Feb 20, 2017 / Community Pool

Community Pool

Where bloggers come for friendly feedback and advice.

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?

The Community Pool is for peer feedback and advice. Looking for more specific information? Check out some of these resources:

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!
  • The Community Pool comments section can get quite big — and starting duplicate threads doesn’t help. Thanks for not posting the same question more than once, as well as for not starting numerous threads in a single Pool.
  • 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.

Are you a new blogger looking to share your very first post? We have a special forum for bloggers just like you in our weekly First Friday posts.

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  1. I’d like to invite everyone to stop by and check out my poem of the week, “Out at 67 (For the Good Doctor.)” On today’s date in 2005, Dr. Hunter S. Thompson died, and this is a tribute poem in his honor. If you like the poem, please click the “like” button on the post page. Comments and feedback are always welcome, and please leave them in the comments section of the post page as well. If you like what you see, feel free to browse around, and follow along so you don’t miss anything as I post several times a week. Thanks in advance.
    Drew

    Out at 67 (For the Good Doctor)

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  8. Hey everyone. About 6 weeks ago I set up a blog following my journey to be a teacher, and address education inequality. I am very new to blogging, and I would really appreciate your feedback. I am still in the process of developing the blog, and it will take on a better shape when there are more posts. I would really appreciate your feedback on my most recent blog post. http://tinyurl.com/z83qmwa and my blog url is http://www.teaching-without-borders.com

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    2. Hi, great post. Great that you are blogging about it and not just living it so that others may know and appreciate and potentially contribute. Thank you for sharing.

      Cheers
      Audrey

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  10. Hi guys! So yesterday was a month since I set up my blog. I was wondering if anyone had any constructive criticism of suggestions for the overall look of my blog and anything else they want to suggest? Thanks!! ✨ dreamsandwavesxo.wordpress.com

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    2. Hey, just checked on your blog, looks lovely. I have two suggestions:
      – Add short brief about you on the left widget
      – Move the e-mail follow higher

      Hope you find my feedback helpful. You may like to hop over to my blog (lifestyle/travel) for ideas and like and follow if you enjoy reading my blog posts.

      https://audreysimplicity.com/

      Cheers
      Audrey

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    3. Have only opened up your blog’s homepage so far. Just want to say: I adore your tagline “Travelling the world, hoping to find beauty in imperfection.”!
      My hope as well, and it’s making me excited to read your blog. 🙂

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    1. Great blog! We’re also suffering from mental illnesses so we know how it is – keep fighting!
      First thing I noticed: the links for facebook or tumblr or g+ are not set up. You should add them or remove icons if you don’t have accounts there!
      Other than that – it looks great! I would add some featured images/graphics to make it more interesting. And with lists (as yur “10 things to do…”) I would make sure to seperate it more and make more spaces between each number.
      Keep up good work!

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  19. Hi everyone
    I started my blog about 4 weeks ago. It took courage and a lot of pestering from my friends. I decided to focus on the three consumers of my life… Food, Being a wife and lastly being mum. So much to talk about with those three things. Please do take a look and help me find my way. I’m a newbie in need of the expertise of long time bloggers. Please be honest and i will take it all on board the good, the bad and the ugly too.

    https://foodiewifeymumsie.wordpress.com/

    Thank you for helping me x

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    1. Hi, I like the clean and neat layout of your site. Just a couple of suggestions:
      – Include a widget about you on the widget area on the left of your blog
      – Include a widget for Category so that readers can search on the topics they like to read

      Check out my blog for ideas on setting up your blog site – https://audreysimplicity.com/

      Cheers
      Audrey

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      1. Thank you so much Audrey. I’m a complete novice and have no idea how to even do this stuff. But will have a play around t the weekend with your suggestions. And I will take a look at your site too. 😘

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  20. Hello Everyone… I hope you all are having a good time here… Recently on this Valentine’s Day I uploaded a post on my blog… I’d love it if you could check it out and lemme know about your review on what you think about it… Much love 😊❤…

    https://kammy1431.wordpress.com/2017/02/14/lets-fall-in-love-again❤❤

    Love thyself first and the World Will Love You Too💓💞…
    Wishing you a Very Happy Valentine’s Day!!❤❣(Belated Now😛)

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    1. AWESOME post! Parenthood is such an amazing thing. I’m a single mom who blogs and many of my posts focus on just how fortunate I feel to have the opportunity to raise my daughter. It is such a blessing, and I love that you take your job as a dad so seriously. Your site is fantastic!

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    1. What an amazing idea for a blog! I really like it! For me, it looks great although photos in “photos of the week” are not working for me. But besides that, everything looks great!

      Could you tell me how do you manage e-mail subscribtions? For unknown reason I thought that it is not possible on wordpress-hosted website.

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  23. Hey there! I’m a new blogger. I rrally would love some advice on how to write book reviews. I read books a lot and I’d love to put up some of my opinions on different books. Only I don’t really know how to exactly write that will interest the readers. So anyone with an advice or with having blogs that are similar, I’d love your help. 🙂

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    1. Hi there we do book reviews, the thing i found helped the most when i first started was to have really strong feelings towards the book i was reviewing, either good or bad it makes it much easier to describe how the book made you feel, also be honest! just because 10million people loved the book doesnt mean you have to. Hope this helps!

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      1. Thank you so much. Funnily enough, I have a harder time with words when my feelings are too strong. I just keep feeling I’m not doing it justice. But I guess, if I start, I’ll find my way.
        Thank you for your advice.
        I’ll go and have a look at your blog. 🙂

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  25. Hey guys,
    I’m a blogger from Iceland looking for some more follower and feedback on my site. I blog about current events, books and more. Moreover I sometimes post my own poetry and original fiction. Please check out my site : D

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  26. Hello everyone! Im a new blogger in general, Photographer, and model… and writer.. So I come asking what are good places or books to read to help enlighten me. Im Very open to feedback and critism, i beleive thats the only way you can truly move forward. my Contact info is at https://tpenterpriseblog.wordpress.com/contact-2/
    our front page if anyone wants to check our work and critique us or question feel free @ TPEnterpriseblog.wordpress.com

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  27. Hi Community Pool!
    I’m new to the blogging world and wonder if I am writing in a way that would draw in an outside reader and connect!
    Below I’ve linked my personal favorite post I’ve written so far because it’s one I really believe in….it’s about Mom Shaming. Any tips on my post?

    Also, how do you get a box to pop up when visiting my wordpress home site that will allow someone to subscribe to email notifications?

    My blog is meant to reach a reader who is interested in topics around motherhood, natural wellness, and family life.
    Thank you in advance!
    -Brooke (mommaberry)

    https://wordpress.com/post/mommaberry.com/198

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  28. Hi you all!
    We just decided to change how our blog looks like completely in order to make it look more professional. Could you tell me what do you think about our new look?
    Besides, we just posted a list of over 25 free apps for travellers and it’s our first post like that so we would also like to know what do you think about it!
    https://poorgaysonholidays.wordpress.com
    Thank you so much for all your comments!

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