The Chopped Podcast

Have you dreamed about having an inspiring Instagram profile with a large, engaged audience, you will love today's discussion. Kimberly Espinel shares about ways on how to improve your instagram game.

Today's guest, Joanie Simon, shares how taking the leap to start her food blog and food photography career changed her life! In addition to finding more engaging work, Joanie also started a YouTube channel to share her food photography experiences with a few other people and then it took off! Now Joanie's channel, The Bite Shot, has over 80K subscribers and has increased Joanie's reach dramatically!

Learn how this culinary scientist turned her passion and love for food into a food blog. How did she go about creating it, what were her goals in engaging with her audience, what were the skills she needed to be successful? Jessica Gavin, culinary scientist and author of the book Easy Culinary Science for Better Cooking shares about all of this and more on this episode of the Chopped Podcast.

Today I'm talking about cultivating strong women in your life. I have been blessed by strong women and I think there's a case to be made for finding and cultivating more opportunities for that. Having a strong woman in your life can be a guide for living, interacting with people, and knowing and speaking your truth!

If you ever think you've got too much on your plate as a food blogger, just imagine today's guest, Serene Herrera. She has FIVE children between the ages of 14 and 1, and yet somehow she gets it done! I talked with Serene to learn her Best Time Management Strategies for Food Bloggers. I think you're going to love it!

Feel like everybody else has this food blogging thing figured out, but you're still struggling? Today I'm talking about How to Find Your Passion with Sarah Cook. And she knows about struggles. She shares candidly about the site rebrands, Pinterest mistakes, personal struggles, and more before finding her stride as a food blogger. Be ready to be inspired!

Do you think the food blogging milieu is too crowded? Too competitive? That it's impossible to grow your site? If so, today's show is just for you! I'm discussing the Secrets to Growing Your Food Blog with Brandi Crawford. Brandi shares about her numbers and the tremendous success she achieved within the first year of her food blog!

It's easy to say the words, repeat a few mantras, and imagine that you're walking an authentic entrepreneurial walk. But if you keep bumping up against the same walls (or ceilings), there's a chance you haven't addressed some underlying issues. In today's discussion, Cara and Marly talk about Simulating Abundance and how to tap into real, authentic changes in your life as an entrepreneur.

It's doesn't seem like a natural fit at first, but using Minimalism as a Food Blogger can be an effective way of knowing how to use your time with purpose. Masa and Michael Ofei of the site The Minimalist Vegan share their perspectives on using minimalism in blogging, social media, and passion/professional projects.

As a food blogger one of your primo taste is creating value for your audience. It is so central and yet elusive at times as well. Today I'm sharing my interview with Heidi Larsen of Foodie Crush, about how we can bring value, the impact of food photography, and using planners to guide and plan our everyday work.

#155: Writing a Cookbook and How to Handle Comparison with Lisa Huff

Today we're talking about Growing Your Food Blog to Two Million Pageviews Per Month, SEO, and Building a Diversified Revenue Stream with Amanda Batcher on the Chopped Podcast. If you dream of the day when you can make your food blog your full-time career, today's episode will enlighten you on Amanda's process for doing just that!

Learn about Launching a YouTube Food Channel and a new career with guest, Beth Le Menach. Beth shares about her experience creating video production and YouTube channels for her job and how she transferred that knowledge to create her own thriving food-focused YouTube Channel. Now she's turned that into a new career!

As a busy food-focused entrepreneur, you will love learning about Food Writing for Bloggers with Kate Kordsmeier. Kate talks about how she started her career as a food writer sharing about tastes and travels from around the globe. Today she has turned her passion for food into a career as a food blogger.

Does it ever seem like food blogging can take over your entire life? Today I'm talking about social media for busy people with Zainab Storms of the site Blahnik Baker.