Eat Blog Talk
560 episodes - English - Latest episode: 19 days ago - ★★★★★ - 96 ratingsEat Blog Talk is the one-stop podcast for food bloggers, delivering value and instilling confidence so you can level up in your business. The podcast features interviews with food bloggers and other experts who deliver valuable and relevant information and insights to the blogging space.
We cover all the hot food blogging topics such as SEO, social media strategies, keyword research, how to pitch yourself to brands and which keyword research tools to use. We also focus on improving your mindset, as this will help improve your job performance, creativity, productivity and add value to your business.
Eat Blog Talk publishes new episodes every Monday and Thursday.
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373: Why is Networking and Business Community Essential for Your Success? with Chandice Probst
January 05, 2023 09:00 - 39 minutes - 37.4 MBIn episode 373, Megan chats to Chandice Probst about the importance of networking to grow your business and how your business community can help you succeed. Chandice Probst is the business partner and sponsor director of Tastemaker Conference, which is the premier food blogger conference and community for food content creators. It is a place where food bloggers and content creators make contact with incredible brands and foodies. Based on Chandice’s experience of Tastemaker Conference, an...
372: SEO Predictions for 2023 - What we Should Think About as We Create our Content with Casey Markee
January 02, 2023 09:00 - 53 minutes - 50 MBIn episode 372, Casey Markee gives us his best SEO predictions for 2023, describing the bigger picture and what we should be thinking about as we create our content in the new year. Speaker, writer, and trainer, Casey Markee, is the founder of digital consultancy company Media Wyse. He is a well-known SEO professional with 20+ years of experience. Casey has trained SEO teams on five different continents, he has spoken at over 100 conferences, and he has worked with thousands of bloggers in...
371: 3 Strategies to Help you Find the Perfect Niche for your Blog in order to Increase Traffic and Income with Vanessa Mota
December 29, 2022 09:00 - 29 minutes - 27.7 MBIn episode 371, Megan chats to Vanessa Mota about how to niche down, finding the ideal topic for your blog, and why this can increase traffic and income. Vanessa Mota is an award-winning food photographer and nationally recognized content creator. Her love for food led her to create My Dominican Kitchen, a bilingual platform with traditional Dominican recipes and Latin-inspired meals for home cooks, as a way to preserve her family’s recipes and share with the world the flavors of la comida...
370: Turn a Passion Project into a Business while Juggling Parenthood and Wellbeing with Jenna Gibbons
December 26, 2022 09:00 - 39 minutes - 37.2 MBIn episode 370, Jenna Gibbons teaches us techniques to take care of our wellbeing, our family and improve our productivity while turning a passion project into a business. Jenna is a stay-at-home mom and founder of the Whole Mama business and non-profit, Hickory Hill Farm. In 2016, living on a small farm in Nashville, Jenna decided to devote her time to her boys and started the Whole Mama business after feeling frustrated with the dynamics of public education. The Whole Mama business and i...
369: Two Ways to Protect a Recipe - What Bloggers should Know about IP Protection and Internet Law with Maria Spear Ollis
December 22, 2022 09:00 - 24 minutes - 23.5 MBIn episode 369, Megan chats to IP specialist and attorney, Maria Spear Ollis, about protecting our recipes and images online. Maria Spear Ollis is an attorney bringing peace of mind to content creators when it comes to IP protection, contracts, and internet law. Her goal is to help her clients before “it” hits the fan so that if setbacks happen, they’ll bounce back faster. When Maria isn’t hammering away at a copyright issue or recording a YouTube video, you can catch her dancing to Motown...
368: 10 Strategies for Sustainable Side-Hustling (+ What is Your Ideal Work-Life Balance?) with Meredith Kruse
December 19, 2022 09:00 - 53 minutes - 49.7 MBIn episode 368, Meredith Kruse teaches us 10 strategies for sustainable side-hustling and why we don’t have to quit our full-time job to be successful food bloggers. Meredith is the photographer, recipe developer, and voice behind the blog, Our Love Language is Food. She also works full-time in the commercial construction industry in addition to her food and photography business. Many of her favorite memories were made around a big table sharing food that everyone helped to prepare in her ...
