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. Gerry @ Foodness Gracious says:

    So I’ll be gone for the next few days reading all of this amazing information!! Lori, you’re a genius for posting this and thanks for taking the time 🙂

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  2. Carine says:

    What a great list to start with 🙂
    Thank you!

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  3. Christine says:

    Wow! Amazing resources. Thank you for taking time to put this together. I’m going to share this on G+.

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  4. Shema George says:

    This is by far the best post I have ever seen – Its extremely helpful and thanks for sharing this amazing pool of information with us.

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  5. Bill Masson says:

    Your writing this post is perfect timing for me just starting out in food blogging, thanks for the links. At the moment i use blogger but have previously used WordPress which is where i am going back to very soon, there are so many more resources with plugins on a self-hosted blog.

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  6. Anna @ Crunchy Creamy Sweet says:

    OMG! This list is amazing, Lori! I have already went through few of the links. So much info! Thank you so much for putting it together!!

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  7. Pam says:

    Wow….this is amazing. This is a wonderful amount of information all combined into a one stop shop. Thanks for sharing!

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  8. marcie@flavor the moments says:

    This wealth of information, Lori! My blog is still pretty new, and I’m always working on trying to make it better. The more info the better, so thank you for putting this together!

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  9. Katrina @ Warm Vanilla Sugar says:

    I can’t believe you went through all the trouble to do this awesome link up! You rock!! <3

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  10. Megan says:

    Thanks, this is incredibly helpful! I can’t even imagine how long it took you to oragnize and find all of the links, but I appreciate it!

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