The Vine Podcast
Episodes
How to Protect Your Business if Something Happens to You
26 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever considered what would happen to your business if you weren't available to run it for a few weeks or ever again? It isn't easy to think a...
Redesigning Your Website When Your Brand Has Evolved with Kelly Nardo
19 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The longer you have your food blog, the more your business will evolve and grow. This can be tricky sometimes as you start to have to pivot and adjust...
Do You Need a Recipe Index?
12 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Have you wondered if a recipe index is necessary to have on your food blog? If you have, today's episode is for you! I'll be answering this frequently...
Using Web Design to Highlight Your Best Content
05 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Your website and specifically the homepage of your food blog should highlight the best content for someone who is brand new to you. The more defined t...
How to Leverage Instagram as a Food Blogger with Kimberly Espinel
28 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever wondered how to utilize Instagram for your blog? With so many changes to the platform it is hard to keep up with how to really use it to...
Why You Need to Define the Next Best Step for Your Organic Blog Audience
21 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Knowing the action you want your audience to take after visiting a blog post is one of the keys to whether they will stick around to browse more of yo...
Tools to TRULY Know Your Audience
14 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How confident do you feel when it comes to your audience? Do you have a surface level knowledge of them like demographics or could you give two or thr...
Strategies to Uplevel Your Food Blog as a Resource
07 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Do you think of your food blog as a resource for your readers? People often share with us that they would like their website to be a resource not just...
From 0 to 1 Million Pageviews in 4 Months: Starting a Successful Niche Site with Amy Duska
31 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In order to stand out these days in the food blogging world, you have to get specific with your niche. That's exactly why there has been a trend in th...
Best Workflows for Optimizing Your Food Blog Images
24 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Optimizing your blog post images is essential to maintaining your food blog's site speed and keeping your site running smoothly. In today's episode I'...
Questions You Should Ask Before Hiring a Web Designer
17 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Maybe you have considered redesigning your food blog but you aren't quite sure how to find a reliable designer or what questions to ask. In today's ep...
5 Ways to Make Your Blog Post Stand Out
10 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Your blog post is the bread and butter of your food blog. It's what readers are searching for and the type of page that gets the most traffic. But in ...
Goal Setting for Food Bloggers
26 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Goal setting and strategic thinking can be a tricky thing to do for your food blog. But before you can make any major decisions for your blog it's so ...
How to Set Boundaries, Work Less and Make More Money with Megan Porta
19 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Does the idea of working less on your blog but making more money make your head spin a little? The idea of setting boundaries and working less to make...
Gutenberg Block Ideas for Food Bloggers
12 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Are you using Gutenberg blocks yet? If not, you're going to want to listen to this episode to hear some ideas for blocks you can start using right awa...
How Often Should You Update Your Homepage
05 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When was the last time you updated your homepage? In the last few years, you may have noticed the homepage of your food blog starting to show up in yo...
Unusual Ways to Outsource Parts of Your Food Blog
29 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
One of the best ways to treat your food blog more like a business is to outsource the things that take you too much time or are not your biggest stren...
Our Web Design Process
22 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We have worked really hard on our web design process and refining the experience our clients have when they work with us over the last year. But until...
Time Management: How to Save Time with Batching Tasks
15 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Batching like tasks can be a huge time saver AND can also increase your productivity by up to 40%! As bloggers, it may seem like batching tasks isn't ...
Launching a Cookbook + Redesigning Your Website
08 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode I'm so excited to interview one of our clients about her blog and her experiences writing a cookbook and redesigning her website. K...
5 Things Your Food Blog Needs For Better User Experience
01 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
User experience is an incredibly important part of your website. Even with the best content in the world, a poor user experience will lead readers awa...
Time Management: Setting Quarterly and Monthly Goals
22 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We've been talking a lot about time management and goal setting on the podcast and today we're going to talk about setting bigger goals for the quarte...
Custom Theme vs. Premade Theme
15 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever wondered what the difference is between a premade theme and a custom theme, today's episode is perfect for you! The truth is there are t...
8 Habits to Implement This Year
08 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The start of a new year often brings lots of ideas of ways that you want this year to be different than the last. By this point in the year though, re...