367: 7 Steps to the Make the Most of Every Dollar you Have - Beating the Grocery Market with Jessica Fisher
December 15, 2022 09:00 - 48 minutes - 45.4 MBIn episode 367, Megan chats to Jessica Fisher about rising grocery prices and how to do food shopping for your blog in an economical way without sacrificing quality or taste. Jessica Fisher is a cookbook author and food writer at Good Cheap Eats. She enjoys helping people who want to save time and money so they can enjoy stress-free meals. In the last recession, she and her husband made a decision to live more economically and manage their finances more wisely in order to pay off a 60K deb...
366: Expand the Reach of your Business by Implementing these Pinterest Strategies with Kate Ahl
December 12, 2022 09:00 - 45 minutes - 42.3 MBIn episode 366, Kate Ahl teaches us strategies to use Pinterest effectively and grow our reach as food bloggers. Kate Ahl is the founder of Simple Pin Media. She has been helping businesses discover, learn and master Pinterest marketing for over 7 years. She combines the data learned from working with clients, education from Pinterest, and her knowledge of the platform to help people expand the reach of their business using Pinterest. Her mantra is to keep it simple, be authentic, and Pin ...
365: Win-win Strategies for Brand Partnerships - Contract Negotiation and Building Long-Term Relationships with your Ideal Brand with Kristen Bousquet
December 08, 2022 09:00 - 42 minutes - 39.7 MBIn episode 365, Megan chats to Kristen Bousquet about how food bloggers can successfully work with brands, negotiate win-win contracts and build long-term relationships with their dream company. Kristen Bousquet is social media expert, a Charlotte-based content creator and influencer coach at Your Soulcialmate with a goal of educating entrepreneurial creators on how to turn their online influence into a profitable, self-sustaining business through her podcast, community FB group, and coach...
364: Step-by-Step Guide to Self-Publish a Cookbook (+ Tips for Printing and Selling Books Online) with Claire Woodhouse
December 05, 2022 09:00 - 40 minutes - 38.2 MBIn episode 364, Megan chats to Claire Woodhouse about how to self-publish a cookbook, including all the logistical details of printing and selling books online all by yourself. Claire is a stay-at-home mom of 2 who loves creating nourishing, delicious, and simple recipes that don't break the bank when it comes to healthy baking. She started the healthy baking blog, Secretly Healthy Home, 2.5 years ago and also runs an intuitive eating membership called, The Smart Sweet Tooth, in which she ...
363: 6 Ways to Think Outside of the Box with Blogging with Andrea Hundley
December 01, 2022 09:00 - 36 minutes - 34.2 MBIn episode 363, Andrea Hundley shares six ways to think outside of the box when it comes to blogging. These are unique strategies that can potentially help you grow and keep you motivated. Andrea is the creator behind Design Morsels. She has been writing about decorating and design for the last 4 years. Andrea successfully joined Mediavine after two years by focusing on low-competition keywords and SEO and has seen her traffic greatly increase since embracing Rank IQ. Since then, Andrea tr...
362: How Batching and Time-Management can be Game-Changers for Food Bloggers with Bree Pair
November 28, 2022 09:00 - 35 minutes - 33.8 MBIn episode 362, Bree Pair teaches us about batching and how time-management tools like this can be game-changers for food bloggers. Bree Pair is a coach for bloggers and entrepreneurs. Her company, Thrive, educates and empowers bloggers and influencers to build their brands so that they have financial freedom and the flexibility to live their lives to the fullest. She's passionate about helping female entrepreneurs live out their dreams and helping them with the strategy to do so. In this...
361: Hire a Mother’s Helper so that You can Carve out more Time for Blogging with Taran Conwell
November 24, 2022 09:00 - 49 minutes - 46.2 MBIn episode 361, Megan chats to Taran Conwell about hiring a mother’s helper so that you can carve out more time for blogging. Taran is the host of the podcast the Undomestic Mom, which forms part of her mission to dismantle the watered-down version of self-care in today’s motherhood. She coaches millennial moms and takes them from survival mode to thriving mode by helping them create and implement their own self-care routines and find fulfillment outside of motherhood. Taran became passion...
