I will say that it's important to vet people carefully who want to guest-post. Most of the interest I got was from people who just wanted to advertise on my site. Advertisement disguised as content is the worst!
Interesting idea. I have heard about guest posting, but never really investigated too much. Perhaps because I like to control my own content. However, I have collaborated on social media with folks on occasion and I appear on podcasts interviews occasionally. I would be interested to learn more about the benefits you offer to those who guest post (solely exposure for their writing or paid) Also, when you talk about advertising based income, I wonder what you mean by that specifically? I tried to incorporate Google ads awhile back and it was horrible. Are you selling ad space? I would imagine there's more upkeep and promotion with that option.
This post is a gold mine for me!! Thanks so much for this guide. I failed to realize the value of guest posts during my early blogger website days last year and it was so challenging to get views for my website back then. By the way, I am curious to know if it is possible to have guest posts on Substack blog as well?
I did a lot of that about 6-7 years ago but it became too much people managing. I might reexport it for Substack. Have you done of that kind of guest posting?
This is great advice! Guest-posting, interviewing other people, etc. is a really great way to keep people interested, though I definitely agree with others that you want to vet who you're talking with/whose content you allow on. your blog. Still, if you can make a connection with someone else, you're bringing over their audience as well, and it can be really mutually beneficial. Plus, it puts some pressure off of you to constantly create new content!
Great advice!
I will say that it's important to vet people carefully who want to guest-post. Most of the interest I got was from people who just wanted to advertise on my site. Advertisement disguised as content is the worst!
So I put glasses and a hoodie on my dog like you said, but I still don't have any subscribers. Does he need to go to my website now?
You nailed it! This is very useful. The problem is that it is hard to really know what people like reading
Interesting idea. I have heard about guest posting, but never really investigated too much. Perhaps because I like to control my own content. However, I have collaborated on social media with folks on occasion and I appear on podcasts interviews occasionally. I would be interested to learn more about the benefits you offer to those who guest post (solely exposure for their writing or paid) Also, when you talk about advertising based income, I wonder what you mean by that specifically? I tried to incorporate Google ads awhile back and it was horrible. Are you selling ad space? I would imagine there's more upkeep and promotion with that option.
This post is a gold mine for me!! Thanks so much for this guide. I failed to realize the value of guest posts during my early blogger website days last year and it was so challenging to get views for my website back then. By the way, I am curious to know if it is possible to have guest posts on Substack blog as well?
Cheers. I just subscribed to your Substack.
Content IS King?
It's such a great way to grow for both sides, a real win-win, and really a win-win-win when you factor in the reader.
I did a lot of that about 6-7 years ago but it became too much people managing. I might reexport it for Substack. Have you done of that kind of guest posting?
This is great advice! Guest-posting, interviewing other people, etc. is a really great way to keep people interested, though I definitely agree with others that you want to vet who you're talking with/whose content you allow on. your blog. Still, if you can make a connection with someone else, you're bringing over their audience as well, and it can be really mutually beneficial. Plus, it puts some pressure off of you to constantly create new content!