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OK so I’ve been a bit busy this week playing catch up after being sick with the shingles. Please forgive this short and sweet post, and I promise I’ll give you something more substantial in a day or two.
Anyhoo… here’s why guest posting is fun in 200 words or less.
- I get to make new friends. And some interesting ones.
- I get to find new readers. And some interesting ones.
- Sometimes those new readers subscribe and become regular readers. Some interesting regulars too!
- I get to hone my skillz and sharpen my teeth. Or something like that.
- I get to write about things I may not always get to write about here. And get bleeped when I curse.
- Sometimes I get link juice and mostly I don’t care.
- I get more traffic and my nifty Alexa rank goes up, up, up…! (Yes, I’m easily amused.)
- I get to build a portfolio of work to show potential clients, that’s not just “my” blog.
Recent additions to said portfolio for your reading pleasure (and to make up for the shortness in this sweetness)-
@FamousBloggers- No-Brainer ‘Rules of the Road’ if You are Going to…
@Blogussion- Marketing the ‘You Know What’ Out of… (Part 1)
@Blogussion- Marketing the ‘You Know What’ Out of… (Part 2)
@Blogussion- Marketing the ‘You Know What’ Out of… (Part 3)
@EntrepreneurPro- Ben-Lang- 3 Basic Technological Skills Entrepreneurs Can’t…
@ProBlogger- Blogging, Steel-Toes, and Kicking Perfection’s…
And if you’re in the mood to go swimming, you can check out my ‘Guest Splash’ for prior awesomeness you may have missed out on. And OK… slightly over 200 words.
::sliding on a pair of uber cool black shades and giving you my tough face::
Any questions?
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Cori, I’m glad your guest posting is going well. I’m considering it, but I’ve been focused so much on producing content for my own blogs and products.
Just followed you on Twitter.
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Hey John! Good to see you here!
It is a bit of a juggle, doing both, but it’s doable if you set aside a specific time slot just for guest writing. I have a mindmap that I use to track where I’ve guest posted on, what’s in queue, what’s been published, topic ideas, and what’s been submitted but no word, etc. That way I know which way is up! lol
c
Any chance of getting a peek at this map? Either published or private via email.
Dennis Edell @ Direct Sales Marketing´s last [type] ..Blog Network Almost Ready to Rise – Multiple Posts Coming Here.
Hey Dennis! Most definitely..I’m putting together a post to go out in the next day or two, that I’ll publish the itinerary with. But I’ll send you a sneak peek via email as well.
Great job on all the guest posting! Hope you’ve recovered, but if not, I hope you do soon!
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Thanks hun! Mostly recovered, and feeling mucho better thanks goodness.
I too will hopefully be getting into the guest craze soon.
I like the portfolio idea. I’d bet it’s one most don’t consider; I know I don’t see many blogs with their guest posts listed also.
Dennis Edell @ Direct Sales Marketing´s last [type] ..Blog Network Almost Ready to Rise – Multiple Posts Coming Here.
I haven’t really seen that yet either, but I figure I am writing them, I might as well use them as a portfolio of sorts. Since I ghost, referring clients just to my blog for samples is nice, but I think it makes them feel more comfortable if they see I can write for other audiences as well, rather than just my own.
Hey Cori,
That’s great to hear. You’re doing awesome work on guest blogging. I really like your last guest post on Problogger. Great work. Keep at it.
~Dev
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Hey Dev! thanks hun! :0) Glad you enjoyed it, I was partial to that one myself. lol I enjoy writing on more ‘motivational’ type topics at times, so it was a nice change.
Cori I enjoyed your guest post on pro-blogger and followed the link. I like your style. At this point I’d be happy to have 250 followers and subscribers, but I’m sure it will grow quickly… I just ‘feel’ it. Count me in on your blog! I’m signing up.
And you have my sincere sympathy about shingles! I had it a few years ago and it was the worst pain since childbirth!
Barbara
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Aww..thanks so much Barbara!
So glad to have you, I hope you continue to enjoy what I’ve got. And I’m sure you will get there, just keep at it, don’t give up! I took a peek at your blog as well, and one thing I noticed right off the bat, was that it was hard to find your other content, without having to scroll down… I’d make your archives show as categories perhaps that people can browse through, or add a widget that displays recent post titles, so people can browse what’s new fairly easily.
And thank you, fortunately my shingles case wasn’t NEARLY as bad as some of the nightmares I’ve read about. Thank Jesus, because some of the pictures I found were simply horrific. And I’m feeling much improved now, so I bounced pretty quick. Thanks for taking a few minutes to leave a comment Barbara!
C
I guest post as part of my traffic building strategy and it’s probably the most effective method I’ve found so far for that purpose. You can see some pretty impressive traffic spikes when one of your guest post goes up. Plus it opens the doors of communication between the site owner and yourself, and the more relationships you can cultivate the better.
Hey Jake!
Exactly, I’ve had great results doing this, and intend to continue doing it. Plus I just enjoy guest posting on blogs different than my own at times, it’s a nice change of pace. Thanks for taking a moment to tell us your thoughts!
What I like about your writing style is that it is very simple yet understandable. This is one thing that writers should always bear in mind whenever they write about anything under the sun. It is not always good to make our readers think, sometimes, they like it better if they just understand the message that we all want to convey.
Thx George, glad I’m getting the message across!