360: 5 Photography Styling Tips (+ How to Find your own Unique Visual Identity) with Kimberly Espinel
November 21, 2022 09:00 - 37 minutes - 34.9 MBIn episode 360, Kimberly Espinel reveals 5 photography styling tips that will take our food photography to the next level and she teaches us how to develop a unique visual identity for our food blogs. Kimberly is a London-based, award-winning editorial and commercial food photographer, bestselling author, educator and creative business mentor. She runs a thriving food photography business and has created content for many brands including Sony, KitchenAid and more. She is also the host of t...
359: Cultivate your Passion for Food Blogging (+ Advantages of Part-time Blogging) with Sally Aleckson
November 17, 2022 09:00 - 33 minutes - 31.7 MBIn episode 359, Megan chats to Sally Aleckson about why being a part-time food blogger can help cultivate your passion. Sally started food blogging in 2014 and since then has gone through a rebrand and a complete overhaul of her site to what you can see today on Eight Forest Lane. Despite not having the same financial success and traffic as others who have been doing it for less time, she keeps going because she loves it. In this episode, she shares her journey and why she decided to blog ...
358: Have Fun with your Blog while Still Making Money with Lauren Klein
November 14, 2022 09:00 - 21 minutes - 21 MBIn episode 358, Megan chats to Lauren Klein about how to pursue blogging as a hobby while still making money. Lauren is a professional dietician, who started her food blog, Piece of Lulu, mainly as a hobby and shares original recipes as well as a wealth of wellness and nutrition content. She found the process of developing her blog and helping her readers understand how to live healthier lives, extremely rewarding. In this episode, find out how to also have a rewarding experience and devel...
357: Effective Steps to Fit Video into your Food Blogging Workflow with Olivia Parsons
November 10, 2022 08:00 - 51 minutes - 47.9 MBIn episode 357, Olivia Parsons teaches us how to fit video into our food blogging workflow, cutting down on production time while seeing the same gains as everyone else. Olivia Parsons is gluten-free foodie and the creator behind Liv Gluten-Free food blog. She believes anyone with a dietary requirement should be able to enjoy good food. Sharing a variety of sweet and savory gluten-free recipes, Olivia dived head first into the food blogging world at the beginning of the pandemic. From the ...
356: Leverage your Blog for New Opportunities and Maximum Impact with Bita and Beata
November 07, 2022 08:00 - 52 minutes - 49.1 MBIn episode 356, Megan chats to Bita and Beata about leveraging your blog for new opportunities using podcasts. Bita Arabian and Beata Nazem Kelley are two food bloggers who co-host the podcast, Modern Persian Food. Bita / Beata means ‘unique’ and in the podcast the duo share their unique approach to cooking and eating Persian food and how to incorporate the rich flavors and fresh ingredients into today’s modern lifestyle. Both started out working on their individual blogs and then teamed u...
355: Start Working for Yourself - Knowing When to Stop Client Work with Jodi Danen
November 03, 2022 08:00 - 22 minutes - 21.9 MBIn episode 355, Megan chats to Jodi Danen about pivoting away from focusing on clients to working for yourself. She delves into the advantages of dedicating all your time to your own blog and some of the drawbacks of making that shift. Jodi is a registered dietician and founder of Create Kids Club, a food blog for easy gluten-free kids meals and family meals. She is also the author of Super Simple Cooking for Kids. In this episode, Jodi talks about knowing when to pivot away from focusing ...
354: How to Generate 350k+ Page Views per Month Quickly - Using SEO to Build Organic Traffic with Kay Ratford
October 31, 2022 08:00 - 30 minutes - 29 MBIn episode 354, Megan chats to Kay Ratford about the benefits of SEO tools and how to use them to build organic traffic quickly. Kay runs the UK-based food blog Flawless Food with her partner Luke. They started over 2 years ago and, using SEO strategically, they’ve grown their blog to over 600k page views a month, of which 365k is organic traffic. Kay and Luke started off with doing brand work but soon discovered that it was possible to make money by posting your own recipes. The key was: ...
353: How to Actually Establish your Blog’s Brand Identity (+ Busting Brand Identity Myths) with Melinda Keckler
October 27, 2022 08:00 - 36 minutes - 34.1 MBIn episode 353, Megan chats to Melinda Keckler about how to establish a strong brand identity and why building brand affinity with our audience is so important in order to have a successful blog. Melinda is the founder and photographer behind the blog Crinkled Cookbook and has been blogging since 2019 while juggling a full-time marketing job. She is applying her vast experience working in marketing and brand strategy to help grow her food blog. Eager to share her expertise, she explains w...
