Learn how to set SMART goals so you can maximize the results you are getting to grow your food blog.

In this episode we'll cover: 

• Why Goal Setting is Important
• The SMART acronym
• Make sure your goals are specific
• Measurable goals
• Make your goal achievable and realistic
• Add a relevant action to your goal
• Add time to the goal

Resources Mentioned in This Episode: 

• Setting Quarterly and Monthly Goals
• Setting Weekly Goals
• Setting Daily Priorities

Connect with Madison

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Work with Grace + Vine in 2023:

• All Design Services
• Web Design for Food Bloggers
• Food Blogger Support Package

Getting caught up in the day-to-day tasks of running a food blog can distract you from spending time deliberately working ON your business. That time on your business, or CEO time, can be the key to long term success and growth. 

In this episode we discuss: 

• How to schedule in time regularly
• Creating a plan for your time
• Habit stacking
• Finding smaller pockets of time

Resources Mentioned in This Episode: 

• Blogger to CEO Content
• 3 Things Food Bloggers Need to Do On Every CEO Day

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Web Design for Food Bloggers

Food Blogger Support Package

If you want to learn how to create more high quality content for your food blog, without losing your sanity and burning out in the process, this episode is for you! With more high quality content on your website, you have higher chances of ranking on Google and reaching more of your ideal readers.

In This Episode I Cover:

• Updating old content
• Work through backlog
• Looking for hidden treasures
• Batch working
• Turn off distractions
• Reuse parts of the whole
• Outsourcing

Resources Mentioned in This Episode: 

• Unusual Ways to Outsource Parts of Your Food Blog
• Building Your Website Team
• How to Save Time with Batching Tasks

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Web Design for Food Bloggers

Food Blogger Support Package

With the beginning of the year right around the corner, it’s time to start thinking about your blog growth plan for the new year. When setting goals, having a clear action plan to reach those is so important. Today I’m pulling back the curtain to share a behind the scenes look at my own blog growth plan for next year and tips on how you can create yours! 

In This Episode:

• Optimizing Content
• Creating Content
• Hiring Team Members
• Blog Promotion
• Tips for creating your own plan

Resources Mentioned in This Episode: 

• How to Manage Your Blog Post Projects with Asana
• 5 SOPs Your Blog Needs ASAP
• Goal Setting for Food Bloggers

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Web Design for Food Bloggers

Food Blogger Support Package

If you’re looking for a tool that can help you streamline your blog and help you support your team as you grow it, then SOPs are that tool. SOPs are standard operating procedures that help you to do things the same way each time. In today’s episode we’ll discuss why those SOPs are super useful whether you have a team or not, how to document them and the top 5 SOPs to get started. 

In this episode, I'll cover: 

• What is an SOP?
• How do you document one?
• 5 SOPs bloggers should start with

Resources:

The Standards and Systems Your Food Blog Needs 

Blogger to CEO episodes of The Vine Podcast

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Web Design for Food Bloggers

It can be overwhelming to even try to tackle all of the things you need to do as a food blogger. One of the best ways you can withstand the workload is by managing your time and energy. In today’s episode I’m sharing some practical tips for how you can make sure you are managing these without burnout. 

In this episode, I'll cover: 

• Setting your goals
• Determining your priorities
• Reduce your time on social media
• Invest in yourself and your team

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Web Design for Food Bloggers

As a food blogger, you want to continue to grow to reach more people with your blog.  But have you ever considered if your blog is ready for growth? Keep listening to learn how you can make sure your blog is ready for an increase in traffic and for growth. 

In this episode, I'll cover: 

• Be ready for comments and email increases
• Be proactive about site speed and hosting
• Make your website easy to navigate
• Have an easy to find email opt in

Resources:

How to Double Your Pageviews with User Experience 

Quick Email Opt In Ideas for Q4

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Web Design for Food Bloggers

If you've ever taken a break or a vacation from your business then you know that it can be incredibly overwhelming to come back and try to get back into the swing of things. In today's episode I'm going to share how you can come back from a break to your business or your blog without overwhelm. 

In this episode, I'll cover: 

• Plan your content
• Plan your projects
• Decide on your priorities
• Redefine your ideal week

Resources: 

How to Plan for Time Away from Your Business (and How I Prepared for My Maternity Leave)

Creating Your Ideal Week

Connect with Madison

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Web Design for Food Bloggers

User experience is incredibly important as a food blogger. If you want the people who are coming to your website randomly from Google, to pay attention, then user experience is how you do that.  Today I am sharing how user experience helps you to attract your ideal audience and how you can increase your traffic by focusing on your website user experience. 

In this episode, I'll cover: 

• What does user experience mean?
• What are three things that can be done to improve user experience?
• How can improving user experience increase your traffic?

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Web Design for Food Bloggers

One of my favorite productivity tips is all about planning ahead for success and creating your ideal week. I’m not going to lie, I’m nerding out a little bit out having this conversation around creating your ideal week. Creating an ideal week for my business has been probably the reason that I have been able to juggle so many things in my personal and business life.

In this episode, I'll cover: 

• What is an ideal week? 
• How to know when to reevaluate
• Getting back on track

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Web Design for Food Bloggers