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  1. paulbentley
    Member

    Hi everyone, I am new to blogging. I have always wanted to blog, but never felt I had a theme/reason. Just recently I decided I needed a healthier lifestyle and hey presto I had my reason. Feedback would be much appreciated.

    Thanks, Paul

    The blog I need help with is paulbentley.wordpress.com.

  2. teamoyeniyi
    Member

    I like it!

    (There is a typo in the first sentence of your latest post - loves instead of loved.)

    I will be back to read more and help keep you accountable!

  3. bazmann
    Member

    A very nicely layed out blog, with big, easy to read posts, which entice the reader. You write with good style, and great humour.

    I would take the calender away from the top so the featured posts appear at the top of the sidebar. I've found having the Twitter widget is a bit of a waste of space on my own blog, as the tweets are difficult to follow out of context. I chose to have a button linking to my account instead. But this is obviously just suggestion, i don't mean to tell you how to layout your blog, as a blog is a very personal possession.

    Good luck!

  4. noirciplume
    Member

    Love your header image! I agree the calender widget is not needed. Great blog so far!

  5. noirciplume
    Member

    And Yay for another British! :)

  6. paulbentley
    Member

    Thanks for the feedback guys it really helps and encourages me to continue. I find the blog to be a very real accountability tool for what I'm trying to achieve. Your input is great, thank you.

  7. misplacedperson
    Member

    I'd put a weight loss counter at the top of your sidebar and update it every week/fortnight/whatever - motivation for both you and any readers also aiming to lose weight.

  8. momfog
    Member

    This is a great blog! I like the writing style and I learned a new word. "Joddle," which is what I do. I don't need to subscribe to another blog, but I can't help myself.

    I think the weight loss counter is a good idea, if you're brave enough. I would also move the subscribe button to the top. That's where I usually look for it, anyway. :-)

    Good luck and I hope we can help you stay accountable!

    @noirciplume Oddly enough, more than half the blogs I subscribe to are British ones. The other half are Canadians, Aussies, Irish, and a few Americans. Not very patriotic of me, is it? :-)

  9. paulbentley
    Member

    Loving the feedback, thank you sooooo much. Re the weight loss counter, it's a nice idea, but I deliberately don't want to make it about weight loss. Too much disappointment in a weight loss 'focus'. I'm not saying weight loss isn't important, it is, but I want it to almost be a bi-product of the 'healthier' lifestyle change.

    Thank you so much for the input, please keep looking in and keeping me accountable.

    "I Can Do It...!"

  10. momfog
    Member

    I agree with your "counter-argument," (wah, wah), now that I think about it. Attitudes about eating are far more important, which is probably why I've never had a successful "dieting" experience.

    "Yes You Can!"

  11. teamoyeniyi
    Member

    Paul, the pic in your latest post is not displaying properly. Thought you'd like to know!

  12. paulbentley
    Member

    Not at computer right now. Is it the top right image? I haven't quite figured out how I can post images in two separate locations. I had a toop image and 3 'gallery' images at the bottom but for some reason the gallery put the top image below as well. I tried to delete it from below but it must have deleted it from both top and bottom. Sorry bit long winded, I hope you understand.

  13. teamoyeniyi
    Member

    It is the firast image in the most recent post.

    You cannot have a gallery or slideshow and a standa alone image in the same post, WP doesn't work like that. So that sounds like what has happened - you've deleted the image and so the link fails for the top pic.

  14. skindex
    Member

    Your blog is really good, lots of neat stuff on there. Did you know you can change the color? I think they have about 4 choices. I almost used this theme. Impressive, thanks for giving us the opportunity to view it.

  15. paulbentley
    Member

    Thanks skindex much appreciated. Yeah I know about the other colours but just decided to keep this one. Really enjoying blogging, thanks for the support.

  16. ahundredthingstodo
    Member

    I love your theme! Its pretty darn awesome. Your writing style is also pretty good. Just keep it up and you'll have the best blog ever in no time!

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