389: FBP Rewind – How Sarah Cook Went From 17k to 600k Monthly Pageviews

Investing money into your business, deleting posts to encourage growth, and the importance of having accountability partners with Sarah Cook from Sustainable Cooks.

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Welcome to episode 389 of The Food Blogger Pro Podcast! This week on the podcast, we’re rewinding back to our episode with Sarah Cook from Sustainable Cooks where she talks about what specific strategies she implemented to grow her blog’s traffic and increase her revenue.

Going From 17k to 600k Monthly Pageviews

For today’s FBP Rewind episode, we’re rewinding back to our September 2021 interview with Sarah Cook from Sustainable Cooks!

Sarah’s story is so inspiring, and in this episode, she shares everything she did to go from 17k to 600k monthly pageviews with her blog. She explains some of the unique ways she has invested in her blog, why she decided to delete hundreds of posts, why she loves having a blogging accountability partner, and more.

It’s a great interview, and we hope you can apply some of these tips and skills to grow your own traffic. Let’s rewind!

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• How Sarah decided to go all in with her blog
• How she struggled to define her identity as a full-time blogger
• Where she started investing money into her business
• How she shifted her content strategy
• Why she deleted hundreds of posts on her blog
• How she categorized her content into specific buckets
• Why ad earnings are typically lower in Q1
• How her blog’s success has helped her support causes she cares about
• How she fits work into the margins of her day
• What tasks she decided to hire out
• Why she loves having a blogging accountability partner

Resources:

• Sustainable Cooks
• 170: What’s Working and What’s Not with the FBP Community
• Media Wyse
• Find Casey Markee on FBP
• Purr Design
• The Simple Pin Podcast
• Find Kate Ahl on FBP
• Mediavine
• Keysearch
• AdThrive
• Hey Nutrition Lady
• Cook It Real Good
• Follow Sarah on Instagram, Facebook, and Pinterest
• Join the Food Blogger Pro Podcast Facebook Group

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This episode is sponsored by Clariti. Learn how you can organize your blog content for maximum growth by going to clariti.com/food.

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