{"id":68776,"date":"2014-09-04T09:45:49","date_gmt":"2014-09-04T08:45:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/?p=68776"},"modified":"2014-09-04T09:45:49","modified_gmt":"2014-09-04T09:45:49","slug":"blogger-outreach-something-sweet-something-savoury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/blog\/blogger-outreach-something-sweet-something-savoury\/","title":{"rendered":"Blogger Outreach: Something Sweet, Something Savoury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A Speedy Spotlight with <a title=\"Nickki\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NickkiThompson\" target=\"_blank\">Nicola Thompson<\/a>, a working mum who loves baking and cooking and blogging about it on <a href=\"http:\/\/somethingsweetsomethingsavoury.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Something Sweet, Something Savoury.<\/a> Nicola spoke to us about how she measures the\u00a0success\u00a0of her blog, working with brand marketers and interviewing Ruth Clemens, AKA The Pink Whisk.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Why should people read your blog? What makes it different?\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>I&#8217;m a normal working mum who loves cooking and baking but like so many other families, I have to do it on a pretty limited budget. My blog has a wide variety of recipes &#8211; there is really something for everyone &#8211; from low cost family meals, simple home baking or fancy desserts for when you&#8217;re looking for a recipe to really impress.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><strong>How do you measure the success of your website?<\/strong>\u00a0By how much traffic a certain post generates &#8211; I check my stats on a daily basis<\/div>\n<div><strong>What&#8217;s your favourite blog and why?<\/strong>\u00a0I love Recipes from a normal Mum by Holly Bell. \u00a0Her recipes are tasty but simple, and not too expensive to make!<\/div>\n<div><strong>What advice would you give to someone who wants to start a blog?\u00a0<\/strong>I would tell them go for it! It might be slow to start with, but don&#8217;t be discouraged. \u00a0Share your posts on social media platforms like Twitter, Google+ and Facebook &#8211; this really helps you build your audience.<\/div>\n<div><strong>How do you work with marketers and PRs?<\/strong>\u00a0I really enjoy reviewing cooking\/baking related products.<\/div>\n<div><strong>Who do you work with in brand marketing? PRs? SEOs? Anyone else?<\/strong>\u00a0I&#8217;ve mainly worked with PRs and small companies directly. I&#8217;m open to any offers providing it fits in with the theme of my blog.<\/div>\n<div><strong>What can marketers do better in working with you?<\/strong>\u00a0Basically just contact me and see how we can work together! I&#8217;ve never had any problems with marketers in the past.<\/div>\n<div><strong>What was your blogging highlight of 2013?\u00a0<\/strong>Interviewing Ruth Clemens, AKA The Pink Whisk, finalist in The Great British Bake off series one.<\/div>\n<div><strong>What will be big in your blogosphere in the coming months?<\/strong>\u00a0Lots of seasonal recipes and giveaways!<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>Editorial information on Nicola Thompson, Something Sweet, Something Savoury and thousands of other media contacts and outlets, can be found in the\u00a0<a title=\"CisionPoint\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/products-and-services\/cisionpoint\/\" target=\"_blank\">CisionPoint<\/a>\u00a0<a title=\"Media Database\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/products-and-services\/media-database\/\" target=\"_blank\">Media Database<\/a>.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Speedy Spotlight with Nicola Thompson, a working mum who loves baking and cooking and blogging about it on Something Sweet, Something Savoury. 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