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Morning everyone! (Or evening, afternoon… whatever time of the day is where in the world you are. 🙂 ) I could really, really use some constructive critique on this post –> https://pinamarek.wordpress.com/2017/11/27/butte-lake-bats-and-a-trillion-stars-our-little-road-trip/ – all ideas or notes on the writing and overall look of the post is greatly appreciated!
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The water was definitely too cold. You could have gotten hypothermia!
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I didn’t spend so much time in there but you’re definitely right, it was a bit irresponsible.
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😀
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Making Sure Your Child Gets the Most Out of
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Hi there Blogger peeps. A few pictures from me this week. Funny what you see when you look down. Look forward to a couple of days of good reading from you all. Happy days. https://crowdedmind.co/
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The sock was gross. I am, however, surprised you did not find any condoms.
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Hahahaha… probably floated away.
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Making Sure Your Child Gets the Most Out of ABA Therapy
https://notanautismmom.com/2017/12/04/aba-therapy/
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Such great advice 🙂
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Heey all 🙂 I’ve just started blogging, I’m still not sure I know what I’m doing and I’d love some feedback!
I’m trying to read as many blogs as I can, so reply if you want me to read your posts!
Check me out: https://andreadescribes.wordpress.com/
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I like the look of your site, it has a fresh, airy feel to it.
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Thank you!
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I like the poetic way you write and I love the look of your blog! its really cute. Would you mind checking out mine? I’d love some feedback https://collywobblesandwoolgathering.wordpress.com/
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Thank you so much! Of course 🙂 On my wayy noow!
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A calming color palette and an easy to navigate blog. You got this!
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Thank youu 🙂
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Your blog looks lovely! Keep going ☺️
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Thank you so much!
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Welcome! I’ve been blogging a few months and I also have no idea what I’m doing. Keep writing, I really like your post called letting go
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Hi, I love the colours of your blog – very pleasing on the eyes.
I would suggest adding categories, archives, tags, social links etc. in a side bar, just because if you scroll down too far you get bored. If it’s sitting near your search box on the right a reader has to option to navigate your site quickly.
Great start – you may like to read my latest post too!
https://historianruby.wordpress.com/2017/12/04/killed-by-enemy-action-a-family-tragedy/
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Your blog design is so clean and gorgeous!
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Awesome blog. Your posts are nice, easy reads and the pictures you use add a great pop of color and have a cool painterly aesthetic.
I would also appreciate it very much if you checked out my blog. I did a couple of reviews of Studio Ghibli movies that I’m proud of so I’d love to hear your thoughts.
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Ohh thank you 🙂 checking you out now!
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Hi, seems like I can’t access your blog!
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Hmm…that’s strange. Here’s another link just to the homepage.
AlltheRightStuffblog.wordpress.com
Thanks for wanting to check it out!
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I got it now! I checked out some of your reviews! Great writing 🙂
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Thanks! I’m really happy you liked them, it means a lot!
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I’ve started posting a little more often lately after a quiet couple of months, and once again I am wondering how to get the attention of bloggers who write about other bloggers, especially those who write about humor blogs/sites. It seems like a chicken and egg scenario where traffic is needed to get reviews but reviews are needed to get traffic, and if anyone knows how to break that cycle of obscurity I am open to advice.
Out of my four posts from the past few days, this was probably the best one: https://totesrealnews.com/2017/12/01/trump-denies-having-ever-been-president/
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Are you in any facebook groups? I’ve found it helps a lot to find a community of people in your wheelhouse who are happy to share your stuff.
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I am in some facebook groups, but I don’t think I’ve found the right community for sharing what I write. Facebook also seems to have a tendency to hide promotional posts which are not boosted.
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I have a couple of facebook friends who share fairly consistently, but it tends to get stuck there.
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It’s definitely hard to keep the momentum going. I understand! I wish I had a good suggestion for you for a specific group, but I’ve found that I fall more into the mom blog humor category. You might be able to find a list of groups on Pinterest though. That’s where I found a couple of my groups. The best one came about really organically though from people who followed my blog on WordPress.
