I'm trying something new today. If you look on the right hand side of your screen and scroll down you will see a poll on the symptoms of postpartum depression and anxiety. I've been thinking of adding polls to Postpartum Progress since people seem to like them so much. But I'm not sure if I want to do these because I think having the poll in my sidebar also makesmy sitetake a lot longer to load.
What do you think? Like the idea? Want to see what other people think about certain topics? Or would you prefer to have less clutter and a quicker loading time for the home page? Let me know.
You could add a category on the side for "Polls" and then put them into individual posts – or run one main one in the sidebar, and include others as you go…
I like the polls. Very interesting to see others' responses. Thanks!
If there were a way to see how many people have participated in the poll, that would be interesting too.
Polls rock…of course, adding an "other" selection could be helpful, as well. I think it's a powerful tool that can help all people who visit this site, so they won't beat themselves up, thinking they're alone with their symptoms.
I don't think the page loading time is an issue. It didn't seem any slower to me. And, I really liked seeing what other people selected. Like Jennifer said, it really does help to see it like that – and to know that others experienced the same symptoms. I think it's a great new addition to the site, and it provides some more interaction. Thumbs up from me.
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That is a nice poll. It can be very helpful to a lot of people here. Thank you so much for sharing.