“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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

The barrier to entry in the guest post world often begins with an email. There are a number of factors that go into the email, all of which can make any hopeful blogger pause, worried they will do irreparable damage with the attempt at connection they are about to send. The blogger (you) must compose […]

The catchy headline in modern journalism is running rampant. Incredibly calculated words draw you, the reader, into a post you might have never even considered. It happens all the time, right? One moment I’m perusing my Facebook feed, the next I’m learning about the habits of likable people (I’m likable, I bet on I’m this […]

Rejection is an ugly word, one that we tend to shy away from in society. Nobody likes to get rejected, whether it’s from the super cool AV club (yeah, I said it), the girl you’ve had a crush on since puberty, or a college you’re pining for. Common sense tells us that while rejection does […]

“…Stick a fork in it; guest blogging is done.” That’s the inflammatory phrase penned by Matt Cutts in 2014 that sent the blog community into a frenzy of questions and fear. It sounds pretty harsh, even now, to call something so frequently used as entirely done — like an overcooked steak, like a slab of […]

Like it or not, we’re living in a capitalistic world. Brands have become global, staked claims in small pocks around the world, and will continue to seek profit by almost any means necessary. If you’re a conspiracy theorist all of this is obvious and heading towards some dastardly end. While that may be well and […]

The world of the blogger is filled with specific terms, niches, and high-caliber strategies geared toward increasing readership. Some bloggers approach it casually. They are experts in a field and put up article after article, week after week, and gain attention for their depth of insight and online personality. Others are much more calculated in […]

There’s a lot of negativity in the guest post world. When Google decided to declare a mini-war on the whole process back in 2014 a large message was sent to content creators everywhere — don’t guest post for money! Of course money is the end goal of a guest post, so what Google actually declared […]