352: 5 Steps to Make Money as Bloggers from Blogging - SEO-Focused Ghostwriting with Lauren LeBlanc
October 24, 2022 08:00 - 34 minutes - 32.7 MBIn episode 352, Lauren LeBlanc teaches us how to make money doing SEO-focused ghostwriting for other food bloggers. Lauren is the creator of the blog, Lauren from Scratch, where she focuses on how to make savory recipes from scratch using high-quality ingredients and teaches readers how to make restaurant-worthy dishes in their kitchens. Working as a physician assistant by day and food blogger by night, Lauren realized that initially while she was growing her blog, she could make money by ...
351: Do More of What is Working - Understanding your Analytics and Where to Focus your Energy with Jessica Burgess
October 20, 2022 08:00 - 46 minutes - 43.3 MBIn episode 351, Megan chats to Jessica Burgess about how to focus more on doing what is working and select blogging strategies that help us grow. Jessica is a lifestyle blogger whose mission is to add simplicity to our busy lives. She focuses on easy recipes for people on the go and, having started in 2011, she shares her passion for blogging and knowledge of the field by helping other bloggers grow too. In this episode, Jessica explains how to avoid getting caught in trying too many blogg...
350: Reenergize your Creativity for Blogging (+ the Process of Writing a Cookbook) with Alyssa Brantley
October 17, 2022 08:00 - 35 minutes - 33.4 MBIn episode 350, Megan chats to Alyssa Brantley about the process of writing a cookbook and how it can reenergize your creativity for blogging. Alyssa is the author of I Don’t Want to Cook Book and her cooking philosophy is whole foods that take half the time, meaning just because you’re busy doesn’t mean you shouldn’t eat great. She applies this philosophy to her popular food blog, Everyday Maven, where she shares seasonal whole food recipes that are packed with flavour made in minutes wit...
349: Build a 6-Figure Food Photography Business in 4 Years with Sam Adler
October 13, 2022 08:00 - 35 minutes - 33.6 MBIn episode 349, Megan chats to Sam Adler about how she built a 6-figure food photography business in 4 years, touching on everything from finding clients to pricing and offering unforgettable value. Sam is a professionally trained pastry chef and creator of the baking blog, Frosting & Fettuccine. She is also a professional food photographer who, within a year of starting, got her first client. In addition to regular clients, she has a range of food photography courses to help photographers...
348: Achieve Your Goals Faster Than You Ever Thought Possible in 2023 with Megan Porta
October 10, 2022 08:00 - 42 minutes - 30.1 MBIf you are a food blogger who can relate to any of the following challenges, this episode is for you! You feel like you are spinning your wheels constantly. You're working harder than ever, but never seem to get anywhere. You feel isolated and alone and unsupported in the work you do as a blogger. That "next level" feels so hard to reach and you're not even remotely sure about how to get there. Either you don't have clearly defined goals or your current goals seem unattainable. Yo...
347: Tips for Busy Bloggers to Manage their Time More Efficiently and Grow their Blog Monthly with Aimee Pruett
October 06, 2022 08:00 - 31 minutes - 30 MBIn episode 347, Megan chats to Aimee Pruett about time management tactics to help you grow your blog when you have limited time. Creator of Food Banjo, Aimee is a food blogger by night, marketing manager by day and a mother of 2 small kids. Regardless of her busy schedule, she has been able to scale her blog’s sessions monthly, going from 10K to over 80K over the past year by using her time wisely. In this episode, she shares her top time management tips that have helped her grow her blog ...
346: Rank for Non-Recipe Posts (+ Why this Content is so Valuable for Your Blog) with Eric Samuelson
October 03, 2022 08:00 - 45 minutes - 42.2 MBIn episode 346, Eric Samuelson teaches us how to rank for non-recipe posts and why this content is often easy to create and valuable as it attracts new readers to our blogs. Eric has been blogging since 2009 and, as the creator behind Eat Like No One Else, he teaches his readers how they can enhance the way they eat through specialty food and ingredients and how to use it to make the most amazing food at home. As someone who is passionate about finding the right ingredients, he talks abo...
