239: Ten Years - The Seasons of Pinch of Yum with Lindsay Ostrom

How to be light on your feet, the most impactful work for Pinch of Yum, and the sacrifices of building a business with Lindsay Ostrom.

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Welcome to episode 239 of The Food Blogger Pro Podcast! This week on the podcast, Bjork interviews Lindsay Ostrom about navigating the different seasons in her blogging journey.

Ten Years 

Pinch of Yum is turning 10 this year, and as I’m sure you can imagine, it has changed quite a bit in that time.

In today’s episode of the podcast, you’ll hear about the different seasons of Pinch of Yum and how Lindsay navigated them while building her blog into a business. And she covers it all – from running her blog as a side hustle to transitioning to it being her full-time gig to hiring team members to current day.

Regardless of what season of your blogging journey you’re currently in, you’ll find a lot of advice in this episode that can help you navigate the good, the tough, and everything in-between.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• How Lindsay views the “seasons” of Pinch of Yum
• When Pinch of Yum became a “side hustle”
• What a “trickster” is
• Why sacrifices are a part of the side hustle
• How Lindsay prioritized work when she started working for herself
• The work that was most impactful when Lindsay was building Pinch of Yum
• What the current “season” of Pinch of Yum looks like
• What it means to be light on your feet

Resources:

• 153: Playing the Game of Business with Kevin Waldron
• Big Magic
• Tasty Food Photography
• The Nora Roberts quote
• Follow Pinch of Yum and Lindsay on Instagram

If you have any comments, questions, or suggestions for interviews, be sure to email them to podcast@foodbloggerpro.com.