{blogmas day}: merry and bright giveaway hop - sign up now!

Hi everyone! I am SO excited to announce the Merry and Bright Giveaway Hop! I'm so thankful for each and everyone of my readers, and I'm also a huge Christmas nerd. Like completely and totally obsessed with the winter season...so I thought why not celebrate both with a fun giveaway hop?

So...how does it work?

Basically, the Merry and Bright Giveaway Hop is a fun way to spread holiday cheer, thank our current readers, and also gain some new readers along the way! Each blogger will offer a giveaway worth $20 or more on his/her site from December 15th through January 4th. You'll have complete control over your giveaway and giveaway prize, and all of the giveaways will be linked together by a Linky Tool at the bottom of each giveaway post! In other words, you'll run your own giveaway, but you'll gain extra traffic/support from the other giveaways going on! The giveaways will also be linked by the #MerryAndBright hashtag on Twitter, Pinterest, Facebook, and Instagram! 

Sounds awesome! How do I sign up?

First...

Fill out the sign up form {here}.

Next...

Please add your blog to the linky at the bottom of this post.

Then...

 Please write a blog post announcing to your readers that you joined the Merry and Bright giveaway! Be sure to include the HTML provided in the sign-up form {here}, so that the linky can be added to your blog post! Feel free to use the graphics and wording provided in this post, but be sure to change some of the words so that you won't lower your SEO (Search Engine Optimization)! Add this giveaway button somewhere on your site to help spread the word! 

Giveaway Hop Button:

<div class="The-Merry-And-Bright-Giveaway-Hop-2012-1" style="width: 200px; margin: 0 auto;"> <a href="http://ashleybrookenicholas.blogspot.com/2012/12/merryandbrightgiveawayhop.html"> <img src="http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj525/ashleybrookeblog/The-Merry-And-Bright-Giveaway-Hop-2012-1.png" alt="Merry-and-Bright-Giveaway-Hop" width="200" height="200" /> </a> </div> <!--end button code box-->

And Finally...

 Let your friends know that you joined the Merry and Bright giveaway on social media! Please use the hashtag #MerryAndBright if announcing on Twitter, Pinterest, and/or Instagram. The more people who join the hop, the more traffic and entries everyone gets, so please spread the word :) 

I'm signed up and finished all of the steps above! What else should I do?

After you've finished all of the steps above, start planning your giveaway and giveaway post. The giveaway will go live at midnight on December 15th, 2012, so look out for an email from me with the final giveaway details and HTML for the linky after you sign up. If you'd like to network with the other bloggers involved in the giveaway and get up to date information and helpful tips for promoting your giveaway, please join the Merry and Bright Facebook Group!