345: Explosive Traffic with Web Stories, Easy Income with Pinterest, Facebook Groups and Other Trends to Look Out for in Q4 with Jenna Urben
September 29, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 84.3 MBIn episode 345, Megan talks to Jenna about which trends to look out for in Q4, 2022. They explore topics like maximizing Web Stories for explosive traffic, gaining extra revenue from Pinterest and buidling rewarding communities with Facebook Groups. Jenna is the creator behind The Urben Life, a food and lifestyle blog where she shares allergy-friendly recipes and travel guides. She started blogging in 2016 and, as someone who is eager to help others, she was drawn to the community aspect o...
344: Treat your Blog as a Business from Day 1 - What I Wish I Knew when I Started with Cheryl Norris
September 26, 2022 08:00 - 43 minutes - 40.4 MBIn episode 344, Megan chats to Cheryl Norris, creator of Bakes by Brown Sugar, about why we should treat our blog as a business from the beginning, the importance of SEO and investing in yourself. Engineer by day, baker by night, Cheryl has been a food blogger since 2018. Passionate about the science of baking and eager to share delicious recipes of our favorite desserts, she launched her blog not realizing how much work it takes. What started as a hobby, she quickly decided to treat it as...
343: From Idea to Hardcopy - How to Self-Publish a Cookbook in 45 Days with Tyanne Johnson
September 22, 2022 08:00 - 35 minutes - 33.8 MBIn episode 343, Tyanne Johnson teaches us how to self-publish a cookbook in 45 days. She walks us through every step she took from what’s essential during market research to how a book launch team can help you and tips for book promotion. Tyanne is food blogger and recipe developer at Cooking with Tyanne, specializing in easy, flavourful recipes using basic ingredients anyone can find no matter where they live. She started food blogging in 2019 and after switching from Wix to Wordpress, sh...
342: A New Way to Make your Blog Stand Out - Invest in Speed, Strategy and Design using Gutenberg with Madison Wetherill
September 19, 2022 08:00 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MBIn episode 342, Megan chats to Madison Wetherill about how to get the most out of Gutenberg blocks in order to streamline our blogs and make them fast and easy to navigate. Madison is a food blogger turned web designer at Grace & Vine Studios. She helps clients’ make their website and brand stand out from the crowded food blogging space. She also hosts the Vine podcast for food bloggers looking to increase their impact and connect with their dream audience. In this episode she demystifies ...
341: Strategies to Segment your Email List (+ Why this Converts Subscribers More Easily) with Allea Grummert
September 15, 2022 08:00 - 36 minutes - 33.6 MBIn episode 341, Allea Grummert teaches us how to segment our email list so that we can send tailored content to our subscribers and get higher conversion rates and earn more revenue. Allea is the founder of Duett where she works as an email marketing strategist and conversion copywriter. She helps online business owners make a killer first impression through automated welcome and nurture sequences that engage readers, build brand loyalty and optimize conversions for sales and site traffic....
340: Growing your Community so that You can make Blogging your Full-Time Job with Courtney Paige
September 12, 2022 08:00 - 43 minutes - 40.3 MBIn episode 340, Megan chats to Courtney Paige about how to turn your blog and the community you build into a full-time job. She explores different sources of revenue and shares her strategy for social media growth and negotiating brand sponsorships. Courtney is a freelance food photographer and founder of A Page of Positivity, a healthy delicious food blog. She used to work full-time as an interior designer while dedicating the rest of her time to blogging. She started on Instagram sharing...
339: How to Attract Potential Clients from your Blogging Community - Earn Additional Income from the Start with Dalya Rubin
September 08, 2022 08:00 - 35 minutes - 33.2 MBIn episode 339, Dalya Rubin, creator of It’s Raining Flour, teaches us how we can attract potential clients from the blogging community, helping other bloggers grow. This can in turn provide us with a rewarding additional source of income from the start of our blogging journey. Dalya runs a gluten-free blog and works as a recipe developer, food photographer and trained chef in New York City. She creates food content for brands and bloggers while exploring everything the Big Apple has to of...
