The Food Blogger Pro Podcast

GDPR for Influencers

Have you heard of GDPR? It’s a regulation in the EU about data protection, and it affects everyone with readers in the EU.

These four letters are causing a lot of confusion and raising questions in our niche, so Danielle is here today to help us all understand its impact.

It’s important to understand the rules and regulations of GDPR so that we can protect ourselves as bloggers and business owners, but it’s also important so that we can protect the privacy of our readers. You’ll learn how to audit your site for compliance, the difference between different types of data, and how you might be collecting data on your site visitors without knowing it.

In this episode, Danielle shares:

What GDPR is and why it’s important for influencers
How you might be collecting data on your visitors
The difference between personal and sensitive data is
Why you should audit your site
Why disclosing the information you collect might help your relationship with your readers
How you can stay up-to-date on GDPR updates

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Thanks to our Reviewer of the Week, Caroline! If you’d like to be featured, leave a review for us on iTunes and include your name and blog name in the review.

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146: $75,000 in Year 2 with Kate Kordsmeier 0

Apr 17, 2018

How to view your blog as a business from day 1, better serve your email subscribers, and hire help with Kate Kordsmeier.

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Welcome to episode 146 of the Food Blogger Pro podcast! This week on the podcast, Bjork talks with Kate Kordsmeier from Root & Revel about how she generated a full-time income from her blog in just two years.

$75,000 in Year 2

One of the most common questions we get on Food Blogger Pro is when bloggers should start monetizing.

What do you think?

6 months? A year? 1,000 followers on Instagram? 10,000 page views per month?

Kate believes you should start monetizing as soon as possible (as in day one), and in this interview, you’ll learn all about the ways she has monetized and grown her blog over the past two years.

In this episode, Kate shares:

How she knew she needed a change from freelancing
Why finding the Pinch of Yum Income Reports were helpful
How she was intentional with her learning
How she started viewing her blog as a business over a hobby
Her approach to affiliate income and sponsored content
What her weekly affiliate email is like
How she uses tags to segment her email list
How she found people to help her with her blog

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If you have any comments, questions, or suggestions for interviews, be sure to email them to podcast@foodbloggerpro.com.

Thanks to our Reviewer of the Week, Kitty from My Katie Blue! If you’d like to be featured, leave a review for us on iTunes and include your name and blog name in the review.

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145: Present Over Perfect with Shauna Niequist 0

Apr 10, 2018

How to live with intention, say no, and seek silance with Shauna Niequist.

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Welcome to episode 145 of the Food Blogger Pro podcast! This week on the podcast, Bjork talks with Shauna Niequist about inspiration, knowing when to disconnect, and living with intention.

Present Over Perfect

Shauna understands how important it is to live a life full of meaningful choices and intentional seasons, but she didn’t always live this way. It took her coming to a breaking point to really evaluate her choices and understand what’s really important.

As bloggers and entrepreneurs, we tend to feel the need to constantly be connected to social media, responding to comments, and answering emails. But while those things are important, it’s also important to recognize when you should disconnect, say no, and seek silence for a bit. You’ll learn how to live “Present Over Perfect” in this episode!

In this episode, Shauna shares:

What her interview with Oprah was like
When she knew there needed to be a change in her life
What inspired her to write Present Over Perfect
How she applied the principles in Present Over Perfect to the promotion of her book
What it means to have intentional seasons
How she disconnected herself from metrics
Why it’s important to understand when to say “no”
Why it’s important to seek silence

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If you have any comments, questions, or suggestions for interviews, be sure to email them to podcast@foodbloggerpro.com.

Thanks to our Reviewer of the Week, Jodie from Growing Book by Book! If you’d like to be featured, leave a review for us on iTunes and include your name and blog name in the review.

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144: Netflix, Everybody Loves Raymond, and Somebody Feed Phil with Phil Rosenthal 2

Apr 3, 2018

How to implement a "yes and..." mindset, the importance of trying new things, and traveling to eat with Phil Rosenthal.

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Welcome to episode 144 of the Food Blogger Pro podcast! This week on the podcast, Bjork talks with Phil Rosenthal about building his career and his new Netflix-original show, “Somebody Feed Phil.”

Netflix, Everybody Loves Raymond, and Somebody Feel Phil

This is a bit of an unconventional interview for the Food Blogger Pro Podcast, but if you’re a food fan, we think you’re really going to enjoy it.

You may have heard of Phil Rosenthal. He’s the creator and executive producer of “Everybody Loves Raymond,” an actor, an author, and most recently, the star of the Netflix-original food and travel documentary, “Somebody Feed Phil.”

Phil is a die-hard food lover, and he shares that love as he travels across the globe and makes connections with locals. Building his career wasn’t always easy, but his “yes and…” attitude, fearless personality, and “never give up” outlook are all principles that you can apply to running your own blog and business.

In this episode, Phil shares:

Why Skype is an important part of his show
Why having a niche is important
How to not be afraid of trying new things
What an egg cream is (let us know if you’d try it in the comments!)
How to implement a “yes and…” mindset

Resources:

The War of Art
Somebody Feed Phil
I’ll Have What Phil’s Having
Exporting Raymond
Follow Phil on Twitter and Facebook
129: Forging Your Own Path with David Lebovitz

If you have any comments, questions, or suggestions for interviews, be sure to email them to podcast@foodbloggerpro.com.

Thanks to our Reviewer of the Week, Katie from BlackFern Kitchen! If you’d like to be featured, leave a review for us on iTunes and include your name and blog name in the review.

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