Alternatively, should you choose (and the WP community would love it if you did) to keep and write in this blog for a long time, you may want to consider how to make the front page shorter. This is where an afternoon in the Customizer would help. Spend an hour, maybe two, getting to know your theme, how it behaves, and so on.

      https://scicasual.wordpress.com

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      1. Thankyou! This really helped! Yeah I’m not the best with camera’s, so I’m trying to learn the ropes.
        Thanks for the advice 😊

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