According to a statistic I read in some random place, Austin’s food blogger population is second only to New York City. It still boggles my mind a bit, but if you live here it’s not that much of a surprise. After all, we have tech companies Dell, Samsung, Apple, IBM, 3M, and more. Whole Foods [...]

Finally, Part 3!

(Previously, Part 1 and Part 2)

Dealing with FTC Disclosure Guidelines

Ahh, the FTC guidelines. These caused quite a stir when they were first released, but not much has happened since then. If you haven’t heard about them, basically the FTC is “requiring” bloggers to disclose any perks or freebies [...]

Quick recap: On Saturday I attended TECHmunch Austin, a fantastic one-day event for food bloggers. We spent the day listening to engaging speakers, eating yummy snacks, and getting to know other bloggers.

I’ll dive right into where I left off on Monday’s post.

Selecting Content, Building Buzz, and Growing Readership

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