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?

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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.
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  • 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!
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  • If you haven’t looked at our Commenting Guidelines in a while, now might be a good time.
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    2. I really liked the one with the different faces over the journey to Connecticut. Made me laugh! What a great idea. I left you a message. x

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      1. I’m glad that you liked it. She’s still on her way to New York until now. It’s a good game to pass time hahaha

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    3. Who told you you’re not a good storyteller. I found your post very amusing and totally enjoyed myself. Keep giving us more of such stuff.

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  2. Very excited to have reached 200 followers less than a year into blogging. Thank you, swimmers, for all your support!

    My latest adventure in creative writing/publishing is to submit to an audio contest. For it, I’m reading and recording a flash fiction piece. Have you ever recorded yourself reading one of your pieces? My post on my experience here: https://rustbeltgirlblog.wordpress.com/2018/03/11/the-sound-of-your-story/

    Happy to check out your site in return. Thanks!

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    2. Hi there! A friend and I created a few audio recordings of my writings to be included in videos. Luckily, he turned out to be a skilled narrator and I got a lot of positive feedback for these projects on YouTube. Feel free to check them out on my blog. I hope your venture goes well.

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    1. I’m not sure if it just my phone layout but I found it moderately murky to find your actual posts…but when I did…fantastic! Now I know the difference between deer nuts and beer nuts. 😉 followed to see more!

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      1. Great tip! Ya I agree… I just switched my design and I need to improve that! Thank you for the feedback!👍🏻

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  6. Hi all! Happy Manhood Monday (abbreviated as MM). 🙂

    Hope today’s post on Effective leadership inspires you: It’s called: Control Yourself. (1.5 min read)

    Excerpt:
    Imagine: you’re training an elite workforce that has the potential to take your company to new heights. But you find out that one guy on the team is leaking confidential company information to your chief competitor. What do you do?

    https://wp.me/p876wZ-W3

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      2. I’m actually gonna take back what I just said right now. Enjoy school while it last! There’s no freedom after school! Adulting is hard. 😭

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    1. You got a pretty good content. Mmm. Maybe you can add a “About” tab. Then just put a little introduction about yourself, your goals etc. Other than that it’s really good.

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      1. Thanks for reading John! I’m glad you liked it and could find deep meaning in it. 🙂

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  10. Well, it’s another start to another week, all of you bloggers and blog followers out there…Just in time for the upcoming Easter holiday, I have just started a special week of quotes from the Bible entitled “WORDS OF FAITH” so be sure and to check it out! Also, I plan to bring you more of the same colorful fun, as always, right here at KALEIDOSCOPE, so be sure to follow my blog for all of the fun, all right at http://www.j2w7.wordpress.com! (Oh, and if Dave Fuentes is around, please tell him to wish Svengoolie a very happy birthday for me, please! Thanks!) Have a most blessed week, with 💘-JW 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹😆

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    1. Nice blog post! Short sweet and informative to your audience! I like how you incorporated pictures in there as well. I can relate with you on that anxiety 😣 mines is really bad as well. I can’t be out in crowds either, I’m actively working on it tho! Don’t want to ramble lol but good post ! Giving you a follow💫

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    2. Okay, can I just be real for a minute? I LOVE IT!! I’m so much of a girly girl. Love getting my nails done, love shopping, and most importantly I LOVE pizza. I don’t think you love it more than I do(every Friday). When I came across your blog, I knew that I would love it. Thanks for sharing! I will be following!!

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  13. Hello! I’ve recently posted my first fantasy piece. It is a short story that I might expand into an online novella. Take a look at it here https://inkofhers.wordpress.com/2018/03/05/short-story-constellations/

    My reflection on it is on the link below. If you’ve got a SFW short story that you don’t mind sharing, leave it on the comments of this page: https://inkofhers.wordpress.com/2018/03/07/thoughts-on-constellations-and-a-thousand-friends/

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  16. Hi, you wonderful bloggers!
    How are all of youuu? All well I hope!
    It’s good to be back here, and get to know more bloggers and read more beautiful work! Always a treat!❤
    So I mostly write poetry, because I like expressing stuff through poems, however, I do put up writeups at times, and I’m always readyy to talk to more bloggers!
    I recently put up a article on equality (since people don’t even bother to read more after they see the word ‘feminist’), and you can check it out here-

    ~Equality. Peace out.

    I’d love to know about your views! And also, if you’re interested in poetry, feel free to check out my blog, I write poems most of the time!
    All feedback is appreciated! And I’d love to go through your blog as well!
    Let’s talk! ^_^
    Happy Blogging!

    Keep Smiling,
    Shruti Ohri :’))

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    1. I totally forgot about the daylight savings the other day. And now my schedule is a messed 😂

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  24. Hi everyone. I hope you’re having a great day. (Some persons are probably tired of seeing my name here 😬). But that’s all good. We’re all here to promote our blogs, ask for feedback and advice (and followers too). So with that being said, I’d love if you guys could check out my blog https://chocolatevybz.wordpress.com and please read some of my posts, leave some comments, some likes and follow me too (I post every Wednesday).

    Also leave your blog link so I can check out your blog as well. Let me support you while you support me 😊

    Thanks in advance. I truly appreciate it ❤

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  25. Hi!
    Dreams. What are they? In my blog post, I try comparing dreams to the parallel universe. I know this sounds crazy, but if you think about it, it actually makes sense! Thanks for reading!

    Dreams

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  28. Hello readers,
    Today I’m presenting a memoire.
    It’s what happened to us last summer. It’s an adventure which took lots of energy and perseverance.
    Will be happy to read your comments

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