Get your snack before you press play on this one! Whether you are a food blogger, a blogger who occasionally posts recipes, a foodie, or a blogger in any niche looking for some inspiration, this podcast is a goldmine! Kristy Bernardo from The Wicked Noodle is sharing what you need to know to contribute recipes to her site and get paid. Listen and submit today to this site that JUST started accepting guest posts. The interview includes How Kristy went from not knowing how to cook to running a successful food blog Why The Wicked Noodle has opened its doors to guest bloggers ...

Breaking the mold of the in-your-face click-baity posts we all see so often on other sites, Narratively practices ‘slow storytelling’ of untold human stories. Selected by TIME magazine as one of the top 50 websites in 2013, the quality of writing and unique stories you’ll find here are riveting and special. In this podcast, Editorial Director Brendan Spiegel joins me to talk about the qualities of selected stories, working within their theme concept, quality pay for writers, and the general awesomeness that is Narratively. The interview includes How Narratively came to be, and how it takes a slow approach to story ...

UPDATE: As of November 2015, the new editor at Midlife Boulevard is Andrea Bates. Sharon still co-owns the site and is involved with the site, but roles have changed. This content in this podcast is still relevant, just know that when you submit, you won’t be interacting with Sharon, but rather Andrea as the new Editor-in-Chief.  Midlife Boulevard offers so many good things for bloggers, not the least of which is their openness toward (and even preference for) publishing your posts that have already been published on your own blog. Are you smiling yet? Join Editor-in-Chief and Managing Partner Sharon ...

If you write personal essays about motherhood (from infertility to being a new mom, pregnancy, adoption and more), Coffee + Crumbs may be a perfect place for you to submit your writing. With its minimal and soothing website design to the gorgeous writing they showcase, this is one of my new favorite sites and I am thrilled to introduce you to it through this podcast interview with Founder, Ashlee Gadd. The interview includes Why Coffee + Crumbs focuses on personal stories of motherhood vs. articles/how-tos The types and number of photo essays Coffee + Crumbs is looking to publish in the ...

Beyond Your Blog’s podcast welcomes Sumitha Bhandarkar, Editor at A Fine Parent, an online community for parents who believe that great parents are made and not born. Anyone who has ever been stuck in a job they didn’t enjoy and dreamed of something more fulfilling will appreciate Sumitha’s journey to create her site. Join me in this discussion to learn more about the evolution of the site and how you can increase your odds of getting published on this site which pays the writers who earn select guest posting slots, and offers readers a unique and fresh take from the typical ...

There are so many good things about this interview.  Plum Deluxe Founder Andy Hayes provides great tips on how to be among the select posts they feature (and pay for) each month.  You’ll also get some great pitch strategy, and learn about the unique product/website pairing Andy created that might inspire you with new ways to monetize your own blog or website! The interview includes Why Andy left the corporate world and how he found his life’s purpose with Plum Deluxe Why sponsors are NOT always the answer and how selling a physical product can be a great way to monetize your blog ...

In another recent podcast we talked about how to edit and publish your own anthology .  In this podcast, we are changing gears and learning about contributing to an anthology — how it works, why you would want to do it, expectations and more.  And who better to tell us than Jen Mann, publisher and editor of the best-selling I Just Want To Pee Alone anthology series now in its third volume with I Still Just Want to Pee Alone (affiliate link). Joining her is Kim Bongiorno, author and contributor to several anthologies including all three books in the Pee Alone series. These ...

Today we are talking about the many ways bloggers can use Help A Reporter Out (HARO).  Whether you are trying to get quoted in a major publication to gain some visibility for your blog, or looking to find your own sources for a blog post or story you are working on, HARO is a great FREE resource you should know about.  Stacey Miller has been working with HARO for several years and is telling us all about how it works and how you can get started using it today. The interview includes How HARO can help bloggers find sources to quote in ...

How many of you have had a moment where you said to yourself “I could put together an anthology”, or “Why has no one elver put together an anthology about xyz?”  If you’ve ever wondered what it takes to curate and edit your own anthology, or if you are on the path already and would love some helpful tips, this podcast with Stephanie Sprenger of The HerStories Project is a must listen. My podcast interview with Stephanie includes Stephanie’s take on what makes a good anthology The HerStories experience with both self publishing and hybrid publishing Stephanie’s perspective on working with ...

This podcast showcases Verily, a women’s fashion and lifestyle website that’s “less of who you should be, more of who you are.”.  Editor-in-Chief Kara Eschbach is sharing everything you need to know to submit your writing across a broad list of categories for publication on Verily. Come away inspired to submit to this magazine website whose mission is to “empower and inspire women to be the best versions of themselves.” The interview includes How Verily was born out of a brunch conversation and women’s feelings about unrealistic expectations Verily’s ‘No Photoshop Policy’ and how it lines up with their mission ...