Eat Blog Talk | Megan Porta

As Director of Content Management for SideChef, Sandie is an expert in content best practices and she has advice for food bloggers about how to reach new audiences. - How to leverage food trends and identify which recipes to create. - Understand what a "smart recipe" is and how to tap into that magic. - Tons of valuable tips about how to create the best recipes and blog posts possible for our audiences. - Learn what it looks like to partner with SideChef!

The Food Blogger Summit is being put together by the talented Madison Wetherill from Grace and Vine Studios and The Vine Podcast. On February 24-27, twenty different industry experts will deliver information that'll help you think smarter about the way you operate your blogging business.. all FOR FREE! Here’s just a sampling of the people you will hear from in the summit.. - Eric Hochberger, CEO of Mediavine - Kami Kilgore, founder of Everything Food Conference - Matt Molen, CEO of Personalized Paths - Danielle Liss, founder of Businessese And so much more! You do not want to miss out on this incredible event! Get more info and stay in the loop by clicking here!

Diet trends and food blogging are intertwined, whether you are a diet-specific food blogger or not. Dr. Karen Lee sheds light on this subject! - How diet trends play a role in food blogging, both from a blogger and user perspective. - How to utilize recipes that adhere to specific diet plans such as Whole30, keto and paleo to diversify your blog content. - How to cater to each type of "dieter" on your blog! There is so much more packed into this episode. Join us inside!

Hina brings an incredible story to this episode as someone who followed her passion for creating delicious recipes which turned into a love for food blogging. When your gut tells you to take the road less traveled, listen up! - Patience and faith are necessary when exploring a new passion. - There's ample opportunity to make money in the food blogging space. Keep your eyes peeled for ways to support blogging as you get started. - Reconnect with your WHY as you travel through your food blogging journey. Join us inside the episode for tons of inspiration and encouragement to follow your dreams!

Learn how to incorporate the HEART framework into your blog, which will drastically improve the User Experience (UX). It's about more than just making Google happy. - Bethany walks us through each step of the HEART acronym: Happiness, Engagement, Adoption, Retention and Task Success. - Food bloggers typically need the most help with RETENTION. How do you retain users? Bethany gives us advice about how to do a better job with this. Join us inside the episode for incredibly insightful tidbits that'll help you to focus on the user!

Join Megan as she reviews her biggest takeaways from 2019 as a food blogger and entrepreneur: 10-Email lists are important. 9-Mindset is everything! 8-Connecting with like-minded entrepreneurs is worth a million dollars. 7-Having the right people supporting you is KEY. 6-Taking the path of least resistance is not always a bad thing. 5-Sweating the small stuff is pointless. 4-Some seeds have a long germination period. 3-That very next step is the most important one. 2-EAT with HEART. 1-Time is MINE! Finally!

In this episode we explore common food blogging mistakes and how to avoid them in the first place! - Gather advice and data from trusted friends and peers. - Be consistent with posting content and place a focus on SEO. - Take online courses, but find just a few trusted teachers. - Food blogging conferences are a great resource. - Anushree talks you through ways to identify what your specific problem is if you aren't seeing a lot of traffic, and also how to fix it! - Avoid multitasking!

This episode explores the ups and downs entrepreneurs experience and the loneliness that often comes along with the territory: - The focused work and the quantity of it that entrepreneurs do can affect relationships. - Understanding whether you are an introvert or extrovert can help you navigate through your entrepreneurial journey. - Create unique sources of creativity to stay sane. - Work alongside other creators and take the focus off yourself for stretches of time. - There are cycles for everything, so use "off" seasons to reconnect with loved ones who might be missing you! - Don't ever read the comments on posts and on social media!

Levan Wee is an Instagram expert and he is passionate about this social platform. He helps bloggers find success on Instagram and shares some incredible tips that'll change your game! - Don't be afraid to showcase your personality. - Community is key. IG is taking note of every single interaction within the platform. - Go live! - There is MAGIC in the hour after posting. Take advantage of this! - Levan shares hashtag secrets inside the episode and so much more. This episode is pure gold!

