Feb 26, 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?

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  7. I have a full-time RV life/travel blog–a niche that isn’t for everybody, but some who share the lifestyle (or are curious) might find interesting. I am working hard on making my travel experiences interesting for any reader–including history and personal experience. I would love some productive feedback. Thank you in advance. https://randombitsoftrialanderror.com/2018/02/25/superstition-mountain-museum-and-goldfield-ghost-town-full-time-rv-life/

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    2. Followed! I’m a fellow rv’er although we travel for work as we decided we hated renting houses and paying someone else’s mortgage everywhere we go.

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    2. Hey Rebecca! I agree with you revision does require imagination as we do get to observe certain subjects from different perspectives. That was a lovely post.
      I too have responded to the Daily Prompt. I would really appreciate it if you could give those a read.
      Thanks!

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  9. Heyy bloggers… Here’s my latest poem “Who is she?”

    Who is she? (I)

    It’s poem in three parts. The first has been posted. Second will be posted tomorrow. Looking forward to your comments and feedback. Feel free to follow me.

    Stay tuned to read 😇
    Thankyou 💙

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  10. ‘When reading this and the following entries, I have no doubt, every one of you, to one degree or another, will tinker with the notion that I have a mind made of chunky delusional soup, but I assure you, I am in full control of my mental faculties. For now, I ask you to do no more than humour the possibility of what is to follow. There was a man who first spoke of the Earth as round rather than flat. Simply read with an open mind and ask, what if?’

    https://thisdoorisalarmed.wordpress.com/2018/02/25/him

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  13. Sharing with you my latest post on my visit to Hampton Court Palace earlier this month 🙂
    https://historianruby.wordpress.com/2018/02/26/hampton-court-palace-vote-100-the-palace-under-attack/

    Last week’s post on young Henry VIII 🙂
    https://historianruby.wordpress.com/2018/02/20/hampton-court-palace-young-henry-viiis-story/

    I’m nearing 300 followers and if you like what you read please follow!
    Looking forward to checking your blogs, too. 🙂

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    1. Hi!
      I read your recent post and like reading it! It is just so informative!
      Also, I noticed that you don’t have an ‘About’ page on your site. Well, I would definitely recommend you to add it. An ‘About’ page which would talk about you and what your blog aims at will help the visitors understand your blog better!
      Happy blogging!🍁

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  15. Happy Monday, you all! It is sure going to be an exciting week for yours truly; I have not only written a brand-new post about the 50th anniversary of “Mister Rogers Neighborhood”, but this Friday is the most splashiest event of all time-That’s right, it is our annual Pool Parade 2018, and this year the theme is 🍭”A Day at Candy Beach”🍭…You’ll find all of the complete details at my blog, as well as so very much more wonderfully wonderful stuff, right at my blog at http://www.j2w7.wordpress.com! Hope everyone has a very blessed week, with 💘-JW

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  17. Hello everyone!

    I just started blogging two weeks ago and I enjoy writing stories based on my me and my girlfriends experience. I’m still trying to improve so if anyone can give me any tips, comments, suggestion, or criticism that would be great!

    My blog is all about Long-distance relationship stuff related so if anyone is interested, you could check out my site. Thanks!

    https://thehogninja.wordpress.com

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    1. I was not able to leave a comment on your site for this post. Is that by design? I watched that TED talk about 3 years ago and went out and bout his book The Happiness Advantage. Good stuff.

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  20. Happy Manhood Monday. Can’t believe it’s my 20th post already!
    This week focuses on effective leadership (1.5 minute read).

    Excerpt: About a week ago I had an epiphany–one that I hope you’ll find inspiring. In fact, I was so thrilled that I decided to dedicate the next three Manhood Monday posts around the topic of effective leadership with the goal of nurturing male leadership skills. The first principle I’d like to mention is:

    https://wp.me/p876wZ-Vx

    Enjoy!

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    2. That’s a good post. I agree with you, today in the rat-race that we are stuck in, we hardly allow ourselves to slow down a bit for recreation.
      Great work.

      Also, I’d like it if you could check out my blog too. I’m not sure if you are into poetry but do give it a read. Would really appreciate that. Thanks!!

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      1. Awwhh! Thank you!! I really appreciate you stopping by. I went and checked ours out too! I’m actually still looking at it. I haven’t closed the window yet. It seems to be very interesting!! I wish you much success in your journey of blogging 🙂

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  23. Hello Friends,

    I know, I am posting after a really long time. Before I go ahead, I want to tell you guys something…. Last time when I shared my take on community pool I unknowingly broke my own record of Maximum number of likes and views in a single day on Take : 22 ! Thank you so much for the love. Hopefully you will like the new one as well 🙂

    So here it is :

    Take 23

    Take 23 : Does Everything Has To End With A Fight ?

    Looking forward to reading your blogs

    Love
    Aywriteslife

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  24. Happy Monday everyone! I’m sharing a link here to my last post, in which I wrote about my struggle to find freedom in a life that is so easily dominated by fear. Finding a way to live in peace and courage has always had a powerful appeal to me, and what I wrote here sheds some light on a portion of my search. I’d love it if you’d stop by and check the post out, and then share any thoughts you might have with me. Thanks so much!

    Living with Abandon

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  27. Hi 🙂

    I’d really appreciate some feedback on my post here, preferably in this forum, unless you really want to add to the conversation there.

    What I’m looking to find out is whether the main thrust of the article comes through clearly. Is the post too long? Too complicated? (I suspect it is…)

    Your thoughts will be much appreciated.

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    1. I found that to be very interesting. I am not scientifically minded in the slightest but I found your post to be readable for my level, while still remaining scholarly. Your post is a good length, helped tremendously by the addition of the videos.

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    2. It was a bit lengthy. One thing that could help is a way to structure it. For instance, you could state at the beginning that you will give x number of reasons why the distance of the moon is not a coincidence. You could then number each reason so it’s easier for us to follow. https://gracelead.co

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    2. It’s nice to see some positivity! Checking stats becomes quite addictive . . . sometimes I’m glad of a full day at work and that breaks the habit of checking 🙂 I’m still only have tiny bit of interest on Twitter (although have been retweeted tonight!) but I think that’s because I don’t interact on Twitter much at all. Facebook is my medium for family and friends but even so relatively few read my blog from there. 🙂

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      1. I know the feeling, but those stats are the motivation 😁 even simply searching for some blog related hash tags to find the blogging trains I talk about can boost you so much on Twitter 🙆🏼‍♀️ I think interaction is the biggest point I try to put across because it works every time for me 🙃 don’t be afraid to speak up

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      2. I’m bold enough on here! I do share automatically but they don’t bite! I share on FB and one family history post was shared on again and I have no idea by whom . . . in early January that post received 169 views on one day . . . it’s now my second favourite post!
        So I know the principle ingredient to repeat this . . . write another family history post! 🙂 🙂

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