If it seems like you looked down for a minute, then looked up again and suddenly the holidays (and therefore Q4) are upon us, you are not the only one! You are probably being bombarded with Thanksgiving things on the left and Christmas things on the right. Fortunately for you as a food blogger, when you see this it means Q4 and all the new traffic and opportunities it brings. But how to prepare for it?! Keep reading because we are sharing a totally bingeable set of episodes from The Vine Podcast, that talk all about Q4. If there was ever a complete Q4 guide, this is it, friend! Enjoy!

Episode 88 – How to Prep Your Content for Q4

• Prepping your content for Q4 is less about reinventing the wheel and more about repurposing all the great content you ALREADY have. In this episode I go over just that! I will walk you through how to review your content and add to it, from similar content, to recipe pairings, and then some sort of supplemental content. I also cover all about figuring out where you need support for the extra work Q4 brings. 
• How to Prep Your Content for Q4
• Listen on iTunes

Episode 89 – How to Turn Your Q4 Visitors Into Fans

• If you have experienced the high and then the low of more email subscribers in Q4 and then the unsubscribing of a lot of them after the New Year, this is the episode for you! From talking about things as simple as adding a “Jump to Recipe” button, to having your related content above the recipe card, to creating a strategic freebie and setting up a fabulous welcome sequence with holiday content, I got you! I walk you through each of these so you can turn those new Q4 visitors into fans. 
• How to Turn Your Q4 Visitors Into Fans
• Listen on iTunes

Episode 136 – Quick Email Opt In Ideas for Q4

• Q4 is absolutely the time to have a killer freebie on your food blog, to serve all that new traffic that will be coming your way. A specific and strategic freebie creates a pool of people who are new to you, that you can build trust with. This episode gives you a handful of ideas of different freebies you can create to serve your new audience in Q4. 
• Quick Email Opt In Ideas for Q4
• Listen on iTunes 

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