In this article, we will be discussing what we think is the best lens for food photography. We also cover which lenses we own and how and why we use them. The difference between Prime and Zoom lenses The main difference between the two types of lenses is the focal length. But what does that mean? Prime lens When you…
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Best Lens for Food Photography
Best Camera for Food Photography
This post offers guidance for finding the best camera for food photography. Read on to see where two successful bloggers with strong individual points of view differ in their approach. what to look for when buying a camera The first question to answer when planning to purchase a camera is how much are you willing or able to spend? Elaine…
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AdThrive vs Mediavine for Food Bloggers
Ad management is one of the most important revenue streams for a food blogger. In this article, we will be discussing the difference between the two top ad networks: AdThrive vs Mediavine. Years back, AdThrive was acquired by Cafe Elite but they still go by AdThrive and that is the name we will use in this article. Choosing an ad…
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Income Report vs Traffic Report
This article explains the difference between blog income reports vs traffic reports, both of which are used as indicators of a blog’s financial health and potential. These reports aggregate data from Google Analytics and the report you rely on most should be built from the metrics most relevant to your ad agency and therefore, your blog’s revenue. One very popular…
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Timeline to Mediavine
In this article, we will discuss our separate journeys to a much-coveted ad network. Read on to learn about the steps along a timeline to Mediavine. Beth never knew that ad curators existed until about a year after her recipe site went live in April 2016. She knew that AdSense and the Amazon Affiliate program existed, but didn’t think her…
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Free Blogging Tools
Here is a list of some free blogging tools that both of us enjoy. We always try a free version of any tool before buying it and we recommend you do, too. Asana Asana is a web and mobile application that helps teams collaborate, manage tasks and projects, stay on track, hit deadlines, and keep up to date. Asana can…
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Why I Left Mediavine
I know that some of our readers are curious about why we left Mediavine to switch to AdThrive. Since Elaine and I made the switch for different reasons, we are writing one of our rare individual posts to share our different experiences and reasoning. Leaving Mediavine was not something either of us took lightly. In fact, it was a hard…
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Paid Blogging Tools
This post covers the paid blogging tools we think are worth the extra expense because they’ll help you bring your blog to the next level. We are of the mind that you have to spend money to make money. We’re not saying that you need everything that is mentioned here, we’re just saying that sometimes you need access to great…
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Why I moved from Mediavine to AdThrive
In this article, I will be discussing the reasons why I moved from Mediavine to AdThrive. Find out how I made this decision. When I see a question on Facebook asking for the pros and cons to switching from Mediavine to AdThrive, I’m vocal about it because I feel it’s an important question to answer. One reason is because there…
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