My Guest Blog Posts of 2010
Why Guest Blogging?
I’m a firm believer in guest blogging and have written about the subject in the past. Guest blogging is a win-win for both parties involved. It’s a win for the guest poster as it helps them expand their reach to a new audience and bring in new readership, along with building quality backlinks. It’s also a win for the host blog as it provides their readers with a new, fresh face and a different style of writing, along with unique content.
Knowing the benefits of guest blogging, I opened up my blog to guest writers last year and received an overwhelming response from writers wanting to write for my blog. I couldn’t have been happier. That told me that people valued my blog and liked what I had going on here and wanted to expand their brand to my current readership. This year (2011) is already seeing much of the same.
In 2010, I also did a little guest blogging of my own. Many of the blogs I follow allow guest bloggers and have a solid reader base, and I wanted to get myself in front of that new audience. Other bloggers came to me requesting I write for their blogs, which of course I agreed.
I plan to do a fair share of guest blogging this year and the years to come, but I wanted to showcase my current guest posts as I never really shared them on here before. I alluded to a couple of them in previous posts, but I want to dedicate this post to all of my guest posts for 2010.
What I’ll also be doing is creating a permanent “Guest Posts” page that contains every guest post I have already written, as well as any and all new guest posts that have yet to come. I already a couple of guest posts in the works as I type this, so I know there will be new ones to add to the list.
Without further ado, here are my guest posts from last year.
My Guest Blog Posts of 2010
When is the Right Time to Monetize a Blog
Does More Traffic Mean More Sales?
Best Ways to Market Your Online Business
What Will Happen to My Blog When I Die?
Can You Really Make Money on the Internet?
Some posts received a lot of response, while others received very little. Knowing this, I can plan future guest posts accordingly. I also have a list of other blogs I plan to write posts for, and I plan to write more posts for some of the blogs above. All will be added to my Guest Posts page once I get it up.
I invite you to check out my guest posts and leave a comment on them. Your feedback is appreciated.
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Twitter: DennisEdell
says:
Is DEDC on your list.
I’ll be putting out the call for guests this year.
.-= Dennis Edell @ Direct Sales Marketing´s last blog ..I Was Hoping to Never Have to Publish This… =-.
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Alan Mater
Twitter: AMater
@Dennis Edell @ Direct Sales Marketing,
Funny you ask. I actually already have an article ready for your blog that was written last year sometime. Just waiting for the green light.
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Dennis Edell from Direct Sales Marketing
Twitter: DennisEdell
@Alan Mater, You can send it anytime for approval (or not
); I can’t give a publish date just yet though.
.-= Dennis Edell @ Direct Sales Marketing´s last blog ..Official Rules and Helpful Tips for DEDC’ Monthly Top Commenter Contests =-.
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Alan Mater
Twitter: AMater
@Dennis Edell @ Direct Sales Marketing,
I think I’ll just wait until you’re ready for it if that would be easier. Otherwise, I may forget about it.
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Dennis Edell from Direct Sales Marketing
Twitter: DennisEdell
@Alan Mater, If I have it, who cares if you forgot about it, it would be a pleasant surprise when I published it. LOL!
.-= Dennis Edell @ Direct Sales Marketing´s last blog ..Contest Sponsors Linking to Money Making Pages – I Need Your Honest Opinion – FAST! =-.
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Huge thanks for the lists. Actually, I haven’t tried doing guest blog posts… but okay… I’ll try and let you know how it turned out.
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Alan Mater
Twitter: AMater
@Angelique@seo,
I highly recommend doing some guest posting if you have the time. Definitely worth the benefits.
Thanks for commenting and hope you’ll stick around.
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Guest blogging is a good and effective way of attracting readers to your blog but as a guest writer who have to be careful because you shouldn’t spoil the reputation of the blog. Thus, your articles should be really good.
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Alan Mater
Twitter: AMater
@Anna Gile,
Yes… any guest post you write should be of the highest quality. You want your best work out there.
Thanks for the comment!
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Twitter: retta719
says:
Guest blogging is a great way to get exposure to a new audience and get link love at the same time
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Alan Mater
Twitter: AMater
@Loretta,
Right on! Great seeing you here again, Loretta! Hope everything is going well for ya. Have a great 2011.
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Kind of a small list, Alan. Why is that?
Maybe 2011 will help you post more guest posts and promote your blog better, ’till then I’ll this ones to see what I missed (if I missed any)
.
.-= Alex@Jocuri´s last blog ..Masinutele tamponante =-.
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Alan Mater
Twitter: AMater
@Alex@Jocuri,
Yeah, didn’t get a ton of time to guest post last year. I’m hoping this year will be better, too.
Thanks!
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Twitter: blogjunk
says:
guests posting is a great method to promote the blogs and gaining the backlinks and another important thing is that the traffic.
.-= Glitz @ GlitzyBlog´s last blog ..How Facebook’s New Privacy Controls Work =-.
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Alan Mater
Twitter: AMater
@Glitz @ GlitzyBlog,
Yes indeed. Thanks for the comment and hope to see you around more often.
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Twitter: rfcamat
says:
I think it is the time for me to participate in guest blogging. Although, I am not comfortable being rejected. Huh
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Alan Mater
Twitter: AMater
@mon@remanufactured toner,
Don’t take rejection personally. Look at it as a means to improve your writing skills. Stay positive!
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Sounds like guest blogging is “the thing to do” now to get noticed. How do you pick the blogs to guest post on? Must they compatible with the subject matter that your blog is about? I would imagine there are millions of “make money” blogs out there, so that market is easy. What about others though? Thanks for this post, helped me quite a bit already.
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Alan Mater
Twitter: AMater
@Derek@mediterranean house plans,
Hey Derek, thanks for the questions.
I usually try to stick with relevant blogs that are similar to my own. Most of the blogs I follow and read on a normal basis. I prefer that they are somewhat popular and have a good following. The more readers/subscribers the blog has, the better.
Following this criteria will get more traffic back to your own blog and more than likely up your reader and subscriber rate, which is the ultimate goal.
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