344: Treat your Blog as a Business from Day 1 - What I Wish I Knew when I Started with Cheryl Norris

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In episode 344, Megan chats to Cheryl Norris, creator of Bakes by Brown Sugar, about why we should treat our blog as a business from the beginning, the importance of SEO and investing in yourself.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Engineer by day, baker by night, Cheryl has been a food blogger since 2018. Passionate about the science of baking and eager to share delicious recipes of our favorite desserts, she launched her blog not realizing how much work it takes. What started as a hobby, she quickly decided to treat it as a business and invest in herself, always learning something to improve her content for her readers. In this episode, you’ll hear Cheryl's key tips on where to focus and what to do to grow your blog quickly from the start.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- Ask yourself: What is your audience looking for?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- Prioritize SEO and keywords - it’s a crucial element of success.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- Once you start creating for the user, you start caring for the user.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- If it’s a really popular recipe, post it anyway.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- Invest in courses, conferences and other additional learning.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- Pay attention to how you configure your website from the start.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- You don’t have to do everything at once.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Connect with Cheryl Norris</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href= "https://bakesbybrownsugar.com/">Website</a> | <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/bakesbybrownsugar/">Instagram</a></span></p>