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View My Top 10 Recipes of All Time

  • Raw green vegan collard wraps
  • Avocado chickpea salad with vegan pesto {Gluten-free}
  • Grilled chicken thighs {Gluten-free, Dairy-free}
  • Reeses peanut butter cheesecake and my travel plans revealed
  • Zucchini chickpea burgers {Gluten-free, Vegan}
  • Baked pork chops {Gluten-free}
  • Sweet potato and chickpea salad {Gluten-free, Vegan}
  • Oven roasted potato wedges {Gluten-free, Vegan}
  • Toasted quinoa with mushrooms and asian flavors {Gluten-free}
  • Turkey avocado roll-ups {Gluten-free, Dairy-free}

 

Resources For Food Bloggers

Landing Page Creation

leadpages-logoLeadPages: This tool is for building landing pages to increase your email subscribers. It is the leading tool out there and can be very powerful. However, it is also $37/month so unless you are making money online and have a compelling offer, I would not recommend it. However, if you are selling a course, a book, or making money on your blog, it is valuable.


Blogging

wordpress-logo.pngWordPress: The #1 Blog Publishing Platform. Free and easily customizable with wonderful support. All of my blogs use WordPress.

thesis-theme-logoThe THESIS Theme: I originally used Thesis for Avocadopesto, though now I switched in recent days. I think it is a great theme for starter bloggers.


Hosting

I use a few different hosts for my blogs. I cannot say they are the BEST hosting around. There are thousands of hosts. I can say that they work, they are reliable/dependable, the sites go relatively fast and the support is relatively good. There may be better options out there, but these are certainly sufficient.

WPEngine:This is what my boyfriend is currently using for the SelfMadeBusinessman blog.

HostGator-logoHostGator: This is what I use for the majority of my websites. Their shared hosting plan is solid and they have decent support.

SiteGround:We no longer use this for Avocadopesto. Although they have great support, when we upgraded to a more expensive and faster plan, we went with Traffic Planet.

Traffic Planet:We now use Traffic Planet as the host for avocadopesto. We switched rom SiteGround because although siteground had great support, we upgraded to a more expensive and faster plan, and for this Traffic Planet was a better option.


Product Distribution & Shopping Carts

paypal: For handling online transactions between people. I both pay and accept money through paypal and have never had a problem with security..


Keyword Research

longtailpro:This is a tool for keyword research. I am currently not using it because I am not doing keyword research, however, back when I was building niche sites (very briefly) I did use this tool. It helped me find a keyword that ultimately led to the creation of a site that has been making over $150/month on average, so it has paid for itself certainly.


Email Subscriptions & Marketing

Aweber: Aweber is my go to email software for building my email list. I find it is very simple to use and has the functionality I need. I have used MailChimp before and honestly find the UI to be pretty nonintuitive.


Advertising

Google Adsense:This is a very well known and reliable display advertising platform that I have used on many of my websites.

Google AdwordsGoogle Adwords:If you want to begin advertising on Google, you can select keywords and locations and you pay each time someone clicks on your advertisement.


Testing Results

Google AnalyticsGoogle Analytics: Google’s free website tracking and analytical tool. A must have for anyone with any type of website.


Getting Help from Others / Outsourcing

Read my ultimate guide to Virtual Assistants for more information.

Elance-LogoElance:If you are looking for freelancers Elance is a great source. I find it is particularly good for writers and have hired a bunch of people from there.

Odesk-LogoOdesk: Nowadays Odesk is probably my go to resource to hire virtual assistants, especially general VAs.

 

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About Avocado Pesto

I love to create unique, healthy recipes for people who want to maintain a variety of diets, like Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Vegan, Vegetarian, etc. Read more about how I can help you plan your meals!

Check out these other delicious recipes from my blog!

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Avocado Chickpea Salad with vegan pesto makes for the perfect lunch recipe that is ready in minutes. Super simple 5 ingredient recipe packed full of flavor and protein. Lunch or grill day appetizers don't get easier than this!
Roasted Cauliflower Soup with Garlic - Gluten Free and Vegan
This Caribbean Fish Curry recipe is a one pot meal ready in 30 minutes that is a creamy blend of coconut milk, tomatoes, curry spices and tender red snapper. Both Gluten Free and Dairy Free.
Vegan Quinoa Power Bowls with Roasted Veggies and Avocado Sauce Gluten-Free
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Quinoa Black Bean Pumpkin Soup Recipe
Sweet Potato and Chickpea Salad Recipe
Tofu burger recipe made with sweet potatoes is the perfect healthy summer vegan lunch. Soft, and tender on the inside while lightly crispy on the outside, and full of flavor. Gluten-Free too. |avocadopesto.com
Lemon Rice makes for the perfect healthy side dish. With a flair of Indian flavors this lemon rice is made with turmeric, ginger, chili, lemon and Indian spices. Gluten Free and Vegan | avocadopesto.com
Baked pork chops make for the easiest 4 ingredient dinner ever. A classic family recipe passed down from my grandmother and the only way I ever make pork chops. Gluten Free too. You only need pork chops, onions, mayo and sharp cheddar (regular or vegan, for a dairy free recipe).
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