August used to be called the silly season in the national press and this month’s awareness days have one or two nods to that moniker. In fairness, there are always a good number of silly awareness days no matter what month it is. The less silly August awareness days for life coaches and counsellors are listed below so you can make use of them on your social media. Even Banana Day – healthy body equals healthy mind and all that.
As you’ll know, using the hashtag for awareness days is an effective way to get in front of new audiences. And they’re great for boosting your brand. Plan ahead so that when you’re scheduling your content, you include the relevant hashtags on posts going out on that day. Make a note in your diary for the days and weeks that will resonate most with your followers and potential clients. And, when you engage that day, remember to use the hashtag.
Do you have any created content that could be re-shared with the hashtag? Make the most of it by posting it again with the relevant hashtag. The same goes for curated content – add the hashtag for the day and post it again. If you’re looking for other quick wins on social media, this shares a few more.
The first step, though, is working out which days fit your business best. I’ve gone through all the awareness days for August and picked out those that best suit life coaches, counsellors and psychotherapists. The days featured have a wellbeing slant or lend themselves to one.
Happiness Happens Month – #HappinessHappensMonth
Romance Awareness Month – #RomanceAwarenessMonth
1 August
Sister’s Day (US) – #SistersDay
National GirlFriend Day (US) – #GirlfriendDay #NationalGirlfriendDay
Planner Day – #PlannerDay
Respect for Parents Day (US) – #RespectforParentsDay
Psychic Day – #PsychicDay
International Childfree Day – #InternationalChildfreeDay #ChildfreeDay
4 August
Single Working Women’s Day – #SingleWorkingWomensDay
5 August
Work Like A Dog Day – #WorkLikeADogDay
Blogger Day – #BloggerDay
6 August
Cycle to Work Day – #CycletoWorkDay
Wiggle Your Toes Day – #WiggleYourToesDay
Balloons to Heaven Day – #BalloonsToHeavenDay
7 August
Lighthouse Day – #LighthouseDay
Sandcastle Day – #SandcastleDay
Professional Speakers Day – #ProfessionalSpeakersDay
8 August
International Cat Day – #InternationalCatDay
Happiness Happens Day – #HappinessHappensDay
9 August
National Book Lovers’ Day – #BookLoversDay
10 August
National Lazy Day – #LazyDay
12 August
International Youth Day – #InternationalYouthDay
13 August
Blame Someone Else Day – #BlameSomeoneElseDay
14 August
National Relaxation Day – #NationalRelaxationDay
16 August
National Tell A Joke Day – #NationalTellaJokeDay #TellaJokeDay
18 August
Never Give Up Day – #NeverGiveUpDay
19 August
World Photo Day – #WorldPhotoDay
21 August
World Entrepreneurs’ Day – #WorldEntrepreneursDay
25 August
Kiss and Make Up Day – #KissAndMakeUpDay
26 August
Dog Day – #DogDay
27 August
Banana Lovers Day – #BananaLoversDay
29 August
Individual Rights Day – #IndividualRightsDay
30 August
Grief Awareness Day – #GriefAwarenessDay
31 August
Overdose Awareness Day – #OverdoseAwarenessDay
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