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How To Write Guest Blogging Content: 10 Keys

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Here’s the scoop on guest blogging: Google doesn’t appreciate paid links or content published just so you can “win” a link. However, if your guest post is informative, genuine, and helpful, including a relevant link back to your website is a great way to improve your exposure and relevance. Is guest blogging a worthy investment? It no longer results in the skyrocketing SEO as it did before Google started evaluating placed links more thoroughly. However, guest blogging still affords some pretty sweet rewards: Exposure to the blog and brand’s audience (hopefully including promotion on their social media and email list). Increased authority and reputation. Opportunity to expand or blog just outside your niche. Possibility of capturing secondary or tertiary audiences where they live. 10 Keys to Writing Great Guest Blogs If you’ve determined the blog presents a good opportunity for you, it’s time to create your guest blog. Let’s cover the basics of how to get it done. G

7 Crucial Tactics for Writing a Wildly Successful Guest Post

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We all know that   guest posts grow blogs . But not many people realize that   tactical guest posting grows careers . Most bloggers I see pump out these articles while reciting the mantra “quantity over quality”; there’s no real strategy and there are no   real   long-term benefits. In this post I am going to show you the seven crucial tactics for writing a radically successful guest post. Done right, these strategies will get you   more email subscribers , coveted Google ranking positions, and a big head-start on your content marketing goals. Who am I to teach you about guest blogging? It seems like the decent thing would be to start this article by flashing my “guest blogging badge.” At least that way you’ll understand why I’m wearing these high-glare aviators. For me, the proof was in the pudding, and the pudding was   the sale of an 8-month-old blog for almost $20,000   while I was still in University. Actually, I sold the blog after a year had passed, but I

12 Essential Elements of Guest Blogging Proposals That Get Accepted

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We all know that   guest blogging, as a whole, isn’t dead . We also know that it’s a very effective form of brand building. And we know that we need to pitch guest blogging proposals in order to secure a guest post. But how do we actually do it? How do we create a guest blogging proposal that gets accepted? This is one of the biggest sticking points in guest blogging. If only we could create a proposal that would score us a writing spot in top blogs … It’s possible. Let me show you how. 1) Choose sites carefully. Everything you’re about to read is absolutely useless unless you follow this first point. You must -- absolutely must -- choose guest blogging sites carefully and intentionally. I’ve explained a thorough process of   how to find spots for guest blogging  on my own blog, and highlighted some of the key points below, too. Know your audience. There are two main reasons why you must understand the audience you want to reach. 1. In order to create   excep