[Food Blogging 101] How to Start a Food Blog?

100% Free Course to Start Your Own Food Blog & Become a Successful Food Blogger

Start & Grow Your Food Blog

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Learn the Trade

Easy-to-understand articles & videos made for beginners to intermediate food bloggers. Learn the tips & tricks of food blogging.

Blogging Resources

As a member of Food Blogging Guide, you get exclusive, SEO-optimized WordPress themes & (recipe) plugins for food bloggers.

Simple Guides

All our blogging tutorials are written in simple English, without any technical jargons or terms. You will find it easier than cooking!

Connect & Network

Don’t remain isolated. Meet fellow bloggers and join the success network of a powerful group of like-minded people helping each other. Ask your fellow bloggers for tips. You don’t need to struggle with Google search.

Help Desk

Need help with your food blog. Ask for individual assistance with setting up websites, blog optimization or fixing any issue with the blog. Get your food blogging questions and doubts answered by the Food Blogging Guide team.

Free Food Blogging Course!

Totally FREE for now! No joining fees or monthly charges. Many other websites charge for such information. Here you get all the guides and tools for FREE. Learn and grow your food blog with our free food blogging guide. It’s not going to be free for life. We also have bills to pay. Enjoy the benefit till it remains free for disseminating the knowledge & skill that can help you start your blogging career.

Learn How to Start A Food Blog & Earn Money as Successful Food Blogger | 100% Free Food Blogging Course

At Food Blogging Guide, you will find step-by-step tutorials to starter your own food blog from scratch, and then learn to grow them into successful blogs that earn money for you. This website is dedicated to making everyone a professional food blogger.

Learn food blogging tutorials, article and content ideas, content research and content marketing, social media marketing for bloggers, resources for stock images, creating graphics, making promo videos, food photography, keyword research & SEO tips for dominating Google search ranking for your blog.

Building Your Food Blog

  1. How to choose the right domain name?
  2. How to register a domain name (web address) for your food blog?
  3. How to choose the best and affordable web hosting for your food blog?
  4. How to create and use your own branded email address?
  5. How to create your food blog? (India-specific guide)
  6. How to choose the best structure for your blog’s permalinks (URL structure)?

Website Optimization & Tracking

  1. What is a sitemap? How to add a sitemap to your food blog?
  2. How to set up a WordPress caching plugin and CDN (content delivery network) to handle massive website traffic?
  3. How to add Google Analytics to track your website traffic?
  4. How to use Google Webmasters tools for website monitoring?
  5. Best WordPress themes & recipe plugins for your food blog

Adding Quality Content

  1. How to add content – write blogposts with recipes in your food blog?
  2. How to edit & optimize images for your food blog? How to add images in your blogposts?
  3. How to add links (hyperlinks) to other blogs, your own articles/posts with optimum settings?
  4. How to use WordPress Categories & Tags to organize your food blog content?
  5. How to research topics (keyword research) for your food blog articles?
  6. How to find free recipes and content for your food blog?
  7. How to find free, high-quality images for your website?

SEO, Monetization & Others

  1. Basic search engine optimization (SEO) tips
  2. How to get listed by search engines (Google), improve search ranking and traffic?
  3. How to build backlinks and promote your food blog?
  4. Generating income from advertisements, sponsorships & affiliate marketing
  5. Free Photoshop alternative & web tools to edit and manipulate recipe images for your food blog
  6. How to back up your website/blog to keep your hard work safe?

What do You Get in the Food Blogging Guide Course?

At Food Blogging Guide, our objective is to provide you a comprehensive food blogging course with all the information and resources that you need to start a successful food blog. We will make you a Food Blogger Pro (professional, nothing amateurish about us). You will have a range of tutorials (many with videos) to get your own professional food blog ready with the best and optimum settings within a few hours. You will also get an exclusive, SEO-optimized WordPress theme (using Genesis theme framework) for your food blog. That’s not all. You will also have access to an exclusive recipe plugin to showcase your recipes in style and get search engine rankings instantly. You will also learn how to create content based on existing demand.

WordPress Themes & Plugin: XtraMag is an exclusive WordPress theme built for members of Food Blogging Guide. It is a child theme of the Genesis framework theme. You can create your own custom design with just a few clicks and drag-drop of widgets. It is highly optimized for SEO & also incorporates the best Schema.org for quick ranking in Google. The themes are released under the GPL license, with the freedom to modify/use on as many websites you want. You also get an exclusive RecipeBox WordPress plugin for displaying your recipes in style. You can add images, videos and audio apart from easily adding ingredients and instructions. The RecipeBox plugin is also created with SEO in mind and supports Schema.org recipe micro data for expanding the reach of your recipes through search engines.

  • How to Start a Food Blog / Website?
  • Create and Optimize Your Food Blog for SEO
  • How to Use WordPress to Create a Food Blog?
  • How to Start Cooking Blog?
  • How to Make Money with Your Food Blog?
  • How to Promote and Grow Your Food Blog?
  • How To Start A Food Critic Blog?
  • How To Start A Food Blog Business?
  • Creating a Food Blog Business Plan

Out of the context, you can not just work as a food blogger, but also start working as digital marketing service provider. Many local businesses such as Locksmiths, Dentists, Interior Designers & Plumbers need help with digital sourcing of business via websites, SEO and ads. For instance, Chicago Locksmiths with provide you good money if you can source business for them through organic search rankings.