Makin' Bacon: Serve Your Fans. Grow Your Income.

As bloggers, we know we should be getting our videos into as many places as possible, but how can we possibly create Instagram reels and recipe videos, YouTube shorts and facebook videos, not to mention TikTok videos and Pinterest video pins! There's so many places and it can be really hard to get started. Luckily today's guest is the perfect person to help us out.

Today, we dive into all things Jumprope including how video can increase your ad revenue, ways bloggers can use TikTok to move their business forward and how you can "do it all" while still holding down a job. Next, on Makin' Bacon!

As bloggers we often are trying to grow our following and expand our network so we will become more enticing to publishers, brands, and agents. One very effective way is through appearing on podcasts, but how do you find them and what do you do once you are on there? Luckily today's guest is the perfect person to help us out!

Today, we dive into how you can use podcasts interviews to grow your brand, and how you can maximize your time on them! Next, on Makin' Bacon!

As bloggers we often try to improve our photography skills, get better at SEO, and learn how social media really works...but we often forgot to spend the time working on our writing skills. As the backbone of what we do, honing those skills can be critical to moving your blog forward, and luckily today's guest is the perfect person to help us out!

Dianne Jacob and I dive into everything you need to know about food writing. From blogs and cookbooks to recipes and reviews, there's a whole world of food writing out there!

As bloggers we understand how important video is to connecting with our audiences. But how can you get started with video, especially cooking videos, and where the heck can you find the time to do it all? Luckily today's guest is the perfect person to help us out!

Today, we dive into reusing your video content, how to use community-first platforms, and how live video can power your blogging strategy

Today, we dive into how to set up paid memberships on your blog, how live events can grow your business and just exactly how can you create custom spice blends to sell directly to your fans.

As bloggers, we love to use spices and we know our fans do as well. So it's a natural leap to try to sell our own blends directly to our own fans. But how the heck does that work and work you get started?

Luckily today's guests are the perfect people to help us out. They run the wildly successful barbecue and grilling website. Hey Grill, Hey, they also sell a line of Hey Grill Hey brand of products and run an online barbecue course called the Grill Squad. I can't wait to learn from today's guests, Susie and Todd Bulloch from Hey Grill, Hey!

Today, we dive into the importance of video in creating your brand. What type of content actually resonates with fans and how Jumprope can help you streamline the entire process?

As bloggers, we know how important video is from food demos to recipe guides. Video is the fastest way to inform your fans and connect with your audience. But most of us don't have any experience with creating or especially editing videos. And it can be really intimidating trying to get started.

Luckily today's guest is the perfect person to help us out. Jake Poses is the co-founder and CEO of Jumprope. At Jumprope he leads the product design and community teams and is passionate about empowering creators to make amazing content.

Today, we dive into figuring out what your audience wants, how to analyze your data and the best way to formulate your plan of attack.

As bloggers, growing our traffic is often a top priority. But what is the most efficient way to accomplish that? And how do we make time for all the work required?

Today's guest is the perfect person to help us figure it all out. Christine Pittman is the founder of 2 successful blogs, Cook the Story and The Cookful. What originally started as a hobby has turned into one of the top ranked food blogs in the world with more than 2 million monthly readers.

As food bloggers, cookbooks are often on our radars. Many of us explore traditional publishing and self publishing but we ignore one path of publishing...getting paid to write a book. Luckily today's guest is the perfect person to help us out.

I can't wait to learn from today's guest, cookbook editor, author and coach, Maggie Green.

Today, we dive into everything you need to know about hosting online summits, how to harness the power of organic list building, and why building relationships with your audience is the key to jump starting your growth...next on Makin' Bacon.

As bloggers we always hear how important it is to grow our email lists, especially because it's the only asset we actually own. But trying to figure out what the most effective ways to build your list are can be really difficult, especially without just relying on annoying popups or costly Facebook ads. Luckily, today's guest is the perfect person to help us out!

Today, we talk about everything newsletter including how to maximize signups, why solving problems builds authority so quickly, and his game changing tip for using curiosity to encourage click throughs.

As bloggers we are told time and time again that we need to collect our fan's email addresses and build our mailing lists, but what is the best way to do that? And what do you do once you have them? There's a lot of ins and out to email marketing, and today's guest is the perfect person to show us how it all works.

I can't wait to learn from today's guest, Matt Molen, from Email Crush