Jan 9, 2017 / Community Pool

Community Pool

The place for feedback, advice, and conversations about blogging.

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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  1. Greetings everyone,
    I had recently posted a poem titled “The chaotic mind” which talks about how a girl wishes to entangle herself from the dark sides of her soul and blossom into a stronger and brighter person. Would love to hear your feedbacks.
    Chaotic Mind – http://wp.me/p7Yjie-r

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      1. I read some of your poems. Personally I liked the post which was titled “The wheel chair dream”. The way you addressed the issue is fabulous.

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  4. Hey, would love if I could get some feedback for post
    https://aestheticgraphy.wordpress.com/2017/01/04/enticing-nasik/
    I just hit 100likes and I really thank everyone at the community pool for that! Also I am hosting a q&a on my blog-bloggers are invited to join and you will be featured in my blog post.
    Read this for more info: https://aestheticgraphy.wordpress.com/2017/01/07/blog-announcement-please-read/
    I also got a tag post but I’ll like to do more so be sure to tag me for something like that !
    Hope to hear soon from you’ll!
    -xx

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    1. I liked the thoughts in your post. You did have a few grammatical errors. For instance, people is plural and needs a verb to match. “People working in higher positions who misuse their positions and try to demean and degrade their colleagues and subordinates.” https://gracelead.co

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  8. Hey Guys. Wish you a ver good year and an successful blogging future. If youre interested in Photography i would like you too follow my blog with focus on travel, architecture and nature motives. Here is my newest post from the last vacation to Sri Lanka. Hope you enjoy it. Im also at facebook, Instagram and twitter under the synonym “Street Biter” and try to push things forward there so feel free to follow.

    Take a walk through the City of Colombo – Sri Lanka

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  9. Hey there! Hope you’re all doing well! I have two blogs, personal and one with all the poetries I used to/still write. Just shuffled around a few things. Would absolutely love it if you have a look & let me know if the layout works? Open to any kind of feedback 🙂 Here are the links – loatsite.wordpress.com & richaavaidya.wordpress.com
    Thank you!

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  10. Hello! poetry lovers. Am interested in poetry and just published three poems of mine and I would like you guys to rate them and advise me whether am following the right path towards becoming an excellent poet.These poems are, “Intruder, A royal corpse in transit and I Am Mr. Grave.” To access the poems, you can follow my blogs at https://kingstefanwritingzone.wordpress.com

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  11. Hey,

    I hope that everyone feels pretty happy on this journey. I am also very new to blogging, and was looking for feedback on quality and content. I would also know how I can improve, although I have only been at this for one month, I want to reach more people. I don’t know if I need to pay to generate more traffic, or do I need to pay to promote more pins (which can be quite pricey) for one that has left the career. At some point, we would all love to be paid, and I was wondering how long it took for some of the more experienced bloggers to acquire income. And on that, also what are you writing about that is drawing in so many people? My blog is http://www.brownsugarglam.com. Thanks for your feedback, and I will take time to review the other resources here, as I am sure that they will help.

    Thanks again.

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    1. The best free way to generate traffic is to comment on other people’s posts like crazy. If you visit someone’s blog and leave a thoughtful comment, people are likely to return the favor. It also helps to publicize your blog on various social media pages like Twitter and Facebook. There are some good blogging groups on Facebook where on certain says you can promo you posts. Make sure to use tags everywhere you’re posting your content so others can find it easily.

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  14. Hey guys 🙂
    I just posted a new poem that I wrote for my best friend on his birthday. It means a lot to me and I’d love for you to check it out and leave me some feedback 🙂
    I’d be glad to return the favour.
    -Maitreyi

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    1. You are a brave girl writing so young. I like the way you write what you are feeling in a very readable way. I expect other young people will enjoy your blog. Well done. As a mum I would say to you, please be careful not to give to much of yourself online…. it stays forever. Oh, and stay safe. Well done though. X

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      1. Thank you so much. I’ve talked to my parents about how much I should share online and I understand that the internet is dangerous and irreversible. Thank you for the comment and your concern❤

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  18. Hi my dear bloggers!

    Calling for every Travel Bloggers out there, let´s meet and connect with each other.
    I am always looking for a new blogo-friends to meet 🙂

    Our new post might be helpful for someone. It´s called:
    Top 15 Things You Need To See In New Zealand – And They Will Blow Your Mind!
    http://bit.ly/NZmustDo

    Any response will be reciprocate.
    Cheers, and have a great day!

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      1. Thank you so much for the reply. I will certainly take that in consideration as I approach future posts. Thanks again.

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  23. Hi everyone
    Newbie here!
    Just wondered if my site is easy to explore or should I put blog posts in a menu or something?
    Not sure what I’m doing! Ha enjoying it though.
    Thanks
    Oldhouse

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    1. I think that’s alright, easy access to every post, but yeah, as for me, it would be better to add the blog section in the menu, but it’s only my poin of view))

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  26. WHERE COME TOO YOU KEYS KING DUMB
    A Blog on Pop Culture, Mental Health, and Common Concerns.
    Come check out my blog to get information on various topics and engage in multiple conversations!!!

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    1. Interesting post and looking forward to reading more. Today’s culture unfortunately pushes us towards a more ADHD lifestyle.

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    1. Summer, I like the thoughts in your post. I did find a few places where you could improve the clarity of your writing. For example, here is an edit that might make it easier for your readers to follow along, “This is the place where I met April. She was a nice little girl, shy, cute (loving food also, ahah) I was weird. Since I wanted to be friends with the coolest child there, I didn’t communicate with April.” https://gracelead.co

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    2. Hey Summer.
      I absolutely LOVE the way you write. I’m sorry but I didn’t really get the time to read a lot of your posts, I kinda have exams going on but I’ll make sure I read each one of them.

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  29. Hi everyone! Total newbie here in the blogging world but trying to be prolific and stick to it(for once).

    I’m not sure how to handle layout. I love the simple design I have going on but feel as though having my entire posts rather than a preview is starting to get cluttered looking or not. Is it possible to make that happen in my current layout or does anyone have any recommendations for a clean but easy to navigate layout?

    I focus on minimalism, animals and wardrobe/beauty as of now but have several allergy friendly recipes I’m in the process of cleaning up.

    https://easybrizy.wordpress.com/

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    1. Since your post is lengthy, some people will not scroll down to find other posts that might interest them. My suggestion, if your theme allows it, is to put a Read More tag after the first few sentences. [Look in the editing bar for an icon that looks like a block with two solid lines separated by a dashed line.] Doing this will cause only the lines before the Read More tag to show on your Home page. If you do this with all posts, visitors can scroll and get a quick glance at your latest posts. Another suggestion is to assign your posts to just one category and then have your Menu display the categories. For instance, if you assigned your current post to Pets and you have your categories in your Menu, a person interested in pets could click Pets and see all your posts on pets. https://gracelead.co

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    2. Like the site and your beauty challenge was cool! Impressive. But, I’d like to see the like button after reading a post, didn’t see it. I don’t think people will want to go to another page just to hit like. But everything else is good, as for me)

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    1. Hi Colin! I´m a big fan of history so I loved your article, it refreshed my memory on the past events. My friendly suggestion for you will be maybe to include more pictures or visual content into your post so it is more eye-catching.

      Also this article might be a bit too long to absorb it all at one. Speaking from my reader´s position, I would prefer a bit shorter post so I can read from the beginning to the end.

      Otherwise, I think you did a great job 🙂

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