June 2020 will be an interesting time to navigate as a content creator. Typically, the school year is ending. Graduations and wedding-related blog topics are filling our calendar. Dads get their wishlists together for Father’s Day, so gift ideas and experiences are highly searched topics. All of those summer highlights will look quite different during the coronavirus pandemic. We’re all doing things virtually and postponing plans. How can you still create June blog posts that are engaging and relevant for your readers? For coronavirus content, we’ll walk you through navigating summer blogging ideas. If you’re new here, be sure to look around our influencer community for other helpful tutorials and consider becoming a member of The Network Niche.
WEEK 1: Travel
The travel industry suffered a major blow during the pandemic. According to Forbes, the U.S. Travel Association estimates the economic loss will be more than $900 million dollars.
Officials at AAA & the GasBuddy app project low gas prices will give Americans an incentive to drive this summer.
- What are the travel guidelines at your local airport?
- What are local hotels doing to incentivize travelers?
- What are your recommendations for day trips, staycations, and camping trips?
- What are the best ways to rack up travel rewards and use them at a later date?
- Where can you safely travel internationally? Which countries are welcoming American travelers?
- When travel restrictions are lifted, what’s on your travel wishlist?
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WEEK 2: Father’s Day Plans
Father’s Day is typically the third Sunday in June. This is the perfect time to prepare your Father’s Day content.
- Breakfast and brunch for dad: What are local restaurants doing?
- Tips for Virtual Father’s Day celebrations.
- What are the best gift cards for Father’s Day?
- Father’s Day photography: How can you use photos to capture this socially distanced Father’s Day?
- Father’s Day on the road: How can you safely travel to see your dad?
- Repurpose/republish last year’s Father’s Day blog post.
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WEEK 3: Summer Camps
Depending on where you live, summer camps could possibly open in June 2020.
The CDC just released its guidelines and recommendations for operating summer camp safely.
“The purpose of this tool is to assist directors or administrators in making (re)opening decisions regarding youth programs and camps during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is important to check with state and local health officials and other partners to determine the most appropriate actions while adjusting to meet the unique needs and circumstances of the local community.”
Help your audience navigate through the decision whether or not to send their children to summer camp.
- Interview a camp director.
- Are there additional camp supplies you’ll need this year?
- What are safe summer camp alternatives?
- If you hire a summer nanny, will you require your nanny to take a COVID-19 test?
WEEK 4: Look Ahead & National Months
Even with areas of the country re-opening, this June will be very different than your typical summer. Encourage your audience to plan ahead!
- How can you travel safely next month (in July)?
- Create a summer 2021 bucket list.
- Plan health goals for the second half of the year.
- How can families reinvest and redirect their summer spending money?
June has a number of national days to remember, including:
- Dairy Month
- Candy Month
- Aquarium Month
- Fight the Filthy Fly Month
- Gay Pride Month
- National Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Month
- National Adopt a Cat Month
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