6 Food Blogging Pros and Cons
Deanna Martinez-Bey shares six pros and cons of food blogging, including working alone, complete control, and more.
Last month we touched upon food blogging. We discussed how becoming a blogger allows you complete control over the content you publish, the frequency of your posts, and the tone in which you choose to write.
We touched upon how food bloggers get to create the content of their choice, the look and feel of their blog, and how they are loners, meaning they get to work alone.
What Is a Food Blog?
A food blog is a journal-type website that allows the writer to document anything food related. Some examples of topics a food blogger can choose to write about are recipes, restaurant reviews, food traveling, and stories about family food history or memories pertaining to food.
Pros and Cons of Having Complete Control Over Your Writing
- Pro: Having complete control over your topics, posts, and blog allows a food blogger the freedom to do exactly as they please. No pressure, no deadlines, no approval from management.
- Con: Being in charge requires you to be creative and structured. It is up to the blogger to develop topics and a calendar for posting. In addition to creating a calendar, it is up to you to stay on time with your posts.
Critical Key Number 1: Be reliable with your posts. Publish the same days each week, so your readers will come to know when they can expect a new post.
Pros and Cons of Having Free Reign on Creativity for Your Food Blog
- Pro: Creating a niche is imperative as a food blogger. Building a reader following will be challenging if you do not have a narrow niche. As a food blogger, you have control over choosing your niche, and no one else can have a say over what you choose.
- Con: You and only you are in control over your post ideas. The burden of creating interesting posts falls solely upon you, the food blogger.
Critical Key Number 2: Let's talk about creating a narrow niche. Here are two good examples: food blog vs. dessert blog and dinner blog vs. an Italian food blog. Can you see the difference? One topic is broad, and one is narrow. It is best to choose a narrow subject for your food blog.
Pros and Cons of Working Alone
- Pro: Working alone has its benefits—no one to walk in and disrupt your train of thought. No one is telling you to speed up your work process or change the way you have written a piece. The idea of working at your own pace is comforting and relaxing.
- Con: Sometimes having a colleague or partner can be helpful—having someone available to discuss your thoughts and ideas can provide fresh insights on topics. Also, bouncing ideas off one another individual helps get the creative juices flowing.
Another big con is learning how to generate money from your blog. Writing blog posts for a business provides a steady stream of income. Writing for yourself, however, leaves the burden of earning money on your shoulders.
Critical Key Number 3: Since food bloggers typically work alone, it can be a good idea to run your ideas by your family and friends. They should provide you with honest feedback, which is precisely what you need.
Critical Key Number 4: Do your research. Look online and read books about how to make money with your blog. There is a ton of helpful information out there. It is up to you to find it and implement it.
Tip: When looking for books about blogging, be sure to check the reviews and read other readers' comments. This will help you choose a book or two that is right for you.
Deanna Martinez-Bey is an author, social media manager, copy editor, and freelance writer. With 18 published books under her belt and articles published in multiple magazines and online, Deanna surrounds herself with books and writing on many levels. She believes that people bond over good food and books! Follow her on Amazon: Amazon Author Page
