Stay ConnectedWelcome to The Food Blogger Pro Podcast, hosted by Bjork Ostrom from Pinch of Yum! Our goal is to help you create a beautiful, functional, and profitable blog.
We interview successful food bloggers and industry experts in an effort to surface strategies that can help you more efficiently grow and monetize your site. You’ll learn about recipe SEO, food photography, plugins, monetization, traffic, and more.
New episodes every Tuesday! Learn more at foodbloggerpro.com/podcast
Growing a freelance photography business, developing your photography skills, and sharing Zambian food with the world with Clara Kapelembe Bwali from Black Garlic.
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Welcome to episode 354 of The Food Blogger Pro Podcast! This week on the podcast, Bjork interviews Clara Kapelembe Bwali from Black Garlic about how she's using her business to share Zambian food with the world.
Sharing Zambian FoodWelcome to episode 354 of The Food Blogger Pro Podcast! This week on the podcast, Bjork interviews Clara Kapelembe Bwali from Black Garlic about how she's using her business to share Zambian food with the world.
Last week on the podcast, Bjork chatted with Jane Ko from A Taste of Koko about her Pinterest strategy as a content creator. To go back and listen to that episode, click here.
Sharing Zambian FoodWe're really excited to share this episode with Clara from Black Garlic with you today! She's a freelance food photographer, food stylist, and blogger based in Zambia.
Clara has built her business from the ground up, and in this episode, you'll hear how she has grown her photography skills, booked her first clients, and used social media to share both her photography and Zambian food with the world.
Clara's story is so inspiring, and her passion for her work really shines through in the interview. We hope you enjoy it!
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Creating a strong Pinterest strategy, leaning into the new features on Pinterest, and repurposing content for different platforms with Jane Ko from A Taste of Koko.
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Welcome to episode 353 of The Food Blogger Pro Podcast! This week on the podcast, Bjork interviews Jane Ko from A Taste of Koko about her Pinterest strategy as a content creator.
Getting the Most Out of PinterestToday, we're really excited to be chatting all about Pinterest with Jane Ko!
She runs A Taste of Koko, a food and travel blog focused specifically on Austin, Texas. And since she has been blogging since 2010, her content and social media strategy has definitely evolved over the years.
In this episode, you'll hear what her revenue streams are as a content creator, what her current Pinterest strategy looks like, how she repurposes content across different social media platforms, and more. Enjoy!
In this episode, you'll learn:Resources:
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Focusing on quality content, optimizing your ad revenue, and understanding how the cookieless future will affect ad networks and publishers with Paul Bannister and Courtney Kahn from AdThrive.
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Welcome to episode 352 of The Food Blogger Pro Podcast! This week on the podcast, Bjork interviews Paul Bannister and Courtney Kahn from AdThrive about optimizing ad revenue.
How to Optimize Your Ad RevenueToday, we're really excited to be chatting about all things advertising with two members of the AdThrive team, Paul Bannister and Courtney Kahn!
Ads are one of the best ways to earn passive income from a blog, so it's not surprising that many food bloggers place a lot of emphasis on increasing their ad revenue.
And in this episode, Paul and Courtney are sharing all their expert advice on just that topic: how to optimize your ads and increase your earnings. You'll also hear what changes will be coming soon to the ad industry, how the ad industry works behind the scenes, and more.
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Diversifying your revenue streams as an influencer, understanding GDPR and CCPA, and protecting your business with Danielle Liss from Businessese and LISS Legal.
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Welcome to episode 351 of The Food Blogger Pro Podcast! This week on the podcast, Bjork interviews Danielle Liss from Businessese and LISS Legal about understanding data collection, GDPR, and CCPA.
Understanding Data Collection, GDPR, and CCPAWe've probably all heard the terms GDPR and CCPA at one point or another… but what do they actually mean? And how do they impact us as content creators?
That's what we're discussing in this episode with Danielle Liss! She's our Legal Expert here at Food Blogger Pro, and she's coming back on the podcast today to chat all about data collection and important legal considerations to keep in mind as influencers.
It's a great episode, and Danielle is fantastic at communicating complex legal topics in an easy-to-understand manner. Enjoy!
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Setting actionable goals, working through common struggles as a food creator, and more takeaways from the Food Blogger Pro Podcast Listener Survey.
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Welcome to episode 350 of The Food Blogger Pro Podcast! This week on the podcast, Bjork shares some of the main takeaways from our recent Podcast Listener Survey.
Podcast Listener Survey ResultsWe recently asked our podcast listeners to participate in a Food Blogger Pro Podcast Listener Survey, and we're so excited to share the results with you today!
