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10 Tips For Choosing the Right Blog to Submit A Guest Post

By on November 7, 2011

Choosing the right blog to submit a guest posts to can be a daunting task for a new Webmaster trying to promote a new website. Guest blogging is now a massive way to boost your business when you are starting a website from scratch. This is probably the number one way to grab traffic and create a community very quickly. As long as you have a ready-made website fit for your new visitors, with interesting content, and goodies to make them hang around.

You cannot just go out and choose any blog to submit a guest posts to. Of course that would be too easy wouldn’t it? Accepting guest posts on your website is another story!

#1. Reputation

It is not a good idea to add guest posts to a website where the owner has a bad reputation. It takes a lot of time to build up a good reputation on the Internet, as it is such a big place, so why ruin it by posting on the wrong website. I have seen some fantastic bloggers ruin their reputations with something as simple as one blog post. Make sure you choose a blog where the Webmaster cares about his or her reputation.

#2. Blogging ethics

The blogger might be a great person, really successful, with a fantastic blog. Well all the boxes are ticked but then the blogger recommends black hat tactics in SEO or maybe pushes bad products just to get the dollar.. Oh no.. Make sure you check out what kind of blogging ethics the Webmaster has before you submit a guest post.

#3. Traffic

I believe that before accepting guest posts you need to build up your blog a bit and make it attractive to other webmasters. That means building your blog to a stage where it has approximately 500 visits per day and possibly a Pr2 or more.

Low traffic blogs are good to post on for search engine optimization purposes as every backlink you get counts. If you need to pump up your blog, see my 20 often forgotten traffic tips to give you a boost.

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#4. Post promotion

Some bloggers have no idea about SEO or post promotion. I seriously like to promote each new post by creating back links to it, which really helps in the search engine rankings. This kind of promotion will see your blog post with more traffic for a longer period of time, even when he it has moved off the FrontPage.

#5. Publishing rate

Pumping articles through too fast is a crime in my eyes.. Especially if you have people guest posting as you are not giving them fair exposure for their contributed content. Too much content is impossible to control and promote and it seems that your guest post is going off into the desert, when no one ventures.

I like blogs where your guest post is featured on the front page for a fair amount of time. This allows it to gather its audience and attract more comments.Submit A Guest Post

#6. SEO – Choosing the right blog to submit a guest post

I do not want to guest post on a website that is eventually going to send my hard work into the desert because they have not carried out proper SEO. What happens when your post is no longer new and getting promoted, where does it go?

How are people going to find your post once it has left the frontpage. Think about this? Some webmasters bury articles in archives that literally take a rocket scientist to navigate. I prefer to submit a guest post on a blog that is going to link to your posts from other newer posts as well as have a decent way to find old articles. SEO includes site navigation and internal linking.

#7. Internal linking

Some bloggers ignore internal linking altogether but have fantastic blogs. This is a bummer as internal linking ensures that your post is revived every so often when it is linked to from a new post.Internal linking should be part of every bloggers daily blogging routine.

#8. Extreme linking

Some Webmasters usually let you have two or three back links in the post that you submit. This is great, but when they add their links, some Webmasters really overdo it. This turns me off completely! I believe that to links every 500 or so words is quite enough. Some Webmasters are putting in 5 to 10 links which just make sure guest post look like trash.

Internal linking is great, but when you overdo it, it just looks like spam.

#9. Blog Design

You might think this is getting a bit fussy but think about this…If you want to play with the pros you have to look like one. This means that your blog needs to be pleasing to the eye, well aligned, and no major mistakes showing. If you are ready to include your blog in the race you need to think about choosing a premium WordPress theme for your blog. This sounds expensive, but it is not.

I definitely do not recommend using free themes as they come with no support and you cannot trust that they will be upgraded when WordPress is upgraded. There are so many themes available out there that Webmasters have no excuse as to why they do not have a professional theme. I personally use Thesis, Socrates, Elegant themes, and that’s about it. When you are choosing which blog to submit your guest post to, the design of the website and the navigation system is very important.

