Eat Blog Talk | Megan Porta

People who dig into blogging “later in life” (40+ years old) have much to share! Cathy from Cathy's Gluten Free talks to both mature and younger bloggers about perspective, priorities and balance. No matter where you fall on the age spectrum, you will find value in this episode! - SEO and keyword research are important, no matter what stage you are in. Dig in! - It really all comes down to BALANCE. Prioritize the things (and people) you love and the rest will fall into place.

You have a story about what “freedom” means to you. Maybe it means quitting your job to have more time with your kids. Maybe it means paying off credit card debt. Whatever it means, you can achieve it. - Surround yourself with other people who have the same desire for freedom as you. - Engage with experts who deliver relevant value. - Learn how to manage your content and your time. - Understand that mindset is EVERYTHING. - Join the EBT membership to fast forward your path to freedom!

Victoria has been blogging for 12 years and moved from Blogger to Wordpress just 1 year ago. In that time she has grown her blog traffic over 1200% year over year as she has adapted, learned about SEO and optimized her posts. She has such great advice to offer other OG bloggers looking to grow rapidly. - Be willing to let go. - Know that it’s not always an exciting process. - Always keep the user in mind. - Finding blogging traction and success is a marathon. - Wordpress is where it’s at.

Alana has taken the leap into food blogging with passion and with a strong desire to maintain balance. This episode explores the power of a positive mindset while navigating the food blogging waters. - It pays to invest in yourself and your business as you’re getting started. - Take those scary leaps! - View the food blogging world from a lens of resourcefulness. Opportunities are literally swarming around you. This episode is inspiring, encouraging and one you don’t want to miss!

Megan has grown her food blog by over 500% in her first year as a full-time blogger. She committed to making blogging her career and has strategies to impart with others wanting to do the same. - Leverage photography as a way to grow on different platforms, as well as a way to make extra income. - LEARN! Honing photography skills is so important, but so is understanding SEO. - Don’t try to do it all! At least not all at once. - Income expectations when digging into full-time blogging.

Clubhouse is the new, audio invite-only platform that everyone is talking about. Are you avoiding it because it’s ONE MORE THING to distract you? If you are an entrepreneur who is serious about growing your brand, Clubhouse is for you. - Being an early adopter will benefit you. - It will help you expand your brand and grow your circle of influence rapidly. - There are people wanting to learn what YOU have to offer. Ask a friend for an invite today and listen in on some truly valuable real-time discussions.

Harry is the co-founder of Sorted app, a free tool that will add clarity and focus to your day. He talks about why to-do lists alone don’t work and how his app will transform you into a super productive person! - Learn what “hyper-scheduling” means and how you can implement it in your business. - Download the app and listen along as Harry talks through the features and provides tips to help get you started. - Rigidity is not the point! You can learn to schedule with flexibility in order to find success.

2020 was a tumultuous year for creating a strategy on Pinterest. Kate Ahl of Simple Pin Media gives us the scoop about how to forge ahead in 2021 on the popular platform. - Story pins: Find out whether they are worth your time and learn a few tips about how to make them more user-friendly. - Video pins: Learn how many you should be uploading weekly. - Sponsored work: Don’t discount Pinterest as a way to offer value to brands you’d like to partner with.

Chef Evelyn Williams is a Culinary Brand Strategist who is on a mission to help women live, cook and work on their own terms! She DELIVERS in this episode! If you are looking to diversify your streams of revenue, be sure to listen in. - Learn how to use the SPACE acronym to generate more money. - Create a promotional plan to avoid having untapped projects. - Narrow down your culinary point of view to find focus. - Market multiple revenue streams without confusing your audience.

Lexi and Beth are the mom-daughter blogging duo at Crowded Kitchen. They employ a very specific strategy to get Instagram traction. - Focus on improving your photography! Lexi shares specific photography tricks that work on IG. - Make your posts interesting and use a variety of formats (still photos, video, carousels and stop motion video) - There are ways to edit photos that will increase IG exposure. - Although IG doesn’t deliver a ton of direct traffic, there's value in growing a following.

