090: How a Legislative Assistant Created Her Own Path to Working for Herself with Brita Britnell

Making money outside of your blog, quitting your job, and finding a service in demand with Brita Britnell.

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Welcome to episode 90 of the Food Blogger Pro podcast! This week, Bjork chats with Brita Britnell about how she stepped off the beaten blogging path and found a new way to work for herself.

Most bloggers start on their blogging journey hoping to eventually work full-time for themselves on their blog. While this is definitely an admirable and achievable goal, some bloggers have found that this is not the only way.

Brita started making videos for her blog about a year ago and unexpectedly found that she absolutely loved it. She knew there was demand for bloggers to create video, but she also knew that most bloggers just didn’t have the time to learn a new skill. So, she started making videos for other bloggers and found the demand so great that she had to start a waitlist for clients. In just a few months she was able to leave her job and work for herself doing something that she loved. Today, she’s here to share her story.

In this episode, Brita shares:

• What motivated her to turn her blog into a business
• Why she recommends bloggers go to conferences
• What the different stages of her blog were
• Why videos were addicting to create
• How she managed a full-time job and her growing blog
• What made her feel comfortable with quitting her job
• How she found her first clients to work with
• What it looks like to work with clients
• What advice she would give to herself when she was starting out

Resources:

• Canon 6D
• Canon 50mm f/1.8 Lens
• Canon 60D
• Canon 85mm f/1.8 Lens
• Canon 100mm f/2.8 Macro Lens
• Adobe Premiere
• Premiere course on FBP
• Adobe After Effects
• Tasty Recipes
• bbritnell.com
• Video & Photography resources on B. Britnell

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

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