We’ve already discussed that how guest blog posting can be beneficial for your blog , however the bigger question is that how to find the right blogs where you can publish those gem of the posts which you’ve specially written for publishing as Guest post. It has to be published on a blog which will give you maximum benefits else it can be a waste of time as well.
Tips to find the right blog for your guest blog post -
1. Popular blogs are the best bet : A blog which is super hit in your niche is the best bet for publishing the guest blog post as most of the super hit blogs have got more than 5000 readers and if you get to publish the guest post on that blog then you are likely to get more traffic and you are likely to get more subscribers. You can always check the authority of the blogs at Technorati.
2. Reach the bloggers you know : Reaching the popular bloggers isn’t the easiest of the job, however as a blogger you are bound to know many bloggers of your niche and you should guest post on their blog as well. That way you’ll start reaching new audience and you’ll be able to make better terms with the bloggers as well.
3. Search for the important keywords of your niche : Search through important keywords of your niche and see which all blogs appear in the search results and then analyze if the blog is popular or not and one of the better ways of doing it is to check the amount of comments their blog posts get.
4. Blog communities : Mybloglog, BlogCatalog are pretty good communities of bloggers and you can always visit these places, find the bloggers around the communities and connect with them. It becomes pretty easy to find the blogs where you’ll be able to publish the guest posts.
Now that you’ve found the blog of your niche what should be your next steps :
1. Subscribe to their blog : You should subscribe to their blog and get a hang of what kind of content is published on them. That will give you the idea that what kind of guest posts they’d prefer to be published on their blog.
2. Leave comments and engage with audience : Start leaving comments on their blog posts and engage with their audience and that will ensure that next time when you post a guest post on their blog, the readers won’t treat you as a stranger and you’ll get a warm welcome.
3. Build relationship with the blogger : Send simple e-mail to the blogger and appreciate their work and that should be a good start or email them telling about your blog and express your feeling of publishing a guest blog. If they’ll love your blog posts, then there is no way they’ll deny your offer.
These are some of the ways through which you can find right blogs and sure shot ways, that they’ll get accepted too. So, anyone interested in guest post on my blog ?
I think 1 and 4 idea is good , i agree it.
With so many blogs nowadays and bloggers who need for fresh content, it can be easy if you tune in to Technorati or similar services.
Building relationship and actually follow up are the hardest part. But guest blogging is worth it though, considering that you are more likely to build audience than simply leaving comments.
Very nice post. I have never wrote guest posts. Need think about this…
@webabout – Thanks for the feedback :)
@Hendry – Yeah Guest blogging is indeed great. Not only it helps in getting readers but it helps in building that brand name as well.
@ Nihar – Thanks a lot for the appreciation nihar