Thanks for your list of Google commands, I have them too but the tip about which ones you’ve had the most success with helps.

I’ve actually found some great sites to guest post on through CommuntLuv as well.

Your advice of chopping out content that is not needed, is well taken. I’ve been doing a lot of that myself lately. With as much reading as people do online, more succinct copy that gets to the point quickly, is a much better strategy.

Liz 🙂

Guest blogging is great for so many reasons. It is a win/win/win situation. The guets blogger wins with the link and the reach to people they would have not previously had access to (and if the blog is popular in social media circles it reachers an audience that is even bigger). The blog gets more content and the readers get orginal and exciting new content (if everything is done correctly).

I have to agree that it is a tactic that most will not entertain becuase it takes time and effort. Alas, there are people that abuse (just like verything else)

Thanks for your comments.

I believe that guest blogging is an extremely powerful SEO tool. Of course as you mentioned, there are some tremendous benefits over and above the link value but focusing specifically on the SEO, it has benefits that can’t be beat.

I am a beginner to intermediate SEO but based on what I have seen, learned, and done in the past 2 years, I believe that guest blogging is going to be one of the best sources of one way backlinks. Google is cracking down on spam, link directories and pretty much anything that offers short cuts. Google wants to see people naturally linking to a site because of great content, not great SEO. Guest blogging typically gives you a relevant, in content backlink which is huge, especially on a high ranking site with a lot of traffic.

I also believe it is huge, because you can’t shortcut a guest post on a high ranking blog or it will likely not be approved. Since there is no easy shortcut, most people will not take the time to do it, and that is why I think it will remain a very valuable tool for SEO’s that can provide the web with better content.

Thanks for your kind comments. I have to agree that Hebas comment is the sort of thing that is often ignored. People tend to think of guest blogging in terms of links but at the end of the day they are great way to forge lasting relationships and position yourself within your industry.

I understand where you are coming from with regards to complementig the style of the blog – maybe we can agree to disagree!!!

I agree – a style that is too different can have negative effects on the readership, in which case I guess it should be flagged by the webmaster. Maybe I was just trying to get across that you shouldn’t change how you write too much….

Hmmmm – food for thought for me there!!!

I also liked Heba’s reminder that the guest blogging commitment doesn’t end when the post is published. Getting the word out about the post and responding to comments are important too!

But I respectfully disagree with you and agree with Tina about how the tone of the guest post fits in with the blog. Tina said the style of the guest poster should complement the style of the blog. I agree with you that the writer should write in his/her own style, but if the style of the guest blogger is too different it can be jarring.

I recently visited one of my favorite blogs where there was a guest post. The blog was usually full of witty insights and positive energy. The guest blogger was very negative and critical so the style didn’t complement the blog at all. I was lucky that wasn’t my first visit to the blog or I would not have returned.

By the way, your style complements this blog very well, Wayne!

Thanks for your amazing post!

Hey there Heba,

You are correct in your excellent points – if you want to get the most from you guest blogs you don’t just write it and leave it…

Guest blogging is all about the relationships you create.

Consider me off to have a look at your blog and see what you are up to on Twitter.

Cheers,

Wayne

Thanks for your comment. We live in a busy world, information is so easy to access. If you give the people chance to work out whether your blog post is relvant to them you have a better chance of grabbing them. The Internet changed the way we consume information a long, long time ago and i think the way you scan posts applies to more people than you think…

I would like to add some pointers: Many guest bloggers follow your great tips until their guest post gets published and then forget about it! That’s a huge mistake.
There are some actions you need to take after publishing a guest post:

1- Respond promptly and informatively to comments and building relationships with commenters
2- Share your guest post on social media
3- Propose to write more guest posts on the host blog
4- Analyze your performance and learn from your mistakes in order to ensure you keep improving with every new guest post.
Here’s a detailed ezine article on How to make the most out your guest post AFTER publishing it:
http://ezinearticles.com/?Social-Media-For-Business-%2821%29—Top-5-Smart-Guest-Blogging-Tactics&id=6187499
Thanks a lot for your comprehensive post, Wayne. All the best 🙂

Thanks for the comment. No problems on the mention – I do believe that MyBlogGuest is great and have used it for a number of projects. The site is packed full of people that believe in the power of guest blogging (for the right reasons)
Keep up the good work!