#10. The right audience

One of the most important factors to consider when choosing the right blog to submit a guest post to is the relevance. It is the blog related to your niche? I see people submitting guest posts to blogs and then linking to their unrelated sites. Yes the post that they submitted was related to the blog that they submitted to, however the links leading out related to something completely different. This is an absolute waste of time. These links might account for a tiny bit of search engine optimization, however they do not usually count for getting traffic to your website. For example if you write an article on this blog about building a website from scratch, and then link out to a post on how to wash your dog, how do you think that can work? Don’t you think it would be better to link out to something related to building a website.

Therefore you have to find the right blog to submit a guest post that has the right audience for your niche.

About mitz

My name is Milica Pantic but everyone calls me Mitz. I am addicted to internet marketing and making money online. Who wouldn't want to live that life? I started out with one website as a hobby and now have over 20. Building websites and making money online is not that hard. You have to actually take action to make money...that is the biggest hurdle! :)

83 Comments

  1. Peter

    October 8, 2012 at 8:33 am

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  2. John

    July 12, 2012 at 12:40 pm

    Really impressed! Everything is very, very clear, open is a description of the problem. It contains the information.

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  3. vihaan

    May 7, 2012 at 5:34 am

    hello
    mitz it is one of the best thing that how to submit a guest post on a blog.I am keen on guest posting, too. I may be new, but I have already understood the importance of guest blogging. I feel that it is an excellent way to get some free traffic and improve your website’s SEO.thnx for this complete nice share :)
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  4. Michael

    April 2, 2012 at 10:03 am

    I think that the backlinks from the guest blog are only a side benefit, the main focus is to leverage the success of the blog you are guest blogging for to get people to visit your website and subscribe to your newsletter.
    If you just want backlinks on a blog you can just get into a blog network: guest blogging is for building traffic and a relationship both with the blog owner and his/her readership.
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  5. Rajesh

    March 4, 2012 at 3:39 am

    Very good article, reputation is important. Also we focus on Alexa rank and PageRank while guest posting.
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    • Tushar

      March 15, 2012 at 8:38 pm

      Yes. But I got one observation is when we post any guest article then PR of that URl is zero always.

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  6. jessicatian

    February 29, 2012 at 4:17 pm

    thanks for your sharing.I prefer to submit a guest post on a blog that is going to link to your posts from other newer posts as well as have a decent way to find old articles.

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  7. Žogi

    January 22, 2012 at 3:38 am

    Once I wrote about the first point in response to some other Mitz posts, she said it wasn’t the right thing to do, now you say the exact opposite.. well I’m happy for that :)

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    • mitz

      January 22, 2012 at 10:48 am

      I am not sure why I would disagree with posting on a blog with a good reputation?? Maybe you misunderstood me?

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  8. Stan

    January 20, 2012 at 11:32 pm

    You’ve cited all important things here. I believe that the most important among these considerations is the blog and blogger reputation. Of course as a guest poster, you wouldn’t like to be connected with people who can pull you down just because you’re connected with the the wrong individual. In that way, you could get respect not only to your followers, but also to the followers of the blog where you did guest posting.
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  9. Mark Tesa

    December 23, 2011 at 1:10 am

    Choosing the right blog to submit a guest post can at times be hard. The tips you have shared her are very good in terms of considering which blog to guest post on.

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  10. Abhishek

    December 16, 2011 at 1:20 am

    Well if i would want to guest blog anywhere,then i will probably look for the traffic and the reputation of that blog .
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  11. hassam

    November 26, 2011 at 5:46 pm

    I will start guest blogging in the near future and this tips are helpful for me.
    Thanks.

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  12. Paul

    November 23, 2011 at 1:37 am

    Thanks for the great tips. I’m an SEO trainee, just getting started in guest blogging, and didn’t have a clue how to choose between different offers. If there’s one thing I’ve learnt, it’s not to pay too much attention to PageRank, but it was the only metric I could think of, so thanks for the other tips.

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  13. kim

    November 21, 2011 at 8:02 pm

    Hello Mitz! This is a great article to read. And a lot of new bloggers will benefit from this. I’m currently looking for blog post to post on. That is why i can use your useful tips and brilliant ideas that you shared with us. Thanks!
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  14. Craig

    November 16, 2011 at 9:20 pm

    Great article. I don’t think I’ve ever put enough effort into #4. Also #10 is very true but my works website blog is in a very niche industry and I would like to do this but is proving difficult to find relevant blogs to post on. I think the company could see some real benefit in guest blogging as we have lots of information and advice we could share with the industry and so this afternoon I’m going to try and find a couple of blogs to get me started.

