Eat Blog Talk | Megan Porta

Lyn is the food blogger behind Cook Eat Live Love. She uses lifelong learning as a way to accelerate her business growth and to make a bigger impact. Inside this episode Lyn shares about ways you can make a greater impact through learning, whether you consider yourself to be a lifelong learner or not! - There are many different ways to learn, so explore the different avenues available to you. - You don’t need to learn it all at once. Start somewhere and allow yourself to learn as you go. - Learning doesn’t have to mean taking courses or classes. It can entail connecting with peers and learning from one another. - Hire out the things you have no desire to learn about.

Andrew Wilder is the founder and CEO of NerdPress, a digital agency that provides WordPress maintenance and support for hundreds of food blogs, placing an emphasis on site speed, stability, and security. Inside this episode he provides food bloggers with five things to focus on as we head into a fresh new year. - Site speed/core web vitals. - Invest in good web hosting. - Look at your site from your user’s perspective. - Diversify revenue beyond display ads and diversify traffic beyond Google. - Start building your team today!

Casey grew her food blog Get On My Plate from 0 to 55k monthly sessions by following a few simple strategies. She shares her secrets inside this episode, not only for quick growth but also for setting yourself up for a long game by shifting your mindset. - Lean into SEO and keyword research. - Don’t discount social media (but don’t obsess about it, either). - Publish non-recipe content with a focus on modifiers and low competition keywords. - You MUST be willing to adapt and stick with blogging, no matter what comes your way if you want to find success.

Megan is a freelance food photographer and the blogger behind The Oregon Dietician. She decided that instead of waiting around to qualify for an ad network, she'd take things into her own hands by starting a freelance photography business. Learn more about how to freelance during that dreaded “ad network wait.” - Focusing on other projects and revenue streams is a great distraction while waiting to get enough page views to join an ad network. - Find what you love doing and pursue it in a freelance role. Separate yourself from being a “blogger” if needed. - Use the wait time to improve skills that need sharpening. - Focus on building traffic and before you know it, you will have the page views you’ve been yearning for!

Emily is the author of the book titled Growth Junkies Unite. She helps other business leaders find success by helping them implement Entrepreneurial Operating System® businesses so they can find life balance. In this episode she provides actionable tips bloggers can take to stop the “busy-ness” and find the balance they deserve. - You can achieve MORE by doing LESS. - Proactive work allows you to minimize chaos. - Self-awareness is key! - Tips about how to outsource as well as how to be a great leader, minimizing stress and urgency throughout your entire business.

2021 was an epic year for both the food blogging community and for the Eat Blog Talk podcast. Join us in this episode to hear what the stats say about the most popular content on this podcast, as well as what the fan favorites and Megan’s personal picks were. We also dig into what is in store for 2022! - Common themes for favorite podcast episodes: SEO, quick growth stories, sponsored work. - We want to know what YOU want more of in 2022!

After hitting rock bottom with her own health, Cristina from The Castaway Kitchen studied food to get her life back. Inside this episode, she talks about how bloggers can get more traction by creating recipes for people who struggle with chronic illnesses or have food allergies. - The wide array of diets provide opportunity for niching down in powerful ways. - There are people out there who need your resourcefulness with the various diets. - Educate yourself before digging into a specific diet (resources included in show notes). - This mindset offers opportunity for bloggers looking for more traction and traffic!

Full-time travel blogger and SEO coach roaming the world at whim, Isabel from Bel Around the World helps aspiring bloggers and brands get the most out of their online presence and financial freedom by ranking on Google faster by utilizing smart SEO strategies. Inside this episode she gives quick tips on how to get the greatest return for the least amount of effort. - If you create the right content with the right keywords, backlinks can be built naturally. - Sprinkle a mixture of keywords (including LSI indexing) into your recipe posts for more relevancy. - All kinds of details included, such as site speed, information about images, links, descriptions and how to get your content to show up in featured snippets.

Kristin is the blogger behind Baking Bettie and she teaches her audience through tutorials on her blog, YouTube channel, Instagram, TikTok and through in-person workshops. Her on-camera confidence did not come easily and she shares about how she overcame her fears to find comfort in front of the camera. This episode is packed with actionable tips so you can do this, too! - It might take a while, but keep pushing through those on-camera fears. The end result will be worth the struggle. - Start with what you have! Don’t let the overwhelm of needing the perfect equipment or setup keep you from getting started. - Creating consistent videos for your audience is the best way to connect with them on a deep level. - Give yourself permission to create bad content. Embrace imperfection.

Natalya is the founder and head home cook for Momsdish, a food blog focused on bringing crazy easy recipes to the masses. She moved from part-time blogger to full-time business woman alongside her husband and shares about their 2-year journey filled with ups and downs inside this value-packed episode. - Learning how to avoid burnout and maintain some degree of balance is a huge part of the success equation. - Strategizing through the tough times (think: traffic loss due to a Google update) is important. - Hosting blogger retreats is a really great way to build your inner circle and make income outside ad revenue.

