Walking The Talk: 12 Guest-Posts
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Pitching guest-posts at other bloggers is something I’ve recommended time and time again. Having said that, I believe anyone giving advice should be able to prove that they’re “walking the talk” and speaking from personal experience.
To demonstrate how much faith I place in the rewards of guest-posting, here’s a list of guest posts I’ve written since the 26th of July.
Value Blogging: A New Model For Success? @ ProBlogger
Building Your Blog With StumbleUpon @ ProBlogger
How to Draw StumbleUpon Users Into Your Blog @ ProBlogger
Ugly Productivity: 5 Steps to a Distraction-Free Workspace @ Zen Habits
15 Ways to Become an Influential Blogger @ NxE
A Very Basic Guide to PC Care @ All Tips And Tricks
A Source of Amazing Images For Your Blog @ PureBlogging
Make Money Online Selling Your Crafts @ Confessions of a Housewife
Boost Your Subscriber Count With Two Feedburner Tools @ Blogging Tips
How to Get the Most Out of StumbleUpon @ SocialPacks
7 Habits of Highly Efficient Bloggers @ Daily Blog Tips
Are You Writing With Clarity? @ Copyblogger
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The scary thing is, I would have written more, had I not written dozens of ‘work’ posts for Daily Blog Tips — though it sure doesn’t feel like work.
The benefits of guest-posting shouldn’t be viewed in terms of traffic alone. If you write a guest-post on a blog with 30,000 daily visitors, only 300 might click back to your blog, but 30,000 people will have seen your name. The capacity for brand-building is just as valuable as the traffic.
When a blogger hosts your content on their blog, they are, in a sense, endorsing you. If the blogger is well-respected, this is incredibly valuable.
Though guest-posting doesn’t necessarily yield very high traffic returns, particularly when compared to social media, it raises your profile within your niche more than any other action.
That’s why I have so much faith in a guest-posting strategy, and why I’d recommend it to any blogger or webmaster.
Don’t put it off any more. You have enough time to be reading this blog: that means you have enough time to pitch a guest-post at another site in your niche.
Yep, right now. You won’t regret it.
