Like blog carnivals, guest posts on other blogs can bring in new readers to your site. An added bonus is that you also get to form relationships with other bloggers in your niche and promote your personal brand!
Today’s assignment
Write a guest post and submit it to another blogger in your niche. It should be original (make it good!) and relevant to that blog’s audience. Where to submit? You might consider reaching out to the blogger(s) you highlighted on Day 6: Link to a Blogger in Your Niche. They may already be aware of your blog now and want to return the favor of exposure. Otherwise, you may want to use Google Blog Search. Just type in your topic or related keywords and click on “search blogs.” For example, here is a search I did on my niche: “nonprofit leadership.”
Here are some additional resources about guest blogging:
- How to Guest Post to Promote Your Blog (Problogger)
- How To Guest Blog Without Disaster (Chris Garrett)
Tell us about your guest-blogging experience in the comments! And be sure to come back and link us to your guest post if it gets accepted on another blog.
I've had good and bad experiences with this. I won't go into the details of the bad but I will say be very careful who you choose to share your work with.
So far I have had 2 guest appearances on nwso.net with a few more submissions pending. Be warned that the first link is an erotic piece:
http://nwso.net/2010/06/30/fantasize/ and http://nwso.net/2010/06/17/single-mothers-rebut…
I also did a piece for madamenoire.com: http://madamenoire.com/11473/black-dont-crack-i…
I have a personal goal to submit at least 2 pieces per month to other blogs/sites for potential guest spots. I think its gret exposure and a lot of fun to connect with other writers and editors. Also I would encourage you to reach outside of your niche. For me writing erotica was not something that I had done before and it's not something that I post on my own blog however it was an interesting experience. And I have made an excellent contact for whom I have the opportunity to write addittional pieces that are more my personal style