Jan 1, 2018 / Community Pool

Community Pool

Where WordPress bloggers support each other with feedback and advice.

Happy new year! Welcome to the first 2018 edition of the Community Pool. Let’s keep this forum a welcoming, friendly, and productive space — thank you for reading (or re-reading) and respecting our guidelines below. Here’s to another fantastic year of blogging and online camaraderie.

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      1. Thank you so much! I’ll try to fix the content issues. As for inspiration, I honestly just sit in my bed and words come out of me. I have no clue where it comes from :’) Thank you for your feedback

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      2. I LOVE your style of writing. You add a bit of humor to spice your pieces up and I really appreciate that. I’d maybe try to find a way to spice up your actually site as well design wise. I think it would help draw people in. Keep writing!

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  4. Happy new year! Everyones advertising their blogs so i may aswell do it too lol. I am a new blog site that focuses on the deeper meanings in life and ways to help people with stress. Not much else to say apart from that. I guess you can just take a look for yourself and decide if my blogs are for you.

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    2. Hey, I have literally just started a blog yesterday and my blog probably screams amateur. i am looking forward to following your journey. Mine is very similar its a daily post of creating a happier less stressed year 🙂 good luck with your blog xx

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    1. Great post! I enjoyed reading it. It is quite long – and that is not a criticism as it is something I am trying to curb with my writing (and usually fail miserably) but you may like to think about making two posts out of one next time. It’s a win win for us as it means you get 2 posts written for your blog! E.g. the first part about your family and academic expectations could be one post and the friendship part could have been the other. You also need to fill out your About page as bloggers do look at to take a look at who the author is. 🙂

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    2. Hi!
      Happy New Year!

      You have a great blog! I absolutely love your post titled ‘Has God been good to you?’ and have also left a comment on it! You’ve got a new follower!
      Happy blogging!🌼

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    1. Hi Melanie. I love the format of your blog.

      I don’t know how you kept the blog posts on your main page as brief as possible with the link continue reading because on my blog, all my blogs comes up in full. Do you know how to make the blogs on my page to be as short as possible with the element of Continue Reading?

      All of your website is lovely and spaced out with all the various headings on the top.

      Terrific job

      RealJoePhill25

      https://realjoephill25.wordpress.com

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      1. Thank you for checking it out! I will be sure to poke around yours 🙂 as far as the excerpts, if you go to theme customization and click on content options, the first thing listed will give you the option of full posts or excerpts:)

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    2. I also commented on your blog, Melanie!:

      Really lovely. I’m following! I lost my mom to cancer when I was 30 (and my little sister was 23). I find it a challenge to go through marriage and parenthood without that model to look up to. I rely on a lot of memories, as you do, I’m sure. Maybe you’d like to read a post I wrote recently that touches on a memoir about a couple that buys a fixer-upper–might hit home for you! https://rustbeltgirlblog.wordpress.com/2017/12/24/all-the-way-home-and-the-back-and-heart-breaking-art-of-the-diy/

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      1. I completely agree! It is definitely challenging, but she lives on in my memories. I often ask myself when in doubt- what would my mom do? I will be sure to check out your post! 🙂

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  15. Hello everyone ,

    I have been blogging for two years about getting Mba, self -help and things i would love to do . I was inspired by a book named MBA in a day while i have been doing my MBA . I am aiming to share my experiences and knowledge though out this challenging journey and help anyone who plan to do their master and/or cannot afford this kind of programme due to its unaffordable prices . I think that there are so many things we could do by ourselves and encourage each other in this awesome journey to us. 😊

    Wishing you all a fruitful and joyful year ,
    Do keep blogging beautiful people from all around the world ❤🎈🎉🎄

    With my warmest regards,

    birgundemba,

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      4. The food especially! Kuneeefe ❤ haha

        I was told to try this naked sauna (forgot the name), but I didn't have the money for the top-end places. Next time will try it

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    1. Liked the post. I think much of it applies well beyond ourselves (the future, the dreams, the stress). Maybe what’s different about us is that we’ve seen others have amazing lives and now find it harder to just grind without feeling like a loser all the time..

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    1. Hi, great start! You have all your posts as uncategorised and as your site grows you will find it easier to have categories (sidebar or footer depending on theme) to sort your posts and help readers find the topic. You can have a combined 15 categories and tags and these help other readers locate your posts when searching. If you are not sure how to use categories take a look at my site. Hope this helps 🙂

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  18. Happy New Year everyone! This is such a cool idea. I would love some support over at my blog if you’re looking to read some positive and uplifting “brighter side” posts and also getting introduced to some neat products on Amazon I have purchased that I think are pretty neat and underrated so I’m looking to spread the word about them.

    Snowdropangelreviews.wordpress.com

    Thanks!

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  20. Happy New Year!
    I’ve actually been really busy on my blog over the Christmas period and have been looking forward to sharing my posts with you. I’ve added one link here to today’s post (this marks three different years that I’ve posted in !) it’s about British Home Children sent to Canada from Great Britain in the nineteenth century a practice that continued well into the twentieth century.
    If you like this you make like to check out some of my other posts. If you like please follow for more history 🙂

    https://historianruby.wordpress.com/2018/01/01/british-home-children/

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  22. Hi everyone,
    I started my blog a couple of months ago. i blog about fashion, beauty and lifestyle. Since its a new year i wrote a post about goals on my blog. i would appreciate if you check it out. Lave a comment so i can check out your blog as well.

    https://nitasstyle.com/

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      1. Thank you ever so much for taking the time to have a little look. I’m just starting but great to hear. I am enjoying checking out other blogs, so will stop buy for a read and a comment. Thanks for your comment 🙂

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  26. Hello Friends,

    Wishing you and your entire family a Very Happy and a Prosperous New Year! I hope you all get the happiness,love and positivity you truly deserve!

    I haven’t written a new post so I don’t have anything to share with you guys today! But I am looking forward to read all your posts this week!

    Have a blessed year ahead!

    Love

    Aywriteslife

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  27. To wade across life’s streams is something we often do, but always in different paces. Time comes when we have to move on, sometimes not prepared to pack our own, but only abide by nature’s commands- never sure of what’s in store but prepared to make sacrifices and take surprises however unpleasant. We all wade across life’s streams, not ever sure of our return, but hoping to meet somewhere in life’s maze while searching. . . searching for an outlet, trying to find a way, away.

    Dear Mama

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    1. Great post! I think I heard today that it is the 200th anniversary of Frankenstein? Or maybe it’s Mary Shelley’s birth? Whatever, the UK Royal Mint will issue a commemorative coin . . .or was it the Royal Mail and it’s a set of stamps? Haha. I’m not very helpful am I? 🙂

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    2. Wow. Quite a variety. I will be reading the Camus book and The Motor Cycle Diaries this year. Keep it up. Reading is becoming a lost art. I wonder what would be the future of novelists…..

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