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Food Blogging

6 Great Reasons to Start Your Food Blog, and 1 Not-So-Good One

June 13, 2017 by diannejacob 22 Comments

Do you mean to start your food blog, but haven’t got there yet? Or maybe you’ve begun one and you need a reason to continue?

Usually I write to people who are already blogging. Then I thought…wait! I bet there are lots of lurkers who are [Read more…] about 6 Great Reasons to Start Your Food Blog, and 1 Not-So-Good One

Filed Under: Food Blogging Tagged With: Food blogging, food writing, why start a food blog

Why BlogHer Food Ended, After 8 Years

June 6, 2017 by diannejacob 19 Comments

Somehow I missed the announcement that BlogHer Food ended. It lasted eight years.

I felt a little bummed and flashed on the first BlogHer Food conference in San Francisco, where I spoke on a panel about voice with a shy Ree Drummond of Pioneer Woman. Since then I [Read more…] about Why BlogHer Food Ended, After 8 Years

Filed Under: Food Blogging Tagged With: BlogHer, BlogHer Food, Food blogging, food blogging conferences

Food Bloggers Who Help Others

May 16, 2017 by diannejacob 31 Comments

Mega-food blogger Aimee Wimbush-Bourque of Simple Bites emailed me recently to say that, after meeting with another big blogger, they decided “blogging isn’t enough anymore. We want to use our platforms to help others, to do some good, to make a difference.”

So Amy contacted World Vision,  and began raising funds for hunger relief in Kenya. She created recipe cards as part of [Read more…] about Food Bloggers Who Help Others

Filed Under: Career, Food Blogging Tagged With: food bloggers who volunteer, Food blogging

What Bloggers Need for a Book Deal: Reader Relationships

January 31, 2017 by diannejacob 10 Comments

A guest post by Literary Agent Maria Ribas

When I was an editor, my publishing house did one of the first blog-to-book cookbooks. We were only allowed to do one, because obviously, we had to wait and see if this “blog” thing was going to blow over.

Now, every one of my authors is a blogger or vlogger (except the chefs). It still amazes me how blogging can build deep and lasting relationships. Yet, too often, I get that inescapable question: How many [Read more…] about What Bloggers Need for a Book Deal: Reader Relationships

Filed Under: Food Blogging, Literary Agents Tagged With: cookbook proposals, food bloggers, writing book proposals

4 Ways to Increase Your Productivity This Year

January 3, 2017 by diannejacob 41 Comments

A guest post by Alisa Fleming

Often a food blogger’s days are bogged down with to do’s, gadgets, commitments.With so many electronic conveniences at your fingertips, you expect an increase in productivity. But more is just more, sometimes.

Fortunately, I’ve taken my productivity back. I feel good about what I’ve [Read more…] about 4 Ways to Increase Your Productivity This Year

Filed Under: Career, Food Blogging Tagged With: Alisa Fleming, Food blogging, food writing, GoDairyFree.com, increasing productivity

As The Web Goes to Video, What Happens to Writing?

November 8, 2016 by diannejacob 12 Comments

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Hey, have you heard? The web is mostly video already. What does that mean for us writers?

Cookbook author and writer Michael Ruhlman returned to blogging recently, after a couple of months off. In his post, he wondered if people still read food blogs.

It never occured to him that the big question might be about video, not text.

“Am I wrong in thinking that there are fewer [blogs] now and that people are spending their time reading more established sites such as Serious Eats, The Kitchn, and Food 52?” he asked.

Fortunately for him, Elise Bauer of [Read more…] about As The Web Goes to Video, What Happens to Writing?

Filed Under: Food Blogging, Writing Tagged With: Food blogging, food blogging trends, food writing, social media trends, video trends on line

Food Blogger Pro Helps You Build a Successful Blog

November 1, 2016 by diannejacob Leave a Comment


When enrolment comes around at Food Blogger Pro, I endorse it. That’s a rare thing, so I hope you’ll read on.

Food Blogger Pro is a commuity to start, grow and monetize your food blog. Bjork Ostrom is a voracious reader, tech guy, and overachiever type. He started Food Blogger Pro three years ago because [Read more…] about Food Blogger Pro Helps You Build a Successful Blog

Filed Under: Food Blogging Tagged With: Bjork Ostrom, Food Blogger Pro, Lindsay Ostrom, monetizing a food blog, Pinch of Yum, starting and growing a food blog

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