103: How to Know if It's Time to Rebrand
01 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever wondered if it's the right time to rebrand? If your logo has felt stale or it's been a while since you've worked with a designer to crea...
102: Time Management: Setting Daily Priorities
18 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If it ever seems like there is always too much on your to do list, this episode is going to help you start to set priorities every day so you can achi...
101: The Standards and Systems Your Food Blog Needs with Jillian Dolberry
11 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As your food blog grows and you begin to scale, it is so important to set aside time to document your systems and processes. Whether you have never sp...
100: The Reader Journey Through Your Food Blog
04 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As a web designer, I spend a lot of time imagining and studying how users behave on websites. User experience and how a user moves through a website i...
099: Building Your Website Team with Andrew Wilder
21 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today we chat about building your website team and what you need to know when you are building that team to manage your website. We talk about buildin...
098: The Key Ingredient to Your Brand Strategy
14 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever wondered which part of your brand strategy is the most important? Is it the main font in your logo? Or your color palette? Is it your we...
097: Time Management: Setting Weekly Goals
07 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Do you ever get to the end of the week and wonder what you even accomplished? In today's time management episode we're going to chat about why setting...
096: Lessons from Managing a Team and Two Food Blogs with Christine Pittman
30 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
If you have ever wondered how some food bloggers manage to run not one but two food blogs at once, and what all this requires behind the scenes, you a...
095: Why Does Strategy Matter for Branding?
23 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Around here we talk a LOT about how much strategy impacts your branding. But have you ever wondered why it matters? In this episode I'm digging into w...
What is the ROI of a New Website?
09 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When you are considering a big investment in your business, like redesigning your website, you might ask yourself what you're going to get out of this...
093: How to Decide On Big Investments for Your Blog
02 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It is super easy to get shiny object syndrome when it comes to investing in your blog. At the stage you are at in your business, it's not surprising t...
092: Time Management: Creating Your Ideal Week
19 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
One of my favorite productivity tips is all about planning ahead for success. If I had to attribute one productivity tool for the reason that I have b...
091: 3 Things Food Bloggers Need to Do On Every CEO Day
12 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Are you carving out time regularly to work ON your business instead of in it? This is what I refer to as a CEO day and in todays episode I'll share 3 ...
090: How to Take Your Food Blog to the Next Level
06 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As an ambitious food blogger, I know you have big dreams and goals for your business. Sometimes it's hard to know how exactly to take your blog to tha...
089: How to Turn Your Q4 Visitors into Fans
28 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Every year when I was focused on my food blog, I would see an increase in traffic and email subscribers toward the end of the year, followed by a huge...
088: How to Prep Your Content for Q4
21 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As a food blogger, content planning is the most important part of your Q4 strategy. Today, you're going to learn in four easy steps how you can prepar...
087: 4 Ways to Prep Your Food Blog for Q4
14 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today's episode is going to help get you caught up to speed and ready for the biggest quarter of the year for most food bloggers. I'm chatting about 4...
086: Start Thinking Like the CEO of Your Food Blog
31 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As you up level your food blog it's important to start thinking more like a CEO and less like "just a blogger". Today we're talking about how you can ...
085: Time Management for Food Bloggers: Save Time with Time Tracking
24 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today we're talking about time management and specifically how you can potentially save hours of time working on your food blog by conducting a time t...
084: Ask Me Anything!
17 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today's episode is the first of hopefully many, where I take feedback from you as a listener, and answer specific questions that you requested I answe...
083: Nurturing Your Email List with Allea Grummert
10 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever wanted to make a killer first impression with your email subscribers with a welcome and nurture sequence that helps to build brand loyal...
082: 4 Surefire Ways to Know It's Time for a New Website
03 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
There are a lot of things to consider when redesigning your website, but the very first thing is, is it the right time? I'm breaking down the most com...
081: Increase Your Traffic Through Keyword Research with Ty Kilgore
27 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
If you have been a blogger for a while, you know how important Search Engine Optimization is to be able to grow your blog (and business!). Today, we t...
080: 5 Tips for Easier Content Planning
20 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
If the idea of planning your content is daunting, this episode is going to share some ideas for how you can create a content planning system that work...
