Apr 24, 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?

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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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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.
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  • 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!
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  • 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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  5. Hi! My name is Angeles and I am an international student (born in Colombia but lived in Italy) in North Carolina! I write some poetry on my blog as well as some other stuff that I enjoy! Please give me some feedback so I can work on getting better 🙂

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  6. An ever-so-happy Monday to all of you bloggers and blog followers out there! Say, do you like leftovers? Well, in food terms, I guess nobody does, but when it comes to blogs, I certainly do not mind those who visit my blog and read leftover posts that I have published in the past few weeks, so if you’re in the mood for leftovers of the blog post kind, then head on over to KALEIDOSCOPE at http://www.j2w7.wordpress.com; Oh, please do not worry, I have also published some brand-new posts as well! It’s all happening right here at http://www.j2w7.wordpress.com! Cest La Blog!-JW

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    3. I had a look at you blog and your reviews are really detailed which I like- great start! I still need to see Beauty and the beast and your review makes me want to go even more! Welcome to blogging!

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    2. You have a good eye I would say. The learning curve of photography can be steep…if you want it to be that way. It is also possible to just get out there, take as many shots as you can and enjoy it. Play around with the settings until you figure out what they do. Make notes about what works and what doesn’t so when you are out in the field you will know.

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      1. Thank you for that. That’s exactly what I did for the first few days. Experimenting every mode. But I don’t like clicking randomly. It should convey something or at least I should find it catchy.

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      2. Oh definitely. I just meant I’m still learning all that my camera can do and sometimes you can overthink the approach so quite often, I just skip all the settings and take the photo the way I want to see. Catchy, like you say.

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    4. Oh I love photography – the best thing about it is that you’ll keep discovering useful techniques by actually making “mistakes” 😀

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    5. Photography is so much fun. I love getting those pictures you never meant to capture. Take a random shot, come home and look on it on your computer and get that ‘woah’ feeling.

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  10. Hello WordPress bloggers! What’s up?
    I am Jeeshan, a brand new blogger WordPress.com has recently got. I’m new to this blogging world, so I need some feedback from YOU guys. (Respect, yeah)
    Here’s my blog 👉: https://theskillhub.wordpress.com
    Please review my blog and also my posts and do follow. 😎
    Thanks,
    Jeeshan. ❌🚫❌🚫

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    2. Unique blog mate, I like it 🙂 – So young too. Back in my day, the only entertainment was a stick and your own shadow. Let alone something as fancy as the net! – Welcome

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    1. This looks interesting. I can’t try something like this right now as I am travelling, but I’ve wanted to work on this style for my site. Thanks!

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      1. 😀😀 frankly, I don’t really know whether I can write. I just do some scribbles.. You guys are delightful who enjoy my crazy thoughts and imaginations 😀😀😀

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      1. 😂😂 yeah, this is a trademark line of mine 😂😂 well, practically I am new because there are writers here who are writing for years. I’ve started only a month back. I’m a novice here.

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  17. Hi guys! I blog about all things from travel, beauty, lifestyle to the Law Of Attraction. I just uploaded a post all about how to make a vision board and I’d love to hear your thoughts on it, or if you’d like to have a browse through my posts and pick one which takes your fancy then that would be amaze too. Let me know so I can check out your blog also 🙂 https://50shad3s0fjay.wordpress.com/ thank you xx

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    1. Actions hands down. If people want to watch me read and go hiking, sure. But I don’t want anyone poking around in there!

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  20. I have 2 blogs, one I launched for my Avon business. Avon365blog.wordpress.com, please drop by and make your Avon purchases with me. 🙂
    I also run invisibleillnessesblog.wordpress.com, where I discuss invisible illnesses and do research to help those that do not actually feel well enough to do research.