You deserve ALL of the success and joy and goodness and richness that is waiting for you on the other side of your fears! Listen in for encouragement to jump in to your fears instead of running away from them. - EVERYONE experiences fear, even (ESPECIALLY!) successful goal crushers! - Entrepreneurs have to be brave enough to find a way through fear and not be stopped by it in order to propel their businesses forward. - Pinpoint something that is holding you back in your business and make a commitment to destroy all fears that surround it. - Accept fear at face value: it is a big fat liar! - Launch yourself straight into those fears in order to find success, joy, goodness and richness that is waiting for you in your business and life!

Staying on top of food trends is an important part of being a food blogger. Billy Parisi is immersed in the foodie world on many different levels. His wisdom on this topic is helpful and inspiring! - Health foods and diets are trending in 2020 and that will not be going away. - Those handy little appliances (think Instant Pot) won't be going away, either. - Consider starting your own trend. You never know, it might just take off! - Leave space for emerging trends on your editorial calendar. - Billy talks us through how to scope out trends on our own and he also shares valuable videography tips and tricks with us!

Madison talks to us about why brand messaging is so important when aiming to maintain your unique voice on your blog: - This is YOUR niche, voice and story! - It's so much more than your recipes. Your photography, writing and website colors play into it, too. - Figure out what your core message is! - Be strategic about how you present your content. - Review analytics to plan future content. Join us inside the episode for SO much more!

Josi dives into reasons why bloggers should all be tapping into their inner artist. When we take the time for this, our creativity will IGNITE! - Consider using art to inspire creativity and/or incorporate art right into your blog! - There are SO many options to explore. Hand lettering, knitting, marker art, painting, handmade gifts and poetry are just a few options to get your wheels turning. - Find that thing that sparks creativity and let things evolve. - Plan out time for creative outlets.

The most powerful secret weapon for finding success in your business is TIME! Stop working against time and learn how to work WITH it in order to open up valuable space in your life. - Stop those negative scripts about time that you recite to yourself daily. - If something is a priority for you, you can make time for it. - Time management combined with efficient systems and productivity strategies is a SUPER powerful recipe for success. - Fiercely protecting your time is one of the most important pieces of the puzzle and is sadly often dismissed. Let's find the time together in this new year so we can find success and space for all of those good things!

Creating systems in your business and life is a GAME CHANGER. It opens up space and time for so many other things. Kate Erickson of Entrepreneurs on Fire shares her systems secrets: - Plan each day the night before. - Understand the concept of decision fatigue and consider batching work to avoid reaching this point. - Take inventory, write out the steps, determine efficiencies and document--CREATE SYSTEMS that'll completely change your life.

If you are a first- or second-time food blogging conference attendee, you won't want to miss out on the valuable tips packed into this episode: - Deciding which conference is a good fit - Logistics - What to bring - What to wear - What to expect during and after the conference There's so much more waiting inside! Join us!

Do you take the time to really get to know Facebook as a business owner? Lorena shares tips for finding success inside the popular social media platform: - Real engagement is key. - Get to know your niche really well and deliver accordingly. - Analytics are your friend! - Getting to know this platform requires time and patience. - FB favors video! There is so much more waiting inside. This episode is packed with value!

Pinterest is HUGE for food bloggers! Kate takes us through some key points to keep in mind when we prepare to send our content through the world of Pinterest: - Know your audience! This holds true on Pinterest, as well! - Pin guidelines are important to keep in mind: image size, what text to include and which photos to use. - It is worthwhile to do testing to find out which styles your audience likes most from you. - Create the perfect description and now we can include post titles! - Video tips included!

If you have a huge bank of blog content, updating SEO might seem like a daunting task. Liz walks us through smart strategies that will help us wrap our heads around getting started: - Know your content and find a way to keep track of it. - Target posts that fall between positions 11 and 20 on Google. - Liz provides a helpful checklist to use a guide as you comb through old posts (think: adding alt tags, interlinking and keywords). - Remember not to compare your journey to anyone else's!

As someone who has had an inside view of the entrepreneurial world her entire life, Susie imparts her empowering and encouraging insights! - One tiny part of your job can become an important building block when you step back and view the big picture. - Susie talks us through her husband's move into her business. - There isn't always 100% bliss. Don't make big decisions in dark moments. - Diversify your income streams for long-term success!