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There definitely is more of a community for mom blogs. I searched facebook for humor blog groups and found a big one for mommy blogs, but not much for general humor. And mine is definitely not a mommy blog.
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I never really understood Pinterest enough to use it.
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The only time I had a post go anywhere close to viral, it was reblogged by some sort of journalism blog and then got 2000 views overnight and 20,000 by the end of the day. Mostly from FB shares by people I don’t know, and maybe some from Reddit. I’ve never had more than 600 views on a post apart from that one, and most are under 100 views.
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That is also something I wonder about.
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A guide to recursive thinking: https://journeyinmath.wordpress.com/2017/12/03/recursion/
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Good stuff. You’ve even started finding other math blogs! Your audience for sure will be in there somewhere.
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Oh boy, that definitely went right over my head…
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I hate math!but I love ur blog
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A big hello to all and Namaste from India
Need a review about my blog
https://education17048.wordpress.com
And the journey continues…
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I think its great!
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Thank you 😊
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The layout is easy to navigate. Good job.
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It’s actually good so far!
Good luck🌸
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Thank you Shreya
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https://gogoaf.wordpress.com/
Hey guys, a humble request. I’ve just started out, only 2 blogs in, but comments would be much appreciated on them. My blogs are very close to me, and if you could spare a minute to read them, you’ll se what I mean. Interaction will all of you through my writing, is all I want. Thanks for the love. 🔥
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I couldn’t find a ‘like’ button or a ‘reply’ area on your site. Be good to add them to raise your profile.
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Thanks Jane, I should’ve done my homework. I’ve updated my site if you’d like to check it out again. Thanks for the feedback!
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Best of luck on your WordPress journey!
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Thanks gold. Much love!
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Hiya!
I’d love any feedback you may have on my latest post The Tale Of My Birthing Experience
https://thisstuffisgolden.com/tale-birthing-experience
I’ve recently become a mum and have therefore started to write about my experiences.
Hope you like it!
Cheers
Lauren x
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Your blog looks amazing!
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Aw thank you!
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Being a Mum myself I love to read others journeys in this crazy world of parenthood. Keep it up mumma! X
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Thank you! 🙂 x
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Lovely blog x
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Thanks so much 🙂
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Great post! What a drama at the end . . .I had an emergency c section too. Glad it all turned out ok for you.
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Thank you!
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And so this is Monday. Hope you had a restful weekend.
A new kind of Christmas tree: https://dailyflabbergast.wordpress.com/2017/12/04/upside-down-christmas-tree/
Main link to my blog: https://dailyflabbergast.wordpress.com
I appreciate any and all feedback!
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Here is my post for today:
https://megsdailymusings.wordpress.com/2017/12/04/unrequited-love-in-musicals/
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So I see you’re a big musical fan.
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I am. Musicals are capable of so much. The dance, the spectacle, the comedy, the romance, the positive and negative emotions in the score and the strong emotional connection. ALL musicals are joyful in my eyes, but MOST are happy
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Happy Sinterklaas week! Stop by for a little second-hand lesson in Dutch Christmas and some laughs!
https://withloveandalittleselfdeprecation.com/2017/12/03/sinterklaas-the-fun-and-terrifying-reason-dutch-kids-are-well-behaved/
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I love this!
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I learned something new. Great!
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Here is my latest post about disturbing the peace in a spa. Hope it makes you smile:
https://planet-dom.com/2017/12/02/the-meditation-room/
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It sure did!
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A new kind of Christmas tree: https://dailyflabbergast.wordpress.com/2017/12/04/upside-down-christmas-tree/
I’d appreciate any and all feedback on this post. Hope you enjoy the stay and check out other posts, too!
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I liked this piece, and especially liked the falling snow on your site. Very festive!
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Thank you so much for taking the time to visit my humble digital home and that you liked the snow. You have an entertaining blog.
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You have a fan!
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I am honored!
