I find food blogs amazing, sometimes even a bit more than food itself…well, hmmm…nah..scratch that…where was I? Yes, food blogs! They truly are a breed off their own and give the viewer so much too desire, because…who doesn’t eat?
If you are thinking of starting a blog on anything food related, here’s some tips to making your blog look yummy!
The Right Theme
Practically EVERYTHING depends on this! Your best bet is to choose a theme which was made for photography and/or portfolios. If the theme was made specifically for food blogging, even better!
What qualities should you look for in a theme? Here’s a few that should stand out:
- Optimized for showing images
- Ability to change fonts
- Social media ready
- Custom gallery support
Some premium themes that are ready out of the box for your yummy treats!
- MyCuisine from Elegant Themes
- Food themes on Themeforest
- Delicious Magazine from WooThemes
- Food themes on Mojo-Themes
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A Decent Camera and a Keen Eye for Photography
Your primary content will be pictures which your readers are going to be salivating over, so spend some time in choosing a good camera. Don’t have the funds for one just yet? Or, do your pictures not come out as you imagined? No problem, here’s a few tips that will help you shoot good food images:
- Digital food photography tips from a professional digital food photographer
- Food Photography Techniques and Tips
- 10 Food Photography Tips from ‘Food Blogging for Dummies’
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Organization
You need to organize how you display your content. It could be an image first, followed by an excerpt, or just an image with a big title, or a gallery followed by the whole post and so on…the options are endless.
But, you must choose not more than a few variations which you can “trademark” as your style of presentation. Your readers will expect it from you and it will help brand yourself from the other bloggers.
Here are some gallery plugins that will help you take your photography and recipe presentations to the next level:
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Have a Recipe Archive
Your recipes are your life blood, so make sure and get a separate template customized to show them. You can use either the default WordPress category or tag systems along with the Archive template to help you accomplish this.
If you want to kick it up a notch, get a designer/developer to make a custom post type where you can customize exactly how you want to enter your content in.
What better way to organize your recipe archive than by using a plugin that makes it easy for you, here’s a few choices we’ve selected for you to try out:
- GetMeCooking Recipe Template
- Easy Recipe
- RecipeCan Recipes
- ReciPress (pro version available too)
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So there you have it, a few easy steps to take to get your food blog off the ground and looking yummy! What’s your favourite food blog btw?
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