Reading Time: 11 minutes Are you always thinking about your next meal? Do your friends always hit you up to ask for your one amazing recipe? Are you the one who is notorious for photographing their dinners before they've even touched the food? If you said yes to all of them, you were probably born with the soul of a food blogger. Food blogging might seem terribly like such an overdone environment. However, there are those star-like exceptions that create a real hunger in the world for true voices with gorgeous visuals and, mostly, delicious food. People want your real story, your honest personal touch, and your fervor for everything on your plate. It's not only sharing recipes; it is about defining your brand, reaching out to a community, and yes, establishing an online presence. This guide is your must-have first step for the lunch prepared for the culinary journey. I will guide you through the list of steps that are really out there and work on how to start your blog so that it becomes truly successful with human input. Step 1: Defining Your Unique Flavor – Niche and Voice The most essential first step within the bigger picture is to carve out your niche. This is a guarantee that any brand/entity or publisher/marketer fails if it tries to do everything that food blogs do. Niche Identification. Rather than including just a "recipes" tab, try to get more specific. Think about the meeting point of things you are crazily passionate about and things people are genuinely searching for. An idea of a semi-Canadian blog would be a stepping stone enough, but you could go even deeper: Actual Regional Focus: Are you in the Maritimes? Kelp and oysters and molasses and brown bread and anything else sea-related in the east or north end; there’s a sea of cool stuff in the Marian and Saint John River Basin. Are you in the Prairies? Dive into grain-based cooking, support local farmers' markets, and take in some bison or elk. The more hyperlocal you get, the closer you’re to being the ultimate authority. Themed Cuisine: For example, you might specialize in "Weeknight Vegetarian Meals for Busy Canadian...