As the self-proclaimed “poster child” for making the most mistakes in a blogging journey, Megan from the food blog Pip and Ebby shares about the mistakes she has made within this series. This is the fifth episode in a series that covers multiple mistakes, takeaways and action steps for other food bloggers to learn from. Mistake #5: Starting well and ending poorly (or not at all). - Think through every project from start to finish before you dive in. - Finished is not “done.” In our ever-evolving space, projects are never complete. - Declutter your current projects to open up space for new things to enter.

Jenna is the content creator behind The Urben Life, a food and lifestyle blog where she shares allergy-friendly recipes and travel guides. She is an early adopter within the blogging space, staying on top of tools, platforms and trends that are unique to content creators. Inside the episode, she divulges three trends to pay attention to as we head into a new year. - Web stories are just ramping up, so get started (and keep at it). - Facebook reels—More power than Instagram reels?! - What’s coming our way on Pinterest. - Bonus: The power of the new Instagram story linking feature.

Media producer, multilingual educator, podcaster and YouTuber, Catharina runs the Creators Abroad podcast, YouTube channel and production studio. She produces media focusing on max impact (podcasts, videos, social media and blogs), helping creatives spark their imagination, find opportunities, navigate culture, form new connections and build rewarding careers. In this episode she explains why food bloggers should place a focus on creating max impact content. Using your voice to tell stories about your recipes and food is extremely powerful. Utilize the many platforms and media available to deliver content in a unique and captivating way. In such a saturated market, you must find a way to pull away from the pack and make your content stand out.

Comfort zones are comfortable! But are they productive? Growth occurs within the zone of DIScomfort, so let’s dissect this and learn ways we can grow more quickly. Megan of Eat Blog Talk and Loren of the Align and Expand podcast dive into this topic in this podcast series. This is the fourth episode of four, focusing on the topic of PEOPLE. - People and relationships are everything! Choose your people wisely. - Assess the people around you and make some potentially uncomfortable decisions about who you are giving your energy to. - Put yourself in the paths of people whose energy you admire.

Justin Moore is founder of Creator Wizard and has made over $3M working with brands. He has a unique perspective as both a creator in the trenches as well as helping countless brands decide how to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on influencer campaigns. Inside this episode, he breaks down common mistakes food bloggers make when pitching and pricing themselves for sponsored work. - Be a detective! Get a full picture of the campaign before saying a word. - Use words that illustrate you know your worth. Language matters! - Don’t be a creator, be a consultant. - Know when to walk away. Pay attention to your intuition.

As the self-proclaimed “poster child” for making the most mistakes in a blogging journey, Megan from the food blog Pip and Ebby shares about the mistakes she has made within this series. This is the fourth episode in a series that covers multiple mistakes, takeaways and action steps for other food bloggers to learn from. Mistake #4: Investing in the wrong things and in some cases avoiding making investments. - Setting clear goals will ensure you are focusing on the right investments. - Invest in the PEOPLE behind the products and services you purchase. - One of the best investments you can make in your business is hiring a quality coach.

Chandice is the bubbly personality behind the blog This Vivacious Life. She is a food and entertaining blogger and the co-author of Gluten-Free on a Budget. One piece of the blogging puzzle that lights her up is connecting with brands and other partners and delivering pitches that focus on the value they will get from her expertise and quality work. Listen to the episode to learn her secrets about sending well-received pitches! - Think beyond brands! Food bloggers have so many options for people and companies to pitch their services to. - Learn how to find the people to pitch and what to say! - Create a vision they can’t refuse. Always provide value. - Remove yourself from the pitch. - Action steps included, so you can confidently send a pitch today!

Comfort zones are comfortable! But are they productive? Growth occurs within zone of DIScomfort, so let’s dissect this and learn ways we can grow more quickly. Megan of Eat Blog Talk and Loren of the Align and Expand podcast dive into this topic in this podcast series. This is the third episode of four, focusing on the topic of BLOG TRACTION. - Rewrite your scripts about how you show up for your blog. “I do uncomfortable things,” and “I show even when it’s scary” are good affirmations to repeat. - Push yourself to create differently or learn a new skill. - Removing things from your life (such as starting at analytics) can be very uncomfortable yet rewarding.

Kathy is the blogger behind Beyond the Chicken Coop. After retiring from her elementary school principal job in 2021, she has delved into, and seen the power of, updating older content. This is a great way to be a more efficient food blogger, ensuring all published content is providing value to the end user. - Start by creating a spreadsheet containing the information about all of your content. - Comb through every single blog post systematically. - Kathy talks through her strategy for optimizing each blog post. - Consider batching to further streamline your updating process.

Sandra is the blogger behind She’s Not Cookin’. She was able to get her blog onto an ad network in just over one year by using a specialized approach. First and foremost, she worked on her mindset, which became a solid base to build a successful business on. This episode explores the possibilities available to entrepreneurs who are willing to dig into mindset work first. - Get crystal clear on what you are trying to accomplish and why. - Sandra provides strategies for working through limiting beliefs, achieving balance and tapping into creativity: journal it out, quiet your mind, put inspiration in front of you, celebrate every win (even the small ones) and have fun. - Your vibe attracts your tribe, so put a good one out there.