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  15. Ling

    November 16, 2011 at 9:21 pm

    I personally use My Blog Guest to find quality blogs. Not all of them are, but the community makes it easier to find the good ones.

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    • mitz

      November 17, 2011 at 7:37 am

      I am a big fan of myblogguest!!!

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  16. Maha Aushadhi

    November 14, 2011 at 9:33 pm

    Hi,

    It is always a hard tasks for new webmaster to submit i Guest post in a blog. This is the new trend of webmasters for Guest post in blogs to boost their business. This Guest post in a blog is considered as one of the best options to fetching organic web traffics and making community group very quickly. The interesting and unique content, design, make it more success.

    Thanks,

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  17. Peter Lawlor

    November 14, 2011 at 4:04 am

    Most blogs accepting guest posts require that your post never be published before. I completely appreciate this, but it results in me being highly judicious in choosing blogs for guest posting. I tend to prefer my unique content be published on my blogs. The exception is for high quality guest posts.

    The single biggest factor I look for when choosing blogs for guest posting (other than relevance) is the number of readers. If it has many readers, I’ll submit a guest post.
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    • Ted

      November 15, 2011 at 4:01 am

      Peter,

      I can’t imagine you are going to find too many bloggers who would let you publish anything other than one hundred percent unique content. In fact if you are publishing something that you already published elsewhere or intend to publish elsewhere then you should probably notify that blogger about that even if they don’t ask. It is the right thing to do. If people catch you doing that without disclosing it first, you will ruin many friendships.
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  18. MsKatrina

    November 13, 2011 at 10:28 am

    I just recently found the value of interlinking and I am scheduling time in my day to go back to my old blog post and interlink them.

    I also need to make time to wirte guest posts. So many things to do, so little time to do them all.
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    • mitz

      November 13, 2011 at 5:01 pm

      There is a lot to do…Why not write a list and then cross it off when the job is done..then you will feel like you have achieved lots of work!! :)

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  19. Astro

    November 13, 2011 at 4:43 pm

    Mitz, thanks for this guidance. Guest posting is the one last tactic I have yet to try. I want to do a good job and derive the most benefit.
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  20. Jack

    November 12, 2011 at 3:33 pm

    I will start guest blogging in the near future and this tips are helpful for me.
    Thanks.
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  21. Salman

    November 11, 2011 at 11:15 pm

    Awesome tips on choosing a perfect blog to submit a guest post to … I really enjoyed reading the points #3,4,5
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  22. Shiva

    November 11, 2011 at 8:46 am

    Quite elaborate post Mitz, In fact I should say a checklist for all guest bloggers to follow. I think you have mentioned points that both a webmaster as well as a guest blogger should follow while accepting or writing guest post. Internal linking is one of the most forgotten point from the above, many webmasters forget to internal linking in guest posts which would otherwise prove highly beneficial to themselves itself. Also the problem of excessive linking that you have mentioned is also quite grave since a lot of webmasters do it.
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    • mitz

      November 11, 2011 at 6:57 pm

      Thanks Shiva
      I agree internal linking is highly beneficial for both the webmaster and the guest poster. I am crazy about relevant links and the right amount! :)

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  23. Arthur Taper

    November 10, 2011 at 4:54 pm

    What a comprehensive list you have here! I’m sure any blogger who wish to do guest posts will find your article helpful. You explained the points well, especially when it comes to relevance. Many bloggers just do guest posts for the sake of earning back links for their original website. However, they forget what is basic. Rarely do owners of blogs publish guest posts irrelevant to their site. Also, readers won’t appreciate it if they see a link/post that sells appliances if they are, for instance, reading a wedding blog. Remember, you have to make sense.
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    • mitz

      November 14, 2011 at 12:11 am

      I think many bloggers do publish unrelated content because they just want the guest post. And I agree that many bloggers just do guest posting for backlinks…but that is what it is all about in the end… Its how you do it that counts.
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  24. Danny

    November 10, 2011 at 2:30 pm

    I think point 7 and 8 are very common problems on many blogs.
    Some barely do any internal linking that even I think “hey, didn’t they do a post on that? Where is it?”, But I wont make the effort to search through many many posts to find that one back, because it is just too much work for me as a reader.

