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Olena Osipov

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Pat Flynn

Dorie Clark

David Allen

Steve Chou

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Phil Rosenthal

Shauna Niequist

Thomas Cowan

Mike Johnson

Jeff Rose

Chris Hill

Chris Davis

Kate Ahl

Joel Comm

Bjork Ostrom

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Staying motivated, avoiding mistakes, and refreshing old content with Olena Osipov. ----- Welcome to episode 172 of the Food Blogger Pro podcast! This week on the podcast, Bjork interviews Olena Osipov from iFOODreal about the importance of dreaming big in order to grow your blog. Dreaming Big Your goals, dreams, and aspirations shape the direction in which you take your business and blog, and Olena’s journey is a great example of that. You’ll learn how she stayed motivated and encouraged through all of the ups and downs of blogging and how she managed to take her blog full-time. Olena is living the dream, and she talks all about how she did it in this episode! In this episode, Olena shares:  What it was like to move from Ukraine to Canada How she decided to start her blog How she stayed motivated How to keep going and connect with others What her biggest mistake was How she saw 75% growth in traffic SEO recommendations she received Why updating old recipes was so helpful  Resources:  Unsplash iFOODreal Pat Flynn  053: Pat Flynn’s Tips for Building Online Businesses That Fly  097: How to Create a Full-Time Income from Blogging Using The Egg Carton Method with Bjork Ostrom 093: How Finding a Niche Transformed a Business with Meggan Hill from Culinary Hill 132: Perfecting Your Story and Your Brand with Laurie Buckle  091: Optimizing Recipes for SEO with Joost De Valk from Yoast SEO Google Ads Keyword Planner Google Trends Ahrefs Moz  133: Optimizing Your Food Blog’s SEO with Casey Markee 136: Optimizing for Search Results on Google and Pinterest with Raquel Smith Tasty Recipes Nutrifox Tasty Pins Follow Olena on Facebook and Instagram  If you have any comments, questions, or suggestions for interviews, be sure to email them to podcast@foodbloggerpro.com. Thanks to our Reviewer of the Week, HayMade! If you’d like to be featured, leave a review for us on iTunes and include your name and blog name in the review. We’d like to thank our sponsors, WP Tasty! Check out wptasty.com to learn more about their handcrafted WordPress plugins specifically made for food bloggers.

Staying motivated, avoiding mistakes, and refreshing old content with Olena Osipov. ----- Welcome to episode 172 of the Food Blogger Pro podcast! This week on the podcast, Bjork interviews Olena Osipov from iFOODreal about the importance of dreaming big in order to grow your blog. Dreaming Big Your goals, dreams, and aspirations shape the direction in which you take your business and blog, and Olena’s journey is a great example of that. You’ll learn how she stayed motivated and encouraged through all of the ups and downs of blogging and how she managed to take her blog full-time. Olena is living the dream, and she talks all about how she did it in this episode! In this episode, Olena shares: <ul> <li>What it was like to move from Ukraine to Canada</li> <li>How she decided to start her blog</li> <li>How she stayed motivated</li> <li>How to keep going and connect with others</li> <li>What her biggest mistake was</li> <li>How she saw 75% growth in traffic</li> <li>SEO recommendations she received</li> <li>Why updating old recipes was so helpful</li> </ul> Resources: <ul> <li><a href="https://unsplash.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Unsplash</a></li> <li><a href="https://ifoodreal.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iFOODreal</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.smartpassiveincome.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pat Flynn</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.foodbloggerpro.com/blog/article/pat-flynn-online-business/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> 053: Pat Flynn’s Tips for Building Online Businesses That Fly</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.foodbloggerpro.com/blog/article/full-time-income-bjork-ostrom/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> 097: How to Create a Full-Time Income from Blogging Using The Egg Carton Method with Bjork Ostrom</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.foodbloggerpro.com/blog/article/meggan-hill-niche/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">093: How Finding a Niche Transformed a Business with Meggan Hill from Culinary Hill</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.foodbloggerpro.com/blog/article/story-laurie-buckle/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">132: Perfecting Your Story and Your Brand with Laurie Buckle</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.foodbloggerpro.com/blog/article/yoast-seo-joost-de-valk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> 091: Optimizing Recipes for SEO with Joost De Valk from Yoast SEO</a></li> <li><a href="https://ads.google.com/home/tools/keyword-planner/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google Ads Keyword Planner</a></li> <li><a href="https://trends.google.com/trends/?geo=US" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google Trends</a></li> <li><a href="https://ahrefs.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ahrefs</a></li> <li><a href="https://moz.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Moz</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.foodbloggerpro.com/blog/article/optimize-seo-casey-markee/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> 133: Optimizing Your Food Blog’s SEO with Casey Markee</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.foodbloggerpro.com/blog/article/raquel-smith/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">136: Optimizing for Search Results on Google and Pinterest with Raquel Smith</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.wptasty.com/tasty-recipes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tasty Recipes</a></li> <li><a href="https://nutrifox.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nutrifox</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.wptasty.com/tasty-pins" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tasty Pins</a></li> <li>Follow Olena on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/iFOODreal/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ifoodreal/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a></li> </ul> If you have any comments, questions, or suggestions for interviews, be sure to email them to <a href="mailto:podcast@foodbloggerpro.com" rel="noopener">podcast@foodbloggerpro.com</a>. Thanks to our Reviewer of the Week, HayMade! If you’d like to be featured, leave a review for us on iTunes and include your name and blog name in the review. We’d like to thank our sponsors, WP Tasty! Check out <a href="https://wptasty.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">wptasty.com</a> to learn more about their handcrafted WordPress plugins specifically made for food bloggers.

