Connecting with your community, being strategic with your time when blogging, and hiring the right people with David Crowley from Cooking Chat.

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Welcome to episode 440 of The Food Blogger Pro Podcast! This week on the podcast, we're rewinding back to our episode with David Crowley from Cooking Chat, which was part of our Blogging with a Full-Time Job series.

Blogging with a Full-Time Job

For today's FBP Rewind episode, we're bringing back our February 2022 interview with David Crowley from Cooking Chat!

In addition to sharing hundreds of recipes with wine pairings on his blog Cooking Chat, David also runs Social Capital Inc., a non-profit organization that strengthens communities by connecting diverse individuals through civic engagement initiatives.

In this episode, you'll hear how David has found balance with his work over time, why he's been focusing so much on republishing old content recently, and what he's looking forward to next with his blog.

In this episode, you'll learn:

• What David does for his full-time job
• How he got into food blogging
• How he's found balance with his work over time
• Why he's been focusing on republishing old content recently
• What specifically he updates when republishing content
• What he's currently struggling with when it comes to blogging
• Why it's so important to document your processes
• How to find the right people to hire

Resources:

• Social Capital Inc.
• Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community
• Cooking Chat
• 261: Managing Sponsored Content – How to Work With Brands with Bruno Bornsztein
• 159: Different Ways to Create an Income Online with Mark Daoust
• Gentleman's Gazette
• Wayback Machine
• Tasty Food Photography eBook
• Curbly
• Clariti
• NerdPress
• Foodie Pro Theme
• Mediavine
• Your World-Class Assistant
• Loom
• Google Drive
• Delegate and Elevate Exercise
• Updating Blog Posts and Other Food Blog Strategies
• Follow David on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter
• Join the Food Blogger Pro Podcast Facebook Group

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Learn more about joining the Food Blogger Pro community at foodbloggerpro.com/membership