How a 4th grade teacher built a $20K/mo blog – with Lindsay Ostrom

Lindsay Ostrom, Pinch of Yum, Content, Food, Subscription (Membership) Model, Women Founders

This interview is about how a 4th grade teacher who wasn’t really into reading blogs ended up building a profitable blog herself.

Today’s guest is Lindsay Ostrom. She is the founder of Pinch of Yum, a food site that features delicious recipes that are accompanied by stunning photos. The site is monetized through ads, affiliate programs, and a membership site which her husband runs. We’re going to find out how she does it.

Lindsay Ostrom

Pinch of Yum

Lindsay Ostrom founded Pinch of Yum with her husband Bjork.

 

Andrew: Hey there freedom fighters, my name is Andrew Warner. I’m the founder of Mixergy.com, home of the ambitious upstart. And, just for the sake of transparency, this is take two. We accidentally lost our connection and lost the first version of this interview which only had one question in it, so we’re all good. And this interview is about how a 4th grade teacher who wasn’t really into reading blogs ended up building a profitable blog herself. Her name is Lindsay Ostrom. She is the founder of Pinch of Yum, a food site that features delicious recipes that are accompanied by stunning photos. The site is monetized through ads and affiliate programs and a little bit through a membership site which her husband runs. We’re going to find out how she does the whole thing. Lindsay, welcome.

Lindsay: Thank you. Thanks for having me.

Andrew: The first and only question that I got off before is a question I usually save for later in the interview...

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