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#KCACOLS – 19th March 2017

amomentwithfranca · 18 March 2017 · 10 Comments

Welcome back to #KCACOLS. I hope you all had 2 fantastic weeks. We did GREAT with 106 link ups! 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 in the #KCACOLS linky page! 🙂

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I had 2 fun and busy weeks. I think March is picking up in terms of events as I have more compared with the previous month. My girls were both healthy and back to their happy selves so it was fun to attend some of them. I went to the launch of the new Regatta Spring collection. I really love this brand so it was great to see their new range. We are massive fans! On International Women’s Day, I went to a fancy Nordic afternoon tea at Aster Restaurant in London, Victoria. I had a really lovely time there. I’m linking up my post so you can read all about it. We were also invited to a dance event which was really cool. My girls loved it! Also, last weekend we went to Willows Activity Farm for their Peter the Rabbit anniversary party celebrating 1 year since the launch of their themed playground. It was really cool! My girls had the best day ever!

We were also filming a video for Mother’s Day in collaboration with Mumsnet and Lidl. OMG, you are not going to believe how hard it was to film a more structured video with the girls! It took a lot of time and we had to re-film a lot too. We managed to get it all done though and apparently the video should be ready next week. We are really looking forward to seeing it and I will be sure to share it too! One of the highlights of the last 2 weeks was getting to review a washing machine and a tumble dryer from the latest AEG range! Whoo hoo! I am not going to lie, these are the things that make me love my job even more! Yay!

Each link up, I love sharing a couple of photos from my last 2 weeks on Instagram, so here are two of my favourites:

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#KCACOLS ON INSTAGRAM

Thank you so much for using the #KCACOLS hashtag on Instagram for all your photos. There are now 5,247 photos! Yay! It is lovely to see all your photos there! 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! As I mentioned bmefore, I am featuring 2 photos from the community that have caught my eye since the last link up.

This time I’m featuring photos by:

  1.  KIM from Odd Hogg 

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      2. SINEAD from Shinners & the Brood

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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

I was hoping that the commenting was going to be better this week as we had fewer link ups but unfortunately, I was wrong as we had a bigger list of posts still needing more. By Thursday this week, we had about 47 posts that needed more comments and by Friday night this number was reduced to 21. We had about 24 people that hadn’t commented on the post linked up before theirs on Thursday but this was reduced to 10 by Friday night. Today, I reminded people about commenting again and that number has been reduced a lot! Lots of comments are still in moderation but I know for sure all posts had a minimum of 3 comments. I’m not sure if about 12 posts reached 4 comments as I can’t see if the comments still need approval. But I’m happy that all had 3 comments. That is still great for 106 link ups! Yay!

DON’T FORGET ABOUT THE NEW CHANGES TO THE LINKY

The linky is a fortnightly linky. It will be open for 2 weeks until the second Wednesday at 8 pm or until we reach 150 link ups, whichever comes first. 

The rules will be the same, the only difference is the amount of time that the linky will be open for. 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 Facebook Group, pin it on my Twitter account and on my Facebook page together with some generic tweets. And of course, I will 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

  • I am not pushing for the 4 comments per post anymore. I will keep showing a list of posts that have fewer comments on my Thank You email to encourage people to comment more on those but after that, I will not keep asking. It will be lovely if we can get a minimum of 2 comments per post but of course, we should be aiming for more.
  • To approve your comments and check your SPAM folders (this is such a HUGE problem for me as it keeps being part of why I can’t have a current list as I know for sure lots of posts have comments that have not been approved yet)
  • I’m expecting a minimum of 5 comments per person (1 host, 3 co-hosts and the post before yours) and if you link up 2 posts I would expect 6 comments as a minimum per person (1 host, 3 co-hosts, the posts before yours and 1 more )
  • To comment on the post before yours. If you have any problems commenting on the post before yours please just send me a message and I will do my best to help.
  • If you receive a lot of comments, try to reciprocate to the ones that have taken the time to comment on your post. It is all about being generous with each other and spreading lots of love.
  • Do not link up and run.
  • Do not forget to add the linky badge. 

 

IMPORTANT NOTE FOR NEW LINKERS:

PLEASE START with 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).

MONTHLY GUEST CO-HOST

This week the “monthly” guest co-host will be MARIA from Suburban Mum. These are her social media accounts (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, & Pinterest). She will also be re-tweeting your tweets this week so please add her twitter handle (@suburb4nmum) to your tweets as well as mine. Finally, she has a guest co-host post, School holidays should be staggered lets #ChangeSchoolTermsDates linked up too. Please if you could go there and add a comment it would be AWESOME!!