338: Tips for Starting a Food Blog Late in Life with Kathleen Pope
September 05, 2022 08:00 - 38 minutes - 35.4 MBIn episode 338, Megan chats to Kathleen Pope about starting a food blog late in life, a mindset for a new, exciting and successful career and how to keep motivated. Kathleen especially encourages us not to give up until we start reaping the fruit from our hard work. Kathleen transitioned into food blogging after running her own product marketing and development business for non-profit organizations. Since 2017, she shifted her focus to her passions of cooking and hospitality and runs the b...
337: It’s Never too Late to Start Something New AND Succeed (+ Blogging through a Different Lens) with Sue Ringsdorf
September 01, 2022 08:00 - 40 minutes - 37.8 MBIn episode 337, Megan talks to Sue Ringsdorf about starting a food blog as a second chapter in life and seeing blogging from a different perspective. It is not only about making money but also the legacy you leave behind. Sue started Sue Bee Homemaker on her 50th birthday after wondering for several months what her next phase in life would be. With a soon-to-be empty nest, she wanted to find a new passion to invest her time in and was encouraged by several friends’ to start a blog. Sue’s c...
336: Land Groundbreaking Brand Partnerships - Hiring a Talent Manager with Johanna Voss
August 29, 2022 08:00 - 42 minutes - 39.3 MBIn episode 336, Megan chats with Johanna Voss, about the benefits of hiring a talent manager, especially how and why this can land you groundbreaking deals for your business. Johanna is a talent manager for social media influencers who want clarity for their brands, their businesses and plan strategically for the future. She has closed up to $3.5 million in brand deals and speaking engagements on behalf of her clients. In this episode, she delves into the process of when and why you would ...
335: How to Bring Universal Laws into your Business to Boost your Confidence and Reach your Goals with Michelle Boulé
August 25, 2022 08:00 - 49 minutes - 45.5 MBIn episode 335, Michelle Boulé teaches us how to bring universal laws into our businesses and apply them to our processes so that we can boost our confidence in the decisions we want to make and reach our goals more easily. Michelle is a transformational life and business coach who helps compassionate business owners and creative entrepreneurs all over the world clarify their goals and make their visions a reality with confidence. She has a multi six-figure coaching business that offers di...
334: Avoid These Mistakes made by Veteran Bloggers (+ How to Flourish with the Times) with Katie Jasiewicz
August 22, 2022 08:00 - 56 minutes - 52 MBIn episode 334, Megan chats to Katie Jasiewicz, author and owner of Katie’s Cucina, about mistakes made by veteran bloggers and how to avoid them in order to let your business flourish with the times. Katie has been blogging for 12 years. For the first couple of years she shared her recipes with family and friends as a way to fill up her time. She never imagined that she would be able to make this her full-time job. In 2014, she quit her marketing job to become a full-time blogger. It beca...
333: How to Hit 100k on Instagram and TikTok without Having to Win the Algorithm with Sarah Barnes
August 18, 2022 08:00 - 47 minutes - 43.7 MBIn episode 333, Sarah Barnes teaches us how to grow our Instagram and TikTok to more than 70K in an organic and enjoyable way. She explains how she has done this for her own brand, Taming Twins, in 90 days by focusing on what her audience really needed and not trying to win the algorithm. As a food blogger and a twin mom, Sarah is driven by the question, “What’s for dinner?”. She is inspired to help other busy parents with the answer by providing quick, affordable recipes. Her blog has 8 m...
Taking the Big Leap to Achieve Success with Peter Taunton
August 17, 2022 08:00 - 54 minutes - 37.7 MBPeter Taunton founded one of the largest wellness brands in the world with over 6,000 franchises or licenses across 3 brands in 28 countries- LIFT Brands. He’s also the 2010 Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year. Peter is currently a Forbes Master Class instructor at the Forbes School of Business. Peter’s business accomplishments have been well-recognized by the business community. He and his companies have been featured in many business and industry publications such as Forbes, En...
