New Cloudflare feature
Site owners can now block Google from using their content in AI Overviews.
Email strategies webinar
Free Tastemaker session on October 1 with Molly Thompson of What Molly Made.
Raptive’s new podcast
Ctrl Alt Ask answers food bloggers’ questions. This week, Inspired Taste asks if it’s time to break up with Google. (Spoiler: Focus on your brand and social, not Google.)
Halloween recipe inspiration
Instacart data shows Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups are America’s No. 1 most-ordered Halloween candy.
Affiliate link ideas
Check Amazon’s Movers & Shakers Kitchen & Dining list for the biggest 24-hour sales-rank gainers to spark ideas for affiliate links.
Cookie law update
The European Commission plans to simplify its cookie law in December and cut those endless consent pop-up banners.
Food bloggers on Substack
Only 69 top food blogs (just 3.3 percent) link to a Substack.
Cooking & baking challenges
See which 15 top food bloggers are running challenges to build engagement and their subscribers.