We no longer check to see whether Telegraph. To see our content at its best we recommend upgrading if you wish to continue using IE or using another browser such as Firefox, Safari or Google Chrome. So you think you know your onions when it comes to food and you quite fancy chucking in the desk job to blog about it? It all seems very life affirming, but is it possible to earn a decent living writing about your dinner?

Having never made a bean directly from my food blog , I was surprised to discover the answer is yes. But while the number of food blogs has exploded in recent years, opportunities to monetise them have also blossomed, according to experts. But first some basics if you want to turn pro. There are plenty of these available for free or at little cost that you can tweak and personalise. High quality photographs, and increasingly video, are essential.

You also need to write to a professional standard if you want to command payment for your work.

Display ads and affiliate marketing where you direct your readers via a link to a product or service in exchange for a commission on a sale are conventional ways to monetise blogs, but you need a very large readership to earn a living wage this way. Ella has some terrific tips about food blogging here. One of the lucky few: Deliciously Ella managed to get a book deal off the back of her popular blog.

A more effective way is to blog about the products and services of brands in exchange for payment, according to Sally Whittle, founder of Foodies , a strong food blogging community whose members are some of the most successful in the UK. Many bloggers supplement this income with book, newspaper, magazine or other commercial deals.

These bloggers are writing at a very high level and have created their own brand, really and they work these products or services seamlessly into their blog.

How You Can Make $K or More as a Food Blogger

For me, cooking, writing and photographing for a living is very much a dream job. Her advice is to find a niche subject to blog about and to inject personality into your writing. Dan says a successful food blog involves more than just posting tasty recipes and nice photography — a solid knowledge of search engine optimization and social media marketing is essential to build your readership.

Think of it this way - you could be in the best rock band to hit the planet but if only people know about you, you aren't going to sell many downloads of your songs.

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How to make money from a food blog Food blogs have exploded in recent years. But is it really possible to walk away from the day job and earn a decent living from writing about your dinner?

Time for a refresh? So once your amazing blog is up and running, how do you rake in the cash?

This Is How Much Money Food Bloggers Can Actually Make

Deliciously Ella managed to get a book deal off the back of her popular blog A more effective way is to blog about the products and services of brands in exchange for payment, according to Sally Whittle, founder of Foodies , a strong food blogging community whose members are some of the most successful in the UK.

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