Guest blogging is a great way to get links, traffic, brand recognition, name recognition, and more. By publishing your content on other sites, particularly high profile sites, you open up opportunities you wouldn’t otherwise be able to access. Your own site might not be that high up in terms of traffic or reputation, but guest […]
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Is It Worth It Guest Blogging for a Nofollow Website?
Posted by James Parsons on December 9th, 2016
For a long time, the primary driving force behind guest blogging was that ever-coveted link. Each time you wrote a post, you would cite a bunch of sources for your data, up to and including a link to your own website. This link would serve as an authoritative source of PageRank value, the so-called “link […]
Four Methods to Become a Guest Author on Lifehacker
Posted by James Parsons on December 6th, 2016
Lifehacker is a pretty big site, part of a network of pretty big sites, and as a consequence their posts get quite a bit of traffic. As an extension, the sites they link to also tend to get quite a bit of traffic. One blogger reported a single unexpected link from Lifehacker got him 14,625 […]
How Effective is Guest Posting as a Marketing Strategy?
Posted by James Parsons on November 30th, 2016
The answer to the question this article poses is debatable because the word “effective” is actually subjective. As in, it all depends on your perspective. Yes, there’s ample evidence that guest posting in a specific manner is a great way to market your business, blog or online identity. There’s also an immense amount of backlash against […]
How to Submit a Guest Post to Techcrunch.com
Posted by James Parsons on November 28th, 2016
For some writers, TechCrunch stands as a mecca in the technology world. If only you could publish there, right? You’d have it made. Apple and Samsung would send you all their products six months in advance, you’d get to drive Tesla’s newest cars, and the latest in human-like robotics would just show up at your […]
10 Places to Outsource Your Guest Post Articles
Posted by James Parsons on November 26th, 2016
“Writer for Hire” is a legitimate job description these days. With the sheer amount of content that’s needed to power corporate blogs, individual blogs, niche blogs, news organizations, fake news organizations, clickbait social phenomena, and top 10 lists about movies from the ‘90s, it’s very clear that this is the age of the writer. If […]
How Long Should a Guest Blog Post Be?
Posted by James Parsons on November 17th, 2016
If you want the quick answer to “how long should a guest blog post be”, here it is: it depends. If you look up this topic online you’ll find a handful of conflicting and competing advice. Some bloggers say that 200 word posts (or less) is the only way to produce content. Others claim that […]
How to Become a Guest Contributor to Forbes.com
Posted by James Parsons on November 12th, 2016
So you want to become a guest contributor at Forbes. You want the glory, fame, and resume perks that come with that regal distinction. I totally get it. First, though, before getting into the whole how to, I’d like to be very straight with you about what it means to be a Forbes contributor. The […]
How Can I Submit a Guest Post to Mashable.com?
Posted by James Parsons on November 9th, 2016
Writing for Mashable sounds pretty awesome, right? A major blog with tons of content and thousands of readers would be the perfect platform to solidify your identity as a writer. You could schmooze with the staff and get the insider scoop on new tech, new startups, new everything. Maybe, just maybe, if you’re good enough, […]
How to Write the Perfect Pitch to a Blog Editor
Posted by James Parsons on November 6th, 2016
One must remember that the word “perfect” is subjective, not objective. There is a perfect piece of pizza for me, and it’s likely different from the perfect slice for you, and it’s most definitely different from the perfect slice from any born and raised Chicagoan. My point with the pizza is that writing the perfect […]
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