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Attention all bloggers, this one is for you! 😀
This blog is for featuring bloggers and their blogs, if you want to be featured, please go here to the About page to learn more about being featured.
https://pandabambooofficialsite.wordpress.com/about/
Also check out the blog and tell me what you think about it, all types of bloggers are welcome, and the next featured blogger of the week is out on Wednesday. Thank you! 😀
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Oh hello
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Hi there, I’ve left you some details.
Not sure what I’ve let myself in for . . .:)
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Hello lovely people , I do keep posting a lot on community pools so nothing new. Same old same old , but I am pretty sure you will love some of my stories , so do check them out here – http://www.aurora710.wordpress.com
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Hello everyone! I have a new blog, though I’m not new to WordPress.
I am a new soon-to-be-mom who writes poetry and is also going to therapy for Dissociative Identity Disorder. My blog is brand new but I’m looking forward to filling the pages ❤ I'd love for you to come check it out, and I will also follow in return.
Thank you!
http://www.sunflowertreehouse.wordpress.org
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My latest history post! It’s about my teenage uncle killed in WWII.
I do enjoy my genealogy posts 🙂 even if the subject is sad sometimes, as I’m remembering or memorialising lost family members. 🙂 Hope you enjoy!
https://historianruby.wordpress.com/2017/12/04/killed-by-enemy-action-a-family-tragedy/
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I greatly enjoy your writing style – it’s history, sure, but even though it’s a personal history it doesn’t feel so dry like quite a few lectures I’ve sat through. It almost reads like a history podcast or a documentary (both of which I particularly enjoy).
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What a lovely thing to say – thank you. I enjoy my history programmes too, they’ve probably rubbed off on me! 🙂
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Sometimes, I wish I knew more about my ancestors…
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Oh.. that’s sad… but then you may relate to the story of the Gulag prisoner mentioned in my blog post.. https://abravenewscience.wordpress.com/2017/12/06/describing-nature-to-a-daughter-from-a-prison-camp/
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Thank you for sharing. That was a fascinating read. Liked!
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Hello fellow bloggers!
Looking for post ideas for the Christmas season? Find a list of daily prompts with mindescapes.net Christmas Challenge: https://mindescapes.net/2017/11/30/mindescapes-christmas-challenge-2017/
Here was my entry for today: https://mindescapes.net/2017/12/04/christmas-challenge-elf/
Have a great holiday season!
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Hi
You didn’t leave a name, so I’m going to call you Simon the Apostle,
I just wanted to say thank you foe your email, I actually finally got some time ( i had to force myself really) to myself and sat down and went through a couple of emails.
I wanted to say thank you for the information, I’m sure if i put my mind to it (cant be that hard, but then we are talking about me) i can make progress, many times I’ve wanted to explain how i was feeling to the community when i was feeling it. I often philosophy on my own, sometimes i can really reason with my strange existence.
I’m actually talking to Mark, but sometimes i just waffle.
So Simon, it was very nice speaking to you today and i have no doubt another bright idea or just a bit of friendly advice will return in my inbox
But don’t be surprised it you get lost occasionally as emails often dp
Kind regards Patricia Roche Christ’s Church
Sent from Mail for Windows 10
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Huh?
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Hey everyone!
I have been away for a really long time. But now I’m back with so much new to write about. Such a new post is up for your reviews. These lines are really special to me. Hope you like them as well. Do let me know.
Here is the link :
Thank you!
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Hi guys…it’s been months since I have posted due to some reasons, you can find it out why in details in my blog…and now once again I’m back here to share with you guys my thoughts,songs,stories,etc. please look forward to it…and give a humble visit to my blog…feedbacks are always appreciated 😀 and don’t forget to press that tiny cute star if you find it likeable! 🙂
https://silentshadow2017.wordpress.com
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I love the look of your blog! 😍
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Thank you so much! 😀
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❤
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❤ 😀
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It’s so cute. Isn’t it?
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I am glad you are back!
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Thank you…that’s so sweet of you. 😀
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Loved it!
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thank you! 😀 ❤
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I would appreciate any and all feed back. Check out my newest post and let me know if there are areas that need improvement. Thanks. Have a lovely dip in the pool this Monday
https://revengeofeveforeveranonymous.wordpress.com/2017/12/05/progress-bullet-journaling/?preview=true
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Really insightful and very honest x
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Good suggestions.
