Food Blogging For Dummies

by Kelly Senyei

Bloggers and foodies everywhere will want this full-color book

The only thing better than cooking and eating is talking about it! Combine your two loves—food and blogging—with this ultimate guide for food bloggers everywhere. Food Blogging For Dummies shows you how to join the blogosphere with your own food blog. This unique guide covers everything: how to identify your niche, design your site, find your voice, and create mouthwatering visuals of your best recipes and menus using dazzling lighting and effects. You'll learn how to optimize your blog for search, connect with social media, take your blog mobile, add widgets, and much more.

Walks you through the technicalities of starting your own food blog Explores what you need to consider before your first post ever goes public Shows you how to create lip-smacking food visuals using special lighting and clever effects Explains SEO and how to make sure your site and recipes are searchable Goes into social media and how to use it effectively with your blog

Here's everything you need to know about food blogging.

Genres: Cooking, Nonfiction, Photography, Food

320 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 8, 2012

Reviews

[David · Rating 4 out of 5]

So far, so good. Very practical advice, good examples.

[Amila Gamage · Rating 5 out of 5]

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.

[MissAnnThrope · Rating 4 out of 5]

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.

[Tara Brabazon · Rating 4 out of 5]

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.

[David · Rating 3 out of 5]

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.)

[Dorie · Rating 5 out of 5]

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!

[William Goslin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lots of great info will now become a reference book. That I'm sure ill be checking often.

[Lisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

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!

[Mary Foxe · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good introduction to those who want to blog about food. It confirmed that I did not want to be a food blogger.

[Son · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lots of technical stuff for Wordpress and Blogger. Great info on photography and writing skills.

[Katy · Rating 3 out of 5]

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