Mar 12, 2018 / Community Pool

Community Pool

Where WordPress bloggers support each other with feedback and advice.

Note: Starting this week, each Community Pool post will be open for two days. Comments will then be closed until we publish the next Community Pool. Enjoy the swim!

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.
  • No running on the deck.

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  9. Hi everyone. This is a bit of flashback. Just yesterday I published a post with photos from the New Year’s fireworks show in Prague.

    Fireworks display

    I really like fireworks displays so if you published a similar post, please share it with us in comments (here or on my blog).

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  11. I think that this is a great idea. I’m the type of person that just can’t watch anything. It has to be meaningful, inspiring and can motivate me. With this blog, I can now read about the movie and check out the reviews! Thanks so much for your share and I will be following!

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  14. hey! hi everybody, please check out our blog, its still new but there are quite few posts alredy. It’s about heritage, food mostly these days, but check it out : )

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      1. Hi! Thank you for reading. I’m glad you liked it. 😀 Of course, I’d be happy to visit your blog. 🙂

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  16. Hiho! Will you please visit my page and see what are my opportunities so I can work on those. And also, if this is not too much to ask, will you please follow me hehe. I’ll surely follow you back. Thanks! mynotes143.wordpress.com

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      1. Just followed you back. Will surely drop by to your page and read your posts. Thanks for the feedback. Really appreciate it! Hope we get more followers haha 😀

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  19. Hey everyone! I would like to request you to please visit our blog and go through one of our posts which is very close to my heart, titled as “Life”, here we provide you the direct link to it:

    LIFE

    Besides this, if u have enough time then please visit other posts too as we r new to this field, we need to promote our blog😊😊
    It will great to get your feedbacks😊😊 please follow us if u like it!!

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    1. Very nice! My only point of constructive feedback is to delete the default post “My First Blog Post” and the Text Widget on the right hand side of the page. Since these are default items, they don’t really add to your website in any way. Good luck!

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    1. Wow, you’ve posted consistently on your blog for (almost) a year! Great work! I’ve only just started, so I hope I can follow you in your path of consistency 🙂

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    1. Hi there! You have some great travel advice on your blog! I think it’d be a nice improvement if you showcased your blog posts on your homepage and/or moved the Blog link in your menu to the left hand side. Your blog is the main component of your website, but it seems a little hidden when there’s only one link at the end of your menu that provides readers access to it. Share your great work right off the bat by integrating it into the home page! Best of luck!

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    2. Hi Brandy! I really enjoyed reading your blog, especially your recent post on budgeting for travel. I’ve been trying to get out more this past year and I felt your tips were both helpful and practical for a budding traveler like myself. Keep up the good work!

      Also, stop by my blog if you have the chance! I’d love your feedback. http://www.anxiousblackgirl.blog

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  25. Hello everyone! I just recently started my blog and I will apreciate it if you go check it out and give me your feedback 🙂 Here’s one of my posts: didiswonderland.wordpress.com/2018/03/12/5-ways-to-be-more-organized/

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  26. Hello everyone!! I am new to blogging and I have a website on health and inspiring others. Please check out one of my new posts “Many Children are not Healthy”. Please give feedback. Follow if you would like. Thanks!

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    1. Wonderful website!! I love that, as a nurse, you are sharing your knowledge in such a positive way. We need to keep the general public properly informed about health practices and you are helping to make that happen! One piece of feedback I have is that on your Shop front, I highly recommend retaking each photo of the Wall Decor items so that they all have the same background in a well-lit room. You want to create a “theme” of consistency among the photos so that viewers aren’t distracted by a coach, a rotated photo, or improper lighting. For example, take photos of the wall decor while they are hanging on a wall and make sure the photo is upright. Best of luck!

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  27. Hi everyone please check out my blog if you are interested in motivation and self help! I would also like to have a look through a few new blogs so let me know yours as well. I’m fairly new to this so go easy 😄👍 Thanks a lot 🙂

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  28. Hello bloggers! Just wanna share my latest post which is about a toxic relationship (I guess as i haven’t been in one), it’s a micropoem in prose. Here’s the link:

    puppet or partner

    Comments are welcome! You could also check out my travel photo essays under #thestrangehertravels. Thanks ☀️

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  30. Hello readers! For those of you looking for encouragement, motivation and purpose, please check out my blog focusing on Christian faith, motivation (and soon lifestyle posts)
    http:/www.theunspokentestimony.com/ Thank you ❤️

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    2. Hi! I saw your blog and I think it looks absolutely beautiful! I also read one of your posts and it was truly inspiring. I also really love the Christian and inspirational vibe that you have.

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      1. Thank you so much! Haha well Christ is truly my main source of life and motivation ❤️ During most of my schooling years, I suffered with so much anxiety and depression. Things were not always so easy, and now I can confidently say I am at a place of contentment. Every day is a work in progress, and honestly I can’t help but to share what I have learned and continue to learn with others 😊

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      2. That’s absolutely amazing! I am so glad you were able to find a place of peace through God. Please continue to share your beautiful journey!

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    3. Hey! I like your blog a lot! I also write about Christianity and I’m working on building a community for Christian discussion. I look forward to reading more of what you write!

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      1. Hello there! Thank you so much, I appreciate it. Just followed your blog and read up on your latest post, which I enjoyed very much! Hope to see more engaging content 🙂

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