{"id":186,"date":"2020-07-30T10:32:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-30T10:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foodiedigital.com\/?p=186"},"modified":"2024-09-17T23:35:44","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T23:35:44","slug":"fixable-mistakes-food-bloggers-make","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foodiedigital.com\/fixable-mistakes-food-bloggers-make\/","title":{"rendered":"10 (fixable) mistakes food bloggers make"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

You pour your heart and soul into your food blog. You spend days testing recipes, long nights writing SEO-friendly posts, and hours shooting, reshooting and editing recipe images. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You also spend time promoting each new post on social media and in your newsletter, and engaging with readers in more than one comment section. But there are some fundamental technical things you should also be doing to help your food blog grow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the years, we’ve audited and provided technical WordPress support<\/a> for hundreds of sites and cleaned-up a lot of technical missteps. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Based on what we’ve seen, here are 10 (fixable) mistakes food bloggers make:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Choosing the wrong web host<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Non-compliance with nofollow rules<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Relying on a single source of traffic<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Overlooking the mobile experience<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Not knowing if tags are indexed with Google<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Using an outdated recipe card plugin<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Not signing up for Google Search Console<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Having no clear subject matter area of expertise<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. Not knowing your returning visitor\/reader percentage<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. Relying on inconsistent WordPress support<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    1. Choosing the wrong web host<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Choosing the right WordPress web host<\/a> is one of the most important decisions you’ll make as a food blogger. The choice has an effect on your site speed, site security and more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The responsiveness of a web host cannot be overstated and should be a factor in your decision making. Online chat is a must, and the friendliness and expertise of front-line support personnel should be tested too. Before you commit to a web host (or migrate to a new host!) go on live chat and ask a few curve ball questions and see how support unfolds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Example questions to ask include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n