Welcome back to #KCACOLS. THANK YOU ALL so much for being part of the linky! I really appreciate your support.
You are probably wondering what is going on. This is not a linkup post but rather a post with an update regarding this linky. I have noticed lately that the linky is not performing as it used to. I am not sure if it is related to the pandemic and people’s lives have dramatically changed in the last couple of years or if it is because there are more people shifting towards a social media approach rather than focusing on their blogs. Either way, the linky has been affected and it is not the same anymore.
I have been telling myself that perhaps things will go back to normal and that I have to be patient. But the reality is that it is not getting better and it is time to do something about it. This linky started as a way to help each other to make our blogs more noticeable but slowly it became a lovely community. I have been hosting this linky since November 2015, so more than 6 years and it has been a pleasure for me. I have hosted it during all kinds of circumstances while travelling, while being unwell or my kids being unwell, while having visitors, etc. I have always made time for it because I feel it is another extension of me, another child that I have to take care of too. I can honestly say that I love this linky and it has brought me not just so many memories but the opportunity to meet so many like minded people like you. I have met a lot of you in person which has been so lovely and a lot of you I can now call friends. I know a lot of you have moved forward from linkies now but we know KCACOLS was a place that help you to start off from this blogging world and it was a lovely way to get to know so many amazing blogs.
I have always been excited to see people still joining us since we started or being on and off from this linky. I always feel so emotional when I see someone joining us again after a long break from linking up with us. That has been always a highlight for me.
Unfortunately, I cannot keep lying to myself and thinking that everything is okay because it is not. I don’t see the demand there anymore. I hardly find people to be available to help me co-host the linky. This has never been like that and of course, this tells me something is wrong. Maybe it is time to let it go? But before I make this decision, I thought to give myself a little more time to think. That is why I have decided to NOT HAVE A LINKUP TONIGHT, this way I have more time to think carefully about what should be the next step.
I would really like to hear your thoughts about this, so please leave your comments with any ideas that you might have if you think we could still carry on. Because this linky is a community, I really hope you can share your thoughts and ideas with me. Perhaps together we can keep this linky alive? Depending on this and if we get more people willing to get involved helping out as co-hosts, this linky might be able to carry on. If not, sadly I will have to come to the decision of saying goodbye to this linky which is incredibly upsetting for me. I still cannot see myself letting it go but perhaps the time has sadly arrived.
Either way, we will have a linkup on Saturday 5th February which could be our last linkup or if a miracle happens, it will be the start of a new fresh KCACOLS. I will update you all on that linky post. What I do know for sure, is that we will have only 1 co-host and I will be adding only one of my blog posts so there will be only 2 mandatory posts to comment on instead of 4.
Anyway, I hope you enjoy your weekend and I hope to see you on Saturday 5th February with an update about KCACOLS future.
Thanks for stopping by,
Love you all ❤️
Franca 💋
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I think there just might not be a lot of us left that are still blogging. As less and less people seem to be actually reading and all of the $ opportunities transitioning to you-tube and tik tok and other visual mediums I think that a lot of us that are still hanging around writing are doing it more for themselves so they are less inclined to make an effort to try and attract more readers and views. I still want people to read what I say because I have a big ego and also still try and come around because I honestly enjoy reading other people’s stuff and linkies force me to make the effort to search them outer but I can understand why many seem to be dropping off. It’s a shame.
I love #kcacols, Franca and it’s given me a confidence about my blog please keep it going, but I totally understand if you decide to stop it, thanks for hosting it for so long, it’s very much appreciated
Hello! I hope you continue your linky! I found you a couple of years ago, and have enjoyed hearing/seeing Britian’s blogging community, (since I’m from US). The pandemic is taking a toll on people, making things more erratic. Pre-pandemic I was starting to blog post more again, and in 2021 I had the goal of blogging once a month. Then I just stopped. I really don’t know why. Now in 2022 I am again making that goal. So I would have been one of those “I always feel so emotional when I see someone joining us again after a long break from linking up with us. That has been always a highlight for me.”
You list a large amount of positives the blog has given you. The negatives would include it’s a lot of time. I hope you keep it going but devote a bit less time to it. Don’t manage or monitor if people are posting and not commenting. Skip weeks where kids are sick, visitors are there, etc. (People will understand) You have made a community, throwing it away because it’s smaller might be something you regret years later. I hope you taper your involvement but keep carrying on.
This pandemic has massively effected the entire world. I can’t blog about travel and events that I didn’t do. It might be another positive to keep the blog going to see it through the duration of the pandemic. It will become a document of a significant world event.
In the end, I hope you keep Calm and Carry on Linking, but taper your workload. I don’t know what co-host do, but I hope you find what you need to Carry On. I’ll miss your blog link party if it ends, even though I was only an occasional visitor.
Oh no! I’ve been missing because I’ve been on holidays. Just coming back now (next week). Anyway, whatever you think is best is probably best, as you do the work!
Hi Ftanca, I am sorry to hear this. I haven’t been joining in the linky due to health reasons. I’m.sure you will make the right decision. Sending love xx