
This article was originally posted in November 2014. The topic and content are both still very relevant.
The holiday season is the perfect time for bloggers and marketers to reflect on their online audience engagement strategy.
It's generally accepted that thanking your blog visitors and social media fans is the key to building an active online community which can add valuable content and credibility to your marketing efforts.
In her blog post When Should You Thank Your Social Media Fans? Julie Neidlinger of Todaymade writes:
"Without letting your fans know you’re thankful...