    And then there are the people that every 5 words link to another post. That looks horrible. If they really find it that important to make all those links, then make them black like the text.
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  25. Nick

    November 10, 2011 at 2:27 am

    Hello Mitz! This is a great post, full of great ideas and tips. I am keen on guest posting, too. I may be new, but I have already understood the importance of guest blogging. I feel that it is an excellent way to get some free traffic and improve your website’s SEO. It is a decent way to invite people join your work in your “place”. Thank you Mitz for sharing your experience with us, for your tips, info and suggestions!
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    • mitz

      November 10, 2011 at 9:18 am

      Hi Nick
      Guest posting is an amazing way to get traffic, either through direct visits or SEO from backlinks… I am a guest blogging freak and the more I do the bigger my blog grows…

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  26. David Walker

    November 9, 2011 at 3:10 pm

    This is one of the best mini-guides to guest posing that I have seen! To expand on #10, there are times when a blog doesn’t need to be extremely relevant. For example, a coupon site that’s featuring diapers, groceries, etc… could get quite a bit of traffic from a ‘mom blog’. So sometimes it can be a matter of thinking ‘will the demographics of readers here fit what I’m linking to? ~David Walker
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    • mitz

      November 10, 2011 at 1:26 am

      Yes I agree that is a good tip… I like to think that way but only trial and error can really tell you if you are right or not…I am basically in the blogging,finance and tech niche..maybe a few more..but I do not know what I would do if I was in the “rare fish niche” or the “snake taming” niche..??? :)
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  27. Marty

    November 9, 2011 at 11:35 pm

    I’m currently looking for blogs to guest post oon and build up some traffic. I’d like to guest post here as well, but I’m taking into account your tip about relevance as well. Thanks for sharing your experience Mitz, I see your great, informative articles everywhere I go these days.
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  28. Chris

    November 9, 2011 at 1:27 pm

    Seems like the first thing you would want to make sure of is if the blog theme matches something you can write about and write something that is different and interesting to engage readers. The rest seems secondary.
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  29. Jim Calaman

    November 9, 2011 at 5:17 am

    Hi Mitz,
    I want to try guest blogging just been too busy. I guess it very important to follow your steps or you are kind of wasting time doing guest blogging on blogs that won’t get you any link juice or longevity. Do you have some search strings that you use to find high quality blogs?
    Thanks,
    Jim
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    • mitz

      November 9, 2011 at 7:03 am

      If I had a website about butterfly’s I would go where butterfly lovers hang out…Forums, wikipedia, I guess…Forums will let you have a signature but you can add an article there too.. In fact forum owners appreciate good content. Also simply find other similar sites and ask to guest post… Even if the website does not advertise that they accept guest posts you should still ask. If you use a search string you will be neglecting the ones that are not advertising for guest posts. Just get a small list of sties and work with them..
      See which one works for you…get rid of the rest and then find a few more..

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    • Jim Calaman

      November 10, 2011 at 2:08 am

      Hi,
      Thanks for the reply. I will check out some of those sites and see if I can find some sites for guest blogging. Find the gems and work with them. I think I need to narrow my focus.
      Thanks,
      Jim
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  30. vishvast

    November 8, 2011 at 7:09 pm

    nice article dude i really want this article i daily vivit your blog and see many updates it is nice one i really like to visit u r visit .your blod is inspiration for me .gud work keep it up
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  31. Adeline

    November 9, 2011 at 2:26 am

    Fantastic post, Mitz. I’m still struggling in choosing where I should start guest posting ever since I’ve been reading a lot on how it can help in terms of traffic and stuff. I’m definitely using this post of yours as my guideline to choose where I will submit my guest posts in the future. Many thanks!
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    • mitz

      November 9, 2011 at 6:44 am

      Just jump in and do it…!! :)

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  32. Jeanie

    November 8, 2011 at 5:40 pm

    Mitz, you offered excellent tips for sure! All of them should be kept in mind while choosing a necessary blog. I can only add that we should pay attention on people’s comments about this blog on other sites or blogs, cause sometimes there can be found very important thoughts or opinions
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  33. Sybil

    November 8, 2011 at 4:00 pm

    Thanks for this comprehensive list Mitz. I’ll remember all the points you mentioned every time I’ll do guest posts. I practically liked your point about making a content relevant to the blog. As an avid readers of blogs, I hate it when I see blog posts linking to irrelevant websites. The purpose of anchor text is to provide more comprehensive information about the topic, and not to sell products that readers are not actually looking for in the first place.

