414: How Kyleigh Sage Combines Brand Work and Ad Revenue to Make $10,000-$15,000 a Month

Blogging While Working Full-Time, Pitching Brands, and Determining Your Rates with Kyleigh Sage from Barley & Sage

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Welcome to episode 414 of The Food Blogger Pro Podcast! This week on the podcast, Bjork interviews Kyleigh Sage from Barley & Sage.

Combining Brand Work and Ad Revenue to Make $10,000-$15,000 a Month

There are lots of different opportunities for food content creators to make money. And one of the most common ways is by partnering with brands!

In this interview, Bjork and Kyleigh chat about partnering with brands on sponsored content and freelance work (even when you don’t have a large social media following), including how to effectively pitch to brands and negotiate your contracts.

Kyleigh is honest and transparent about her strategies for working with brands and how she navigates pricing her work. It’s clear that she is passionate about helping other food bloggers find success, and you won’t want to miss this interview!

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• About Kyleigh’s professional background and journey to starting her food blog in 2019.
• How she strategically approached her first year of blogging while still working full-time.
• More about how she first started partnering with brands on sponsored content and freelance work.
• How she combines brand work and ad revenue to make $10,000-$15,000 a month.
• How an SEO audit transformed how she approached her blog and helped her qualify for Mediavine.
• How she recommends calculating your rates when working with brands.
• How to effectively pitch your work to brands and network with PR agencies.
• What she recommends for maintaining good relationships with brands and PR agencies.
• What she would repeat, and what she would change from her food blogging journey so far.

Resources:

• Barley & Sage
• Mediavine
• Media Wyse
• Substack
• Pricing Guide for Food Photography
• Barley & Sage Resources
• Follow Kyleigh on Instagram
• Join the Food Blogger Pro Podcast Facebook Group

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This episode is sponsored by Clariti. Learn how you can organize your blog content for maximum growth by going to clariti.com/food.

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