342: Blogging with a Full-Time Job (Part One) – Optimizing Your Time with David Crowley

Episode • Feb 1, 2022 • 1h 18m

Connecting with your community, being strategic with your time when blogging, and hiring the right people with David Crowley from Cooking Chat.

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Welcome to episode 342 of The Food Blogger Pro Podcast! This week on the podcast, Bjork interviews David Crowley from Cooking Chat in Part One of our Blogging with a Full-Time Job series.

Blogging with a Full-Time Job

We're excited to officially launch our Blogging with a Full-Time Job series! In this three-part series, we’re interviewing a few Food Blogger Pro members about what’s working (and what’s not) when it comes to balancing a full-time job with blogging.

And up first, we’re chatting with David Crowley! In addition to sharing hundreds of recipes with wine pairings on his blog Cooking Chat, David also runs Social Capital Inc., a non-profit organization that strengthens communities by connecting diverse individuals through civic engagement initiatives.

In this episode, you’ll hear how David has found balance with his work over time, why he’s been focusing so much on republishing old content recently, and what he’s looking forward to next with his blog.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

What David does for his full-time job
How he got into food blogging
How he’s found balance with his work over time
Why he’s been focusing on republishing old content recently
What specifically he updates when republishing content
What he’s currently struggling with when it comes to blogging
Why it’s so important to document your processes
How to find the right people to hire

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

Learn more about joining the Food Blogger Pro community at foodbloggerpro.com/membership

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