Dianne Jacob, Will Write For Food
Useful Tips, Interviews, and Stories to Inspire Food Writers and Bloggers
A guest post by Sean Timberlake
Go to any blog conference, or drop in on any online forum for bloggers and freelancers, and one question crops up again and again: How much should I charge?
There’s a lot tied up in that request. As a freelance creative, determining your rate may feel a lot like [Read more…] about How Much to Charge? Use this Easy Formula
Hello from Siem Reap, where I’ve just finished teaching at a food writing and photography workshop. At Mie Cafe, Cambodian chef and owner Pola Siv served us this glorious beef tartare.
My job is to make your life easier. Did you know that? One of the ways I do so is to pass on must-read links on food writing and blogging. Now you don’t have to have FOMO because [Read more…] about 18 Must-Read Links for Food Writers and Bloggers
If you want to start, grow or monetize your food blog, I hope you’ll consider joining a website — right now — that shows you the way: Food Blogger Pro.
I’ve been a fan of Bjork and Lindsay Ostrum’s membership program for years. As an affiliate, I am compensated if you join Food Blogger Pro by clicking on the links in this post or the ad to the right.
By now you’ve probably seen the amazing success of the Pinch of Yum food blog, which propelled the couple into a mid-six figure annual income, with millions of [Read more…] about Grow Your Food Blog With Food Blogger Pro
How many subrecipes does it take to make this Buffalo Chicken Pizza from The United States of Pizza? Two. You have to make the dough and the sauce, and then put it all together. (Photo by Jeff Kauck.)
When I read this line, I felt a shudder of recognition: “How many times have I begun working through a recipe only to realize halfway through that I needed to have started yesterday? “
You’re probably nodding. Thewriter of that line hates not being warned about steps to take in advance. He probably also dislikes [Read more…] about A Revolutionary Way to Handle Subrecipes
Feeling overwhelmed? Yeah, me too sometimes.
Sometimes I feel overwhelmed, exhausted, and frustrated about my blog. My cynicism rises and I feel ineffective. That’s how this burnout expert describes the symptoms, and I’ve been there. Blogger burnout is a big problem in our field.
Short of the usual admonitions to eat well, sleep well and exercise more, how do we get out of the swamp and feel energized again?
When I feel burned out, I go for a walk or meet friends. I try to feel grateful for the opportunity to do what I love. Doing so usually gets me back on track, but there’s a lot more to it.
Yes, we bloggers compare and second-guess ourselves and feel like we’re running in circles. It takes a major shift to get going again.
I’ll be talking about that shift and how to address it while teaching a workshop on blogger burnout at the International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) annual conference on April 1. In researching the subject of burnout, it seems that bloggers and those of us who spend so many hours on the [Read more…] about Suffering from Blogger Burnout?
Pamela Johnson hires bloggers, cookbook authors and chefs for the National Pork Board.
I’ve enjoyed Pamela Johnson’s straightforward descriptions of how she works with food writers when she speaks at conferences. Pamela has a degree in journalism and joined the National Pork Board in 2003.
As Director of Consumer Communications, one of her responsibilities is to hire chefs and food writers to inspire, educate and advise consumers on incorporating pork into their diets.
Q. How do you work directly with food bloggers and cookbook authors?
A. We hire them to produce content for a specific program. We have retail customers, such as supermarkets, who want to highlight specific pork recipes. So we’ll look at bloggers [Read more…] about Why a National Board or Brand Might Hire You
Winter salad with blood oranges, radicchio and capers.
It’s time for my quarterly list of fantastic food writing links with practical insights on writing, blogging, cookbook promotion, photography, food styling, social media and other subjects of interest.
I collect these so [Read more…] about 21 Useful and Fun Links for Food Writers and Bloggers