My Emissions was started as a way to research and collect the average emissions of each food. About 2/3 of people claim to be doing "everything they can to reduce their carbon footprint," but without clear information it's hard to reduce the impact of their diet. My Emissions provides the first carbon label for food blogs. This allows sites to display the carbon footprint of recipes in a simple and understandable way. Learn WHY this information should be in your recipe cards and HOW to implement it!

Out of sheer necessity, Debbie Gartner figured out a way to overcome a massive debt. She learned affiliate marketing strategies and developed a fresh perspective on blogging. In 3.5 years, she erased a $238K debt! Listen to the episode to find out how! - There is a lot of money to be made through affiliates, but it’s about so much more than that. It’s just one piece of a much larger puzzle. - DIVERSIFY! Don’t just rely on ads or affiliates. Allow some breathing room for your business.

Wrenn and Arturo work as a team in every area of their lives, from ranching and parenting to blogging. They have learned valuable lessons that have kept all areas of their lives afloat and healthy, so learn from them! - Stop over-analyzing the work you do. Better yet, over-analyze the right things. - A little distraction is healthy and can keep you focused on what really matters. - Communication is key when working together with a spouse or team member, but also find ways to be as efficient as possible.

Sometimes the most difficult stretches teach us the greatest lessons. 2020 was a year to learn from! Join us in the episode to hear the good parts (from the eyes of a food blogger) that emerged from a challenging year. - Technology can be our friend. - Food bloggers are needed! - It’s not all about you. - White space creates safety margins which protect us. - Diversifying streams of revenue is a good stress reliever! - Being adaptable is vital. - Listen to the episode for the remaining takeaways!

Casey Markee is the founder of digital consultancy company MediaWyse. He is an SEO professional who helps bloggers take their businesses to the next level through his expertise and website audits. Here are a few SEO priorities that should be on your radar in 2021: - Web stories: what and why - Passage Indexing: How it is different from featured snippets - Best (affordable) options for doing keyword research - Best practices for blog post optimization - May 2021 Page Experience Algorithm: What to expect

Lucy’s passion for Japanese food launched her into becoming a foodie creator. She has explored the different avenues available to food bloggers and wants others to be aware of them, as well! - Find out what your true passion is in the world of food blogging and immerse yourself in it. Are you passionate about photography? A certain type of food? - From there, other opportunities will begin appearing before your eyes. Be ready to see them! - There is so much opportunity out there!

Food blogging is no joke. There is never a shortage of things to accomplish, so utilize your time as best you can! Megan imparts her tricks for reaching an optimal level of productivity as a food blogger. - Learn to be laser focused. - Work concentrated. - Learn to say no. - Plan and schedule as much as you possibly can. - Make the most of every minute of your work day. Every minute counts. - Push yourself to accomplish more because it is POSSIBLE. - Commit to finishing everything you start.

Laura and her husband grew their Six Hungry Feet food blog quickly by utilizing a few underrated (and very smart) strategies. Inside the episode, Laura shares how they started and how they grew so quickly. - Focus on creating quality content and learn the many ways you can offer up content that is packed with quality. - Promotional strategies for getting your content SEEN. Don’t underestimate Facebook, Pinterest and the power of your friends! - So many more gems are packed inside!

Nicole Johnson works for Mediavine, an ad management company that works closely with food bloggers. She gives her best tips about why having display ads on your blog is a great idea and how you can make that happen. - Why Mediavine ads are different from the rest. - What you should expect from a quality ad manager. - Tips to getting to 50k sessions/month (the threshold for applying to have Mediavine ads on your site). - Just keep moving forward and try not to get hung up on the numbers!

Shooting photos for a blog is different than shooting for a cookbook. Lori Rice is a photographer who teaches food creators how to shoot their own food photos through her online courses. She shares valuable advice inside this episode so you can feel more confident launching into taking photos for a cookbook. - Why blog photos are different from cookbook photos. - Why you should never use the camera on your phone to photograph a cookbook. - How to create ideal cookbook photos. - How to organize it all!