By Sylviane Nuccio
I am sure that you’ve heard about guest blogging. If you have decided to make money online, but haven’t heard of this method before, you’ve gotten to the right place. Keep reading and you will understand not only what the benefits of guest blogging are, but what you should be prepared and willing to do in order to have your article accepted by other blog owners and reap all the benefits of having your content, links and name on someone else’s blog.
Is guest blogging worth it?
Well, to answer this question, let me illustrate it this way. Let’s take two well-known store brands, Wal-Mart and Target for example. Let’s say, Target is allowing Wal-Mart to put some of its items on THEIR shelves. Now, when people buy those items, even though such items are on Target store’s shelf, Wal-Mart store is cashing in. Do you think that Wal-Mart would like such deal? You bet they would!
Guest blogging is exactly the same thing. You are allowed to put YOUR own items (your links) on someone else’s shelf for free! The only price you have to pay is that you need to put one of your nicest items (article) out there, but really that’s a small price to pay to reap more traffic and subscribers as a result. Isn’t it?
In the end, one of the greatest benefits is that you are going to show off on someone else’s blog which in some cases might even be a more up scale than your own. In turn, more targeted traffic will be browsing your blog on a regular basis and join your own list.
But, now let’s see what you need to know to start blogging on someone else’s blog!
6 easy tips to guest blogging
1. Usually, blog owners who will allow you to post on their blog will want your article be of the same niche as their blog theme. Well, this shouldn’t be a surprise. If you have a blog about travels you wouldn’t want articles talking about computers technology would you?
2. You need to keep in mind that to be taken seriously your blog post should be of an acceptable length. Most blog owners will tell you how many words they expect your article to be, but most of them will be OK with 500 to 1000 words. To be sure, somewhere in between these numbers should be fine.
3. Do not even try to publish an article that is not 100% original. This would put you out right from the get go. Your article shouldn’t have been posted anywhere else before. Period.
4. Try to write about a specific theme within the niche of the blog you are writing for. General theme blog posts are usually not welcome, and rejected, especially if it’s one of the specific rules of the blog owner.
5. Most times, you will be allowed to link to your own blog, but you won’t be allowed to link to any kind of affiliate programs. So, start guest blogging only when you have your site or blog ready.
6. Guest blogging means that you have to make double sure that your article is written in very good English with no grammar or spelling errors. You will need to put your editing hat on a few times before you submit your blog post.
There are other specifics that you might have to follow according to the particular blog owner’s rules. However, all the specifics should be well described on their registration page and if you follow them well, you should have no problem having your article posted on their blog and reap all the benefits from it.
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