Today's episode is the first of hopefully many, where I take feedback from you as a listener, and answer specific questions that you requested I answer. Get ready to cover several fun topics and learn a lot!

In this episode, I'll cover:

• Programs/Plugins
• Social Media
• Time Management
• Actionable Steps/Goal Conversion

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Resources:

Top Word Press Plugins for Food Bloggers

Recipe Card Plugins

Organize Your Blog Categories

Essentialism by Greg McKeown

Have you ever wanted to make a killer first impression with your email subscribers with a welcome and nurture sequence that helps to build brand loyalty and optimize traffic to your food blog? Today, I interview Allie Grummert, an Email Marketing Strategist and Conversion Copywriter, who shares how to grow your food blog subscriber list with a welcome and nurture sequence that will translate into more traffic to your blog.

In this episode, I'll cover:

• What is an opt-in? 
• Welcome your subscribers
• Building a nurture sequence

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There are a lot of things to consider when redesigning your website, but the very first thing is, is it the right time? I’m breaking down the most common reasons clients come to us to redesign their website and the surefire ways to know it’s time to redesign.

In this episode, I'll cover:

• Not being able to make changes to your site
• Not being able to tell bandaid fixes from the original design
• Having hundreds of blog posts buried in archives
• Wanting your site to stand out from the crowd

Episode 40: How to Know It's Time for a New Website Design

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If you have been a blogger for a while, you know how important Search Engine Optimization is to be able to grow your blog (and business!). Today, we talk with Ty Kilgore, founder and CEO of Everything Digital Marketing, to cover all things SEO, and beyond! 

In this episode, I'll cover:

• What is keyword research?
• How to level up your SEO
• Creating content that is worth your time

Connect with Ty: 

Everything Digital Marketing on IG | Everything Digital Marketing

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If the idea of planning your content is daunting, this episode is going to share some ideas for how you can create a content planning system that works for you and will help you to plan your content for the next month or quarter! 

In this episode, I'll cover:

• How often do you want to publish content
• Review or create a list of content ideas
• Review your popular posts
• Create your content calendar

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Have you ever wondered how you can keep visitors on your website longer? Maybe you have heard that this should be a goal you have, but do not fully understand the reasons behind it. Join me for this discussion that you do not want to miss!

In this episode, I'll cover: 

• Why it's important to keep people on your website
• Three ways to keep visitors on your website longer
• A tool that makes this even easier

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If you’ve ever wondered how to describe your blog to someone or wanted to help others spread the word for you, discovering your brand messaging is essential. Brand messaging is the language you use and communicate to your readers that helps them get it

If you aren’t feeling super clear about your brand messaging or how to convey the heart behind your blog, this episode is for you.

In this episode we'll cover:

• What is brand messaging?
• Figure out your ideal reader
• Figure out your messaging
• How to be consistent
• Where to use your brand messaging

Download the free branding foundations workbook!

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If you have been trying to gain traction on Pinterest but haven’t been getting the pin discovery you’ve been after, you have come to the right place! In today’s episode, Kate Ahl of Simple Pin Media, joins me for a conversation around the top Pinterest mistakes you might be making and how you can fix them. In this episode, I'll cover: 

• What's changed about Pinterest
• How to start using story pins
• Three mistakes you are making on Pinterest
• Building a fabulous team

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Simple Pin Media | Simple Pin Media on Instagram | KateAhl.com

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Let’s talk about categories! One of the conversations I always seem to have with my clients is around how to properly use categories to organize their blog. In this episode, we discuss the importance of categories, how many you should have, and what to do if you’ve never considered your categories before. In this episode, I'll cover:

• When to use a category versus a tag
• What categories to get rid of/keep
• Redirecting from old category links to new ones
• Setting up amazing category pages for SEO

Resources:

• Episode 30: How to Customize Your Recipe Index
• Episode 27: What should be on your homepage
• Feast Design Co: How to Use Categories

 

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As a food blogger, I can almost guarantee one of your goals is to increase your traffic. Often we think about getting NEW users to your site. But what about the ones that are already visiting?

In this episode, I'll cover how to:

* Get into the head of your reader

* Make it easy to see related posts and/or links

* Make sure the structure of your website is set up properly

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