Guest Blogging is relatively unknown to most Bloggers and it is a wonderful way to drive traffic from other Blogs. Sometimes it is very difficult to keep updated the blog with the latest information and ideas, in that case, guest Bloggers are very helpful. They always come up with excellent and unique ideas along with great elaborating techniques, which is essential to attract new visitors and keep existing visitors. So, you already make research on your niche and find some useful and high traffic Blogs related to your business.
First thing first, before you move forward, make a list of your searched niche blog and check them individually for guest Bloggers. Surprising, you’ll notice, few Blogger post their articles in majority of the Blogs, Yes! They are guest Bloggers. It is true that guest Bloggers always looking for exposure and most of guest Bloggers are excellent talking about their niche and they have a high traffic blog on his/her niche. They just do guest writing to prove them as an expert on their working area. You already make a list with their name and email address, and ask for guest post from them. Keep in mind that you MUST offer some remuneration to guest Bloggers and always give them full credit for their hard work. Additionally, promote and highlight the guest post in your blog.
Contests – contests are another way to attract guest Blogger. You can arrange a contest based on your niche and announce prizes according to the quality of the posts. Once you get the posts from visitors and other Bloggers, you can easily determine which Blogger is perfect for your blog as a guest Blogger. But the question is – how do you launch your contest? And how do you send the message to your audience to participate on your contest? The best way is using social networking sites to create and promote your contest, Facebook and Twitter are the perfect place to start. You can create a new account over there or use your existing one. The first step to promote your contest is – if you are using Facebook, then create a page for your contest and add fans/friends those who regularly maintain Blogs and meet the basic criteria of your niche. After that, send them an invitation to participate on your contest. On the other hand, if you are using Twitter – then you can use lots of third party tools to search your followers, those who match with your niche. Once you find them, create a contest page in your blog and shorten the blog URL and send your followers a tweet and ask them to participate and re-tweet the messages to others. This way you can reach your targeted audience in search of guest Bloggers, without any demographical barriers.
Dedicated Page For Guest Poster – like a contest page, create a dedicated page where you announce that you are looking for guest posters. Your blog is open for guest postings and you offer remuneration/incentives or giveaway to your guest posters. Always remember that guest posters are very selective on their posts, so highlight the benefits that you he/she can get from your blog. Otherwise, it is quite possible that no one get interested to post his or her articles in your blog.
Don’t Hide Your Contact Details – no matter, whether in your blog, social networking sites or any other places, don’t hide your contact details so that guest posters can easily locate you and contact you for guest post. It is a better idea to post you email address in your Blog’s dedicated guest poster page. Hiding your contact details means closing the door for your opportunities. It is also suggested that, apart from the dedicated page, make a "Contact Us" or "Contact" page along with all of your contact details.
Showcase Your Guest Poster’s Work - if you already have some guest posts then make a nice gallery or showcase page with their post’s snapshot. This page will give you an extra mileage while you are going to invite a guest poster to your blog. It is a great way to show respect to guest posters and squeeze page that shows all of your previous achievements from guest posters.
This technique is helpful even if you are using free blogging platforms like Wordpress or Blogger is you do it right.
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