{"id":108956,"date":"2017-10-23T13:52:37","date_gmt":"2017-10-23T13:52:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/?p=108956"},"modified":"2017-10-23T13:52:37","modified_gmt":"2017-10-23T13:52:37","slug":"blogger-spotlight-cathrine-garnell-basils-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/blog\/blogger-spotlight-cathrine-garnell-basils-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Blogger Spotlight: Cathrine Garnell, Basil\u2019s Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"

Basil\u2019s Blog<\/a> is a Top 10 UK Pet Blog<\/a> tracking Basil the cat<\/a> and his family of eight cats (the B Team). Written by their \u2018purrsonal\u2019 assistant Cathrine Garnell, the blog has been running for five years. Here we caught up with the gang to talk the B Team, story posts and PR campaigns.<\/strong><\/p>\n

How would you describe your blog?<\/strong>
\nCompletely bonkers!\u00a0But seriously, my blog is really a lot of fun and jam-packed with cat-themed posts almost daily featuring; Colouring with Cats<\/a>, Brain Training with Professor Basil<\/a>, Pet Peeves with Parsley<\/a>, Book Reviews with Amber<\/a>, plus other posts including blog hops and fictional stories.<\/p>\n

Why did you start your blog?<\/strong>
\nI began writing novels in 2000 and in 2004 my first children\u2019s novel, Basil the Bionic Cat was published so having a blog was just a natural progression to my repertoire, and slowly it grew and grew until now I don\u2019t have time to write novels, as it\u2019s all about Basil and The \u2018B\u2019 Team on the blog.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s it like having a famous pet?<\/strong>
\nIt\u2019s wonderful, and it really makes me smile when I think that peeps from all over the world know who Bionic Basil is. That is epic!<\/p>\n

How does your pet cope with the pressure?<\/strong>
\nBasil and The \u2018B\u2019 Team take the pressure of being famous in their stride, they\u2019re just supurr chill about it all. They take a few more selfies; post on Instagram, tweet, share stuff on Facebook, you know the usual celebrity social media rounds, it\u2019s just the norm for them now.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s your favourite pet product?<\/strong>
\nMy cats have lots of favourite products but the best thing is the Yeowww Catnip Banana, they love it!\u00a0Though my favourite pet product is the Kitty Observatory I made in my last Crafting with Cats<\/a> post.<\/p>\n

\"Parsley<\/p>\n

What\u2019s your favourite post?<\/strong>
\nMy favourite posts are the fictional story posts; such as last year\u2019s epic saga called Fast, Furry and Dangerous \u2013 Revenge of the P.I.T.H<\/a>.\u00a0This year\u2019s saga is called; The Last Big Jolly<\/a> it\u2019s at the halfway point and will conclude at Christmas.\u00a0They are absolutely great fun to write and have all the makings of a proper summer blockbuster; cats with guns, tanks, helicopters, secret bunkers, time travelling telephone boxes, explosions, aliens, etc\u2026 you name it my cats can do it via photoshop.<\/p>\n

How do you like to work with PRs?<\/strong>
\nWorking with PRs is great.<\/p>\n

What one thing should PRs know about you?<\/strong>
\nI work to a strict schedule.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s a memorable campaign you\u2019ve worked on?<\/strong>
\nI\u2019ve worked on quite a few campaigns but one of the most memorable was The WHISKAS\u00ae Kitten Kollege Dropouts Campaign<\/a>. Basil had great fun with this one.<\/p>\n

What other blogs do you read?<\/strong>
\nWow, I read so many blogs each week and the best way for me to answer this is to direct you to my Pawesome Blog Directory<\/a> and you\u2018ll see exactly who I visit regularly.<\/p>\n

Basil’s Blog\u00a0features on the leading\u00a0Vuelio Influencer Database<\/a>\u00a0along with thousands of other bloggers, influencers and journalists.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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