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Trending Now in Food Blogging – August

by Leslie on Jul 29, 2021 in Trending Now

Hello, friends! It’s that time again when we take a look at what’s trending in the food blogging space in August.

These posts are designed to outline some of the trending ingredients and search terms in the coming month so that you’re all prepped and ready to create awesome, click-worthy content on your blog.

You’ll notice that there’s a very strong theme to the searches happening in August, so this is a really great opportunity to curate content that resonates with those searchers. Any ideas what it might be?

Ready to find out? Let’s jump in.

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New Course: Yoast SEO

by Leslie on Jul 22, 2021 in Course Updates, New Courses

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Guess what? One of our most popular courses just got a makeover! And it’s a must-watch course if you’re focusing on increasing your blog’s traffic.

That’s right — I’m talking about our Yoast SEO course.

As I’m sure you know, things change rapidly in the online world, and WordPress plugins are no exception. The Yoast SEO plugin has changed quite a bit since we last recorded this course, so we wanted to share a brand-new version for all of our Food Blogger Pro members.

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New Course: Google Search Console

by Leslie on Jul 15, 2021 in Course Updates, New Courses

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Hey hey, party people! Do I have an announcement for you…

We just updated our course all about Google Search Console! 🎉

Bjork originally created this course to give you a fundamental understanding of this essential tool, and he covers how to navigate the reports, understand errors, and make changes to strengthen your site’s presence on Google.

And today, we just added a brand-new lesson all about Page Experience and Core Web Vitals.

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Most Popular Ad Networks for Food Bloggers (2021)

by Leslie on Jul 8, 2021 in Creating an Income, Quick Tips

As a food blogger, ads can be a great way to diversify your blogging income. Your site will earn revenue simply when readers visit a page on your site that has an ad — hello, passive income! 👋

However, you don’t necessarily want to be the person working directly with advertisers to get ads enabled on your site, and that’s where ad networks come in. Ad networks make it incredibly simple for website owners to add, track, monitor, and tweak website ads.

In this post, we’re going to dive deep into the wonderful world of ads, as well as some of the most popular ad networks for food bloggers. Let’s get into it!

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Best Photo Size for a Food Blog

by Alexa on Jul 1, 2021 in Building Traffic, Keep it Neat, Photography

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One of the most common questions we get from food bloggers is something along the lines of, “How big should the images on my site be?”

It’s not too surprising –– you know that phrase, “You eat with your eyes”? Great photos are an essential part of any successful food blog, so it makes sense that bloggers are concerned with making sure that the photos on their sites are on their sites are the right size for their posts, Google, and site speed.

Image size may seem like a simple enough topic, but it’s actually a bit more nuanced than you may think!

So let’s dive into the beautiful world of food photo sizing.

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Trending Now in Food Blogging – July

by Leslie on Jun 24, 2021 in Trending Now

It’s SUMMER! The season of sunshine and fresh foods and beaches and sand between our toes.

(Well, at least for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere — we’re sending all the warm vibes to our friends facing colder temps in the Southern Hemisphere.)

And that means it’s also the time of year for some exciting (and delicious) trending searches in food blogging! So, if you’re looking for ideas for summer-inspired content, look no further: here’s what’s trending in July! ☀️

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New Course: TikTok

by Leslie on Jun 17, 2021 in New Courses

Hey hey! 👋 Leslie here from Team FBP with some ultra-exciting news.

We just hit publish on a brand-new course all about one of the most popular social media platforms — TikTok!

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How to Use the Yoast FAQ Block

by Alexa on Jun 10, 2021 in Building Traffic, Growing Your Food Blog

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Yoast SEO is one of the most powerful SEO plugins in the wonderful world of WordPress sites, and an incredibly powerful (and likely underutilized!) feature of the plugin is their FAQ block.

This WordPress block allows you to easily add FAQs (or questions and answers) to your blog posts and pages.

We’ve gotten a lot of questions about the FAQ block on the Food Blogger Pro forums over these past few months, so this blog post will serve as a handy-dandy deep-dive into the ins and outs of using this helpful feature.

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7 Mindsets to Combat Blogger Burnout

by Leslie on Jun 3, 2021 in Quick Tips

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If you’ve been blogging for a while, chances are you’ve experienced burnout.

Because when you’re living that solopreneur life, the process of starting and growing your blog can get overwhelming. The countless tasks, to-dos, and responsibilities can really add up over time, leading to a sense of fatigue and overwhelm.

And when those feelings of burnout hit, it can feel really easy to throw in the towel and get discouraged.

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Trending Now in Food Blogging – June

by Leslie on May 27, 2021 in Trending Now

Friends! It’s officially summer! 🎉

Well, sort of. The official first day of summer isn’t until June 20, but in my eyes, the start of June always signifies the beginning of copious amounts of summer produce, bottomless tropical cocktails, and long sunny days.

Does it get any better?!

But you know what a new month means: new trends in the food blogosphere! Here’s what is happening in June:

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