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Food Blogging for Dummies
Calling all foodies! Here's how to share your passion with your own glorious food blog
A food blog can help you preserve your family's food legacy, launch your own culinary empire, or just be a feast of fun. Here's what you need to know to manage the technical side of blogging, create a cool design, select the ideal content, style and photograph food, and share your kitchen inspirations as an active member of the online food community.
Collect your tools — claim your domain, choose a blog platform, and establish your place in social media
Find your niche — survey the blog landscape, meet your fellow food bloggers, select a blog name, and find your unique voice
Serve it in style — see how to design a blog that serves up mouthwatering content as elegantly as a perfect table setting
Feed their eyes — learn simple food-styling tricks and how to take photos that awaken the taste buds
To market, to market — find out how to market your blog, increase your search engine rankings, and make your blog pay
Open the book and find:
Why it's the perfect time to launch your blog
Ways to make your blog credible
Advice on creating and presenting content
A primer in food blog legalese
Design ideas to make your blog user-friendly
Surprising ways to enhance your photos
Insider food-styling tricks
Tips for tapping into ad networks
Learn to:
Find your voice and your niche in the food blogosphere
Enhance your blog with superb design and photography
Make your recipes searchable and connect your blog to social media
IN FULL COLOR!
A food blog can help you preserve your family's food legacy, launch your own culinary empire, or just be a feast of fun. Here's what you need to know to manage the technical side of blogging, create a cool design, select the ideal content, style and photograph food, and share your kitchen inspirations as an active member of the online food community.
Collect your tools — claim your domain, choose a blog platform, and establish your place in social media
Find your niche — survey the blog landscape, meet your fellow food bloggers, select a blog name, and find your unique voice
Serve it in style — see how to design a blog that serves up mouthwatering content as elegantly as a perfect table setting
Feed their eyes — learn simple food-styling tricks and how to take photos that awaken the taste buds
To market, to market — find out how to market your blog, increase your search engine rankings, and make your blog pay
Open the book and find:
Why it's the perfect time to launch your blog
Ways to make your blog credible
Advice on creating and presenting content
A primer in food blog legalese
Design ideas to make your blog user-friendly
Surprising ways to enhance your photos
Insider food-styling tricks
Tips for tapping into ad networks
Learn to:
Find your voice and your niche in the food blogosphere
Enhance your blog with superb design and photography
Make your recipes searchable and connect your blog to social media
IN FULL COLOR!
320 pages, Paperback
First published March 8, 2012
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June 5, 2012
So far, so good. Very practical advice, good examples.
August 10, 2019
A good book for beginner food bloggers.It is also good for pro bloggers who want to refresh their tips and ideas on food blogging.
August 31, 2012
Food Blogging for Dummies is a gorgeous resource that takes you by the hand to show you everything you need to start your blogging venture. It is written in a concise and encouraging tone so that you feel like a friend is tutoring you step by step.
I like this a bit more than Blogging for Dummies because it contains beautiful instructional color photos throughout the entire book. If I had to choose one, it'd be this book because it has a bit more guidance in how to make your blog visually stunning. Food Blogging for Dummies also goes into detail on how to set up and take quality photographs.
I love the layout of the book and it will be one I refer to again and again.
An added bonus: Kelly Senyei mentions many popular blogs, so you may discover a new favorite blog to explore while learning how to set yours up.
I like this a bit more than Blogging for Dummies because it contains beautiful instructional color photos throughout the entire book. If I had to choose one, it'd be this book because it has a bit more guidance in how to make your blog visually stunning. Food Blogging for Dummies also goes into detail on how to set up and take quality photographs.
I love the layout of the book and it will be one I refer to again and again.
An added bonus: Kelly Senyei mentions many popular blogs, so you may discover a new favorite blog to explore while learning how to set yours up.
November 10, 2014
Well, it appears that the 'For Dummies' series is starting to gain some maturation. In the early days, the series was used to teach pretty straight forward software, hardware and 'lifestyle' tricks. But this book by Kelly Senyei is at least as good as any research material I have read on food blogging.
Yes it is a 'how to' guide. Theorists of food and the read write web will require more complex theorizations and scholarship. But for writers interested in how to configure effective blogs, manage content and configure effective photographs within them - this book is a ripper.
Yes it is a 'how to' guide. Theorists of food and the read write web will require more complex theorizations and scholarship. But for writers interested in how to configure effective blogs, manage content and configure effective photographs within them - this book is a ripper.
December 26, 2014
Many tips for total blogging beginners like "How does Wordpress work", "What is SEO" and so on. Had some really good parts, too. Especially when it comes to food photography and inspirations from other foodbloggers (though I didn't know anyone of them so far.)
October 5, 2012
This is required reading for future cooking bloggers. I learned great tips on blog design, food styling and photography, growing your readership and much more. I have pages of notes!
January 11, 2013
Lots of great info will now become a reference book. That I'm sure ill be checking often.
April 11, 2013
Anyone who wants to start a blog, any kind of blog, should read this book. It is a must read for any new food blogger. Great pictures, great examples and great tips!
July 14, 2014
A good introduction to those who want to blog about food. It confirmed that I did not want to be a food blogger.
December 11, 2014
Lots of technical stuff for Wordpress and Blogger. Great info on photography and writing skills.
January 11, 2016
If you're a novice blogger then I'd highly recommend this book. If you're familiar with WordPress or Blogger then a lot of the content will be unnecessary
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