Share it Sundays, Link Up #1

I’ve recently discovered the beauty of blog link ups where lots of different bloggers can come together and share their posts.  It’s a great way to for bloggers to support each other and get some new exposure but it’s also an awesome way to find great new blogs and other great content!

I’m pretty picky about which link ups I participate in, though.  Any blogger knows that participating in link ups can be very time consuming and that is part of the reason I’m picky.  But the main reason I’m picky is much simpler: I don’t like all the rules.

It’s not that I’m not a rule follower, in fact I’m an avid rule follower which is why I won’t participate in link ups where I don’t want to commit to following the rules.  I’m tired of following people on social media as a rule of linking up only to not be followed back (sometimes even when it’s a social media link up!)  I don’t always have the time to read and comment on the ten posts before mine and truthfully, sometimes those posts don’t interest me and it’s hard to come up with something intelligible to say.  And mostly, I don’t want to cover my posts with other people’s badges.

I understand the rules and why they exist which is why I choose not to participate at all if I don’t want to follow the rules.  But what I am looking for in a link up is simple: 1) I want more people to see my writing and 2) I want to find new bloggers I connect with and can follow.

So, here’s my solution: Share it Sundays.

The rules for participating are simple:

1) Leave a link to your most recent best posts: stories, crafts, recipes, tips, pictures and wisdom or previous items that are relevant to today.  It can be a blog post, a Pin, an Instagram pic, BUT, no sponsored posts, product reviews, giveaways or anything else that is not 100% from your heart.  And please, be respectful and keep it family friendly: passionate words are fine, unnecessary cursing is not!  (Feel free to leave 1 post for every 10 in the link up!)

That’s it.  That’s all you have to do. But what I will do is share each post through the week on one of my social media channels using #BeyondMommyingSiS.

If you want to get more involved, I encourage you to visit a few other posts on Beyond Mommying as well as read through the other links dropped by other bloggers.  Leave a thoughtful comment or just say “hello”.

Share other posts that move you, the more we all share, the more we all gain.  Anytime you share, use #BeyondMommyingSiS so we can all follow each other’s shares.

If you want to connect, follow me on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram or google+.  Give me a shout out (I’m @BeyondMommying on everything) and I will follow you back.

And if you love the link up, why not share it, too?  Just don’t forget #BeyondMommyingSis!

So that’s it: drop your link and have beautiful day!