In this episode, we're going to talk about 5 steps to overcome the fear of investing in our business to avoid stagnation and foster growth. Have you ever come across a business investment that you really needed? It couldve been a mastermind group, a business coach or maybe a new camera for better photography. But when you considered the financial cost, you were hesitant. Maybe you thought it could wait or you need to be making more money before you can spend anything on your business. However, i...
Oct 23, 2024•18 min•Transcript available on Metacast In episode 603, Megan chats to Amy Angelli leveraging E-E-A-T and creating a robust About Page to significantly boost blog traffic. Amy founded The Copper Table in 2019 to share recipes that minimize processed ingredients with a focus on cooking in season and cooking from scratch using fresh produce. She wanted these recipes to be for people who are busy and often don't have a lot of time to spend in the kitchen, but want great meals that make them feel good after a busy day. She lives on a smal...
Oct 21, 2024•46 min•Transcript available on Metacast In episode 602, Petranka Atanasova teaches us how to grow rapidly on Instagram, sharing the strategy that she used to gain over 100,000 followers in just four months. Petranka is an ex-professional chef turned food blogger and content creator! She shares easy vegan and vegetarian recipes for busy people who are beginners at plant-based cooking. In this episode, youll learn Petranka's strategies for creating engaging reels and developing a successful content series that resonates with her audienc...
Oct 17, 2024•50 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, we're going to talk about why entrepreneurs experience fear of success and 5 steps to overcome this type of fear. Its crazy to think that as business owners we can be afraid of our own success. There are a number of reasons why this happens. You may be questioning wether youre worthy of success, wether youd be able to keep up with success or how people may perceive you. Sometimes there are legitimate reasons to hold off on a project that could lead to greater success. Other time...
Oct 16, 2024•14 min•Transcript available on Metacast In episode 600, Dan Porta - Megans husband - interviews his wife about her food blogging journey, what it takes to succeed and why she started her podcast, Eat Blog Talk. Dan and Megan have been married 18 years and have two boys. Dan works in the travel industry and enjoys driving the family in their RV, going sky diving and being a hand model for his wife. He fully supports having a fabulous food blogger in the family and does so very well. In this episode, youll learn about Megan's journey fr...
Oct 14, 2024•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast In episode 599, Tammy Overhoff teaches us how to create a stable income stream by selling digital products instead of relying exclusively on SEO and ad-revenue. Tammy Overhoff is a seasoned food blogger and digital product expert who began her journey in 2011 with the Organize Yourself Skinny blog. She empowers busy women to lead healthier lives through eBooks, digital guides, and courses. In 2023, Tammy expanded her business with Reset & Flourish, offering digital products and a meal prep membe...
Oct 10, 2024•46 min•Ep 599•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, we're going to talk about five practical steps to deal with entrepreneurial mistakes and how to move on. We all make mistakes. When we make a mistake in our business, especially when we let others down, we can feel devastated. But this is part of being human. And being a business owner. I'm no different. I've made plenty of entrepreneurial mistakes. So how I do I deal with these types of situations? Here are some strategies that I use to deal with mistakes: Action Plan: 1 - Acce...
Oct 09, 2024•16 min•Transcript available on Metacast In episode 597, Megan chats to Melodee Fiske about how food bloggers can hire a trained food photographer to scale their business and why its important to hire a specialised photographer. Melodee is the creator and owner of Pretty Focused. Shes a wife, homeschool mom and a second grade teacher turned food photographer. Melodee started working as a food photographer for food bloggers in 2016. In 2017, she started to have friends ask her to teach them how to do it too, so she did, and that's when ...
Oct 07, 2024•38 min•Transcript available on Metacast In episode 596, Megan Ellam teaches us how to write and market cookbooks to earn a significant portion of our income from self-publishing. Megan Ellam is an Australian-based author, photographer, and recipe developer, best known for Mad Creations and 365 Keto Club. Since 2017, Megan has shared her low-carb recipes and weight loss journey, leading to the self-publication of over 10 keto cookbooks and more than 60 eBooks, including two World Gourmand Cookbook Award winners! A passionate foodie, Me...
Oct 03, 2024•54 min•Ep 596•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, we're going to talk about how to deal with negative emotions towards platforms like Google and social media networks. Have you ever had a negative experience with an online platform? For us bloggers, it can be Google or any of the social media networks. Its often a feeling of not being rewarded for our hard work on the platforms. Ive said in the past things like: I hate Facebook. Because I genuinely felt like Facebook had something against me as if it were human. Following along...
