Eat Blog Talk

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 first episode of four, focusing on an overview of this concept. - Ways to extend past your comfort zone to positively impact your business. - If you feel discomfort, you're doing something right (nice work!). - Comfort zone psychology: 4 steps. - If you want something different, you'll need to do different things.

Amy Nash is the blogger behind the popular food blog House of Nash Eats. She takes a menu-based approach to ensuring each season and holiday is represented on her blog in a well-rounded manner. Her strategies can provide traction quickly and also deliver robust, clear information to her audience which increases engagement and trust. - It's never too late to add holiday content to your site. Get it up now! - Pick out those posts that start to gain traction and link to other related posts inside them. - Consider repurposing popular content, perhaps with a unique holiday spin. - Put together a series of posts for your readers and prompt them with challenges to increase engagement. - Quick tips about how to start getting traction TODAY, without having to create new content.

Monica is a digital product coach for women business owners at MonicaFroese.com and through her podcast Empowered Business. She provides online marketing education to small businesses looking to build a profitable revenue stream through digital products. In this episode, Monica tells food bloggers how to find that next PROFITABLE digital product that will create passive income. - Create a sales funnel, taking people through a journey to bring them into your business. - It is easier and cheaper to nurture current customers than it is to constantly be talking to new ones. - Learn how to reverse engineer your way to the perfect digital product that will be the perfect solution for your audience's biggest problem. - Bonus: Empowering women about the importance of achieving financial independence.

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 second episode in a series that covers multiple mistakes, takeaways and action steps for other food bloggers to learn from. Mistake #2: Over-complicating everything. - Create your blog on the most efficient platform and use plugins that are tried and tested. - Having a plan will simplify so many things in your business. - Know your niche and serve those people with intention. - Wildly putting content out into the ether is a perfect way to over-complicate your business. - Do keyword research to hone in and simplify the content you're creating. - Start with something simple (and that works) and build from there.

Sandra started her food blog She's Not Cookin' in May of 2020 and was accepted into the Mediavine ad network a short 14 months later, thanks to the traffic that came from Google web stories. She shares all of her insights and tips inside this value-packed episode! - Don't give up! Sandra's first 9 web stories provided zero traction. - How to dig into Google Trends to deliver relevant stories quickly. - Be sure not to duplicate story titles and recipe post titles. - Learn how to separate properties on Google Analytics so stats track properly. - Tips about Pinterest idea pins included!

This Clubhouse recording from 9/24/21 delivers current information about how, why and when to create Google web stories: - How to find topics and when to publish stories. - Consider using Google Trends to help with trending topic ideas. - Image sizing, frequency of posting and republishing oldies. - So many voices provide value to this insightful conversation!

Chelsea, food blogger at A Duck's Oven, came to a point recently where she just had too much on her plate. She knew something needed to budge, so she created her own unique system for keeping the right balls in the air. She gives such great advice inside this episode about how YOU can prescribe your very own system for achieving balance. - Put the most important to-do items at the top of your list (think: exercise and self care). - You do NOT need to adhere to other people's strategies if they do not work for you. - Communicate very clearly about busy times before diving in, so everyone is on the same page. - Have grace with yourself and allow wiggle room for breathing when it is needed.

Podcast guesting is an underutilized strategy in the food blogging space. Angie from AngieTrueblood.com joins us in this episode to share just how powerful this can be and what a massive impact it can have on your business. - Just get started. Pinpoint a topic you love talking about and that solves a specific problem for people and start talking about it! - Angie shares her incredible pitch template within the episode! - Shortcuts for making sure a podcast is a good fit for you (and vice versa) without having to listen to hours of it before pitching. - This is a great way to network, build relationships, practice speaking fluently, offer up your own products and services to new audiences and so much more.

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 first episode in a series that covers multiple mistakes, takeaways and action steps for other food bloggers to learn from. Mistake #1: Thinking you can do it all on our own. - If you are resisting inviting people and information into your business, it's time to surrender! - Have grace with yourself if you've carried this mindset with you. It's part of your story. Course correct and keep moving FORWARD. - Action steps included for inviting people and value into your business. This journey was not meant to be navigated solo!

Do you know what your zones of genius are? Whether your answer is yes or no, Emily from EmilyPerron.com delivers so much value in this episode that will put you on a path to being happier about the work you're doing. - Just because you CAN, doesn't mean you SHOULD work on a set of tasks. - Log your time to discover which projects or tasks can be removed from your life, either by eliminating or outsourcing. - Tune in to to hear Emily's strategy for finding your zone of genius tasks!