7 steps to get more guest bloggers to contribute on your blog

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7 steps to get more guest bloggers to contribute on your blog - June 3, 2011

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Unless you are running a company blog, or having your own team of in-house writers that churns out blog posts on regular basis, there’s no reason why you shouldn’t allow the guest contributors to lend a hand, by slipping in a guest post or two every now and then. Needless to say, that doesn’t mean you should start taking all kind of copied or spun articles like some content-hungry MFA website, or an article directory, but if someone is willing to step forward and share some valuable tips with your readers “¦ you shouldn’t think twice before rolling out the red carpet for the guest author.

Many blogs are opened for guest posting, as it is evident from this forum. But, there are some blogs that keep getting more and more guest posts, in fact, some of these Blogs are running solely on guest posts (mind you, these guest posts are more “˜quality’ than what a single writer can produce on regular basis), whilst others fail to attract that many. If you are failing to attract a sufficient inflow of guest posts for your Blog, following tips can definitely help.

1. Allow back links:

The most important factor, you’ve got to permit back links from at least the author’s bio. And there’s no harm unless the author is asking you to link to some illegitimate websites. In that case, you can opt to refuse politely. Other than that there’s no disadvantage of giving out one or two links at the end of each post from the author’s byline, or even from within the body of the article, if it is justified.

2. Respond to queries regarding guest posts:

At times, prospective guest authors would like to confirm one thing or two before they sit down and write something for your blog, in particular when you don’t have a proper “write for us” page that states all terms and conditions, for example what do you expect form guest authors, and what can they expect from you? What is acceptable and what’s not? In case you don’t have a page with this information, you will be getting all of these questions in your inbox and you must respond to all of these queries ASAP.

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When somebody submits a guest post, have a quick look, and see if it’s a good fit for your blog, and if it is worth publishing in terms of quality. If it doesn’t fit, just let them know without any kind of delay, so that they can use it for a different Blog. If it’s good enough, then set it up for publishing in near future, and let them know the date. You should make sure that you aren’t keeping the authors waiting for a response, for more than 2 – 3 days.

4. Establish relationship:

Once the post goes live, don’t let the association end, in particular with good contributors. Add them to your Facebook, twitter, or whatever social network you are using, introduce them to your community, make them feel at home, and when you are looking for some posts because you are occupied or going on vacation, write them a short note to ask if they’d mind doing a couple of posts to keep your blog going.

5. Engage guest authors from other blogs:

When you see a good quality guest post on a relevant topic, get in touch with the author via information in his/her author’s byline. Introduce your blog and invite them to do a guest post for your blog. Many would be delighted and more than happy to proceed.

6. Create a “˜write for us’ page:

There are many people looking for guest posting opportunities, one of them might be scanning through your blog right now, but if you don’t have a “write for us” page that clearly states the terms and condition, very few of them will look further. Not only you need to create the page but also promote it on your homepage or social networks.

7. Networking:

Join blogger’s networks or communities, and let the word spread about the guest posting opportunities at your blog. Use the social networks like Facebook or twitter to find the like-minded bloggers or webmasters who would like to get some exposure, and ask if they’d like to do a guest post on your blog. A number of these fellows will be keen on availing this opportunity, especially if they are relatively new in the field.