Welcome back to #KCACOLS. I hope you are all well! We had 39 link ups last time! THANK YOU ALL so much for being part of the linky! I really appreciate your support. For new people joining us this week, I really hope you like #KCACOLS and that you come back again next time! You can also find out more about this linky on the #KCACOLS linky page! 🙂
PLEASE NOTE
The previous version of the Inlinkz system I was using has now expired so I am using the new version now. I am learning to use it still, so if you have any issues please let me know. I also wanted to mention that in order to add a link to the linky through Inlinkz you now need to sign in to their platform . I know this could put people off a little bit but bare in mind that due to GDPR, they are forced to verify personal information of any sorts as they act as a controller for the hosts of a linky. Also, it stops automated entries from scripts as well as seeing who is adding links on their own and who is paying someone to drop off massively entries through VAs. I haven’t had that on #kcacols but apparently it happens a lot to bigger linkies. I am so sorry if this is an inconvenience for you but I hope you stick with us and still join us as we have created a really lovely community here for more than 4 years! So let’s keep growing!
The last couple of weeks have passed relatively fast don’t you think? We were quite busy which is nice. We did a few interesting things. We went ice skating to Queens in Queensway and it was so much fun. I am not the best at this but I managed to go around the rink without falling once! The one who did fall several times was little Sienna! Bless her! But despite that, she loved it! We also ate at their restaurant MEATLiquor which is, OMG very delicious. They have the best big juicy burgers!
We also got had someone come to do a Spring Clean which was so much needed. This a super deep cleaning that left our bathrooms, windows and oven shining! I have actually linked up my post about it so you can read how it went.
Nick and I also went for lunch during the week. We don’t do this very often because his lunch break is not very long but once in a while it is nice to do. We went to Cocotte which is a French Rotisserie located in Hoxton. They also have another restaurant in Notting Hill but Nick’s job is very close to Hoxton so we chose that one. They specialise in chicken and their food is out of this world. Seriously, it was super delicious!
I also went to the launch event of the new Kinder Ice Creams in Southbank. I am so excited to be one of their 3 Ambassadors for the summer promoting their yummy ice creams. I have linked up the blog post about this so you can have a peak of their new ice creams!
I also wanted to say Happy International Women’s day for last Friday 8th March! 🙂
Each link up, I love sharing a couple of photos from my last 2 weeks on Instagram, so here are two of my favourites:
#KCACOLS ON INSTAGRAM
Thank you so much for using the #KCACOLS hashtag on Instagram for all your photos. It is lovely to see your photos there! I am so excited that we have more than 12.1k photos that have used the hashtag! I am thrilled! I would love it if more of you could use the hashtag for your photos and of course it would be even better if we all also spread some love there! I am featuring 1 photo from the community that has caught my eye since the last link up. This time I’m featuring MADELINE from This Glorious Life. See her photo below:
KCACOLS CROWD FACEBOOK GROUP
THANK YOU to all of you that have joined the #KCACOLS CROWD Facebook Group. You can join us here. Also if you do join, please send me a direct message with the name of your blog so then I know who you are without having to figure out your blog name 🙂
NOW BACK TO THE LINKY
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We had 39 link ups. Fewer linkups that I thought. I hope it is not because now I am using the new Inlinkz. If the signing in option is putting you off, please ignore that and start doing it for the reasons I have explained above in red.
We had 8 posts that needed more comments on Thursday. But by Saturday morning we reduce this to 1 posts. That was a great turn around! So from all 39 posts that were linkup we had 38 posts with 4 or more comments! Hurrah! Thank you so much for all your comments!
Regarding the people that have not commented on the post before theirs, we got 8 people on Thursday. By Saturday morning we reduced this number to 4. I will message them and hopefully we will get those comments done too.
Also, remember to comment on the co-hosts posts. Please also be aware that I’m BLOCKING URLs/Emails of people that have joined the linky and have not commented on any posts for consecutive weeks. If you find I have blocked you by mistake, please contact me.
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FORTNIGHTLY LINKY The linky will be open for 2 weeks until the second Wednesday at 8 pm or until we reach 100 link ups, whichever comes first. The co-hosts and I will be allowed to change our posts on the following Saturday after the linky is live. Please be aware of these changes during the second week. I would suggest that you link up one post each week so you will be able to share something different and current each week. I will also be more strict regarding commenting on the post before yours. |
LINKY TWEETS
I’m not tweeting individual people once the linky is live but I will tweet the people that have been featured and mentioned. I’ll also post a link to the new linky post on the KCACOLS Facebook Group, pin it on my Twitter account and on my Facebook page together with some generic tweets. I will of course, email all of you the link. If you could also share it by clicking the link below that would be FABULOUS!
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PLEASE REMEMBER
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IMPORTANT NOTE FOR NEW LINKERS: PLEASE START by commenting on the post linked up before yours FIRST and then comment on any other posts as much as you would like. Also, use the hashtag #KCACOLS when commenting (this is indeed very important so I can then see how many comments you are doing and then be able to feature you in my linky post which is always great for you as you get a backlink which helps improve your DA). |
Thank you so much for all your comments on the host posts and the linky post. As always, I have read and liked all your comments! We will do our best for you to receive a comment from someone on behalf of the linky (either the co-hosts or me).
