Guest Post | First of all, thank you so much Kayleigh for asking me to guest post! It’s funny – ask me about Christmas and Blogmas and I could talk for hours. Ask me to guest post, and suddenly every word in the English language evades me! So, let’s start with an introduction, shall we? I’m Katie, a lifestyle blogger over at Life With Ktkinnes, where I cover everything from recipes, to reviews, to rambles that are similar to those drunken conversations at 3am taking place over a portion of chips when everyone else is wanting to go to bed. However, one topic that is a recurring theme on my blog every year is Blogmas.
What Is Blogmas?
Blogmas is the December blogging challenge that takes over my thoughts from June or July every year. In fact, I think this year I started looking at my Blogmas plan back in April. What else was I meant to do when furloughed and stuck in the house all day every day? Naturally, in my usual oversharing way, I began tweeting about my progress, and found myself being asked that annual question of “What is Blogmas?” or “Do you have to post daily?”.
Most of these questions were followed by shock and horror that yes, there are people who publish daily in December, as well as follow through on promoting each post fully. I started to write a blog post about it all to try and answer some questions, however when the post reached 4,000 words and I was still in the introduction stage, I realised this needed moved to something bigger. And so, The Ultimate Guide to a Successful Blogmas was born!
I realise I haven’t yet actually explained what Blogmas is, sorry! Blogmas is a December posting challenge that a lot of bloggers participate in every year. There are 3 different ways to join in (The 12 Days of Blogmas, Advent Style, and Daily December), and which option you choose is entirely up to you – something discussed my in ebook.
The Ultimate Guide To A Successful Blogmas
As someone who has completed 4 years of Blogmas, and is planning her fifth consecutive year, I started to look for the perfect Blogmas planner to help me be organised for the festive season. I scoured Etsy, Pinterest and Gumroad before realising there was a gap in the market. As such, my Ultimate Guide to a Successful Blogmas a lot. From “What is Blogmas”, to the different styles and means of going about this blogging challenge, I cover content ideas and title suggestions – there are over 120 ideas inside the cover of my ebook!
As well as talking you through the planning and scheduling stages, I have included tips on increasing the SEO of each post, and how and where to promote after clicking publish. Finally, my pride and joy, is the planner! The planner included in my Ultimate Guide to a Successful Blogmas is the one I use every month when planning my posts. Even better, I created my ebook with the intention that the reader can print off the planners, the checklists, the tracking pages, and keep them close at hand throughout them planning their own successful Blogmas.
You can get your hands on a copy today by using code “xmas2020” for 20% discount!
I’ve been really excited to share this with you today, and while my publishing date had originally been set for October, I just couldn’t hold it in any longer! Christmas is my favourite time of the year, and as such Blogmas has become such an integral part to Christmas that I couldn’t imagine the festive season without it. Plus, it’s never too early to start planning for Blogmas.
Regardless of whether you’re a Blogmas Novice or you’re an old hat at it by now, The Ultimate Guide to a Successful Blogmas takes you through the process of preparing for your perfect Blogmas season on your blog. Get your hands on a copy today by clicking on this link, and I look forward to sharing your Blogmas journey with you!
I suppose all that’s left to say is once again a big thank you to Kayleigh for the opportunity to guest post and share my new venture with you all, and Merry Blogmas!
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I love planning ahead so this is really a bit of me!
Have a lovely Sunday x
Great guest post and very helpful to anyone thinking about doing Blogmas for the first time this year!
I have to admit that Blogmas scares me a little so this post is really helpful!
I did The 12 Days of Blogmas on my blog the last two years! It is always fun, but it takes a lot of planning too! This post reminded me I’ll need to start thinking about it soon!
Did someone say BLOGMAS??!! Its my favorite time of year!!! This was a great post and I can’t wait to get rolling! I love Christmas too. Maybe I’ll start my Blogmas in October this year as well!
I’ve never done Blogmas, I’m not organised enough to start in plenty of time lol. I totally admire everyone who does it though 🙂 xx
Thanks for this informative post. I’ve never heard of Blogmas before but it seems like a great challenge to set yourself if you’re a blogger.
I can’t even tell you how excited I was for this to come out! I even set my alarm as I couldn’t wait to get my hands on it!
Great post and a great Ebook. I always need an excuse to talk Christmas in August x
Things like that definitely take a lot of planning, this soudns really helpful for anyone attempting it for the first time x
Sophie
Great advice and resources for anyone who wants to take part in blogmas!
Oh this is so helpful! I’ve never done it as used to post daily anyway and I’m a bit more chill with it now due to time etc but I can’t wait to see what you share! xx
I love the idea of Blogmas! I enjoy reading all the posts. I keep considering Blogtober, but I’m not sure I have the time! Good luck with your planner Katie – I’m sure it’s taken off like wild fire!
I’ve personally never taken part in Blogmas but I do like to plan my Christmas posts wayy in advance!
Charlotte
I’m a newbie blogger and I’ve been seeing blogmas all over Twitter for a while now and I had no idea what it was. This post opened my eyes to it. While scrolling through the comments I saw Blogtober and I was like wow. Who can explain Blogtober to me?
I seriously debated doing Blogmas this year, but I am just finishing up on Blogtober and I think I need to slow things down a little bit after! That being said, I am tempted to start writing posts and seeing if I could at least get close to it for this year… lol! Even if I fall short, it would still be a lot of great content. Right?
Ooh thanks for sharing a link to your guide! I would love to do blogmas one day… Hopefully next year!
Very helpful tips.
I did a 25 days of blogmas last year but I don’t think I’ll do blogmas this year. After blogtober, I need a break. But I will still be posting a few holiday related posts.