Guest Posting for Traffic and Visibility

I'm often asked how to drive more traffic to a blog and my initial response is that you have to post on your own blog consistently and constantly.

However, there are other ways and one of them is to post on other blogs...and I don't mean commenting on blogs (which I often refer to as blog outreach). I mean being a guest blogger on influential blogs in your niche. I confess that it's not something I do a lot of though I am a guest author on Social Media Examiner and for several years I had a regular blog column on AllBusiness.com.

You might have heard of my friend and blogging consultant, Chris Garrett. He wrote the Problogger book with Darren Rowse. Chris is a very smart guy, a thorough teacher, and I read his stuff religiously.

Well he has a new ebook out that tells you everything you need to know to get quality authority links and a boost in traffic, all through a quick and easy approach to guest blogging.

Right now he is offering it for the crazy low introductory price of only $7! I thought this was a bit crazy when Chris told me and this price is sure to go up within days as the reviews and testimonials start to pour in, so make sure you grab your copy and check out all the bonuses fast.

Check it out here. This is a terrific way to establish yourself quickly as an authority in your niche, boost your visibility and drive more traffic back to your home base.

UPDATE: Be sure to read the comments to get some additional guest posting ideas!

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Having studied Chris Garrett's "Guest Posting" ebook, I have to say it's quite thorough and is an excellent step by step tutorial on how to get started.

One resource I'd like to add for finding blogs to guest post on is Blogger LinkeUp at http://bloggerlinkup.com

You can submit to the list subscribers, the types of content you write about and that you're available for guest posting.

Blog on!

Posted by: Denise Wakeman | Thursday, December 31, 2009 at 02:26 PM

Hi Denise,

I've had a lot of success with guest blogging, it really helps increase my visitors and boosts my rankings in the search engines (due to the choice of links from my guest article).

I've had a lot of success with http://www.blogcatalog.com, as you find lots of blogs in your niche, and then approach them asking if you can write for them.

Additionally, I recently started a project to help find guest blogging opportunities http://www.blogsynergy.com. Basically people with blogs register on the site, advertising their blog as being a site that actively encourages guest posts. It can save you so much time looking for blogs to write for!

Dan

Posted by: Dan Harrison | Friday, January 01, 2010 at 07:09 AM

Dan, thanks for the additional tips for finding blogs to guest post on. I'll definitely check out http://www.blogsynergy.com

Posted by: Denise Wakeman | Friday, January 01, 2010 at 10:50 AM