Balancing lifestyle and SEO-friendly posts, outsourcing tasks that don't bring you joy, and diversifying income streams with Anne Mauney from fANNEtastic Food.

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Welcome to episode 419 of The Food Blogger Pro Podcast! This week on the podcast, Bjork interviews Anne Mauney from fANNEtastic Food.

Balancing Life, SEO, and Income Streams Over 14 Years of Food Blogging

Anne Mauney has been running her blog for over 14 years now and, as you might imagine, her life has changed considerably during that time. Since starting her blog, Anne has become a Registered Dietitian with a Masters in Public Health, has gotten married, and had two children.

In addition to all of those big life changes, she has witnessed the rise of social media and SEO, and weathered the huge changes in the food blogging landscape. In this candid conversation, Bjork and Anne chat about navigating life and blog changes and balancing parenthood with running a business.

Anne shares more about her changing income streams over the years, and why outsourcing certain tasks that don’t bring her joy has allowed her to continue blogging after all these years. It’s a super valuable episode no matter where you are in your blogging journey!

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• About how food blogging has changed since Anne started her blog in 2009.
• How she has had to reinvent herself and her blog over the years to stay current.
• How she balances lifestyle posts and SEO-friendly posts in her blogging schedule.
• Why she prioritizes outsourcing the tasks that don’t bring her joy, and how she has built her team.
• What her approach to keyword research is.
• How she has juggled childcare and blogging responsibilities over the years.
• What she would change, and what she would keep the same, from the last 14 years of blogging.
• How she incorporates her nutrition private practice into her business.
• More about the breakdown of her income sources at various points in her blogging journey, and how she diversifies her income streams.

Resources:

• fANNEtastic Food
• Kath Eats Real Food
• Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life
• The E Myth Revisited
• Follow Anne on Instagram and Facebook
• Join the Food Blogger Pro Podcast Facebook Group

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