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How do you start a blog, you ask?

But my best advice to get started is to JUST START!

You'll learn a lot along the way.

Make mistakes. Learn. Improve. Iterate. Grow.

While I used to be in the IT industry for many years before becoming a Culinary Nutrition Expert and food blogger, I had to study and learn as I went in order to build a blog myself.

Here are some of the resources I use or have used in this blogging journey.

I hope you'll find this page useful!

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  • Domain Registration
  • Website Hosting
  • Website Platform
  • Theme
  • Plugins
  • Mailing List
  • Social Media Management
  • Creative Resources
  • Small Business Resources

Domain Registration

Namecheap - affordable pricing with free WHOIS privacy included.

Website Hosting

I'm now with BigScoots. Support is excellent.

Cloudways is another hosting option if you're more technical.

Website Platform

WordPress.org - I think WordPress is pretty flexible and powerful. Avoid the wordpress.com platform and go with a self-hosted wordpress.org website.

If you'd rather go with a template type website, check out Squarespace, Wix and Weebly.

Theme

Genesis Framework by Studio Press - lightweight and the use of child themes makes customization easier to manage.

Child Theme - I use Foodie Pro (with the Feast Plugin) by Feast.

Plugins

Recipe Plugin: WP Recipe Maker - I use the premium version

Akismet - to block spam

Broken Link Checker - to avoid broken links in your posts

Easy Affiliate Links - to manage affiliate links in one place

Pretty Links - to create shortcuts  to internal or external links

ShortPixel Image Optimizer - to optimize the image sizes for faster loading

UpdraftPlus - Backup/Restore - free plugin with cloud backups to your Google Drive or Dropbox account

WP Rocket - caching plugin, to speed up your site

Yoast SEO - free option is good enough to help with Search Engine Optimization

Mailing List

Flodesk - makes it easy to send pretty emails, get 50% off your first year with this link

Mailchimp - free up to 2,000 subscribers

Social Media Management

Later - for scheduling Instagram posts

Tailwind - for scheduling Pinterest pins. I like the tribes and ability to just set the pinning schedule and queue up pins.

Creative Resources

Adobe Lightroom - for processing photos. The Lightroom app for your mobile phone is free, but the Lightroom CC desktop version requires an Adobe account.

Canva - for creating content like Pinterest pins, Facebook covers, e-books


Small Business Resources

Of course, making money through blogging is a business. Here are some tools I've used.

Payment Processor: Square

Accounting System: Wave - free accounting software, invoicing and receipt scanning

Project Management: Trello - for managing work through a Kanban board

Melissa Torio

Hi, I'm Melissa!

I'm a Culinary Nutrition Expert, an avid kombucha homebrewer and fermentation enthusiast. I hope you enjoy these dairy-free and gluten-free recipes and lifestyle tips for simple living. 

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