Lanceofsupport
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- Jul 14, 2026
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I'm starting a recipe website/blog where I have no authority on content as I have no formal education in food industry. How do I justify E-E-A-T in this scenario?
E-E-A-T where I don't have the authority
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BotMatrixx
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- Jun 30, 2026
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a degree is not necessary as proof of experience in my view. talk about your experiences, pictures, procedures, modification of recipe, mistake nd results. experience alone is sufficient to build one is credibility.
AdStreamMaster
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- Apr 24, 2026
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Add your personal notes, cooking tips, and photos from recipes you actually tested. This can help show real experience.
- Mar 2, 2021
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my thought exactly why will you need a degree for that, just focus on sharing genuine first-hand experience, testing recipes yourself, documenting the process, and being transparent about your background.
dataseo123
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- Nov 28, 2022
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I think original well tested recipes can build trust even without formal qualifications I'd be interested to hear how others handle E-E-A-T for recipe sites
- May 13, 2013
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You are scared for nothing. It would have been way harder if you were to source for what to post. You will do even better than a degree holder in that people value raw talent to day than the poshness that comes with the educated(Degree).
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You don’t need a food degree.
Just show that you actually test your recipes, use your own photos, share helpful tips, and be honest about your experience.
MysticTurnip
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- May 2, 2026
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Build trust with proof. Use your own food photos, show the cooking steps, and mention the changes you made to the recipe.
- Aug 4, 2015
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EEAT doesn't require formal qualifications, show first hand experience with tested recipes, original photos, practical tips, trusted references & clear author information, consistent, accurate content will build topical authority & trust over time
Money heist:)
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- Feb 16, 2026
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You do not need formal culinary credentials to build E-E-A-T for a food blog. Focus heavily on First-Hand Experience by including step-by-step process photos, original videos, and personal testing notes. Building an honest author bio detailing your actual cooking trial-and-error works much better than faking expertise. Adding proper Recipe Schema will also ensure Google understands your content structure clearly.
- Oct 20, 2013
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As advised, you don’t need a food industry degree to build trust for a recipe site.
Just show real experience through original recipes, your own testing, clear photos, cooking notes, and honest results. If a topic needs specialist knowledge, bring in a qualified source and cite it properly.
Just show real experience through original recipes, your own testing, clear photos, cooking notes, and honest results. If a topic needs specialist knowledge, bring in a qualified source and cite it properly.