In this episode, you'll learn more about our podcast listeners — how they're sharing content in the world, how they're monetizing their businesses, and what social media platforms they find the most useful in helping them grow their following.
Aside from that, you'll also hear about some of their current traffic and monetization goals, struggles they're facing as content creators, and tools they're using to level up their businesses.
We hope you enjoy learning more about our audience in this survey recap episode!
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Making conscious decisions about food, living more sustainably, and avoiding food waste as a food blogger with Marley Goldin from Marley's Menu.
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Welcome to episode 349 of The Food Blogger Pro Podcast! This week on the podcast, Bjork interviews Marley Goldin from Marley's Menu about how to live sustainably and avoid food waste as a food blogger.
How to Live More Sustainably and Avoid Food WasteOn average, over 40% of food gets tossed annually in the United States, and a large majority of that food waste happens at home. So as both individuals and food bloggers, it's important that we make conscious decisions about our food.
But what are some easy changes we can implement to live and eat more sustainably? And as food bloggers, when we're testing lots of recipes, how can we limit food waste?
We're answering all of those questions (and more) in this episode with Marley Goldin! As a food blogger with a background in environmental science, she is an advocate for making sustainable food choices, and she's sharing her best tips and advice to show how small changes to our daily lives can make a big impact over time.
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Narrowing your content focus, growing traffic by focusing on SEO and Pinterest, and blogging as a creative outlet with Camila Hurst from Pies and Tacos.
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Welcome to episode 348 of The Food Blogger Pro Podcast! This week on the podcast, Bjork interviews Camila Hurst from Pies and Tacos about leaning into a niche and blogging as a creative outlet.
Leaning into a NicheToday, we're so excited to be chatting with Camila Hurst from Pies and Tacos! She has been blogging since 2017, and while she originally started out posting both savory and sweet recipes, she has now shifted her focus to primarily sharing content about macarons.
In this episode, you'll hear why she decided to narrow her content focus, how blogging has been such an important creative outlet for her over the years, and how she's been leveling up her business by growing her team.
No matter where you are in your blogging journey, we know that you'll find Camila's story and insights both inspiring and encouraging. We hope you enjoy this episode!
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Identifying accessibility issues, writing accessibility policies, and writing good alt text with Bet Hannon from Bet Hannon Business Websites.
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Welcome to episode 347 of The Food Blogger Pro Podcast! This week on the podcast, Bjork interviews Bet Hannon from Bet Hannon Business Websites about how to build an accessible website.
Building Accessible WebsitesAs food bloggers, it's so important that we make our websites accessible and that we share content with the world that everyone can enjoy, including those with disabilities.
But how exactly do you create an accessible website? How do you know if your site has accessibility issues?
That's what Bet is here to talk about today! In this episode, we dive deep into the world of accessibility, from writing alt text correctly to identifying issues that you should consider fixing on your site to ensure that everyone can enjoy the content you're publishing.
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Growing on different social platforms, transitioning businesses, and building a team with Jenné Claiborne from Sweet Potato Soul.
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Welcome to episode 346 of The Food Blogger Pro Podcast! This week on the podcast, Bjork interviews Jenné Claiborne from Sweet Potato Soul about how she has built her business as a content creator and gained over 600k subscribers on YouTube.
600K YouTube SubscribersWe're really excited to be chatting with Jenné from Sweet Potato Soul today! She's a vegan chef, cookbook author, food blogger, and successful YouTuber with over 600k subscribers.
From working as an actor to offering personal chef services to becoming a full-time content creator, Jenné has had quite the entrepreneurial journey. In this episode, you'll hear what she's learned along the way, how she has been growing her team, why she focuses so much on video, and what the revenue streams currently look like for her business.
It's a really great episode, and Jenné is just such an inspiring, hard-working creator. We know you'll have lots of takeaways from this conversation!
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Starting a creative production agency, using social media to book clients, and nurturing long-term relationships with brands with Alisha Cohen from LISH Creative.
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Welcome to episode 345 of The Food Blogger Pro Podcast! This week on the podcast, Bjork interviews Alisha Cohen from LISH Creative about running a production agency and shooting content for brands.
Building Long-Term Relationships with BrandsAs content creators, a great way to earn an income doing what we love is to partner with brands that we love. But how do we find those brands, and more importantly, how do we work with them on a long-term basis?
That's what we're chatting about today with Alisha Cohen!
Alisha is the founder of LISH Creative, a creative production agency that produces colorful, eye-catching photography, video, and stop motion for some of the world's most distinguished brands.
In this episode, you'll hear how she launched her business, what it's like running a production agency, how expanding her social media presence has helped her book clients, and what some of her best tips are for nurturing long-term relationships with brands.
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