GUEST CO-HOSTS FROM THE PREVIOUS LINK UP
I would like to say THANK YOU so much to JO from A Rose Tinted World and JEN from The Frozen Mind for helping me with the commenting this week! They have done a fantastic job! It was lovely co-hosting with them!
GUEST CO-HOSTS FOR THIS LINK UP
My first guest co-host this week is ALI from Ali’s Upside Down World. This is the 5th time that Ali is co-hosting with me. I love having her. As I mentioned before, she is a mother of two who likes to write about the things she does with her family, blogging and life in general. She is really lovely. I’m very excited to co-hosting with her again. Please give her some love to her social media accounts which are (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram & Pinterest). She will also be retweeting your tweets this week so please add her twitter handle (@weirdoA) to your tweets as well as mine. Finally, she has a guest co-host post, Get Lunchd At The Real Eating Company linked up too. Please if you could go there and add a comment it would be AWESOME!
My second guest co-host this week is EMMA from Me and B Make Tea. Emma has co-hosted many times and she has been featured and mentioned lots of times too. She has recently had a gorgeous baby boy so she is now a mother of 2 boys. She blogs about fun food ideas, days out, random thoughts and the bits in between! She is happily married and she is lucky to live nearby the beach. Please give her some love to her social media accounts which are (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram & Pinterest). She will also be retweeting your tweets this week so please add her twitter handle (@meandbmaketea) to your tweets as well as mine. Finally, she has a guest co-host post, 14 Ways to Make Learning Fun at Home linked up too. Please if you could go there and add a comment it would be AWESOME!
FEATURED POSTS – TOP 3
The person who commented the most this week was LANA from Finding Inspiration In The Chaos. I am so happy to see Lana back at the 3 top commenters! YEE! She has been amazing for the past few linkups which is really nice. She has been fabulous commenting on so many of your posts. She commented on 34 comments! Her post from the last link up was Dealing With Mom Guilt – 7 Tips to Ease the Burden Please go to the post and give some more love if you can.
The second person who commented a lot was MALIN from Sensational Learning With Penguin. It is also great to see Malin back at the top 3 commenters. She has always done fantastic with her lovely comments! I really appreciate her support. She has done amazing commenting on 33 posts! BRILLIANT! Thank you so much, MALIN! Her post from last week was Days Out in the South East: Walmer Castle & Gardens Please visit her post and give her more love if you can.
The third person who commented a lot was JENNA from Northern Bird. And Jenna is also back in the top 3 commenters which is great! Hurrah! I really appreciate all her support too. She has done a great job commenting on many of your lovely posts. She has commented on 28 posts! Thank you so much, JENNA! Her post from last week was An Idiots Guide To Delicious Pancakes. Please visit her post and give her more love if you can.
FEATURED POSTS – TOP 6
Behind Lana, Malin and Jenna were CHRISTY from Welsh Mum with 24 comments, TRACEY from One Frazzled Mum with 14 comments and LISA from Lisa Pomerantzster Blog with 13 comments. Thank you so much to all of you! 🙂
For this week’s linky I am linking up Kinder Ice Cream Launch Event & Ambassador Role and FastKlean Cleaning Services Review so I hope you like them! 😉
Please do not forget to follow and check out the #KCACOLS Pinterest Board. We have pinned all your posts from last week’s linky so please go and have a look. There are some great posts that deserve a read!
Now let’s carry on with the linky:
RULES:
Every 2 weeks I will choose 6 people who have commented A LOT on the linky. Three will be featured and another three will be mentioned in my fortnightly Saturday linky post. This means that 6 people will get a backlink on my new linky post every other Saturday!
1. Be sure to grab the #KCACOLS badge which can be found below or on my sidebar. Simply copy the code from the box below the badge and add it to the text/html at the bottom of your post or place it on your blog sidebar.
2. You can link up to 2 posts. I recommend you to link up one post each week to get the most of the linky.
3. You can share anything that you would like. It is open to absolutely any subject and also you can link up posts that are old or new. You are allowed to link up another linky ONLY if it is a promotional post about the linky and you can do this only once and I expect you to put my badge or a link to my linky and of course to follow the rules regarding commenting.
4. Comment on:
- one of the hosts’ posts (choose one that you would like to comment).
- the guest co-hosts posts.
- the post which is linked up immediately before yours.
- and finally, any other post that you would like to comment on.
That way everybody receives at least two comments (one from the host/guest co-hosts and one from others).
5. This linky will be open every other Saturday from 10 pm and will remain open until the following 2nd Wednesday at 08.00 pm or until we reach 100 link ups, whichever comes first.
6. If you would like us to tweet your post that is absolutely fine, just tweet your link to me @WithFranca, ALI @weirdoA and EMMA @meandbmaketea and we will retweet it. Please remember to use the hashtag #KCACOLS.
7. Finally, if you could please follow A Moment With Franca (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, YouTube) that would be fantastic!! 😉
I look forward to reading and commenting on your posts!! 🙂
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Thanks for stopping by,
Love you all ❤
Franca 💋
Thanks as always for hosting Franca #KCACOLS
My pleasure lovely 🙂 xx
I keep trying to comment on this post from the co-host: https://meandbmaketea.com/2019/03/11/make-learning-fun-at-home/ and the page keeps freezing and crashing.
Thanks lovely x