Apr 3, 2017 / Community Pool

Community Pool

Where bloggers come for friendly feedback and advice.

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    1. I love your blog Hannah, well done and good writing! Eloquent writing makes it better which you have. Hope to see more of your blog posts and hope you’re having a great day.

      Here is my blog – thebenlessard.com

      Peace,

      Benjamin

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    1. Ben Lessard,

      National Geographic documentaries are what I grew up on as a kid: no joke. Your post had me nodding in agreement the whole way down, and the piece about the marine iguana was very interesting!

      Honestly, I wanted to hear more about what you learned. That paragraph was new information to me and made me think “wow” instead of the simple agreement I had during the rest of your post. Tell me more!

      Tell me about what is “the good, the bad, and the ugly.” Tell me more about the iguana. Tell me more about the space, galaxies, and planets. Teach me, because I want to learn and hear what you have to say. You build amazing credibility simply by making true statements. So I want to hear more of what you have to say.

      Thank you so much and I look forward to seeing more of your work!

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      1. I appreciate your kind and nice comment so much. Honestly, people like you is what keeps me going! I will for sure write more posts talking about what I mentioned in the NatGeo post and life on its own. I’m glad you liked this one! Thank you so much once again and hope you’re having a great day!

        P.S: I’ll be sure to check out what you do.

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    1. Let’s Walk Together,

      Hey there! First of all, the bright colors of your theme with the same color of yellow in the flower to the left makes me smile. It feels like sunlight and spring. The left menu is unique for me, as I haven’t seen any of them yet (but that could just be me not getting around enough). It’s new and I like it!

      Biggest. Thing. Ever. = Categorize your posts. the last widget on the menu is “Categories.” It’s very good that you have that category but the majority to your posts seem to fall into “Uncategorized.” Categorize your posts by changing them to whichever type of post it is. My two that I’m currently using are Writing and Photography. Some people use Poetry, books, etc. Be sure to put categories and tags on your posts so people can find them in their reader! When I realized I wasn’t doing this and changed them, I got a huge boost in my views.

      You’re doing create! Keep it up and welcome to the community.

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  7. hello fellow bloggers, I’m from Indonesia and I’m eager to share my blog to you all!

    I blog mostly about my rabdom thoughts. I like to deconstruct events, phenomenon, or things that tickles my interest and create a connection between them and my personal views on life.

    Feel free to check my wordpress!
    I am open for feedbacks and suggestions 🙂
    https://arsyadaffrino.wordpress.com

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    1. I love this blog post, very different than the others I’ve seen related to what you wrote. Overall, great post and great writing. Hope you’re having a great day/evening and hope to see more of what you do in the foreseeable future. If you could check out mine and give me feedback that would be much appreciated! – https://thebenlessard.com

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  10. I’ve been blogging here at WordPress for a couple of months. Most of my posts are around 800-1,000 words, but I’ve tried my hand at shorter ones too. I’m wondering what people think of my shorter one today at https://birdflight.blog/2017/04/08/wounds-need-time-and-extra-care-to-really-heal/ . It’s just under 300 words, I think. Any comments on my other posts would be happily welcomed too. My recent posts are all listed on the side bar.

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  11. Hey guys! I haven’t posted in a community pool in a long time so I figured I’d drop by and say hi! I write about all kinds of things and am always looking for constructive criticism or advice (I promise I can take it!) so please feel free to come check out my page and let me know what you think. And if you’d like me to check yours out comment your link and I promise I will 😉 have a great week guys!

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    2. I just checked out your blog and I’m very impressed and in love with it. Honestly, you write so eloquently that it’s not only satisfying and good for your viewers but I’m sure it’s good for you. In fact, I’m going to give you a follow because I really like what you do. I hope you’re having a great day/evening.

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    1. Hey there, Syd!

      I love the theme/layout of your blog. It’s fun and the colors catch the eye. Honestly, the salmon-pink makes me smile the most.

      On your “About SYD” page, I think you meant to say “to” in that sentence. Your picture is wonderful though and the salmon-pink works very well with the colors of your picture.

      On your “Beauty” page, I was kind of expecting that it would be pictures of products, make-up art, and the such. I am so appreciative to know what make-up you wear, because you’re amazing and I’m sure everyone is asking you in life. I love it. The header of this is “Q&A on most asked beauty questions.” I think, given the material of this page, it might be best to rename the page to “FAQ” or something of the sort. I would love to see a beauty page on some of the make-up you’ve done for people.

      For your books page, I think it would be absolutely awesome if (for the future) you added an archive list of the past books you’ve read with a little book review! I know there are a lot of book review bloggers out there and I am sure they would love another member of their community. Currently, you’re reading Secrets and Lies; when you finish this book, maybe make a little separate page “Book Reviews” or maybe “Past Books.”

      Thank you so much for posting and welcome to the community! ❤

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    1. Endlessbrooder,

      The name of your blog and the header into it are perfect. I am not sure how many people will look up the meaning of Waldeinsamkeit, but if they don’t, that’s their loss. For those reading,
      “Waldeinsamkeit consists of two words: “Wald” meaning forest, and “Einsamkeit” meaning loneliness or solitude. It is the feeling of being alone in the woods, but it also hints at a connectedness to nature.”
      -germany.info

      On your “A little bit about me.” section, I like how simple you kept it. This page gives exactly what your audience needs to know about you. I think that breaking up the words a little bit will help aid the simplicity. I would recommend putting it in full sentences or simply a list format.

