441: FBP Rewind — Blogging with a Full-Time Job – How Focusing on SEO Led to $2,000 Monthly Earnings with Cree Carraway

Focusing on SEO rather than social media, implementing keyword research, and sharing content authentically with Cree Carraway from Cooking With Bliss.

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Welcome to episode 441 of The Food Blogger Pro Podcast! This week on the podcast, we’re rewinding back to our episode with Cree Carraway from Cooking With Bliss, which was part of our Blogging with a Full-Time Job series.

How Focusing on SEO Led to $2,000 Monthly Earnings

For today’s FBP Rewind episode, we’re bringing back our February 2022 interview with Cree Carraway.

From sharing content on her blog to working her full-time job to raising her family, Cree has a lot on her plate (both literally and figuratively!) all the time.

In this episode, you’ll hear how she strategically focused on SEO to increase her traffic and join an ad network, how she started doing keyword research, and what the impact of earning an income from her blog has been on her life. It’s an inspiring conversation that will encourage you to reflect and make progress on your own goals. Enjoy!

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Why Cree decided to launch her blog
• When she decided to really focus on growing her blog’s traffic
• What business lessons she has learned over the years
• Why she decided to focus on SEO rather than social media
• What it felt like to start earning money from her blog
• How she started doing keyword research
• How she balances her blog with her full-time job
• How she narrowed her blog’s focus and started sharing content more authentically
• How she’s been strategically growing her email list

Resources:

• Cooking With Bliss
• Mediavine
• SEO for Food Blogs course – available for FBP members!
• FBP Podcast Episodes with Casey Markee
• Keysearch
• Semrush
• Cooking With Keywords
• The Defined Dish
• Follow Cree on Instagram and Pinterest
• Join the Food Blogger Pro Podcast Facebook Group

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