Feb 26, 2018 / Community Pool

Community Pool

Where WordPress bloggers support each other with feedback and advice.

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    1. GIRL! This post was so great to read and so inspiring. Also, your pictures are BEAUTIFUL. So clear and defined. Not to mention your outfit was so pleasing to the eye. LOVED IT.

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  5. I’ll also love for you to give me ideas on how to push my traffic as I just started and some fashion blog to follow so I can get inspiration 😊. StyleSenami.wordpress.com/ I have just four (4) posts, so feel free to go through and advice me on what to work on so I’ll get better.

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    1. It takes a while to get going, but I can see you’re doing all the right things.

      Just one tip – there are limits to the amount of tags you can use for your post to appear in WordPress’s Reader. I think the maximum is fourteen tags and categories combined.

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  6. Sharing my post recent post with you all. Australian singer/producer Alex Cameron dropped one of my favorite records from last year, Forced Witness, and I got to see him and his band last week in LA – they put on a really fun show! Here is my review. If you like the idea of some infectious, ’80s inspired rock tunes with a comic flair, look no further than this guy.

    Alex Cameron @ Lodge Room

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    1. Aww! I loved reading this. It seems your Spring is going to be very calm, relaxing, and inviting, especially with having so many flowers around!

      I’m a student, so I plan to just get through this semester! Summer is right around the corner!(:

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      1. Thanks for reading .You reminded me of my student days when I had no time for all this.i completely understand you 😦 But Now I am on vacation and trying to explore as much as I can do before getting back to work 🙂 and Good Luck for this Semester. 🙂

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    1. I read your MPO about views peice and really related to it, it’s much more encouraging to know someone is acutally reading your posts rather than just quietly liking them. One bit of feedback would be to add a widget so people can quickly look through your whole cataloge rather than scroll down (unless I missed it!) keep at it 🙂

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      1. Thank you very much for your advice. I’ll add a widget just like you suggested and I’ve read one post from your blog thus far and I truly enjoyed it

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      1. Thanks. Just follow my blog and you’ll be up to date 😊 and I’ll be sure to follow yours and read your posts a well

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    1. Though it’s an interesting concept, I’m not sure quite how to decipher what’s going on. It’s a good attempt at a challenge, but it might be better to lengthen it out.
      Happy writing!
      -Author S

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      1. Thank you for your feedback. Whilst it doesn’t bode well (for me) that you weren’t able to decipher what was going on, I’d like to try and explain so you can see what I was trying to do.

        The challenge was to write about superstitious (interpreted any way you say fit) my take on it was more around superstitions in general and the text meant to be subliminal.

        For example, the character names are all witches out of the Wizard of Oz. To understand placement within the story you’d need to know who they were i.e. Evanora (wicked witch) and Glinda (good witch). There is also a relationship between Evanora and Theodora (sisters).

        There are 13 children (13 being a number that many consider unlucky) 12 of them chanting and 1 of them who’s participating on the floor.

        During the game; Glinda falls and Locasta (mother) shouts up asking what on earth is going on. She’s also stirring a pot (didn’t use cauldron, but you get the point). She explains that she shouldn’t have had this sleepover/slumberparty on Friday 13th (superstition).

        Finally in walks a black cat ‘Obsidian’ and black cats can also been seen as bad luck if one was to cross your path. As it happens this one is the family pet.

        Sorry for the lengthily reply. I just felt I had to explain (as it wasn’t apparent) what story I was trying to portray.

        I will bear your comments in mind though. Maybe I need to be more transparent for my next one.

        Thank you,

        Tina

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      2. Perhaps for your next challenge you could work backwards by constructing a more complete version, something as small as 500 words and work your way down. Not only would it be a revision and perspective exercise, it’d help you decide which parts are absolutely necessary for a story.
        Thank you for your explanation. I understand it much better now!
        -Author S

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      4. Of course! I’m glad I could offer some help. If you’d like to stop by my blog, you’re more than welcome.
        -Author S

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      7. You’ve a very well designed blog. I like how easy it is to navigate. Resources are very helpful too! I’ve given you a follow!

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  11. I get the feeling my posts have not been seen by enough people. I wish you’d be just another eye seeing through my mind.
    Why don’t you check at penningbold.wordpress.com

    I’ll love your feedback!

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    1. You have a very strong site and excellent content. All you have to do now is promote yourself. Go and visit other bloggers, leave comments and interact. Good luck!

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      1. Thank you so much, Jane Gealy. You make me so proud.
        Yeah, I think I don’t do very well with promotion.
        You sure just helped with a tip.
        I’ll do that!

        Thanks, again.

        I’d love you to follow the blog. I’ll be dropping something very soon.

        ☺️

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      2. Of course! Feel free to stop by if you’d like. Perhaps inspiration is a matter of keeping up with your reading. Plus, I have prompts and such in my Resource tab.
        -Author S

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    1. A mini-you or mini-me would be interesting, especially if cloning humans became popular enough. I think for most situations, it’d be important to offer something you lacked like advice, encouragement, etc. if that applies or just try to make it the best person you could. Also, being a clone doesn’t necessarily mean it’ll have the same personality, so that’s a factor to watch for too.
      Happy writing!
      -Author S

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    1. Hey G 🙂

      Your writing is so quirky! Hope you continue with your English major…Your writing will greatly benefit. Good luck!

      PS: Try customizing your page so that it has a “Comments” section/ button for each post, that way people can quickly respond to your posts.

      Regards,

      B.Bleu, With Love.

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    1. Hey Rexo 🙂 It’s great to see such bold writing about Christianity being put out there.

      If I may, I have some input on how you might be able to improve the reading experience.

      Give the reader opportunities to digest the powerful information you are relaying. Try packaging your thoughts into smaller paragraphs, (which you can even give headings to, if you like.) This will give the reading even more impact.

      Hope this helps.

      B.Bleu, With Love.

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  22. Hello fellow bloggers 🙂

    It’s great to see so many creative minds at work on this platform!
    I recently came across the “Post A Day” challenge and decided to post something on the topic “DIM” called “Mid-way to Light.” I haven’t posted in a while, so I’m in need of feedback.

    My blogs are generally more Christian-based, but I would like to reach a wider audience in terms of religion/beliefs as well as nationality, so any advice in that aspect would be great.
    Any other advice and criticism are also more than welcome!
    Happy Blogging!

    B.Bleu, With Love.

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  23. Greetings all! After much thought I started a blog about the University of Tennessee athletics, mostly football. I love to write and I love talking about Tennessee sports. I published my fifth post tonight and would love some feedback. You can find it at
    http://901vol.com/blog/. I look forward to reading your comments as well as your blogs! Thanks in advance.

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  25. Hey guys,
    I’m here to wish you all, my fellow bloggers a very Happy Holi. It’s an Indian festival, a festival of colors. And I wish you all happiness and colorful lives this Holi. 🙂

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    1. Hello! Just checked you out! I really the style you write in) I can feel you’re very passionate about cycling) Makes me want to try it either)
      I would edit pictures maybe. They’re great and such, but I feel like they need some more colors. In this world where everyone is able to make a pro-looking pic with just their phone, people want to see beautifully edited photos)
      But I know many ppl who do not want to edit anything, they want everything natural) Just pick your side)))
      Have a very nice day)

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      1. Hi, thank you, I’m pleased you like it. It just so happens that I’ve started a photography course which also includes editing images to get the best out of them. Hopefully I’ll be able to learn quickly and get some more images up.

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