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What You Need to Know Before You Start Your Food Blog

Anyone with a hobby, passion, or just something to say, can start their own blog. Those of us who are truly passionate about our food will understand the desire to share our passion with the world. Cooking is one way that we can share our love of food, and all it brings to our lives, with close friends and loved ones. Starting a blog is an excellent way of indulging your deepest passions, while also connecting with other people and exercising your creative muscles.

While anyone can start a blog, however, making your blog a success will require some extra thought and planning. From going on Hosting Foundry to see who will host your website to planning your posting schedule, you will need to cover every base. If you are willing to put this additional effort in, you will be rewarded with a high-quality blog and a loyal audience – read this article to learn more. Here’s everything you need to know before you start your own food blog.

Why Do You Want to Blog?



This is a very important question to ask yourself before you begin your blog in earnest. Different people will be blogging for different reasons, there is no right or wrong reason to start your blog. The reasons themselves aren’t as important as the fact that you know exactly what it is that you are hoping to achieve with your blog.

Some people will be looking to simply share their love of food in a broad and general way. However, you might be looking to connect with other people who share a particular niche with you. If this is the case then you might want to think about making your blog more focused on one specific aspect of food, such as recipes or restaurant reviews.

Competition is Fierce

Unless you happen to be blogging about something really niche and original, your blog will be one of many on your chosen subject that is competing for the attention of potential readers. There’s no way around this, if you want your blog to take off, you are going to have to embrace your more competitive side and begin to look for ways to make your blog stand out.

Not only will you be facing competition from other bloggers, but the lines between blogs and traditional websites have become increasingly blurred. As well as competing with other food blogs and websites, your more casual readers in particular might be tempted to spend their limited browsing time on news websites such as Worldnewshub.Org, which features articles on a range of topics. If you want to build, and maintain, high readership numbers, you must be willing to work for it.

Don’t Get Disheartened!

Many blog writers become disheartened and demotivated because their blog doesn’t seem to be going anywhere. The solution to this is always the same – write more great content! As long as you keep producing great content and look for opportunities to share your blog with others, you will eventually build up a considerable and loyal following.

Starting a blog is a wonderful way of connecting with other people who have similar tastes and interests to you. Writing a blog will test not only your writing skills, but also your determination and resilience in the face of difficult odds.

6 Comments

  • Amy D

    I’ve considered starting a food / cooking blog, as I have a passion for cooking and nutrition. However, I do get discouraged when I see the amount of blogs out there. I also know that bloggers put so much time into their blog.

  • Christina Gould

    Competition really is fierce. I don’t know how bloggers do it. There is so much out there. Thanks for posting!

  • Tamra Phelps

    I’ve never thought of starting a food blog, but I love reading them. Recipes are something I can’t get enough of.

  • Calvin

    Nice things to factor in and consider before doing the daunting task of starting a blog. Thanks for the insight

  • MD Kennedy

    I’d also suggest that you practice taking photos – a LOT. An image in a post can make or break it!