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Food blogs are ramping up their content as we head into peak food holiday season.
Easy, homemade, and baked topped this week’s recipe title descriptors.
Pumpkin, chicken, chocolate, turkey, and apple were the most popular ingredients being blogged about.
Dinner, Thanksgiving, Fall, and Dessert were this week's top recipe categories.
@kidfriendly.meals grew the most on Instagram this week (5k) while @carribbeanpot grew the most percentage-wise (1.7%). On Facebook, Crowded Kitchen grew by 33K in one week!
Instagram is allowing creators to add Features, including long-form video up to 90 minutes. Future possibilities for ads and revenue sharing are discussed but not promised. Features are currently in beta testing and not yet widely available.
WordPress 7.1.4 is out, and it’s a security update, so ensure your site is upgraded.
Do you run pop-ups on your website? Search Engine Land has a quick test for what is okay and not okay, in terms of SEO.
Google drops the ability to track who is coming from Gemini to your website.
Google’s stock had its worst day in trading history on Thursday as Google’s search revenue growth continues to fall. Creators are hoping that Google will change its trajectory and reduce AI overview prominence in results.
I’m Rachel Cunliffe, food blog designer + statistician at cre8d design. Every Sunday, Best Served Hot provides exclusive trend analysis, clear-cut insights, and industry news you need to know.
Methodology: We define top food blogs as those running Raptive ads, with 100K+ followers, DA 40+, and posts in the past six months. Lifestyle, cocktail-only, and aggregator sites are excluded. This week we’re tracking 506 sites.
