Feb 19, 2018 / 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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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.

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.
  • If you’re looking for quality feedback, be as specific as you can. Questions about a particular post tend to draw more comments than ones about entire blogs. Questions about specific design elements are more likely to be answered than ones asking for general layout advice.
  • 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!
  • To keep from losing your place in the comment thread while you visit others’ blogs, right-click on a link to open it in a new tab or window.
  • If you haven’t looked at our Commenting Guidelines in a while, now might be a good time.
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  1. Hello everyone….

    I am a new blogger and have joined you all…I basically write about my experiences with the world…so come and see the world through my perspective and maybe then you can feel the connection too…
    Its my new blog…

    The struggle of a fat girl!

    Do check out the others blogs too…
    Please do follow for more such blogs…and comments and feedbackd are always welcome…

    Thank you and stay fit 😊

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    1. I am glad that you are a new blogger who has joined the WordPress community; WordPress has a little thing called “First Friday” in which new bloggers showcase their new posts; Try and check that out! Congratulations! 🏆🌹-JW

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    2. I really liked this. It pumped me up right here, right now at 10:00 at night. Very motivational. I followed, it was that good! 😉

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  3. Hey guys!

    So today I’m sharing with you all a post which displays a choice few amongst the many photographs I have clicked with my DSLR over the years.

    But that’s not all! The pictures have been woven into a short story, putting forward the ideation of the impact that photographs are so much more than just an image. They tell you… A story.

    So if you like nature photography or short stories, please pay a visit! I’m looking forward to all sorts of feedback. And of course repaying the debt by doing the same.

    Hope to see you at my blog then! 🙂

    https://soumitra97.wordpress.com/2018/02/08/picturesque/

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    1. You have a fascinating blog! It looks like you have some place holder text in a few spots, and if you are in instagram I would definitely add a photo feed at the bottom with a widget!

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      1. Thanks a million! 🙂 I’m not on Instagram right now, but I’ll surely bear that in mind if I ever open an account there! Sorry, I’m pretty Neanderthal when it comes to the technical aspects so I really didn’t get that ‘place holder text’ part…. Help me out there!

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  4. Good evening fellow bloggers!

    If you’re stuck in a rut, don’t know which way to turn, simply lacking in motivation or all of the above, I’d like to invite you to my blog page. I aim to inspire, motivate and have a laugh along the way whilst my 5 year plan gets under way. YOU…yes YOU deserve the best and we can succeed together!

    Sometimes I post about general things such as blogging hints and tips or a few fun things you should check out, but I’m open to any and all feedback and opinions!

    Why I chose blogging and why you should delve in!

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  5. Hello you wonderful bloggers! ❤
    How is 2018 treating you? All well, I hope!
    I love writing and reading, and my blog is full of poems by me and random writeups as well!
    Also, I'm obsessed with books, coffee, rainy days, clouds, the sky, the ocean, snow, and so much more xP
    Feel free to check out my blog, and this is my latest post,
    a poem-

    ~Like the ocean.

    I love getting to interact with other bloggers, so let's talk, shall we?
    All feedback is appreciated!
    Looking forward to talking,
    Happy Blogging! ❤

    – Shruti Ohri :))

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    4. I think a similar issues were brought up against Mark Twain for his use of the n word. (Take that with a grain of salt though; I could be remembering wrong). Either way, you bring up a valid point. While slurs are disgusting, they might also be necessary for writing realistic fiction that portrays real evil in the world. I personally wouldn’t put them in my own writing, but I can sympathize with your argument. I think sometimes being angry at media is okay and that the offensive material isn’t inherently evil just because it made us angry; there are things that should absolutely offend us and absolutely get a negative reaction out of us. Anger isn’t always bad. Context is important.

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    1. Noice blog! Your posts look good when they are viewed externally, but I’d just that you make the formatting as such that it looks appealing in the reader too. Just a suggestion. Great blog otherwise!

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  13. Greetings! I hope the weather is a lot nicer where you are today! (It is grey and raining here)

    My most recent post is on how it is okay to finally allow yourself to ‘give up hope’ and it isn’t necessarily a bad thing. This was a very difficult piece for me to write.

    I hope this post is able to help some of you- or maybe someone you know who could use it.

    Finding Strength Through ‘Giving Up’

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      1. Thank you. I actually had a panic attack when I hit publish. I am glad to see that it is resonating with people. It is probably one of the hardest things I have ever had to write and share.

