Oct 23, 2017 / Community Pool

Community Pool

Where WordPress bloggers support each other with 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!
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  1. Hey, good happy Monday to ya, all of you bloggers and blog followers out there! My, I have had quite a week this past week-My debut e-book as an author, “A Girl Named Cinderella”, has just been released on October the 17th and it is available now at the Amazon Kindle Store at http://www.amazon.com, and by looking up “A Girl Named Cinderella” ! This e-book has to be a retelling of the classic fairy take of Cinderella, so hopefully you won’t miss any of the fun in this e-book! Meanwhile, I have just published new posts this past week as well as yesterday, so ✔them out, if you please; And yes, in case you are wondering, I am in the finishing stages of my upcoming story serial extravaganza, and yes, it is another adaptation of another fairy tale…However, I cannot tell you what it is yet, but I plan to make an announcement in the next week or so. In the meantime, just enjoy all of the most wonderful things that happen almost everyday at KALEIDOSCOPE, at http://www.j2w7.wordpress.com, and be sure to check out my companion blog, too, called SWIRLING COLORS, at http://www.itsjennw.tumblr.com! Here is hoping everyone everywhere has a most blessed week, With 💘-JW 😁

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  2. Hey everyone,
    I recently started a writing and lifestyle blog and this past weekend reached a milestone 575 followers, which I’m very excited about! I write on a variety of things including life experience, travel and design; often with my quirky sense of humor infused in.
    I recently did a piece on procrastination and how it’s important to take action in the enticingly flawed “now”.
    I hope that you’ll take a moment to check out my blog, and of course, I’m happy to return the gesture!
    https://undertones.ca/2017/08/04/the-imperfect-time-is-now/

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    7. Hi, I ready your ‘wordy’ post! ‘. . .verbs – oh my!’ Forgive me for forgetting the title several times! I even lost your post on CP and had to trawl 3 times! But I invested time in reading your post and wanted to comment on how I enjoyed it. Congrats on your followers, great achievement. I have a fraction of that at the moment 🙂

      I have also written a post about words. To be honest, it’s not my favourite and it was hard to write at first but I was challenging myself to get back to writing the blog and it was the first original thing I’d written (and completed) in a while.

      https://historianruby.wordpress.com/2017/10/08/to-find-the-write-word/

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    8. A HUGE CONGRATULATIONS on your milestone!!!!! 🎉🎉 that’s so lovely and something to be proud of!! Yay!!! Plus, your blog rocks and it’s always such a delight when awesome things get recognized! ☺️ Thanks for always sharing and being a great member of the WP community! 💫

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    1. Solitude in the title attracted me to that one before to could read your book review, considering I like it myself. 🙂 good read
      Feel free to browse through my page and share your thoughts on anything that interests you.

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    2. Hi, read your reviews and especially liked the quotes you picked out of The Alchemist.
      If I were you I’d play around with the themes and colors some more. I also recommend listing just 3-5 recent posts in your sidebar or it gets cluttered.
      Write on!

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    3. Nice reviews.
      Feel free to browse through my page and share your thoughts on anything that interests you.

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      1. Thank you!! It was just a mere attempt to write one!! 🙂
        Well! You seems to have great poetic skills!! Amazing!!

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    2. Hi there Lorna! You’ve got a fantastic and new list to de-stress that doesn’t really include the typical go-tos like the internet says (as you mentioned). And what do you know? I found myself realizing I do some of those things anyways to de-stress. So cool!
      Your blog looks lovely and I can’t wait to check it out some more! You’ve got a great voice for your audience and that definitely pulled me in. 😃 All the best! 💫

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    4. Great post! I have a friend who is in a wheelchair who is interested in starting a blog about accessibility–especially with regards to travel. Your site it great and I will be passing it along to her as an example of one of the great blogs out there!

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  12. I generally try to avoid making my blog into “logbook” while I’m traveling because I typically enjoy writing creative nonfiction from what happens. I have been getting behind on posting (because of having fun and lack of internet access), so I turned this weeks post into more logbook style to catch my readers up. I would LOVE some feedback to see how this worked as compared to previous posts.

    Give me a follow if you like, our trip will soon continue on to the Bahamas and the Caribbean.

    As always, I look forward to returning feedback to others!

    https://chasingsydney.wordpress.com/2017/10/23/the-rain-finally-caught-us/

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      1. Thanks for checking it out! My internet keeps going out while trying to load your page (we’re traveling down the river today), but as soon as it gets back I will definitely return the favor!

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      1. Wow! We’ll have to let you know if we make our way over there. How have the Cayman Islands fared since the storms? While we are excited for the beauty of the Caribbean, we do plan on spending a fair share of time volunteering to restore the magical places we remember.

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      2. Yes please so. The Cayman Islands wasn’t affected. But I have many friends in other Islands who were. I would like to do some voluntourism next year as well in Dominica.

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      1. It’s definitely a different way of living. It’s kind of like an alternative to tiny house living or traveling in a camper van–our boat is our current home so it’s extremely cheap. But, for people who don’t plan to move permanently onto a boat there are charters you can hire to travel for short trips or even applying for positions as crew on boats (sometimes these don’t even require experience! for example, we were thinking about finding someone else to join us for some of our longer passages for no cost to them, other than paying for food and the travel to get to us!). There are lots of ways to explore this world of ours.

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  17. Hey Everyone!
    I write a travel and culture blog here and have been looking for some feedback and possibly some help from anyone willing to give it. This is the link to my newest Dae-hou post (an international contest blog series i have on my page), I know it isn’t the best, but let me know what you think. thank you!

    Dae-Hou (대회) #6: Night-life

    PS: if you like it, please take a look at some of my other posts (as a lot of those are a lot better)
    🙂

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  29. I have a personal blog with multiple interests. This week I wrote about baking and nature! https://crowdedmind.co/ but am thinking of starting another blog with a single topic and maybe trying to make some money. Came upon a good piece of advice today for all those that ask how to find their niche. Take a notepad and paper and create headed columns for topics that you wish to write about, Fishing. Cooking etc then write down 20 post ideas under each topic header. When you are writing down the post ideas, think about what you are going to write in those posts. This process alone will help you remove 2-3 topics from the list.
    Now, start blogging for two weeks on the topics that remain on your list. In two weeks, you will be able to determine which is your strongest topic, and thus the one you should use. Then I read this https://obstacle.co/blog-niches/

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    2. I like this kind of blog that talks about a variety of topics. But then, I love both nature and baking so your posts already appeal to me.

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    1. I loved your list of “Have you ever…” I do have done everyone of those things. Nice to know someone else is brave enough to admit it, too. I think the layout of your blog is really beautiful, and the writing is so engaging!

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      2. Oooh don’t worry! It worked. i just found your comment and replied. Yay! Thank you for visiting! 😀

        I have it set up so that the first time people comment I have to approve them (mostly to help stop spam…)

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    3. Great site, layout is clear and easy. I am a sucker for dogs so read that post. My advise is keep on doing what you are doing, it’s good. I do not know your site, but wonder if you should have a continue reading as you add more content. Your visitors would see more on that first screen. Just a thought.

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