{"id":8171,"date":"2011-08-01T01:24:05","date_gmt":"2011-08-01T08:24:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rosalindgardner.com\/blog\/?p=8171"},"modified":"2019-02-13T11:25:30","modified_gmt":"2019-02-13T19:25:30","slug":"affiliate-marketing-in-august","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rosalindgardner.com\/blog\/affiliate-marketing-in-august\/","title":{"rendered":"Affiliate Marketing in August: Potatoes and Sea Serpents"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rosalindgardner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/mr-potato-head.gif\" alt=\"\" title=\"mr-potato-head\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\"  style=\"float: right; padding: 0px 0px 10px 10px\"  border=\"0\">Researching August holidays and celebrations proved once again that assumptions can be oh so wrong!<\/h3>\n<p>I was <em>amazed<\/em> by the number of named days and monthly celebrations that came up.<\/p>\n<p>My favorites by far are Play in the Sand Day, Bad Poetry Day (which I definitely will not celebrate), Kiss and Make Up Day and Rice Pudding Day &#8211; which I <em>will<\/em> celebrate with Vietnamese rice pudding made from rice vermicelli. YUM!!!<\/p>\n<p>Here are 2 lists of all the holidays and celebrations coming up in August.<\/p>\n<h3>Days to Celebrate in August<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1 National Raspberry Cream Pie Day<\/li>\n<li>2 National Ice Cream Sandwich Day<\/li>\n<li>3 National Watermelon Day<\/li>\n<li>4 U.S. Coast Guard Day<\/li>\n<li>5 Work Like a Dog Day<\/li>\n<li>6 National Mustard Day first Saturday<\/li>\n<li>6 Wiggle Your Toes Day<\/li>\n<li>7 Friendship Day &#8211; First Sunday in August<\/li>\n<li>7 International Forgiveness Day &#8211; First Sunday in August<\/li>\n<li>7 National Lighthouse Day<\/li>\n<li>7 Sisters Day &#8211; First Sunday in August<\/li>\n<li>8 Sneak Some Zucchini onto Your Neighbor's Porch Day &#8211; now that's nasty!<\/li>\n<li>9 Book Lover's Day<\/li>\n<li>9 Chinese Valentine's Day\/Daughter's Day &#8211; 7th day of 7th Lunar Month<\/li>\n<li>10 Lazy Day<\/li>\n<li>10 National S'mores Day<\/li>\n<li>11 Presidential Joke Day<\/li>\n<li>11 Son and Daughter Day<\/li>\n<li>12 Middle Child's Day<\/li>\n<li>13 Left Hander's Day<\/li>\n<li>14 National Creamsicle Day<\/li>\n<li>14\/15 V-J Day &#8211; which date do you celerate as the end of WWII?<\/li>\n<li>15 Relaxation Day &#8211; now this one's for me!<\/li>\n<li>16 National Tell a Joke Day<\/li>\n<li>17 National Thriftshop Day<\/li>\n<li>18 Bad Poetry Day<\/li>\n<li>19 Aviation Day<\/li>\n<li>20 National Radio Day<\/li>\n<li>21 Senior Citizen's Day<\/li>\n<li>21 Summer Olympics ends in Rio<\/li>\n<li>22 Be an Angel Day<\/li>\n<li>22 National Tooth Fairy Day &#8211; and\/or February 28<\/li>\n<li>23 Ride the Wind Day<\/li>\n<li>24 Vesuvius Day<\/li>\n<li>25 Kiss and Make Up Day<\/li>\n<li>26 National Dog Day<\/li>\n<li>26 Women's Equality Day<\/li>\n<li>27 Global Forgiveness Day<\/li>\n<li>27 Just Because Day<\/li>\n<li>28 Race Your Mouse Day -but we are not sure what kind of &#8220;mouse&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>29 More Herbs, Less Salt Day<\/li>\n<li>30 Frankenstein Day<\/li>\n<li>30 Toasted Marshmallow Day<\/li>\n<li>31 National Trail Mix Day<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Month-Long Celebrations in August<\/h3>\n<p>In terms of month-long celebrations, I know that there are many of you who will join me in celebrating National Golf month. <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Admit You're Happy Month<\/li>\n<li>Family Fun Month<\/li>\n<li>National Catfish Month<\/li>\n<li>National Eye Exam Month<\/li>\n<li>National Golf Month<\/li>\n<li>Peach Month<\/li>\n<li>Romance Awareness Month<\/li>\n<li>Water Quality Month<\/li>\n<li>National Picnic Month<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In terms of affiliate marketing, I think the foodies win this one hands down. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Seriously, who with a food blog could resist doing a &#8220;Happy Potato Day&#8221; post?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hmmm&#8230; that could be fun to do on almost any blog.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe we should make it a movement &#8211; 'cause who doesn't love potatoes? <\/p>\n<p><strong>Note<\/strong>: If you've never been, the best potatoes in the world are grown and cooked in Ecuador. Their Locro de Papa soup (Potato-Cheese Soup With Avocado) is probably the world's ultimate comfort food&#8230; and a heart attack waiting to happen. <\/p>\n<p>OK, that was an aside. What would you sell to celebrate Potato Day?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B003C1MW4Q\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=rosgardner-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=217145&#038;creative=399369&#038;creativeASIN=B003C1MW4Q\">Mr. Potato Head<\/a> of course!<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=&#038;l=as2&#038;o=1&#038;a=B003C1MW4Q&#038;camp=217145&#038;creative=399369\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Alright, that was perhaps a little over the top, but you can see how letting your mind wander (and get a little twisted) will fire those neurons to come up with unique ideas &#8212; stuff no one else is blogging about &#8212; even when it seems like there's NOTHING to blog about in a given month.<\/p>\n<p>OK, now start thinking about sea serpents!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Did you find this post informative and useful?  If so, please share it with others! If you have a comment, question or suggestion, please leave a comment below!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cheers,<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rosalindgardner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sig-ros.jpg\" alt=\"sig-ros\" width=\"824\" height=\"94\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-14702\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rosalindgardner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sig-ros.jpg 824w, https:\/\/rosalindgardner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sig-ros-300x34.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 824px) 100vw, 824px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Researching August holidays and celebrations proved once again that assumptions can be oh so wrong! I was amazed by the number of named days and monthly celebrations that came up. 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