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  23. First there were monkeys, then Neanderthals and then modern day Dads. They are the wipers of bum bums, the makers of bottles, the changer of clothes. They can do everything Mommy can, except make ponytails. They bring home the dough, and they can bake the cake too. Here is food for your thought for why modern day Dads are owed some lovin’:

    https://theinstitutionofparenthood.com/2017/04/12/the-neanderthal-i-did-not-marry/?frame-nonce=3051eba6e8

    Thoughts on content as well as site design are most appreciated 🙂

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      2. Woohoo! Thanks for the kind comments, I will try not to disappoint. Just keep your standards super low, and we’ll all go home happy 🙂

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  26. Hi everyone. Ever look at a photo and have a song pop up in your head? That is the basic idea behind my blog. For my latest post, I wrote a tribute to one of my favorite books-Lark Rise To Candleford by Flora Thompson. Some might remember a TV show made of it a few years ago. Let me know what you think-https://robpatdoy.wordpress.com/2017/04/19/lark-rising-a-tribute-to-flora-thompson/

    Also, since it is Monday, its time for another Monochrome Mondays!

    Monochrome Mondays

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  27. I am needing some advice on a possible easier theme to use with my android app. I don’t have computer accessibility at this time. I am having a difficult time with linking to the daily prompt, and such. I want to participate, but lack the knowledge of the “how to” with my app. Just was wondering if I might find another theme easier to maneuver around based on a personal blog? Any feedback would be awesome. I find it no problem with content(that comes easy), it is the technical part that gets me. I am usually drained by the time I get just one small thing figured out.
    Thank you in advance. I love it here…
    http://criesfromanunkemptgarden.wordpress.com

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    1. Try a theme with sidebars. One should do. Add your widgets there. Pages, new posts, top posts, whatever you need. Pick a theme with a smaller font. Right now, you really have to scroll and scroll to read your work. One, because of the theme, but mainly because the text is so huge and you use a lot of images (not a bad thing). I cant tell you what theme to use as, well, I’m not you lol – we all like different things. But you can search by layout, which will narrow it down.

      If you cant get to a computer, a tablet would work as well. Anything with a larger screen than a phone, really.

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      1. I do have a tablet, and I am coming upon a laptop next week. My mom loves me writing again, and has chosen to bless me with one. So I will dink around with it. I see it very differently from your vision. Thank you for the tips. It will take some time to do, but I need something a little more me anyways. Thanks for the great tips. I will take any help I can get. Always trying to improve upon well, all of what makes me me. This being a huge part. “Zang”(excellent) quoted from Wayne’s World. I figured out the daily prompt. Hotdog!! Lol. Super stoked now. ☕👍📝📚😄

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    2. I would suggest doing a quick search for minimal, two column, responsive themes. The responsive themes are the ones most able to load fast on smartphones. Try and see if you can find a theme that keeps featured images small or consider only adding images to the posts that way your main page is easily navigable.

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      1. Thank you. I am looking. I am getting a laptop this week. The images for me are just as important as my content. I will continue to post, while in look for the right theme. There are so many. Someone else said two columns as well. I looked for a bit last night, it got overwhelming. My mom was so excited to see my writing that she is blessing me with a laptop. So I am very excited. In the meantime my blog will look a little goofy, but hey I am still writing. Thank you for the tips. It took awhile before I got my first response. I was like come on people I am “gone girl here”, lost in the techy part of this dotcom. Help came did show though. Thanks again. Finding a theme that suit the person too, it is all a lot to manufacture. I will succeed though for I am loving it here📝😎👍📚☕

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      2. Yeah you’ll be fine! I just changed my theme again to be more minimal because I got a few replies that the font size was too small. If you end up having anymore questions don’t hesitate to reach out again 😀

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  28. Hello again everyone! I hope you all had a great weekend. We had a lazy one, thank goodness. If you have time, please stop by my blog and let me know what you think! Comments and feedback are welcome & follows will receive one as well so that it’s easier for us to stay connected! I look forward to peeking into your blogs in between work today! Have a great one!
    https://wholeheartyhappy.wordpress.com
    -Shawna

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