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Thank you for your feedback.
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Couldn’t find a ‘like’ button, but it sure looks good!!🌸
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THANK YOU!! I will look to fix that 😁
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Hello!
I am sharing a small yet bigger piece of my life; Chopped Hair.
Read. Relate. Review.
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Happy belated Birthday 😀
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Thank you 😊
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Hey bloggers, happy Monday!
Here’s my most recent post of serene thoughts thanks to the inspirations of the daily post.
https://journeyofalifestyle.com/2017/12/01/serene-thoughts/
Any feedback appreciated ☺️😘
Rosie 🎀
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Please Rosie, no more likes.
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I’m sorry?
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You keep “Liking ” my community pool comments while you never visit my blog. Why do you do that?
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I have visited your blog before, I believe I commented on your posts. One that intrigued me actually regarding one of your posts back in October on a poem you had written. I’m sorry. 😞
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Well…. i visited your blog too, i liked it.
So please there is no need to like my comments on the pool. 😃
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Very sorry 😔
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Nothing to be sorry about, we’re a community i.e friends.
😉
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(This is not about Rosie!!!) But I share your sentiment, Novus Lectio. Every week I see some people simply spam EVERYONE’S comments in search for more views for themselves. They often do not leave any feedback for you. It is a bit sad, because in my opinion, it degrades WP into yet another social media platform.
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Yes indeed you’re absolutely right. 😊
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Did I just do it to you? I feel your pain . . .
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No. Someone else does it week in and week out and I actually lost my other notifications (comments and likes from other people) due to his spam. Can;t find them anywhere. I knew they came, cause I saw, but did not read…. Ideas?!?!?
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Check your spam filter ? Have you checked your ‘my site’ comments? I was ‘stalked’ 3 times on First Friday (on Sunday) with random ‘want fun’ comments. I gave up. I probably have the same people as you like everything too.
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Yes, checked my site comments, checked the “comments i’ve made” on the dashboard. The missing comments dont show up in the my site comments menu. My dashboard does not seem to be able to show me any comments I have made past the last few. It seems like maybe my page is overloaded (because I even have a hard time typing a comment, but no problems on other websites). I will just go to bed and hope everything resolves itself magically tomorrow.
I am trying to find out what to do about such people, btw. This is not only annoying, but disruptive.
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Agree to the disruptive . . . if say I have 20 interactions on CP and then one person spam ‘likes’ each one . . . and then another 2 regulars do the same . . . that’s 60 spam notifications. I admit I just swear and my phone and put it down and wait for the people who have actually read my post.
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Hello Bloggers.. Need feedback on my latest..hope you all will like..please share you love to follow me back.❤️
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Hey guys! This is the first time I’ve come across the community pool so just wanted to share my blog and link my most successful write so far. Look forward to reading others and connecting with people who enjoy to blog too! X https://emotionalmummy.com/2017/11/15/dedication-to-midwives/
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Wow! I love the perspective you had in your post. Great job writing.
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Thank you very much for reading!
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To me, a mummy is… you know… Egyptian and centuries old. 🙂
A fun blog about motherhood.
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Haha! In this case it’s a crazy British Mum 🙋🏻♀️
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Great post!
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Thanks so much for reading!
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Enjoyed this post, very much. Thanks for sharing.
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Thank you so much for reading!
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Happy Monday! Hope the start of the week is going well for y’all.. mine has begun pretty drastically to say the least 😫
My most recent blog is about fashion. Very different from the norm, but essentially I’m exploring why some people long to buy expensive designers such as Gucci and how popular culture has led to a lot of young adults living beyond their means.
What are your thoughts guys? When buying items do you look at the label or do you buy based on your budget?
https://victoriasbubble.blog/2017/11/12/lets-talk-about-branding-high-end-vs-high-street-fashion/
Please leave your thoughts on my blog and I’ll be sure to do the same
Sending positivity,
V.O.L
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Sorry to hear about your rough start to the week. Anything I can help with? (I can probably only listen and recommend things lol)
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