May 28, 2018 / Community Pool

Community Pool

Where WordPress bloggers support each other with feedback and advice.

Welcome to the final edition of the Community Pool! Whether you’ve been a regular here for years or just recently discovered the Pool: thank you for making it such a supportive, lively, and collegial place for bloggers of all stripes.

As always, feel free to share links to your latest post for feedback, or ask a question about your site’s design, publishing cadence, or any other blogging-related topic you’re looking for input on. Since this will be the last time the Pool opens its doors, you’re also welcome to chat with others about any community initiatives you’re interested in starting or share links to existing blogging events you’re part of and think others might be interested in as well.

The Community Pool is for peer feedback and advice. Looking for more specific information? Check out some of these resources:

To help us keep 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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    1. A very deep and thought-provoking article! Pretty true as well. And the title was the most suitable one for your article. In all, I loved it. 🙂
      I’m new to blogging and I’d really appreciate if you could take a look at my blog and the three posts that I’ve uploaded yet.
      https://fictivefinesseff.wordpress.com/

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  9. Hey everyone! How are you guys doing?

    I just published a new post on a book I finished. I made sure to make it more of a book discussion and less of a summary. I would really appreciate some feedback if you can spare a few minutes – https://boxofinsane.wordpress.com/2018/05/30/circe/

    Thanks a ton! And my post contains spoilers for the book ‘Circe’ so please avoid if you’re planning to read it 🙂

    Liked by 5 people

  10. Hi! I’m definitely new to the pool. I’m so excited about being apart of it. My name is Ndia. I write inspirational blogs. Here is my latest one. I do believe that I should probably take an extra writing class to perfect the structure of writing. Please check it out and tell me what you think. A-Ray of Sunshine

    A-Ray of Sunshine

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  12. Hi everyone. Sorry to learn that I’m just finding this place as it closes down (or I’m not getting that right?).

    I blog about books and writing, and, every now and then, about my own writing. Book reviews, examples of great prose and things of that nature, along with general book recs and interviews with writers.

    Here’s my latest post: https://jthorsson.com/2018/05/30/the-silence-of-the-lambs-and-the-surprise-it-holds-for-writers/

    I’d like to take my blog to the next level and would love some feedback on what you guys think.

    Thanks.

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  14. So sad that this is the last Community Pool! I have “met” some amazing writers. I wish you all the best! Please check out my latest blog post and leave a comment on my page so I can check out blog! I would love to connect with more of you 🙂

    britedesignsstudioblog.wordpress.com/2018/05/31/186/

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  21. Hey bloggers!
    I’m new to blogging and I’d really appreciate if you could take a look at my blog and the three posts that I’ve uploaded yet.
    https://fictivefinesseff.wordpress.com/
    And the latest post, The Dark Alley, was my first shot at writing so I’d gladly welcome some constructive feedback or suggestions.
    Happy reading! 🙂

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  24. Hey fellow bloggers,
    I’m very sad to see the Community Pool closing. I’ve only been blogging a couple of months now and I will miss the events on offer here.
    Thanks for supporting me this far. Please look at my site and blogs. I’m looking for support and followers.
    Hope you like it.
    All feedback wellcome 😊
    Thank you

    Here is my latest post:

    https://honorarycounsellormuser.wordpress.com/2018/05/31/reflections/

    Here is my full site:

    https://honorarycounsellormuser.wordpress.com

    Liked by 10 people