Food Blogging For Dummies [Repost]

Calling all foodies! Here's how to share your passion with your own glorious food blog
A food blog can help you preserve your family's food legacy, launch your own culinary empire, or just be a feast of fun. Here's what you need to know to manage the technical side of blogging, create a cool design, select the ideal content, style and photograph food, and share your kitchen inspirations as an active member of the online food community.
Collect your tools — claim your domain, choose a blog platform, and establish your place in social media
Find your niche — survey the blog landscape, meet your fellow food bloggers, select a blog name, and find your unique voice
Serve it in style — see how to design a blog that serves up mouthwatering content as elegantly as a perfect table setting
Feed their eyes — learn simple food-styling tricks and how to take photos that awaken the taste buds
To market, to market — find out how to market your blog, increase your search engine rankings, and make your blog pay
Open the book and find:
Why it's the perfect time to launch your blog
Ways to make your blog credible
Advice on creating and presenting content
A primer in food blog legalese
Design ideas to make your blog user-friendly
Surprising ways to enhance your photos
Insider food-styling tricks
Tips for tapping into ad networks
Learn to:
Find your voice and your niche in the food blogosphere
Enhance your blog with superb design and photography
Make your recipes searchable and connect your blog to social media