Keep People On Your Website Longer
13 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever wondered how you can keep visitors on your website longer? Maybe you have heard that this should be a goal you have, but do not fully un...
078: The Importance of Brand Messaging
06 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
If you've ever wondered how to describe your blog to someone or wanted to help others spread the word for you, discovering your brand messaging is ess...
077: Get More Traffic from Pinterest with Kate Ahl
29 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
If you have been trying to gain traction on Pinterest but haven't been getting the pin discovery you've been after, you have come to the right place! ...
Organize Your Blog Categories
22 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Let's talk about categories! One of the conversations I always seem to have with my clients is around how to properly use categories to organize their...
Increase Pages per Visit
15 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As a food blogger, I can almost guarantee one of your goals is to increase your traffic. Often we think about getting NEW users to your site. But what...
074: How to Pay Yourself As a Food Blogger
23 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, I'm going to be talking about a subject that makes a lot of people really uncomfortable, which is money. More importantly, I'm goi...
073: How to Do a Quarterly Review for Your Food Blog
16 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Reviewing your goals for your blog is so important to making sure that the hard work you're putting into your blog is working. Setting aside some time...
072: Rethinking Your Homepage
09 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode I'm sharing how important your homepage is for your food blog and how you can strategically plan what should go on it. The homepage...
What You Need to Know About Gutenberg
23 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Have you started using the Gutenberg editor on WordPress yet? If you haven't or you have no idea what it is, today's episode will help! I'm sharing wh...
5 Helpful Tips to Include In Your Blog Posts
16 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes getting started with a blog post is the hardest part! Often bloggers are trying to reinvent the wheel every time they sit down to write a po...
How to Make Blog Posts Longer
09 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever struggled with making your blog posts longer, without just adding fluff to them? In today's episode, I'll share some easy ways you can m...
11 Call to Action Ideas For Your Blog Posts
02 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Having the right call to action can be the key to growing your email list, increasing your page views, and pretty much every other goal you may have f...
Consume Less, Create More: Screen Time Tips for Entrepreneurs
26 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Do you feel constantly pulled back onto your phone for work but want to distance yourself from more screen time? It can feel like a never ending cycle...
What You Need to Know Before Starting a Podcast for Your Blog
19 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Podcasting is one of the fastest-growing platforms for content and isn't slowing down. You may have wondered if starting a podcast could be a good mov...
How to Create a Vision for Your Blog
12 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Do you have a vision for your blog in the next year, five years or even ten years? For a lot of online business owners, we can get so caught up in the...
How to Revive a Stale Blog
05 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Are you feeling unmotivated or unproductive when it comes to your blog? Maybe you're feeling out of shape when it comes to creating content and publis...
5 Tips for Easier Content Planning
29 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
If the idea of planning your content is daunting, this episode is going to share some ideas for how you can create a content planning system that work...
Strategies to Connect With Your Audience
22 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
If you've ever wondered how you can create meaningful connections with your audience, you're not alone! No matter what level of traffic you have, you ...
How to Find Time to Post More Content
15 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As a content creator, it can sometimes be difficult to find the time to create MORE content. In today's episode, I'm going to share some really practi...
How to Do an End of Year Review
01 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
At the end of every year, I find myself naturally analyzing the year as a whole and starting to make a plan for the next one. Whether you typically re...
Why You Need A CEO Day
24 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Do you find it difficult to spend time working ON your business, instead of in it? If you find yourself spending all of your work time working on thin...
How to Holiday Proof Your Blog
17 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Every holiday season provides a time to reset and be with family, but for food bloggers, it's also a time where your blog may see a big increase in tr...
Taking Action to Implement What You Learn
10 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
If you are someone who loves to listen to podcasts, take courses or read books, but struggle with following through and implementing what you are lear...
The Importance of Margin in Your Business
03 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
If you constantly feel like your wheels are spinning and you're not moving your business forward, you are not going to want to miss this episode. I'm ...
How to Get More Out of Your Website Traffic
20 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Are you spending all of your energy worrying about growing your traffic? Here's the thing… getting more traffic is always a good idea, but what if y...
Which Position to Hire First with Emily Perron
13 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, I'm interviewing Emily Perron, a hiring specialist for food bloggers, about what you should know before hiring your first or next ...
