Eat Blog Talk

What if a year of creating content barely moved your follower count, but changed everything about how you create? In this solo episode, I share the honest story behind my year of experimenting with short-form video: the discouraging stretches, the unexpected joy, and the moment I nearly walked away. After months of publishing consistently, I had gained just 800 Instagram followers. Then, hours aft...

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Megan chats with Pat Flynn about breaking free from information overload, focusing on what matters, and building momentum through experimentation and micro mastery. Pat is a father, husband, and lifelong learner from San Diego known as one of the most trusted voices in digital entrepreneurship. He's the founder of Smart Passive Income, co-creator of the SwitchPod, and host of Deep Pocket Monster o...

Kat teaches us why meaningful friendships and genuine community have become one of the most valuable assets a food blogger can build. Kat Duncan is the CEO of Honeycomb Media, a women-owned and operated marketing agency that works primarily with food bloggers. She started at Honeycomb in 2020 as a copywriter, later moving into account management, onboarding, and operations before stepping into her...

Megan chats with Jillian Leslie about building digital products that solve real problems, diversify income, and create a more sustainable blogging business. Bio: Jillian Leslie is the founder of MiloTree, a software platform that helps online entrepreneurs sell digital products and services and grow their email lists. On her YouTube channel, she shares cutting-edge strategies for building and sell...

Megan chats to Amy Reid about imposter syndrome, what causes it, how it affects our businesses and how to overcome it. Amy started her blog, Baking with Granny in 2015, as a way to document her mother's (her kids Granny) recipes. Within a couple of years, Amy gave up full-time employment to make money blogging. She then became a single mum and the pressure was on to make it work. 8 years later and...

Megan chats with Sandie Markle about why recipes are not showing up on Google, how search behavior is changing, and why structured content matters for the future of food blogging. Sandie Markle is a food tech consultant and content strategist who helps food creators turn their recipes into long-term, reusable assets. With over a decade of experience working with recipe platforms and content teams,...

Megan chats with Taryn Sol ie about navigating traffic declines, revenue loss, video, AI and business simplification as an experienced food blogger.   Taryn has been blogging at Hot Pan Kitchen since 2018 and began the Grill Like A Mother podcast in 2022. She participated in several of Megan's masterminds and worked behind the scenes at EBT before stepping into the role of community manager. Taryn...

Megan chats with Shruthi about using AI beyond basic prompting, building smarter workflows, and protecting your unique voice as a food creator. Founder of Urban Farmie (vegetarian-global niche, 2M visits a year, AP syndicated). I spent 12 years at the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and left as a Partner in February to run the food business full-time. Stanford MS-MBA, former engineer, TED speaker on...

Julia Bocchese teaches us how to optimize food blog content for AI driven search and stay visible as the search landscape evolves.   Julia is an SEO, Pinterest, and AI Search Consultant for creative small businesses at Julia Renee Consulting. Her goal is to make SEO, Pinterest, and AIO strategies approachable and easy to implement for all small businesses so they can reach their ideal clients orga...

Megan chats with Mika Kinney about the Instagram strategies food creators can use to grow reach, attract followers, and turn attention into revenue.   Mika is the creator behind Joy to the Food, a whole-food recipe brand with 470K followers on Instagram. She and her husband built the business over the last 5 years and now earns through ads, brand partnerships, affiliates, and a membership communit...

Megan chats with Casey Markee about the massive shifts happening in SEO, AI search, semantic content, and what food bloggers must do now to stay visible and profitable. Casey Markee is the owner of internet consultancy Media Wyse. An SEO for over 25 years, he has been working exclusively with food and lifestyle bloggers since 2015. During that time, he's worked with thousands of bloggers across ev...

Stephanie Moon teaches us how to build an author platform that creates visibility, strengthens audience trust, and supports long - term cookbook sales without burnout.   Stephanie has spent over 15 years in book marketing and publicity, leading campaigns for New York Times bestsellers and working with publishers including Chronicle Books, HarperCollins, Scholastic, and Hardie Grant. She teaches au...

Megan chats with Yumna Jawad about building a multi - revenue food blogging business through cookbooks, partnerships, affiliate marketing, speaking opportunities, and physical products. Yumna Jawad, who was born in Africa to Lebanese parents and moved to the US at 11 years old, is beloved by millions of fans globally on Instagram, TikTok, and her website, Feel Good Foodie for her unique, delicious...

Jeanelle Castro breaks down what is working with YouTube Shorts right now, including how to create faster, stand out, and turn short form video into real blog traffic.   Jeanelle is the creator behind Jeanelleats, a food and travel brand known for story-driven videos. She uses her Filipina-American heritage and love for travel to share lesser-known foods around the world, making the 'unknown' feel...

Kristen Wager introduces a new method of monetizing recipes called Recifix and shows us how to build a more stable and diversified food blog business in the face of AI and traffic volatility.   Kristen is a PhD-trained consumer insights leader with deep expertise in the creator economy. Over the past decade, she's led research initiatives at Kellogg's Company supporting top CPG brands like Special...