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    4. You have a phenomenal site! LLoved your Dirty Vans page. Very creative and inspirational. Those photographs are something else entirely; and they almost seem to have a life of their own. Fantastic stuff! 😊

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    2. Firstly, it’s good to share the URL of the post you’d like us to read. It’s nice to have a brief explanation of it too before we click and it may tempt others to your blog that otherwise would not check it out. And then share the love and read and comment on a few other blogs. 🙂
      Secondly, you can add your social media links to your blog depending on your social followers you can gain a lot of traction with that. Depending on your theme you may find a group on Facebook that you share in. Sometimes Facebook works for me. My Twitter feed is rubbish to be honest, but then it’s mostly anonymous. I’ve just started Reddit and I’m really a rookie with it but have had a few views.
      Thirdly, use tags and categories up to a max of 15 combined and these help search engines find your posts. Think about titles, I’ve a few now that are regularly picked up by search engines 3-4 times a week and I’m convinced that I’ve inadvertently chosen the search terms that people use for my title.
      Also, your site does look a little new still as you have an unused text widget on your Home page and your About page has yet to be filled in and also has a text widget. Spend a few minutes in the customiser and your blog will be really appealing.
      I can’t really comment much on the poetry (I’m not so hot with that) but from what I saw it looks great!

      Hope this helps. 🙂

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      1. Ruby such great tips. Too often I see bloggers literally begging for their blogs to be read and not interacting with other bloggers. The great majority of my followers are from the WP community. I post my blogs to the FB page but for the most part they are ignored there. I belong to other groups and I do get support there and I genuinely share the live as well.

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      2. This was such a great help! Thankyou so much. But as you see I don’t know much how this works, I will be highly obliged if you tell me how to use tags and categories.
        And I’m glad you took time to help me out and appreciated my work.

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      3. You’d probably find a WordPress article to explain it better than I could!
        Categories denote the topic your article is about (e.g. Nineteenth Century) so all my articles about the 19C go into that category (think folder!). Then, for example if the article is about royalty I’ll tag keywords specifically to do with that article and this helps search engines find your work – so ‘Royalty’, ‘Queen Victoria, ‘Prince Albert’ may be my chosen tags.

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    3. You have a great site, except I would suggest either customizing or deleting the unused Text Widget on the Sidebar of your page and also to work on an About page, as it really does attract readers. Otherwise, amazing work. Keep blogging, you’re clearly good at it! 😊

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    4. Hey Rujhan. I know the feeling – I’ve had this blog for a few months as well and I feel like I’m not getting recognition or exposure at all. I checked out your blog and I love your poems and the feelings you evoke. Absolutely beautiful!
      Maybe you can check out my blog and some of my poems?
      Love your work,
      Ammaarah

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  19. Hi everyone,

    I have been writing blogs since a year now. Though, I haven’t been social on this site lately. Therefore, I’m keen to learn about others and their feedback upon my work. Do visit my blog and place your valuable feedback:

    http://www.szwin.wordpress.com

    Thank you.
    Happy Blogging!

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  20. Hello all! I wrote this post about facing our hardest times – those seasons that feel like they’re trying to kill us – and wondering if the hope that we have clung to in less trying times is going to be enough to sustain us in our darkest moments. After all, if my hope is not tough enough for my toughest times, then I believe that I need to do some reevaluating. I’d love to hear your thoughts about this issue/my post. Thanks, and happy swimming!

    My Hope Remains

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    1. I relate to much of what you see here, especially about the ever changing nature of chronic pain. This post reminded me of one I wrote some time ago. I would love to get your feedback and thoughts:

      “How are you feeling?” Knitted brows narrow with what is probably genuine concern, but feels like pity. Exhausted. Hysterical. In pain all the time. …
      Yes to All Things Me

      Yes to All Things Me

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    2. You definitely have a way with words. I found myself relating to almost all of your posts; and therefore liked every single one of them, literally. Keep blogging, you’re clearly quite amazing at it! 😊

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  22. Hello all!

    Today I posted about what I’ve read this month — an okay thriller, a better thriller, and a stunningly awful, beautifully told true story.

    Definitely check back later, too, because I’m seeing Black Panther tonight and I’m already feeling a post coming about the significance of this movie, especially with its female characters. If you’ve reviewed this movie or are planning to, feel free to leave a link! I’d love to see what others think.

    Happy Monday!

    http://www.missionincomplete95.wordpress.com

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    1. I left you a comment.
      Make sure you edit your About page when you get the chance.
      To see what I’m talking about, just click on your link and see. It’s the default page. There are various ways to edit. For example “My site” in upper left corner, “view site” and then click on the About page and you should be able to edit.
      You can put a little something about yourself and maybe something in regards to what your blog is about.

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    2. Hi!
      You have a nice blog!
      I noticed that you haven’t posted anything in your ‘About’ page. I highly recommend you to update it! An ‘About’ page which talks about you and what your blog aims will help the visitors understand your blog better!
      Happy blogging!🌹

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