Top Tips to Grow Your Blog from Food Blogging Experts
06 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Do you ever wish you could just get all of the food blogging experts in one space to just learn their top tips and tricks for growing your food blog? ...
How To Go From Hobby Blog To Business
29 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever had someone assume your blog was "just a hobby"? Maybe sometimes you walk the line between it being a hobby and a business. In today's e...
Strategies Your Blog Needs to Have
22 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
There are endless strategies out there for growing your blog. But in today's episode, I'm sharing the four key types of strategies that you should hav...
What I Would Do Differently If I Started a Blog Today
15 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Do you ever wonder what your blog would be like if you knew back when you started what you know now? There have been a lot of lessons learned in the l...
How to Juggle Working From Home With Kids
08 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
If you've been trying to juggle working from home with your kids over the last year, you've probably noticed that it isn't always easy to juggle every...
How to Market and Share Your Freebie
02 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
If you have been in the digital marketing space for more than 5 minutes you probably have heard that you need a freebie in order to grow your email li...
4 Steps to be More Consistent With Your Branding
25 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Is your branding consistent across all of the different platforms and elements of your brand? Unless you have invested thousands of dollars to have ev...
The Best Recipe Card Plugins for Food Bloggers
18 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Choosing the right recipe card can be a tough decision! In this episode, I'll share what you need to know about recipe card plugins and which ones I r...
6 Tips for Writing Better Recipes
11 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As a food blogger, the quality of your recipes can make or break your blog's credibility. This quick episode will walk you through 6 ways to write bet...
10 Common Food Blog Web Design Mistakes
04 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ever wonder if you could make some small changes to make a bigger impact with your website? In today's episode I'm sharing the most common mistakes I ...
Writing an About Page
28 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Do you have an about page you are actually proud of? I hear it all the time that writing your about page is a huge struggle. In today's episode I'll s...
Ways to Start Preparing for Q4 Now
21 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Every year it seems like Q4 approaches and we are often scrambling to come up with a plan. So this year, I wanted to share a few ways that you can sta...
Getting Started With Email Marketing for Food Bloggers
14 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever wondered how to get started with email marketing for your food blog? Maybe you've wondered what you should say or how to grow your list....
How to Know It's Time for a New Website Design
07 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How do you know if it's the right time to invest in a new website design? Have you ever considered investing in branding or website design, but you ar...
All About Running Ads
30 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
One of the easiest and most popular ways to monetize your site is through display ads. In today's episode, I'll talk about what you need to know befor...
Two Questions to Ask to Understand Your Audience
23 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
One of the most common conversations I have with my branding and blog design clients is about figuring out more information about your audience. In t...
Why Brand Photography is Important for Your Food Blog
16 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever needed new headshots and didn't know where to start? Even as a food blogger, having brand photos is so important and will give you tons ...
Why Your Blog Needs More Than a Logo
09 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Your branding is much more than just the logo file that goes on the top of your theme. This episode will break down why you need to be sure that your ...
My Process for Creating a Strategic Brand
02 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode I'm breaking down my process for creating a strategic brand. This is the process I walk my custom branding and web design clients t...
Three Ways to Discover Who Your Audience Is
26 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever wondered who the people are who are coming to your blog? There can sometimes be a difference between your ideal avatar or reader and the...
How to do a Plugin Audit
19 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
One of the things I get requests for ALL of the time is to go through someone's plugins and tell them which ones they need to keep and which ones they...
What to Work on for Your Blog When you Have Little Time
12 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We are taking a step back to talk about 6 things you can work on when you have limited time to work on your food blog. No matter what the reason is th...
5 Gutenberg Blocks for Food Bloggers
28 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, we are talking about the most recent WordPress editor called Gutenberg. Whether you haven't switched to using this editor yet or y...
How to Customize Your Recipe Index
21 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As a food blogger, this page can be a super valuable resource for your audience. I'll break down what a recipe index and what it should have. Then I'l...
5 Emails You Can Send to Your List Right Now
14 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I'm going to break down five different types of emails that you can send to your list right now that are really going to make an impact, build your au...
What to Put on Your Sidebar
07 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How much time have you put into thinking about the elements that go on your blog sidebar, a well-designed sidebar can really increase engagement on yo...