327: Pursue a Passion Project while Still Maintaining another Job with Addison LaBonte

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In episode 327, Megan chats to Addison LaBonte about pursuing a passion project while still maintaining another job. They discuss how to handle various responsibilities, time management hacks and keeping motivated while your food blog grows.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Addison is the recipe developer and content creator at Organically Addison. She specialises in gluten-free recipes that are easy to make, delicious and family-friendly. Conscious of different dietary requirements, she also includes diary-free, nut-free and vegan recipes to her site to make sure there is something for everyone. With such a passion for food blogging, she explains how she grew her blog, increasing her page views significantly, while maintaining a full-time job in finance. In this episode, you’ll learn how to endure and work towards making your passion project your career.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- Decide on how much time you want to dedicate to your blog.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- Keyword research can be a turning point in your blogging career (e.g. Keysearch and Google).</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- Great photography can make a difference too.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- Understand what is expected of you as an aspiring food blogger (the creative side and critical side).</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- Tips to start and keep motivated: don’t expect everything to be perfect and connect with your followers to remind yourself of why you do it.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- Work smarter and not harder (i.e. be intentional and batch work).</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Connect with Addison LaBonte</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href= "https://organicallyaddison.com/">Website</a> | <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/organicallyaddison/">Instagram</a></span></p>