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Wow I had no idea food blogging was a profitable thing. Congrats to your wife. > If you can manage multiple ad networks, execute 100% fill rates, bid between n

Wow I had no idea food blogging was a profitable thing. Congrats to your wife. > If you can manage multiple ad networks, execute 100% fill rates, bid between networks Isn't that impossible to get 100% filled? I recall reading a while back that getting even 40% was challenging which is why the ad quality online has gone down and they're more intrusive? Lots of interesting stuff on this thread, thanks for sharing.

gallerdude 9y ago
If the internet has taught me anything, it's you can make a lot of money at anything if you work hard enough.
- wangarific 9y ago
  And long enough. It's a lot of survival until you learn enough to make money.
Cherian 9y ago
There are a lot of companies that help you do this. Examples: http://www.adthrive.com/ http://www.adthrive.com/, https://www.mediavine.com/ https://www.mediavine.com/ Edit: The money takes more than 6 years of hard work and a lot of content, social media management, brand building, sponsored writing, quality photography, now byte-size videos etc.
joshvm 9y ago
Food blogging is an enormous market. The best foodies don't get money from Adsense though, it's through sponsorship/affiliate deals, books if they hit it big. It's quite a stereotyped field though, and I would imagine it's a saturated market. Everyone wants to be like Deliciously Ella [1]. Don't even try unless you have a studio setup for the photography. Lots of food authors are pivoting towards more (usually female oriented) "lifestyle" blogs which happen to have recipes. A lot of food blogs target healthy eating, or niche diets like keto/paleo. There are also tons of specialist food blogs covering bread, cakes, etc. [1] https://deliciouslyella.com/ https://deliciouslyella.com/
- Cherian 9y ago
  You are right. We have around $3000 worth of lighting equipment, lens, etc. But we acquired them along the way. Sponsored content is a good chunk of money (close to 30% every mom) but its nonscalable.
  - zombieprocess 9y ago
    Can you elaborate some more on this? What kind of equipment and resources for learning more about this?
    - wehere1 9y ago
      try googling 'photography equipment'
    - joshvm 9y ago
      Typically: DSLR, large aperture normal zoom lens, 2 or more external strobes, softboxes, reflectors, tripods, and flash triggers. Have a look at Strobist which is specifically aimed at flash photography. Otherwise just look in photo or recipe books, food blogs and shamelessly steal until you get the hang of layout.
wangarific 9y ago
There are a lot of blogging categories that are surprisingly profitable but in different ways. The internet is quite vast!

gallerdude 9y ago

If the internet has taught me anything, it's you can make a lot of money at anything if you work hard enough.

wangarific 9y ago
And long enough. It's a lot of survival until you learn enough to make money.

Cherian 9y ago

There are a lot of companies that help you do this. Examples: http://www.adthrive.com/ http://www.adthrive.com/, https://www.mediavine.com/ https://www.mediavine.com/ Edit: The money takes more than 6 years of hard work and a lot of content, social media management, brand building, sponsored writing, quality photography, now byte-size videos etc.

joshvm 9y ago

Food blogging is an enormous market. The best foodies don't get money from Adsense though, it's through sponsorship/affiliate deals, books if they hit it big. It's quite a stereotyped field though, and I would imagine it's a saturated market. Everyone wants to be like Deliciously Ella [1]. Don't even try unless you have a studio setup for the photography. Lots of food authors are pivoting towards more (usually female oriented) "lifestyle" blogs which happen to have recipes. A lot of food blogs target healthy eating, or niche diets like keto/paleo. There are also tons of specialist food blogs covering bread, cakes, etc. [1] https://deliciouslyella.com/ https://deliciouslyella.com/

Cherian 9y ago
You are right. We have around $3000 worth of lighting equipment, lens, etc. But we acquired them along the way. Sponsored content is a good chunk of money (close to 30% every mom) but its nonscalable.
- zombieprocess 9y ago
  Can you elaborate some more on this? What kind of equipment and resources for learning more about this?
  - wehere1 9y ago
    try googling 'photography equipment'
  - joshvm 9y ago
    Typically: DSLR, large aperture normal zoom lens, 2 or more external strobes, softboxes, reflectors, tripods, and flash triggers. Have a look at Strobist which is specifically aimed at flash photography. Otherwise just look in photo or recipe books, food blogs and shamelessly steal until you get the hang of layout.

wangarific 9y ago

There are a lot of blogging categories that are surprisingly profitable but in different ways. The internet is quite vast!