The Vine Podcast

Are you using Gutenberg blocks yet? If not, you're going to want to listen to this episode to hear some ideas for blocks you can start using right away! These blocks will help the important sections of your content stand out against the common image, text, ad pattern many blogs have. These reusable sections of content contain important information but are often overlooked when they simply blend in to the rest of your blog post.

In this episode, I'll cover:

• Affiliate links
• Related category
• Related posts
• Tips/Suggestions
• Brand related

Resources:

5 Gutenberg Blocks for Food Bloggers

How to Make Blog Posts Longer

What You Need to Know About Gutenberg

Simplify with Gutenberg

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Web Design for Food Bloggers

When was the last time you updated your homepage? In the last few years, you may have noticed the homepage of your food blog starting to show up in your top pages through your analytics. The homepage is also a huge part of the user experience of your website as it helps new readers to understand what to expect on your blog. So in today's episode I'm going to answer the common question: how often should you update your homepage?

In this episode, I'll cover:

• Your homepage creates a dynamic user experience

• How often should you update your homepage?

• Watch areas for updating content

Resources:

What Should Be on the Homepage of Your Food Blog?

DIY Website Audit

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Web Design for Food Bloggers

One of the best ways to treat your food blog more like a business is to outsource the things that take you too much time or are not your biggest strengths! But outsourcing can often seem daunting or expensive. In this episode, I'm sharing some unusual ways you can outsource different parts of your food blog to free up more time to work on the parts you love and to spend more time as the CEO of your business.

In this episode, I'll cover:

• Ways to outsource photography
• Ways to outsource marketing
• Ways to outsource at home
• Other creative ways to outsource for a food blog

Resources:

Building Your Website Team with Andrew Wilder

Start Thinking Like the CEO of Your Food Blog

Which Position to Hire First with Emily Perron

Lessons from Managing a Team and Two Food Blogs with Christine Pittman

Get More Traffic from Pinterest with Kate Ahl

Increase Your Traffic Through Keyword Research with Ty Kilgore

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Web Design for Food Bloggers

We have worked really hard on our web design process and refining the experience our clients have when they work with us over the last year. But until you are a client, the process may be a little bit of a mystery. So we decided to pull back the curtain today and give you a behind the scenes look at what it's like to redesign your website with us. Jillian Dolberry is our process expert around here (and the Grace + Vine online business manager), so I thought it would be really fun for her to ask me some questions about the process!

In this episode, I'll cover:

• How clients prepare for their project
• What kind of support we offer after launch
• Some client wins after redesign
• Our favorite parts of the design process

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Web Design for Food Bloggers

Batching like tasks can be a huge time saver AND can also increase your productivity by up to 40%! As bloggers, it may seem like batching tasks isn't something that would naturally be easy to do, but there are actually many repetitive tasks food bloggers can learn to batch together to be more efficient and manage their time better. In today's episode, I'm sharing what batch working is and how you can apply it to your food blog.

In this episode, I'll cover:

• What is batch working?
• Time track to figure out what tasks you do often
• Start batching together 1-2 sets of tasks per week

Resources:

Time Management for Food Bloggers: Save Time with Time Tracking

Time Management: Creating the Ideal Week

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Web Design for Food Bloggers

In today's episode I'm so excited to interview one of our clients about her blog and her experiences writing a cookbook and redesigning her website. Kate Ramos is the chef behind ¡Hola! Jalapeño, a Mexican-Inspired Food Blog. Kate shares openly in this episode about her blogging journey, how she plans her content with her audience and SEO in mind, what it was like writing a cookbook in 6 months and what her experience was like redesigning her website with Grace + Vine Studios.

In this episode we discuss:

• changes to her business over the years
• Kate's process for creating content
• writing and launching a cookbook
• her website redesign experience

Connect with Kate

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Connect with Madison

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Web Design for Food Bloggers

User experience is an incredibly important part of your website. Even with the best content in the world, a poor user experience will lead readers away from your website and can have negative effects on your blog's growth. Today I'm sharing 5 things your food blog needs to make sure your readers have a great user experience on your website.

In this episode, I'll cover:

• Have an easy to find search bar
• Have organized navigation
• Limit website interruptions
• Have organized content
• Provide a natural reader experience path

Resources:

What Should Be on the Homepage of Your Food Blog?

Simplify with Gutenberg

5 Gutenberg Blocks for Food Bloggers

The Reader Journey Through Your Food Blog

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Web Design for Food Bloggers

We've been talking a lot about time management and goal setting on the podcast and today we're going to talk about setting bigger goals for the quarter and the month. I'll share how to decide on your goals and then how to break them down into actionable steps so you can see progress each week!

In this episode, I'll cover:

• Start with the bigger picture
• Decide your quarterly goal
• Break it down into weekly tasks

Resources:

Time Management: Setting Weekly Goals

Time Management: Setting Daily Priorities

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Web Design for Food Bloggers

Have you ever wondered what the difference is between a premade theme and a custom theme, today's episode is perfect for you! The truth is there are times when a premade theme is perfect for a food blogger and times when a custom theme might be a better option. So I am excited to break down the pros and cons to both of these types of themes and ultimately how you can decide what is best for your blog in this season!

In this episode, I'll cover:

• Pros and cons of a premade theme
• Pros and cons of a custom theme
• Deciding which is right for you

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Web Design for Food Bloggers

The start of a new year often brings lots of ideas of ways that you want this year to be different than the last. By this point in the year though, resolutions may have faded, or old habits may have resurfaced. Today, I want to talk about eight habits you might want to consider implementing this year to make small improvements to your business and to your personal life. In this episode, I'll cover:

• Set Work Hours
• Set Daily and Weekly Priorities
• Get Ahead on Creating Content
• Outsource
• Read More
• Spend More Time Outside
• Meal Plan + Grocery Pickup
• Take care of yourself

Resources:

Time Management: Setting Weekly Goals

Time Management: Setting Daily Priorities

Building Your Website Team with Andrew Wilder

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Web Design for Food Bloggers