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Whether you aspire to be a blogger, a freelancer, or an employee of a remote company, working from home can seem like the sweetest deal ever. No commuting, no rushing out the door every day, no boss looking over your shoulder, and you can work in your PJs.I work remotely, and can attest to the fact that, while all of these things are true, they're not the whole truth about what it's like to work remotely, which is to say at home, alone, all the time.Every time I post about my remote ... Read More about What It’s Really Like to Work for a Remote Company

I get so many questions about how to build a blog while holding a full time job. While it is certainly a difficult balance, there are a lot of benefits to having a full time job while growing your blog, and this post breaks it down!  I get it about once a week: someone heard me on a podcast, or read one of my business posts, or saw me talk about my day job on Instagram and sends me a message that is some variation on either:"I am so frustrated. I feel like my day job ... Read More about 6 Ways That Your Day Job is Actually an Asset to Your Blog

If you're a food blogger, you've heard a lot about the Jump To Recipe button. I've talked about it here before, and - let's face it - it's the topic of many heated debates among the blogging and SEO community, both online and offline. Last month, at the Mediavine Conference, it came up in casual conversation more than once. I mean, yes, we're nerds, but it's also a really critical factor in how users engage with, and Google views, your food blog.I've expressed my doubt about the ... Read More about Why I Added the Jump To Recipe Button To My Blog

This is part 2 of a 2-part series. Read Part 1 here!Now that you've identified a post to optimize, and a keyword to optimize for, it's time to start (re)writing!Step 1: Rewrite your text for the primary keyword, and relevant related keywords The most important part of optimizing an old post for SEO is to make sure you're offering the kind of useful information that Google wants to see. The trend in blogging used to be that bloggers would share unrelated personal anecdotes, ... Read More about How To Optimize a Blog Post for Search Rankings: Part 2 – 4 Simple Steps to Optimizing a Blog Post

After I was interviewed on the Food Blogger Pro podcast, and published this article, I got dozens of questions asking how I went about optimizing a post. After all, it is one of the most important contributions to my organic traffic more than doubling in 2018 vs 2017. I'm thrilled that so many of you are interested in using this technique to grow your rankings and your organic traffic, and I'm going to provide you a step-by-step guide that you can follow to optimize your ... Read More about How To Optimize a Blog Post for Search Rankings: Part 1 – Identifying Posts for Optimization

The number one food-blogging-specific SEO question I hear among fellow bloggers and food-related clients at my day job is "do we need the Jump to Recipe button on our posts?". There is a ton of conflicting advice out there about the benefit or detriment to your site, your ad income, and your ranking potential associated with having a jump to recipe button on your site and as far as I can tell, most of it is at least a little true. So I decided to run a little experiment on my own ... Read More about SEO: Does the Jump To Recipe Button Really Matter?