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Developing your networking skills is critical for being a successful blogger. It’s not only important to be able to network with other bloggers, but also with brands. That’s why I’m talking today with Susan Palmer about improving your networking skills to work with brands. You’ll love the tips she shares and her genuine enthusiasm for being a professional food blogger!
Be Authentic. Be who you are...and then you'll love what you're doing. — Susan Palmer #choppedpodcast Share on X You never know when something's going to hit it off and go viral with your readers. — Susan Palmer #choppedpodcast Share on XIf you're wondering if you can monetize with low page views, you can. You do not have to have a million page views to make money. — Mariah Mercurio #choppedpodcast Share on XDon’t be afraid to follow-up. I follow up with every sing email that I send. — Susan Palmer
I give myself days off. Because if you’re working all the time you’re going to get burned out. — Susan Palmer
If it’s a brand you really want to work with, you can’t give up. — Susan Palmer
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Featured Content – Improving Your Networking Skills to Work with Brands
Here are some of the highlights of my discussion with Susan, where we discuss:
- Learn about why Susan started her food blog
- Learn about the market Susan’s in
- Susan has an online baking shop that helps her network
- Susan talks about how she networks with brands to help her outreach
- Susan shares how she researches the brands she wants to work with
- Susan talks about how she tracks who she’s reaching out to
- Susan talks about her follow-up process for brands she’s reached out to
- Susan talk about her communication process with brands
- We talk about sharing strategies for Pinterest
- We talk about Susan’s editorial planning process
- We talk about authenticity as a blogger
Show Notes
This episode includes references to some resources you might find interesting. Here they are:
- Learn more about today’s guest, Susan Palmer with her site, Girl in the Little Red Kitchen
- Why not give Susan a shout-out on Twitter and Instagram to say thanks for the Chopped Podcast interview!
- Check out Susan’s Online Bake Shop!
- Susan and I talk about Inbox Zero.
- Related Episode: Check out this episode featuring Rachel Gurk talking about Working With Brands
- Connect with Chopped Academy Online: Instagram | Twitter
- Connect with Marly: Namely Marly | Instagram | Twitter
- Production, music, graphic art & sound design by Shawn Beelman
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