I’m always looking for good information in regards to tips and tricks on how to make my blog successful, and I get an awful lot of emails asking for advice on food blogging.  So here’s a round-up of fabulous tips and tricks from fabulous food blogs and elsewhere that have been very helpful to me.  There’s an enormous amount of talent in the food blogging world, and when everyone contributes their expertise, it’s appreciated and helpful.  I’m happy to share with you… 150+ links for pretty much everything you want to know about food blogging.


  • After having MANY problems with some of the big name companies, I opted for using a smaller company called YellowFiber Networks (great, quick, responsive service, they know WordPress- and they keep my site up and running with few, if any, problems!)
  • Other recommended hosting companies from blog friends: Liquid Web  and BlueHost

 

  • The Importance of Blog Backups by The Blog Maven
  • Carbonite (I used to use Carbonite before I got a MAC.  This company does not back up external hard drives)
  • CrashPlan (This is what I use to back up all of the content on my MAC.  I love Crashplan because it backs up external hard drives too…and the cost is reasonable.  I bought a plan for all of the computers in my house, and it was about $150 for a year with unlimited computers).  My hosting company auto backs-up my blog content daily.
  • Sucuri:  I don’t use this one, but a lot of people have recommended it for malware detection, cleanup and protection.
  • Last Pass:  Remembers ALL of your passwords for you, so you don’t have to.  I have this, and it has been a lifesaver.


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Disclosure:  There are a few Amazon affiliate links included in this post (where recommended products are shared) and other affiliate links too.

Have I forgotten a fabulous resource that you’re aware of?  Please share in the comments below…

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194 Comments

  1. Courtney @ BakeMeBetter says:

    Great list! Thank you!

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  2. Carrie~Carrie's Experimental Kitchen says:

    I’m completely and utterly impressed by the wealth of knowledge in this one post; not to mention the talent of everyone listed. Thank you Lori for compiling this information, there were so many articles I had not seen yet and after blogging for 2 years, I still have a lot to learn.

    I also wanted to share this free printable blogging planner I found a few months ago from Mama Jenn Blogs. It’s really helped me plan out my posts and keeps me organized.

    http://www.mamajennblogs.com/2012/12/my-2013-blogging-planner-free-printable.html

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  3. Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust says:

    Thanks so much for including my business card post! This is an amazing round up – I will be referencing it often!

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  4. Bill Beaman says:

    Wow great information and help. Look forward to more!

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  5. Bjork says:

    Hey Lori! Wow. What an awesome list. Isn’t it incredible how much amazing information there is out there? People are amazing. 🙂

    Thanks for including a link to our monthly reports. We really appreciate it!

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  6. cathy @ Noble Pig says:

    Oh man this so helpful…wow. I bet this took forever to put together!!! Love!!

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  7. Melissa says:

    Thank you Lori! What a phenomenal treat! I just tweeted, Google + and Pinned this blog post- and will be revisiting it often. Thank you for your generosity 🙂

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  8. Jill Silverman Hough says:

    Thank you so much for all this great info, Lori! And thank you to Dianne Jacob, whose newsletter turned me on to it! One other resource to add, for nutritional information: http://nutritiondata.self.com/.

    Thank you again!

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    1. Lori Lange says:

      Thank you!

  9. Kalyn says:

    Great post; just added it to my own page of food blogging links.

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    1. Lori Lange says:

      Thank you!

  10. Louise says:

    Thanks for compiling this great list of fantastic resources and for including my article on copyright – I’m sure a lot of people are going to benefit from this!

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    1. Lori Lange says:

      Your post is tremendously helpful- thank you for writing that!