First, I'd suggest launching the beginning of the busy October month off by joining the Blogger Virtual Zombie Walk event.
The truth is, when kids go back to school and folks are done with summer fun, the blog world gets more busy and the month of October (especially for horror blogs) is just insane!
It's a good idea to start putting posts in the queue for that month so you can actually enjoy October, but also keep your readers happy. I have the month of October filled, but I also leave it open to do a second post a day if I do some fun Halloween event and want to share it. Now that I have a nightvision camera, I might go to a Haunted event and film or a corn maze at night.
People love autumn/October themes, farmer's markets, recipes, party ideas, how to preserve autumn leaves, horror movie reviews....
Consider putting up a Halloween countdown clock. You can also do giveaways with Halloween themes. This is your time to be truly creative and get people excited about the dark season.
Now, go forth and filled your queue. For tips on how to change the background on your blog for the holidays or to put posts in your queue, look at the tab above for "blogging tips."
Great tips! I'm getting excited already!!
ReplyDeleteI'll have to look into the countdown clock idea... but I think I'm getting ready. Not quite there yet, so this post was a great reminder to get cracking.
ReplyDeleteEspecially since I'm also getting ready for "Speak Like a Pirate Day" and "Nine Days of the Ninja." :)
Favorite time of the year!!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite time of year too.
ReplyDeleteI might do some kind of contest where the person who posts the coolest costume gets a signed book...
ReplyDelete*sings* It's the most wonderful time of the year...
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