172: Dreaming Big with Olena Osipov

Olena Osipov is the talent behind the respected blog ifoodreal.com. She is a mom, feeding her family delicious clean eating recipes. It is not weird, people. It is real food. The way humans are supposed to eat. Olena grew up in Ukraine, immigrated to Canada, and is now blessed to call Vancouver, BC her new home. What's not to like?!  "I started iFOODreal in 2012 after being fired from a job I hated. Yep, good girls get fired too. I gained a passion for fitness and clean eating after having my 2nd child in 2011. “Why not turn my passion into business?!”  "OK, look. Here is the deal. Clean eating is not a diet, it is a lifestyle. I don’t believe in any diets as they don’t work. In fact, I eat clean about 80%. Every Monday I post what I ate on a weekend. Hope it helps to see I’m not perfect." Resources from the episode: http://ifoodreal.com/ Instagram- @ifoodreal Dirty Dozen List 2017  Taste of Nature Snack Bar Lara Bars (found at Costco) Opa Greek Cuisine Protein- VEGA and ORGAIN (found at Costco) Tai Kitchen Coconut Milks (found at Costco)

Olena Osipov is the talent behind the respected blog <a href="http://ifoodreal.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ifoodreal.com</a>. She is a mom, feeding her family delicious clean eating recipes. It is not weird, people. It is real food. The way humans are supposed to eat. Olena grew up in Ukraine, immigrated to Canada, and is now blessed to call Vancouver, BC her new home. What's not to like?!  "I started iFOODreal in 2012 after being fired from a job I hated. Yep, good girls get fired too. I gained a passion for fitness and clean eating after having my 2nd child in 2011. “Why not turn my passion into business?!”  "OK, look. Here is the deal. Clean eating is not a diet, it is a lifestyle. I don’t believe in any diets as they don’t work. In fact, I eat clean about 80%. Every Monday I post what I ate on a weekend. Hope it helps to see I’m not perfect." Resources from the episode: <a href="http://ifoodreal.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://ifoodreal.com/</a> Instagram- <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ifoodreal/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@ifoodreal</a> <a href="https://www.ewg.org/foodnews/dirty_dozen_list.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dirty Dozen List 2017 </a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008N1RN08/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=ritzfit-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B008N1RN08&amp;linkId=052056930e30ce1eb33002f90361f8bd" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Taste of Nature Snack Bar</a> Lara Bars (found at Costco) Opa Greek Cuisine Protein- VEGA and ORGAIN (found at Costco) Tai Kitchen Coconut Milks (found at Costco)

023: Eat Clean and Shop Smart at Costco Wholesale with iFOODreal.com's Olena Osipov