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  34. Adam

    November 8, 2011 at 5:24 am

    Great list – too many people only look at PageRank. I also look at the quality of other posts on the blog. If the blogger is accepting low quality blog posts, it won’t be long before that starts driving readers away, and the blog will start declining.
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    • mitz

      November 8, 2011 at 11:06 am

      I agree..Good points you make there! Often people look at Page Rank but this is not the answer at all! :)

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  35. Thomas

    November 8, 2011 at 5:00 am

    First of all you need to have reputation in order to choose blogs :) And tu build that reputation you probably could choose the best blog that accepts you and write up :)

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    • mitz

      November 10, 2011 at 1:13 am

      No you do not need a reputation to guest post…!!! You just need to show them great content…My first guest posts took me hours to create and edit..I had no reputation at all.. Now I do have a reputation but no more time for any more blogs.. :)
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  36. Robert

    November 8, 2011 at 7:22 am

    I think it’s essential to get your guest posts up on sites where there’s a large active community who participate. There’s a much higher chance of them actually being interested in the guest poster than your average web browser
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  37. Robert

    November 7, 2011 at 7:54 pm

    Tip Tip number eight is powerful.
    I have only just realised that A lot of my posts Can have two or three back links within the body of the article plus the automatic interlinking I have on my Blog. This makes the blog post look blue with nearly every other word underlined with a link of some kind. I am now going to address this issue thanks
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    • mitz

      November 8, 2011 at 11:17 am

      Yes I forgot to mention the auto backlinking and the info links that appear..(or kontera ads) OMG I hate too many links! I am going to write a post about Internal linking etiquette. :)

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      • Robert

        November 8, 2011 at 6:08 pm

        just imagine that! 5 Info links, 3 external links and the 3 internal links on a 500 word article the blog post would look hideous. LOL

        oh and by the way thank you for the Dragon Naturally Speaking tip on one of your other posts I am now knocking out Articles in 15 min instead of 40 min.
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        • mitz

          November 8, 2011 at 9:46 pm

          Ha ha yeah I love Dragon…That’s why I can pump out posts quicker than anyone…!!! :)

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  38. Albert

    November 7, 2011 at 7:12 pm

    Excellent post Mitz

    Guest post is also about relationship. It’s not just a backlinking procedure, but guest posting is a great way to build up interconnection with other bloggers that have the same goals

    The problem of forgetfulness of the articles is a constant, especially in those sites where the blogger does not create internal links

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    • mitz

      November 7, 2011 at 7:57 pm

      Guest posting is about relationships but when your post is gone it is easy to forget!! :)

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  39. Isha Singh

    November 8, 2011 at 1:44 am

    well, a reputed site always have high traffic. The main part is to remember you are posting in a similar niche to your blog and your post should be in first page to attract attention for visitors
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    • mitz

      November 8, 2011 at 11:09 am

      Traffic does not always equal a good reputation though..:)

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  40. Aanchal

    November 7, 2011 at 3:18 pm

    Hi Mitz,

    Some great advice, It’s really important to find a good and reputed blog in your niche with high PR and if you’re able to publish your article on such blog then you’re going to receive huge targeted traffic plus quality link juice.

    It hard to convince a reputed blog owner to publish your article but if you’re really interesting and quality article then any one love to publish it. :)
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    • mitz

      November 7, 2011 at 5:03 pm

      Yes it is not easy to pick them either…Some blogs look busy and they are not..while others look dead and are busy with real visitors.. :)

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  41. Gregory

    November 7, 2011 at 12:54 pm

    I believe the last one is the best. You should have a targeted audience so that we can have good content that will definitely get them hooked!