      Observer.
      Novice Writer.
      Adviser.
      Amateur Photographer.
      Classical Instrumental Enthusiast
      Reader.

      Your pairing of poetry and pictures is spot on. Your most recent post “Depression” with the greyscale picture and a colorful air balloon? That pairing is amazing. Thank you so much for sharing your poetry with us in this most wonderful way.

      Welcome to the community!

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      1. Thanks a lot. It actually means a lot. I have been on other social networking platforms,but the support on word press is overwhelming. Its so good to know there are people like you out there who take out time to genuinely review the work of others and give honest feedback. As the pictures are also clicked by me,it adds as a bonus you complimented my picture too. Thanks a lot,ma’am.

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  15. Hello everyone,
    Help!
    I have been blogging since August but I’m not exactly expert yet so I have started the Daily Post ‘Learning the Fundamentals’ course. Today’s task was to embed something you haven’t tried before. I went for Getty Images and have just posted my blog. BUT when I looked at the post on my phone to check the links work there is a great big blank space – about as tall as the image – between text saying ’embed from Getty Images’ and the image.

    So then I checked on my laptop and it looks fine!

    So then I got my husband to check on his laptop – the 2nd Getty image doesn’t load!

    I can’t/won’t use Getty again unless I know how to use it so it looks right across devices. Can anyone offer me any advice on this please?
    Thanks.

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      1. Hi Allison, all the images load fine on my PC, sometimes a slow network can cause a picture not to load on time so i dont think you should worry too much about it. However on my phone i see the tall space you talking about, is the space there in your back end editor as well? Is there supposed to be a picture in that space, try checking that blockquote just before the embed, take away the blockquote and close the space, let us see if that works. Cheers.

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      2. Thank you for replying, I appreciate your advice. I’m a complete novice in terms of understanding the language of WordPress so thank you for setting this out so clearly.

        I am a bit unsure about removing the blockquote to see if that helps because I won’t be able to *see* if it helps (I found a help-page that advised how to centre a Getty image and when I followed that it also took away the blank on my phone so it looks fine there now). And my husband is off to bed – it’s midnight here – so I can’t look on his pc to see if problems remain.

        Which is a long way of saying I will follow your advice – but not until tomorrow when I can access family pcs too! Thanks again

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      7. Hi Mary, well I’ve checked on every device in the house and the images look fine in all of them so I’m going to assume all is well and leave it alone. I’ll certainly keep your advice in mind for any similar future problems. Thanks again for all you help, I hope you’re having a great Sunday!
        Allison x

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      8. Hi Allison, that’s great news, I thought of you now and opened my app to ask you how it is now, and guess what, you beat me to it. You welcome and thanks for the chat. Looking forward to enjoying your posts. Cheers, my Sunday is awesome by the way, hope yours has been too so far.

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    1. Mary, this is a great blog post. I can relate so much on discovering who we are by exploring because ironically enough, my trademark is Living Life to Explore. Hope to see more of what you do and hopefully, you can check out my blog – thebenlessard.com/

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      1. Hi Benjamin, thanks for stopping by, liking and adding your voice, you are appreciated. I like your trademark by the way, i believe in doing that a thousand %. True story. I am checking out your blog right-away. Thanks again.

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    1. Hello) I really likr the poem! It’s very good) I feel like there must be more posts, talks and actions to protect our planet, so that a new world woudn’t have to be born, so that people lived in a perfect balance with the nature)
      I also like the hteme you went for) Good job!
      With love,
      Summer

      Home

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    1. This is a beautiful poem, funny you mentioned poem because actually, I write my own poems too! Anyways, you have a great and eloquent writing and it’s awesome for your readers/viewers. Continue to do what you do!

      Have a good day,

      Benjamin Lessard – Living Life to Explore: http//:thebenlessard.com

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  26. Hi all, first up thanks for the blogging university courses etc. I’m really enjoying the everyday inspiration one. I’ve just posted my day 11 post – the “virtual coffee date”, which I’ve adapted to a “postcard to home”. It seemed a good fit because I’m travelling (and my blog is a travel journal of sorts). https://rasadventuresblog.wordpress.com/2017/04/10/postcard-to-home-rosslyn-bay/
    Anyway, still hoping to get some feedback for the upcoming assignment…and any other feedback!
    Cheers!

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  27. Hey fellow bloggers, I’m new to the scene. Was hoping to get some feedback on my blog, I only have 2 posts so far and need to get images. Any suggestions on sites with free images that don’t break copyright infringement policies that would be much appreciated.

    https://nomansland89.wordpress.com

    Thanks for taking the time, I look forward to checking out some of the blogs here to see how I can improve!

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  29. A good day to everyone! I just published a new post entitled as “Skin Color.” I would really be happy if you guys could go check it out! And I’m also new to the blogging world so please bear with me. 🐻 Hope you enjoy it 😊

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