Food blogging: How to cook your way to success

"When I first began, I had a full-time job in finance. Once I earned enough from my blog, I made the jump to blogging full-time," Quinn told CNBC.

"Now that I have a strong readership, I follow a set schedule, like more writing and personality in each post. I write how I talk in real life—abbreviations, run-on sentences. I find it makes my blog feel a little more genuine, personal," she added.

Quinn told CNBC that food blogging had gained momentum from the proliferation of content-sharing platforms. "Once Pinterest hit the online world, food blogs began popping up everywhere."

Quinn hopes to write more cookbooks and open a bakery one day.

Stats: Facebook: 309,000+; Pinterest: 244,300+; Instagram: 55,000+

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