Happy Monday everyone! Here’s what’s coming up in Mastermind For Food Writers and The Food Writers Business Lab.
Call for panelists!
Are you using Substack LIVE on a relatively regular basis to support your work and grow your reach? I am looking for people within this group who would be willing to talk about their experience using Substack LIVE during the October mastermind meeting. This will be an informal discussion where our panelists will share how they are using Substack LIVE to engage with readers, what they like about it, and what they find challenging. If that’s you, please send me, Rebecca Blackwell, a direct message! Thank you!
Two weeks at a glance:
Coffee Break Chat with Elizabeth Baer: Substack LIVE, Tuesday, October 13 at 2:00pm EST
The October Mastermind Meeting: Wednesday, October 14 at 11:00am EST
Coffee Break Chat with Shell Plant: Substack LIVE, Thursday, October 15 at 2:00pm EST
SEO for Food Writers: Thursday, October 15, 12pm-1:30pm CST
If you missed last week’s Coffee Break Chat with Kalee Tilli, the recordingis now available. Here's where you’ll find all of the past and upcoming Coffee Break Chats!
Register for the October Mastermind Meeting
This main topic of this month’s meeting is Substack LIVE. We’ll hear from members of Mastermind for Food Writers about how they are using Substack LIVE to support their work, engage with readers, and expand their reach.
This will be a casual panel-style discussion with plenty of time for questions.
*Meetings are free to join but registration is required.
Wednesday, October 14: 11:00am, New York (Eastern Standard Time)
Meeting hosted by Rebecca Blackwell
Follow this link to register for this meeting:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/iuYedneRRv6hjOSQaHgAwg
After you register for the meeting, you will receive an email that will allow you to add the meeting to your calendar in your time zone.
The Food Writers Business Lab
The Food Writers Business Lab is an online community for food writers who want practical, affordable guidance for growing their businesses, expanding their audience, and building sustainable careers.
Here you’ll find classes and workshops taught by experienced food writers who understand the unique challenges and opportunities of this industry. It’s education for food writers taught by food writers.
There are three on-demand classes available now in the Class Library with more coming soon!
Join me on October 15 for a class that’s all about discovery
Our job as food writers isn’t just to create good work. It’s also to help people find it.
In this hands-on workshop, food writers will learn to think about SEO not as a technical burden, but as a way of building bridges from their work to their readers. Because that’s exactly what good SEO is: paths that meet readers where they are and lead them back to you.
SEO For Food Writers
It’s not only your job to create the work, it’s your job to build the bridge TO your work. And the bridge must meet readers where they are. That’s what good SEO really means and that’s what you’ll learn in this class.
Workshop Topics that are coming soon: Organizational strategies and tools for food writers, Cookbook self-publishing, How to create an additional income stream with cooking classes, and How to use video to reach new readers and build engagement.
Remember that the Mastermind for Food Writers chat is a great place to ask questions, get feedback, share ideas, and connect with other food writers on Substack.
Have a wonderful week!
The goal of Mastermind for Food Writers and The Food Writers Business Lab isn’t simply to gather more information. It’s to build a better business alongside people who genuinely want to see each other succeed.
Questions?
Send a direct message to Rebecca Blackwell, or leave a comment on this post.