Dennis Littley: How a Food Blogger Hit 2M Pageviews a Month With SEO That Survived Every Update

Episode notes

Welcome to Market Movers: Building Brands & Links with Linkifi! Your go-to podcast for transforming your business into an unforgettable brand, where branding meets SEO and link-building. I’m Chris Panteli, Co-Founder and CEO of Linkifi, and I’m joined by my co-host and Co-Founder, Nick Biggs. In this episode, we’re joined by Chef Dennis Littley, founder of Ask Chef Dennis, a veteran chef turned food publisher who’s scaled his site to millions of pageviews per month by adapting through every Google shift, treating SEO as a long game, and keeping quality and consistency at the center. Key Talking Points From Chef to Blogger (Accidentally). Dennis’s blogging journey began while working as a chef at an all-girls high school, where he built a culinary program and needed a place for students to interact. His first site started on Blogspot. The Google+ Breakout Moment. Dennis built over 1 million followers on Google+ and was featured alongside names like Anthony Bourdain and Martha Stewart. It boosted recognition, even if it did not immediately deliver the traffic he expected. The “I Don’t Write for SEO” Phase (And the Wake-Up Call). Dennis admits his early stance was wrong.