Why You Should Be Blogging Through Thanksgiving

by: Carol Bryant, BlogPaws' PR Manager

Turkey, apple pie, holiday visits, football, and shopping: These are signs of the times and proof positive that Thanksgiving is in the air. It’s also one of the busiest times for folks logging on to read blogs and catch up on their reading.

Think about it: Folks are sitting around with relatives they might not see often and probably need a diversion. You know your cousin Tom is texting under the tablecloth, so why not give him something to read?

Cyber Monday has become a phenom, and many bloggers are catching on to the notion: E-commerce and advertisers clamor for a coveted spot in the demographic they wish to reach. DailyFinance.com released an awesome analysis of Cyber Monday and how it makes retailers work even harder. As a blogger, you can make your readers aware of some of the more savvy savings sites out there, like Woof Woof Mama and Daily Nuzzles.

After a big meal and a snooze, folks will wake up and want to read what they might have missed during their tryptophan high, er low? Hoping to capitalize on the “I want to do something more than visit Aunt Mary” crowd, many retailers have opened their doors on Thanksgiving Day. As people stand in line and wait for their purchases to be tallied, they’ll be logging on to bloggers and micro-bloggers and catching up. I already have my list of “must reads” ready for Turkey Day.

I am not alone.

So you (and I) deserve a break this holiday. All work and no play, after all. But we also need to up our game and give our work weary readers what they want: Some diversion with well-constructed and pow-zoom-bang knock-up blog posts and microblog entries.

Here are ten ideas for Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday blog posts:

1 Make a video between now and Thursday and have it ready to roll. Less is more. Pack punch and show readers what a visual feast looks like.

2.  Make a Top 10 list of favorite moments of your blog in the past few months. Hyperlink.

3.  Pay it Forward and share links about pet rescue groups you know could use some help.

4. Have a contest and give a favorite product away

5. Impart Facebook and Twitter tips to your readers

6.  Share your favorite Facebook pages, blog, or twitter pages

7.  Write a do’s and don’ts list

8.  Trends and products to watch for

9.  Do an inspirational post from BlogPaws – everyone loves feel good stories

10. Leave your comfort zone: Do a podcast, a YouTube video, a video interview, or anything you’ve always wanted to do but never have.

Plan ahead and get the blog post done in advance of the long holiday weekend so that you, too, can have some extra stuffing and a second round of apple pie.

I’ll be curling up with some books I’ve been wanting to go through and a few months’ worth of magazines, with family and my pooch by my side. Of course, I’ll be checking in and reading blog posts. A day wouldn’t be complete without them.

What are your blogging plans this holiday?

Comments

[Barbara Strunin]

really like these suggesions. Shake up your blog posts and get people to your blog. You write them so they will be read, right! Thanks for the tip top info!

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Adopted Mom

[Sparkle]

I will be promoting small business for the next week, with lots of posts to promote cat-oriented gifts made by my blogging buddies!

[Kristin Elliott- Doodie Pack]

Yes, Yes, Yes...Carol, you HAVE inspired me...
Thank you for getting me to act.
I am planning my "calendar of weekend posts"...
I have much to be thankful for.

[Carol Bryant]

Excellent - glad to hear these comments. I just got my funky new microphone in so plan to use that in my video reviews and posts. Gobble Gobble!

[Carol Bryant]

OOOH Kristin, glad to hear that. I like to spread things around and not just dog hair that flies off my clothes BOL

[caren gittleman]

I have a book review going up tomorrow...psssst....Sparkle's book!
Have my Wednesday post done (for both blogs)
Have a give-away on Dakota's blog this Wednesday
I have a guest blogger scheduled for Friday....for Cat Chat
and a holiday Photograph schedule for Michiganders for Dakota's blog for Friday....I wouldn't think of not blogging (or reading blogs) Thanksgiving week
LOVED many of the tips that you suggested!

[Carol Bryant]

Hey hey @Caren - wow busy lady- I will be over to check those all out. I love your reviews!