409: The 5 Stages of Building a Profitable Business (+How to Talk Confidently About Your Job as a Blogger) with Laura Tobin

<p dir="ltr">In episode 409, Laura Tobin teaches us how to treat our blogs like actual businesses, getting into the right mindset and talking about our business with confidence.</p> <p dir="ltr">In 2018, Laura’s husband suddenly passed away, and she became a single mom with two teenage sons and no income. In 2019, Laura decided to focus on a food blog that she’d started previously as a hobby and turn it into a viable business. Applying her technical and business skills, Laura was successful in joining Mediavine one year later. The last 4 years, Laura has worked as a single mom of two sons, while growing a business with limited time and resources. In this episode, you’ll learn how to think about your blog to develop it into a business, including being able to confidently discuss your work with other people and break down food blogger stereotypes.</p> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">- How do you answer when someone asks you what you do?</p> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">- Why are food bloggers underrated?</p> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">- Develop an entrepreneurial mindset.</p> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">- What are the 5 stages of developing a startup?</p> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">- Stay true to your blog mission statement and vision (i.e. values).</p> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">- It takes more or less 5 years to become profitable.</p> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">- Track your time to understand how to improve your efficiency.</p> <p dir="ltr">Connect with Laura Tobin</p> <p><strong id= "docs-internal-guid-e1307f09-7fff-0bb5-86f6-8076a2201478"><a href= "https://yourguardianchef.com/">Website</a></strong></p>