Each year Saveur.com ranks the best food blogs on the internet. Being new to the world of blogging I wanted to learn more about what other bloggers do, specifically successful bloggers. So I took some time to explore new blogs and I wanted to share some things that I liked, and some things that I learned about a specific blog.
The blog I selected was the highest ranked food blog by readers. This blog was called Love & Lemons. My first impression of this blog is that the look and feel is very clean and modern. It is so simplistic, and it is very inviting. The layout of the blog is very simple and appears to be easy to navigate. They promote social media and subscription almost immediately and noticeably. One thing that I would note is that the blog is very feminine. While I would say food blogs are probably mainly visited by women, men who are interested may visit a different site that may cater more toward a gender neutral design. At this point I was already very impressed and felt kind of sad about my blog. But it's okay because I am only just starting off.
The content of the blog is primarily focused on "healthy living" and gluten-free recipes. This content seems to be following this popular trend and very much embraces it. This trend may be very popular for a decent amount of people. However, many people are looking for other types of recipes that Love & Lemons do not offer. That being said they seem to have there point-of-view laid out and understood. Their wording is sweet and inviting and makes the audience want to try their recipes, which is a big plus for them.
My favorite part of there blog is the photos. Their photography is artful and makes each food look even that more delicious. This is one thing I would like to improve upon my blog, and I will take note of what they are doing right.
Overall, Love & Lemons appears to be running a popular page that has a lot of regular users. Although it doesn't look like they gained any permanent visitors even with their reader's choice victory. Regardless of that they appear to know what they are doing and are running a nice blog that I aspire to be like one day.
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