Oct 02, 2024•18 min•Ep 595•Transcript available on Metacast In episode 594, Megan chats to James Wythe about why he decided to shift his focus from content creation for social media to creating content for his blog, despite having a social following of over 1 million. After a sudden illness caused James to be housebound for 4 years, he taught himself to cook with a chair in the kitchen. James started his blog to share his journey of recovery and recipes in 2016. Since then James has built a social following of over 1M and published a cookbook. The blog c...
Sep 30, 2024•40 min•Transcript available on Metacast In episode 593, Kimberlee Ho teaches us 3 easy ways to grow our blog part-time while working full-time, including, how to be selective with our focus and time. Kim is a home baker from NJ, who loves to share approachable baking recipes and tips with busy families like her own on her blog, kickassbaker.com . Kim works full-time during the day and bakes, recipe tests, and photographs at night and on the weekends in between acting as an Uber driver for her two teenage daughters. Her goal is to insp...
Sep 26, 2024•46 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, were going to talk about why we feel envious of other bloggers in our space and how to turn envy into celebration and collaboration. Food blogging is competitive. There are thousands and thousands of food blogs online. For a long time I approached food blogging as a competitive career. I felt like I had to do better than everyone else, a feeling which led me to isolate myself. This held me back big time! And its only when I started changing my approach to seek out and collaborat...
Sep 25, 2024•17 min•Transcript available on Metacast In episode 591, Megan chats to Alexandra Shytsman about how to avoid 7 common food photography mistakes beginners make, including lighting, angle and styling mistakes. Alexandra Shytsman is a recipe developer, food photographer, and creator of The New Baguette, a plant-based recipe site. Her mission is to inspire people to cook healthier plant-centered meals at home. She is the author of Friendsgiving, co-author of The Complete Vegan Cookbook, and contributes to sites like Simply Recipes and Eat...
Sep 23, 2024•44 min•Ep 591•Transcript available on Metacast Are you tired of feeling stuck or overwhelmed in your blogging journey? In this episode, Im sharing some exciting news about the 2025 Eat Blog Talk Mastermind, including the new tiered packages designed for bloggers at every stage. Ill walk you through the programs logistics and highlight how the mastermind can fast-track your blogs growth, no matter your budget or experience level. But thats not allstay tuned for powerful transformation stories from current mastermind members! Youll hear how th...
Sep 19, 2024•47 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, we're going to talk about 5 ways to be proactive, focus on progress and invite more good things into your business. We all want good things to flow into our business. Sometimes, it feels like were making no progress or regressing. Ive been there, multiple times. Even this year. For bloggers, this might mean losing followers, getting less pages views, trying to get into an ad network the list goes on and on. By this same token, if you embrace a proactive, positive approach to you...
Sep 18, 2024•17 min•Ep 589•Transcript available on Metacast In episode 588, Megan chats to Laura Arnold about why an SEO content calendar is important for diversifying your brand and how to set it up to improve your rank on Google. Laura Arnold is a New York City-based Emmy-Nominated Culinary Television Producer, Cookbook Consultant, and award-winning Content Creator with over a decade of experience. She currently is the Supervising Culinary Producer for Food Networks The Kitchen, and has worked previously at ABCs The Chew, DotDash Meredith, Good Houseke...
Sep 16, 2024•50 min•Transcript available on Metacast In episode 587, Brenda Cadman teaches us how to organize our uploads and templates in Canva to create designs quickly and without fuss. Brenda Cadman is a Canva Verified Expert from Prince Edward Island, Canada. After spending more than two decades supporting businesses with their website development needs, she now focuses on teaching small business owners how to use Canva more effectively and efficiently. Brenda has taught thousands of business owners through her courses, and in particular, she...
Sep 12, 2024•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, we're going to talk about 5 ways to manage feelings of overwhelm in entrepreneurship. If you are an entrepreneur long enough, you are bound to experience times when you have to evolve or you can't go on. Often, when youre in a state of complete overwhelm, its a signal that something needs to change. I think most of us want to stay passionate about what we do but we dont want to get buried by to do lists and business projects. Here are 5 ways I manage overwhelm and keep a positiv...
Sep 11, 2024•16 min•Transcript available on Metacast In episode 585, Megan chats to Carol Borchardt about the advantages of being a food blogger after youve retired and how to succeed regardless of your age. Carol Borchardt is a retired personal chef with 22 years of experience cooking food people want to eat! She is also a former newspaper food columnist and mom to rescue kitty, Olive. Carol is married (almost 29 years) with two stepchildren and four grandchildren. At From A Chef's Kitchen, which Carol started ten years ago, she shares easy, step...
