Managing your time as a blogger, investing in your business, and building connections with other food bloggers with Shweta Garg from Masala and Chai.

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Welcome to episode 379 of The Food Blogger Pro Podcast! This week on the podcast, Bjork interviews Shweta Garg from Masala and Chai about how she’s grown her blog while working a full-time job.

Growing Your Blog with a Full-Time Job

Are you growing your blog while also working a full-time job? Do you struggle to find enough hours in the day to get everything done? If so, you’re not alone!

Today, we’re chatting with Shweta, the blogger behind the site Masala and Chai. Since launching her blog, she has been growing it while also working a full-time job, and she’s been very strategic about maximizing her time and resources to grow and monetize her site.

In this episode, you’ll hear her five best tips for growing your blog while also working a full-time job, as well as what she’s done to earn $9,000 in one month from her blog. We hope you enjoy hearing Shweta’s story and advice in this episode!

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• How Shweta started sharing food content online
• What she does for her full-time job
• Why she moved away from doing restaurant reviews
• How she improved her food photography
• Why she recommends setting business hours for your blog
• Why content batching can help you maximize your time as a blogger
• Why it’s so important to invest in yourself and your business
• What courses and masterminds she went through to grow her blog
• Why she recommends planning your quitting criteria
• Why it’s so helpful to build connections within the food blogging community

Resources:

• Masala and Chai
• The Feast Plugin
• Media Wyse
• TopHatRank
• Frosting and Fettuccine’s Food Photography Classes and Workshops
• Style Me Creatively
• 021: How to Manage Your Schedule So You Can Live Free with Amy Lynn Andrews
• Mediavine
• Cooking with Keywords
• The Food Blogging Mastermind - Sweet Tea + Thyme
• MrBeast’s YouTube channel
• Why Jim Carrey Wrote Himself a $10-Million Check Before He Had $10 Million
• Follow Shweta on Instagram, Facebook, and Pinterest
• Join the Food Blogger Pro Podcast Facebook Group

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

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