    Greg
    Webmaster of Lethal Commission Review
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    • mitz

      November 7, 2011 at 4:59 pm

      Yes It is really annoying when you get excited about an article about SEO or blogging and then want to visit the persons website and see a link to an animal farm or an acne website…It just does not work!

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      • Lovely2510

        November 9, 2011 at 3:29 pm

        Superb tips you’ve shared. This is a huge help to us, thank you.

        And I agree, it is annoying to found a website that is totally different to their article or blog. Being honest with our readers or followers still matters most.

        Kudos to you Mitz.

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  42. Bill

    November 7, 2011 at 10:07 pm

    I will start guest blogging in the near future and this tips are helpful for me.
    Thanks for sharing!
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    • mitz

      November 9, 2011 at 8:26 pm

      Hi Bill
      Don’t wait for the future..Start asap! :)

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  43. Anna

    November 7, 2011 at 9:18 pm

    This is a great topic! So much info in the Internet space and at some moment , it is inevitably to get confused:) You gave a huge amount of info in very summarized way:) For me reading that was important, because I am a new blogger and still not sure what to do and how..:(
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    • mitz

      November 8, 2011 at 11:14 am

      I have submitted hundreds of guest posts and I am forever testing. If a blog fits your criteria you should write a post and submit it…This website you are looking at now was built from guest posting and earns great money already! It is living proof of how important this way of promotion is! :)

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  44. Zhyra Bonete

    November 7, 2011 at 9:00 pm

    Guest Blogging will help you in many ways, you can start baclinks, you can also gain subscribers and at the same time you can gain a good relationship with other bloggers. Your simplified tips will help bloggers to build a successful blog.
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    • mitz

      November 8, 2011 at 11:15 am

      Yes guest blogging has so many advantages, I really do not think there are any disadvantages.

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  45. Kurt Rasche

    November 7, 2011 at 9:56 am

    Wow – I know you hate one liners (and I’m not giving you one), but I have to say it: That was a great post!

    So many people starting out on the internet make some of the simplest mistakes. This is one of them. I have just started working on my own blog to correct the errors I made when starting out. Internal linking is HUGE when it comes to getting higher rankings for your posts.

    I too usually try to stick to no more than 3 links in 500 words. I always try to get 1 to my main “Home Page” and 2 out to other blog posts.

    As far as WordPress Themes go – God only knows how many of them I tried. For those out there with experience at basic HTML and CSS – I found Catalyst with the child theme Dynamik to give me the freedom to build just about anything inside of WordPress. As long as they keep updating it – I will be using it for all my blogs. If you are not a designer it is probably not for you though. It douse use hook boxes and custom CSS areas to get everything where you want it – It is also a little on the expensive side (or it least it was 2 years ago?).

    Hope that helps. I’m going to go back and read this post again. I have never been a “guest blogger” and would definitely like to know more.
    Kurt Rasche recently posted..Google Talks About SEO [Video] (dofollow)

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    • mitz

      November 7, 2011 at 10:06 am

      Hi Kurt

      I wasted time too on free themes…customizing them and coming to a roadblock…changing the theme and then having more problems… I gave up in the end!

      The internal linking factor is very important too. You cannot do it too much and you cannot do it too little. There must be a delicate balance in between. The internal linking of your website can be an important factor when attracting guest posts. For example Ben wrote a post about 18 link building techniques and I have been back linking to it ever since. The truth is there would be no point me writing a post like this as he has absolutely covered everything. But it fulfills a part of some much-needed information on my blog.

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  46. Aaron

    November 7, 2011 at 3:22 pm

    Hi Mitz,

    Another great & informative post and some really valuable tips. Usually webmaster leave their article after publishing it to some good blog which is certainly a big mistake. You should try to get some backlinks for that post as you already mentioned it’s going to help it stay on top page for longer period and more chances are their to get targeted organic traffic.
    Aaron recently posted..Goa Trip (dofollow)

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    • mitz

      November 7, 2011 at 5:04 pm

      Yes I hate it when you submit a guest post into a popular blog..it flies through off the front page because they are cramming content in, then it gets lost in la la land when there is not internal linking to it.

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