Sep 09, 2024•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast In episode 584, Chris De La Rosa teaches us 6 unique monetization strategies so that we can earn a living without relying on income from ads. Chris De La Rosa, is the founder of CaribbeanPot.com, a platform dedicated to exploring the vibrant culinary culture of the Caribbean. Although his roots trace back to Trinidad and Tobago, Chriss goal is to showcase recipes from all the enchanting islands that contribute to the rich tapestry of Caribbean cuisine. Through his website, social media channels,...
Sep 05, 2024•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, we're going to talk about 5 strategies you can use to accelerate business growth, especially when your business feels stagnant. I don't know about you, but sometimes it feels like my entire business needs an overhaul, and other times, it just feels like a certain part of my business isn't growing. While our businesses can't be growing optimally all the time, there are strategies we can use to give our business a boost when it feels like weve hit a dead end or like we're running ...
Sep 04, 2024•19 min•Transcript available on Metacast In episode 582, Megan chats to Katharine Rosenthal about creative ways to earn money while waiting to join an ad network. Katharine is a Dietitian and Food Blogger and she started her blog in early 2023. She focuses on healthy-ish recipes that are easy and approachable. As a Dietitian, Katharine fully believes that there is room for every food and she wants to spread that philosophy and idea to all of her readers. Katharines favorite saying is "nourish to flourish" and to her that means to eat n...
Sep 02, 2024•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast In episode 581, Leslie Osborne teaches us how to create high-quality recipe videos using a phone, including what settings to use while recording and how to use artificial lighting correctly. Leslie started her food blog Bessie Bakes in 2015 after going to artisan bread and pastry school in Chicago, IL in 2012. She wanted to have a food-based business but after having her son, she realized that she needed to work from home but still share her recipes and passion for baking. After really strugglin...
Aug 29, 2024•54 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, we're going to talk about 5 steps to improve your meditation practice so that you can experience rewards like better sleep and less anxiety. Meditation has changed my life. That is ever since I learned how to mediate correctly. Because, I imagine like many other people who have given up this mindfulness practice, I was approaching it all wrong. In fact, it was never a priority for me, just something I would try before work calls or meetings and then in a panicked state. This yea...
Aug 28, 2024•18 min•Transcript available on Metacast In episode 579, Megan chats to Sandie Markle about why we should shift our mindset about AI and instead leverage technology to create sustainable revenue growth beyond ads. With a passion for all things food, Sandie's journey in the tech world has equipped her with a unique perspective and a refined palate. As the former Senior Director of Content Engineering at SideChef, she led strategic initiatives to optimize grocery partnerships and recipe content, amassing over 18 years of expertise in eff...
Aug 26, 2024•45 min•Ep 579•Transcript available on Metacast In episode 578, Kathy Berget teaches us what to do when our blog images have been used without our permission and how to get compensated for them. Kathy is the author, photographer, recipe developer, and writer at Beyond the Chicken Coop where she creates delicious home-cooked recipes utilizing what they grow and raise. Kathy is a former elementary school principal and has three grown kids; twin boys and one girl. Kathy and her husband live in the country on their own little farm. In this episod...
Aug 22, 2024•36 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, we're going to talk about how to respond with confidence to 5 questions food bloggers get from friends and family that can upset us. People outside our industry may struggle to understand what we do as food bloggers. It is not as evident as being a doctor or a teacher and so we might get more questions that seem stupid when we tell people what we do. Here are some common ones and how not to let these questions get to you, but instead learn how to respond with confidence and pati...
Aug 21, 2024•16 min•Ep 577•Transcript available on Metacast In episode 576, Megan chats to James Elliot about how to manage business obstacles, turning unexpected changes into opportunities for growth. James is a passionate and enthusiastic presenter who genuinely cares about people, and loves to speak, teach and deliver value. He's spoken at live events, as well as virtual ones, for people all over the world. He even has his own private training institution, where he trains people who want to make an impact on their organization, and do it in a fulfilli...
Aug 19, 2024•43 min•Transcript available on Metacast In episode 575, Natasha teaches us how to effectively delegate tasks to our team and empower them to run our business when were not there. Natasha Zo is a former journalist from Siberia today running her international PR and visibility agency. As a PR agent, shes helped authors launch #1 bestselling books, booked national TV, and landed clients on the worlds top podcasts and magazine covers. Leading up to this she lived on 3 different continents, volunteered in Central America, managed a high-pe...
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