332: Curb your Blogging Frustration - Building Community to Grow your Food Blog Quicker with Barbara Curry
August 15, 2022 08:00 - 37 minutes - 34.9 MBIn episode 332, Barbara Curry teaches us about why it’s essential to collaborate and build community as food bloggers and why this will help build and sustain our blogs. Barbara is an attorney who started a food blog, Butter & Baggage, as a hobby when her children moved out of the house. In 2018, she turned it into a business sharing her special recipes for comfort food with a Southern flair and obsession with butter. As someone who came to food blogging at a later age and having to manag...
331: Take Extended Holidays Worry-Free and Future-proof your Business with Jen Wooster
August 11, 2022 08:00 - 29 minutes - 27.9 MBIn episode 331, Megan chats to Jen Wooster, founder of Peal with Zeal, about how to set up your business so that you can take extended periods of time off worry-free and how to future-proof your business. Previously a COO, managing organisations of 2000 people or more, Jen retired at a young age and started her gluten-free food blog, Peal with Zeal. At first a hobby, she has built it into a full-time business sharing her easy, gluten-free recipes. In this episode, she explains how she is a...
330: Words are your Secret Weapon - Tips to Become an Exceptional Food Writer with Jessica Holmes
August 08, 2022 08:00 - 40 minutes - 37.9 MBIn episode 330, Jessica Holmes teaches us how to use words to connect with our readers more deeply. This encourages them to consume our content eagerly, which leads to them staying longer on our food blogs. Jessica has worked as UX copywriter and digital strategist for more than 10 years while also creating her own food blog: Sweetest Menu. When her blog took off, she turned her side-hustle into her full-time job, growing a large following of bakers across the world. With expertise in usin...
329: How Cookbooks Can make you Money (+ Are you Ready to Publish?) with Sally Ekus
August 04, 2022 08:00 - 39 minutes - 36.4 MBIn episode 329, Megan chats with Sally Ekus, lead agent and co-owner of the Ekus group, about different routes in cookbook publishing and her new course that covers the topic in detail. As an author representative, Sally delves into different publishing routes, including self-publishing, the role of the agent, obstacles authors currently face and tips to overcome them. The Ekus Group is a full-service culinary agency that represents a large group of diverse authors in cuisine, skin colour,...
328: From Survival Mode to a Thriving Business - Achieve More, Work Less with Lani Jackson
August 01, 2022 08:00 - 44 minutes - 40.8 MBIn episode 328, Megan chats to Lani Jackson about how to create a flexible business strategy that allows female entrepreneurs to get out of survival mode and create a clear action plan to grow their business, have a steady income while enjoying the freedom to work when and where they want. Lani is a clarity and strategy business coach and hosts the podcast, Brilliant Mompreneurs. Her passion is to help mom entrepreneurs double their income without doubling their workload and help them rele...
327: Pursue a Passion Project while Still Maintaining another Job with Addison LaBonte
July 28, 2022 08:00 - 32 minutes - 29.8 MBIn episode 327, Megan chats to Addison LaBonte about pursuing a passion project while still maintaining another job. They discuss how to handle various responsibilities, time management hacks and keeping motivated while your food blog grows. Addison is the recipe developer and content creator at Organically Addison. She specialises in gluten-free recipes that are easy to make, delicious and family-friendly. Conscious of different dietary requirements, she also includes diary-free, nut-free...
326: Get an Extra 1000 Clicks to your Website - Tips to Grow your Email List and Keep them Engaged with Monica Davis
July 25, 2022 08:00 - 47 minutes - 43.7 MBIn episode 326, Monica Davis, creator of The Hidden Veggies, teaches us how to use our niche to rapidly grow our email list, keep them engaged and make them feel valued. This will improve our email subscriber open rate and link click-through rate by making them excited about new recipes on our site. With over 22 years experience being vegan, Monica specializes in vegan comfort food and basics sharing her recipes for vegan cheese, butter and popular dishes on her blog, The Hidden Veggies. A...
325: The Fastest Way to Grow your Online Following (Going Viral on TikTok) with Cari Garcia
July 21, 2022 08:00 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MBIn episode 325, Megan chats to Cari Garcia about why TikTok is the best platform for growing your online following right now. The video platform can more than double your social media reach within a year, which will generate more page views for your blog. Cari is a healthcare worker turned content creator who currently makes a living through food blogging, sharing latin-inspired recipes on Fat Girl Hedonist. With currently more than 156k followers on TikTok, she explains why it is an effec...