#KCACOLS – 2nd August 2020 • A Moment With Franca

Welcome back to #KCACOLS. We had 31 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 READ

Please remember that this linky is all about commenting hence the reward of being featured. I cannot chase people individually. That is why I send the “Thank You Email” so people can check the list and also make sure if they have been mentioned so they can go back to the linky and do their commenting.

Also, remember that FRIDAY NIGHT is the deadline for all comments.

Hello from Crete! We had a last-minute decision to book a holiday to Crete and we have been here since last Saturday. Originally we were supposed to go back to London today but we are so happy here we extended our trip for a couple of days. So now we are here until Monday night. I would have loved to stay even longer but Nick has to go back to work. This island is gorgeous. We have been exploring different beaches most of the days. We love our hotel too. We are staying at Trefon Apartments and Family Suites. It is perfect because it has its own kitchen, 2 pools and the beach is 2 minutes away. Check out my Crete highlight on IG if you are thinking of coming here for a holiday too.

Each linkup, I love sharing a photo from my last 2 weeks on Instagram, so here is my favourite:

#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! We have more than 13.9k photos that have used the hashtag which is lovely! I love when you use the hashtag. After a lot of consideration, I have decided that I will not do a feature on my post any more. But please keep using the hashtag. I always check it and like all the photos there.

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 31 linkups! We had more new linkers for this linkup too. There were 3 new linkers. On Thursday we had 14 posts that needed more comments. By Friday night (deadline for commenting) we manage to reduce this number to 3 posts. I am very pleased with the results.

Regarding the people that have not commented on the post before theirs, we got 7 people on Thursday. By Friday night, we reduced this number to 4 people. I’m glad we managed to reduce this number 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.

I also wanted to say that I will need all your comments to be done by Friday as I won’t be doing any counting on Saturdays anymore. So Friday Night will be the deadline for all comments for now on.

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

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 4 comments per person (1 host, 2 co-hosts and the post before yours) and if you link up 2 posts I would expect 5 comments as a minimum per person (1 host, 2 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 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 HELEN from Twins Tantrums and cold coffee and JADE from The Autism Page for helping me with the commenting this week! They did a great job! 🙂

GUEST CO-HOSTS FOR THIS LINK UP

My first guest co-host this week is RACHEL from Children of Wanderlust. I am so excited to have Rachel as my co-host this week for the first time. Rachel joined this linky a few weeks ago and since then she has been very active within the linky. Rachel has a travel blog. She shares there her adventures with her family. She is married with John and they have 4 children. They have recently had their 4th baby in Spain. They are currently stuck on pause in Spain following the Coronavirus lockdown. They have a campervan which has taken them all around Western Europe and over to Morocco. They are planning to resumer their travels this coming year. Please give 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 (@childrenofwand1) to your tweets as well as mine. Finally, she has a guest co-host post, Which is Best for Family Camping: Tent, Caravan, or Campervan? 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 CARLY from Mom of Two Little Girls. Carly has co-hosted this linky before but it was a long time ago back in 2018, so it is very nice to have her back. Carly has a parenting blog. She is a mum of two little girls (seven and five). She is a wife and a Stay At Home Mum. She and her family have moved around a lot but they are now living in the UK. Aside from being a mum and a parenting blogger, she also is a freelance writer, copy-editor, proofreader, social media community manager and social media coach for young start-up entrepreneurs and creatives. Please give her some love on their social media accounts which are (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, & Pinterest). She will also be retweeting your tweets this week so please add her twitter handle (@momof2lgs) to your tweets as well as mine. Finally, she has a guest co-host post, The Best Educational Shows for Kids in 2020 linked up too. Please if you could go there and add a comment it would be AWESOME!

FEATURED POSTS – TOP 3

The first person who commented a lot was HANNAH from Hannah and the Twiglets. This is fantastic news! I am very happy to have Hannah within the top 3 commenters for the fourth time. She is a relatively new linker which is so lovely to see. Thank yous so much Hannah for all your lovely comments. She has commented on 23 posts! One of her posts from last week was How My Parenting Standards Have Lowered Over Lockdown. Please visit her post and give her more love if you can.

The second person who commented a lot was DANA from A Mamanista Life. This is fantastic news! I am so excited to have Dana within the top 3 commenters for the first time. This is the first time she linked up with us and she has done an amazing job. I love having new linkers that get this linky so well. Thank you so much Dana for all your lovely comments. She has commented on 14 posts! Her post from last week was AD | Learning A New Language With Learn Languages 24 Please visit her post and give her more love if you can

The third person who commented a lot was LYDIA from Pandora and Max. This is the 7th time that I am featuring Lydia so happy that she is also back within the 3 commenters! Hurrah! She is a great supporter of this linky and has always been very lovely with her commenting. She has commented on 12 posts! Thank you so much, LYDIA! One of her post from last week was Southern Highlands – Share my Snaps!. Please go to her post and give her more love if you can.

FEATURED POSTS – TOP 6

Behind Hannah, Dana and Lydia were JEREMY from Thirsty Daddy with 10 comments, CLARE from Flip Flops or Wellies with 8 comments and TU from Cookmorphosiswith 7 comments. Thank you so much to all of you! 🙂

For this week’s linky I am linking up Healthier Gums With the Silk’n ToothWave Electric Toothbrush and 5 Creative Lighting Hacks For The Bedroom so I hope you like it! 😉

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, RACHEL @childrenofwand1 and CARLY @momof2lgs 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 💋