GUEST CO-HOSTS FROM PREVIOUS LINK 

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I would like to say THANK YOU so much to CECILE from The Frenchie Mummy and ZOE from The Tale Of Mummyhood for helping me with the commenting this week! They have co-hosted before so as expected they did a wonderful job. I really enjoyed having them! They have been FANTASTIC! 🙂 

GUEST CO-HOSTS FOR THIS WEEK

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My first guest co-host this week is RACHEL from Ordinary Hopes. This is the first time that I’m co-hosting with Rachel and I’m really looking forward to that! She has a gorgeous boy that has some disabilities so she tells through her blog how her everyday life is and all the challenges they have to go through. Her mission is to make the country more accessible and to make travelling across the country easier. And I think so far she is doing a fantastic job. Please give some love to her social media accounts which are (Twitter, Facebook & Pinterest). She will also be retweeting your tweets this week so please add her twitter handle (@ordinaryhopes) to your tweets as well as mine. Finally, she has a guest co-host post, The Alternative “Dear Zoo” linked up too. Please if you could go there and add a comment it would be AWESOME!

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My second guest co-host this week is AMIE from Mum’s The Word. I’m very happy to have Amie as my co-host for the first time. She has been linking with us for a long time so it is great that she is free to help me this time! She has a lovely blog and I love her Instagram photos! Please give her social media accounts some love (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, & Pinterest). She will also be retweeting your tweets this week so please add her twitter handle (@mumsthewordblog) to your tweets as well as mine. Finally, she has a guest co-host post, Amelia’s 2 Year Update linked up too. If you could please go there and add a comment it would be AWESOME!

FEATURED POSTS – TOP 3

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The person who commented the most this last link up was NICOLA from Mummy To Dex. I’m super excited to have a new linker at the top of the commenting. This is the first time that Nicola is joining us and she has done an amazing job. She has commented a whopping number of 88 posts! Thank you so much, NICOLA! One of her posts from last week was BLW// 8 Must-Have Products. Please visit her post and give her more love if you can.

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The second person who commented a lot was NADINE from Making Her Mama. She is again back within the top 3 commenters! It is lovely to see how much love she likes to spread within the linky! She commented on 27 posts! Thank you so much, NADINE!

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The third person who commented a lot was MADELINE from This Glorious Life. She did it again! Yay! I love seeing Madeline in the top 3! How nice is it that she always takes the time to comment so much!  She is amazing! She has commented on 27 posts! Thank you so much, MADELINE! One of her posts from last week was, Try this one little trick when your child is sad or worried. Please go to her post and give her more love if you can.

FEATURED POSTS – TOP 6

Behind Nicole, Nadine, and Madeline were BECKY from Educating Roversi with 26 comments, ALI from Ali’s Upside Down World with 24 comments and then I have a tide with 22 comments by CASSIE from Gorgeous George Mama and LISA from Pass the Prosecco Please. Thank you so much, lovely ladies!!! 🙂

For this week’s linky I am linking up #NORDICTEA at Aster for International Women’s Day and Homewings Design Bar Event 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!

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Now let’s carry on with the linky:

NEW RULES:

Every 2 weeks I will choose 6 people who have commented A LOT within the linky. Three will be featured and another three will be mentioned on 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 monthly guest co-host post.
  • 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 150 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, Maria @suburb4nmum, Rachel @ordinaryhopes and Amie @mumsthewordblog 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 , Bloglovin, Google+ and YouTube) that would be fantastic!! 😉

I look forward to reading and commenting your posts!! 🙂

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Thanks for stopping by,

Love you all ❤

Franca  💋

 

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  1. Nicola | mummy to dex says

    18 March 2017 at

    Thank you for featuring me Franca. Can’t believe it has taken me six months of blogging to find this linky. I loved reading so many new blogs and different styles of posts!

    Reply
    • amomentwithfranca says

      18 March 2017 at

      So happy to have you and thank you so much for all the commenting! You were amazing! 🙂 x

      Reply
  2. Cassie says

    18 March 2017 at

    Thanks for the shoutout
    Love this linky. It’s done such great things for my blog and also guides me towards some fab reads

    Thanks for all your hard work Franca.
    #KCACOLS

    Reply
    • amomentwithfranca says

      18 March 2017 at

      Aww so happy to hear that! It is lovely to have you! You are perfect for this linky! Thank you so much for your lovely comment! 🙂 xx

      Reply
  3. Becky @ Educating ROversi says

    18 March 2017 at

    Thanks for mentioning me Franca! Glad to be back with the KCACOLS lovelies! 🙂 xx

    Reply
    • amomentwithfranca says

      18 March 2017 at

      So happy you are back! We missed you! 🙂 xx

      Reply
  4. ERFmama says

    19 March 2017 at

    Lovely to see you all again! 😀 I’ve had next to no time to join link ups – I’ve missed it. 🙁
    So I’m glad to finally have some time to join in! 😀

    Reply
    • amomentwithfranca says

      19 March 2017 at

      It is great to have you back! Thank you for joining us! 🙂 x

      Reply
  5. Sinead (shinnersandthebrood.com) says

    19 March 2017 at

    Thanks so much for featuring our Instagram photo! Nice little surprise to wake up to on a Sunday morning! 🙂

    Reply
  6. Cassie says

    21 March 2017 at

    FYI the link for Mums the Word Pinterest and Instagram is not working when I try it. Tried the Instagram link on her blog page too and it didn’t work and I couldn’t find a Pinterest link on the blog page to try it. Don’t know if it’s just me?

    #KCACOLS

    Reply

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