Dianne Jacob, Will Write For Food
Dianne Jacob, Will Write For Food
Actually there’s only one reason food writing doesn’t pay: Mostly women do it, and most do it as a hobby or on the side. As a result, they are amateurs or consider themselves as such, even after years of work or accomplishments.
Most of us don’t ask to be paid what we’re worth. So publications and websites can get away with paying very little, compared to [Read more…] about 3 Reasons Food Writing Doesn’t Pay
We’ve forgotten about the 1960s cookbook The Compleat I Hate to Cook Book and Peg Bracken’s voice, which is a shame. This book sold more than 3 million copies, and now you can now buy it used for as little as $2.50.
And I recommend you do so, immediately.
[Read more…] about The Power of Peg Bracken’s Voice in “The Compleat I Hate to Cook Book”
Who has time to keep up with reading on the Internet about food writing and blogging? You probably don’t.
But luckily, I do. I love to sift through stuff to find the best links that are most appropriate, useful and fascinating. Usually I put them in my twice-monthly newsletter, but every once in a while, [Read more…] about 15 Awesome Links for Food Bloggers and Writers
After four Indian cookbooks and a book on Asian flavors, including Betty Crocker’s Indian Home Cooking (“Talk about gender-bender! That book is still in print!” he enthuses), Raghavan Iyer branched out. As a chef who, for the last 16 years, has trained other chefs for Bon Appetit Management company about Indian and vegetarian world cuisines, Raghavan wrote a cookbook about potatoes.
Until Smashed, Mashed, Boiled, and Baked–and Fried, Too!: A Celebration of Potatoes in 75 Irresistible Recipes came out last fall, pretty much everything Raghavan did had an Indian bent. That includes his [Read more…] about A Brave Raghavan Iyer Moves Beyond Indian Cookbooks
Amanda Rettke is a food blogging success story. She has 2 million+ Facebook fans and has been blogging for about 10 years at I Am Baker. On Facebook, she links to blog posts to drive her blog’s ad revenue, which is substantial.
To say that she is focused is an [Read more…] about Q&A: How I Am Baker Got 2 Million+ Facebook Fans
A guest post by Lori DeFinis and Natalie Guarna
Among our most frequently asked questions is “How did you get so many followers?” Although we would like to say that we’ve found success simply by posting quality content, we have picked up some tips on our journey to Insta-fame.
We started our account, @music2mymouth, when we decided to turn our favorite, guilty-pleasure hobby — looking at and taking pictures of food — into an Instagram account. There we serenade [Read more…] about 5 Ways to Grow Your Instagram Following
Do you want to pay for recipes online? Probably not, but The New York Times thinks consumers will.
Last week it announced it will ask new subscribers to the paper to pay $5 per month for access to the 180,000 or so recipes on its online recipe database and companion app. Subscribers will also get videos, how to and seasonal content. Current newspaper subscribers get free access.
“The work we do is expensive, and we want to do more of it,” Sifton writes as justification. The Times probably has to pay for [Read more…] about Pay for Online Recipes? The New York Times Thinks So