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

Today, we dive into the world of competitive cooking, how to host your own competitions, and how to harness the power of guest bloggers.

As bloggers, we often get caught up in making money directly from our blogs, using ads, affiliate links and sponsored posts, but we forget there's a whole world of food out there to explore and make money from. Today's guest will show us a few of the unique ways she's created a living.

Today we're going to dive into using giveaways to promote your brand, getting started with Instagram, and why you just need to ignore the numbers.

Part of being a successful blogger is crafting your own style and being visible across several platforms. Today's guest is going to help us discover how.

Today we are going to talk about growing your community in a facebook group, getting into sponsored posts, and how you know when to finally cash out...take it away Tracie!

Trying to learn everything you need to know about blogging can really be daunting. But luckily, there are people out there like today's guest who are willing to share their expertise.

In this episode we talk to Luci Petlack about hiring contractors, how to introduce new themes into your blog, and how to restart your blogging career after a life change.

Sometimes things are just clicking as a blogger. You have your routine down, your business connections are growing, things are going great...and then something happens to disrupt it all. This could be good or bad, from taking care of a sick parent, transferring to a new job or city, having a baby, or you know, a global pandemic.

Today, we are going to talk about how to find out what your audience is looking for, why great design matters, and why a brand is more than just a logo.

As bloggers we often work so hard on our recipes, the stories we tell, and using social media to bring in readers, but we often neglect the thing that people see first...our website. A good website design does more than look pretty, it informs the visitor and can be a big factor in turning them into a real Fan. But where do you get started?

Today we are talking about how to set the tone with your fans, ways bloggers can get their foot in the door, and how remote shoots can help during the pandemic.

One of the ways many bloggers can make money, or even start a career, is by providing consulting services to companies and brands. These services can take many forms, but a very common one is providing photography. Most bloggers don't know how to get started, but today's guest will help us out.

Today, we talk with Annelies Zijderveld about the hardest part of writing cookbooks, how to pitch brands you love, and why giving back can help you, and your community.

Today we talk about how a podcast works, whether or not you are ready for one, and how to use a podcast to grow your brand.

As bloggers we always hear that you need to be everywhere. So we write on our blog, post on Facebook and Instagram, share images on Pinterest, and even post videos on YouTube. But one area most bloggers neglect is audio.

Working in food is a shared passion for most food bloggers, but this can take many forms outside of just blogging including writing cookbooks, being a chef, working with brands and teaching classes. Karista Bennet is going talk about some of the jobs she's done and how you might be able to get involved in them as well.

Today, we talk about how to position your brand to reach your biggest fans, why kindness matters in business, and how to authentically fake it until you make it.