Sep 4, 2017 / Community Pool

Community Pool

Where WordPress bloggers support each other with feedback and advice.

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  1. Check out my double shot photography piece and poem of the week, “Hello, My Child.” My cat is the subject Scampers is the subject of both the picture and the poem, and I think I’ve done a good job of capturing her in both. The response to the piece was very positive. Cat people, poetry people, photography people, and everyone else is welcome to come by and meet this little life. Comments and feedback are always welcome, and please leave them in the comments section of the post page, and click the like button on the post page. 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

    Hello, My Child

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    1. I really enjoy how you shared the lightbulb moment you had after struggling with the noise your little boy had made to wake you up. And it looks like you have some fun preschool ideas! Happy learning to the three of you 🙂

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  4. Hello fellow bloggers! I generally write about life issues and struggles on my blog. My last post flowed out of my own hard times, and some of the most helpful things I’ve learned in my journey. My hope in writing this blog is to present a safe place for sharing real struggles as well as true hope that can carry us through our hardest times. I’d love to hear your thoughts! https://feelingsuicidalblog.wordpress.com/2017/08/30/endurance/

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    1. Hi, pal! I read those Prom Night posts- we don’t have proms here in India, but it seems like even I would mess up something like that. I like how you document all your teenage struggles.
      Cheers!
      Anisha

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  6. Loved the post on growing your audience. I’ve only been blogging since Feb and have so much to learn. I like the way you explained alt text for pictures- my bf keeps telling me about it but he’s never explained it like that- now I get it. I don’t understand what the headings are-especially more that one heading. How would that apply to my blog? And is a heading different than the title? I’m also not totally understanding META.. I just redesigned my blog, the old theme wasn’t loading quick enough, this one looks better and loads faster. I’d love it if you’d check it out and give me some tips. https://www.backyardbirdlady.com Thanks in advance. Also, is there any way I can save your posts so I can read more of them later? I’m already following you.

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    1. It was a little awkward, but I did get the point and found it amusing. Here’s a possible rewrite of the first paragraph. ” Once a Queen announced a competition open to all the residents of her country. If anyone brought her a fruit she didn’t know existed, she would reward them with gold coins. Anyone who brought her a fruit she knew, would receive the punishment of having her dump the whole fruit in their mouth.” https://gracelead.co

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      3. Your poems are so cool! The descriptions are so precise that the picture you see while writing the poem is seen by the reader while reading it.. not many poets have that capability! Love it and waiting to read more poetry from you! ❤❤

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    2. I haven’t started reading the chapters yet- but you can be sure I will when my exams aren’t around the corner and I have more time on my hands. As for adding the Categories, click on that wench-and-screwdriver icon (that’s the Customize icon actually) at the bottom right corner of your homepage. Click on ‘Widgets’, then ‘Add a widget’ and choose Categories. Voila, your list of categories will now be a part of your site’s sidebar. Hope I could be of some help 🙂

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  14. Hey everybody! For this week’s #MondayMotivation I wrote about Fakers. Give it read, and let me know what you think!
    https://aestheticgraphy.wordpress.com/2017/09/04/fakers/

    My blog content is very diverse and doesn’t really fit into a particular criteria like “writing” or “photography”. Its an all in one blog, including haiku’s/weekly motivation/quotes/travel/photography and basically my life on a blog. I hope you enjoy reading!

    Do leave links to your blog as I’d like to check it out!

    Have a great week ahead.
    Riya

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  20. Hello everyone, howdy!
    I’ve been on a vacation since long, lol so yea..not much active right now..but you can check out my blog and few posts by me.

    https://blissfullife2017.wordpress.com

    And this is the link for my recent post.

    Things I Love Doing

    Hope you guys have a good time reading my blog. 😊
    Earlier I used to get a lot of readers to my blog but now ugh my blog seems like a haunted place where no one comes😂

    Happy Blogging xx

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    2. Wonderful! It’s so true- people are so much more than this external shell we call the body. It’s amazing how our society always tells us to be ‘good’, as defined by its pseudo-morality, yet always judges us on our appearance. But you know, it’s also unconscious a lot of times- if you’re familiar with what’s known as the Halo effect. We are more likely to trust a good-looking person than an average-looking or ‘ugly’ one. We can’t help it- it’s hardwired into our brains. But we can surely control how we judge someone. External ‘beauty’ means nothing if you have nothing inside.

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  25. All here , i have started a new photography blog u can check it out but i am not able to get subscribers and views , likes and comments.
    I need suggestions from all people here for my blog. So that i can improve. Thank you in advance 🙂

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    1. Your bliss balls recipe looks pretty simple and as you say, they’re delicious, so I’m definitely gonna try them. I loved the format of your post- how it wasn’t simply a set of instructions but kinda conversational and humorous.

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    2. Well… all I do is log into my account… hit write then I write…okay okay… jest aside…. put it on a schedule…. simple…”i’ll blog on mondays at so and so time, or friday or everyday. ” and stick to it… after the first few times it will come, motivation will come…. *i think* “if you build it they will come” (just had to sneak that in there Feild of Dreams in case you didn’t know.)

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    4. Your post had me laughing as I read it. Liked your humour and the Bliss Balls recipe. Should try them next time we will have meat here at home. About posting consistently, I don’t sit and write a post on one day. I do it portions and on different days because I don’t have the time and I only post once a week. I think a plan on when to brainstorm when to write what, and when to post might help.

      Let us know how it goes

      Michelle
      http://twenty7bymichelle.com/4-ways-help-deal-stressful-day/

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    5. If you want to write consistently my advice would be to set a goal. One post per week or what ever is realistic. Then prioritize it. It may not be as important as your job but may be more important than watching a certain TV show or playing with balls (LOL). Schedule time to do it, even if you write part of it one day and part the next. I do that often sometimes it will take me several days to complete a post. I think my biggest motivator is readers who say they like my blog. Hope this helps.

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  29. Hello friends I write a poem based on poetry based on country, poetry based on Nature, writing a poem based on mischief in the country. If you like my poem, ghazal, you will definitely like, send comments and send us more Thanks giving the inspiration.

    SAW MY POEM ,MY SITE VEDKUMARBLOG

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