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why do blog owners invite people for guest post.?
Posted by vijayalakshmioct8 • 7/28/08 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: blogging, guest post, post
Hello friends.. Y do the blog owners invite others for guest posting.? is there any specific reason y they invite.?
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I would say to help a fellow blogger out or to let him/her write about something that might not fit the theme of their own blog. It also helps to mix things up a bit. -
Because they're too lazy to write their own posts?
Just guessing.... -
I think it also depends on what they are trying to do with their blog. For my blog, I'm trying to create a resource with lots of information for photographers. I tell my own story also, but there are so many aspects of photography that I don't have any experience in - and guest posts help me provide more information to my readers.
Lazy could have something to do with it also - LOL. Although I wouldn't call myself lazy, sometimes my day job simply overwhelms me and I can't rub two brain cells together to write a post. :-)-
I can write a post about photography for your blog if you are interested -
I should probably clarify that "lazy," from me, is kind of like a compliment.
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I went over this a while ago. Asking the public for "guest bloggers" is just something people do when they run out of ideas. And no, it never helps.
The legit way to do it is by making friends and then asking them, if the two of you can find a subject you strongly agree on. I had one person write on my blog, and she was the only one i asked. -
When doing the laughter series, I had a guest whose specialized in laughter therapy. That is why I would have a guest blogger - a specialist or expert in a certain topic relevant to my blog. -
Ofcourse one of the most common reasons is increasing audience and readers for both the blog owner and the guest.
There are other reasons as well like when a blogger takes a holiday or on a more serious note, is fighting illness that when guest posters are valuable to keep their blog clicking.
In event of the blogger's death, a guest poster who has access to the blog could be first to announce their demise. -
@jaffermaniar
Should put it in my Will for someone to guestblog for that occasion. -
There are a couple of very well-known blogs in my niche that have the main blog, and then a guest blog, with a new guest blogger each week. These are hugely successful and beneficial because...
More content --> more keywords --> more visibility on search engines --> more visitors -
It isn't always an inviter's market, either. The ones we want to guest-post on, usually we have to make the first move. There's a series about guest-posting going on over at www.menwithpens.ca ; it'll probably satisfy your curiosity better than anything I could tell you about it. -
Guest posting allows for a wider view on subject and can ad freshness to a blog that is going stale. I am considering inviting a feminist male to guest blog at www.womanist-musings.com/ just to shake things up a bit. -
I'd say guest posting has many advantages.. and disadvantages.
Advantages
- Other people who look at things from a different angle might have something to say that you havent thought of.
- Expert guest posters of course have more knowledge.
- Guest posters give you more content (could also be a disadvantage if what they are writing is BS)
- Guest posters provides blog updates which is something search engines favours and gives better ranking to.
- Being a guest poster gives you an opportunity to give backlinks to your own site.
- A lazy blogger can have an updated blog with expert content
Disadvantages
- Guest posters might fill your blog with crappy or spammy content
- Writing posts on other blogs takes time, time you could have spent on something more useful
- Your posts might be edited (you dont want to spend time on something just to see it being changed)
- Your back-links to your own site might be removed
Please add more pros and cons to the above list if you can think of any. - Other people who look at things from a different angle might have something to say that you havent thought of.
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Well, because my site is new and I want to get more exposure for myself...and meet other bloggers, I've recently asked people if they'd be interested in guest blogging. It's a great way for them to be exposed to a new audience and to have a little variety on my site. I don't run out of things to write about but it's always great to have different voices on the page, which is one of the focuses on my site in general.-
you never asked me!!!!! *crying in the corner*
just kidding -
LOL...I just posted a discussion a few days ago which of course got lost..
I might bump it up or I might just go around asking people.
*Mental note to ask the whiner*
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I've seen some do it to keep an audience's attention while the regular blogger is on vacation.
I can see doing that. If I ever got vacation. -
I have invited guest bloggers to create posts that I publish on my blogging tips site while I'm recovering from a head injury. I find that my concussion symptoms are interfering with my ability to blog as often as I did before and the guest bloggers have graciously agreed to help me out. -
Because they often bring more depth to the blog! -
To swap traffic, add variety and what gosmelltheflowers said.
Also you can use guest posts for hiatus.
Looking to guest post about marketing?
blogsthatmakemoney.blogspot.com/2008/03/blog-with-us.html -
I have others write for my blog because I've found that many of my readers like reading other people's stories, and they like sharing their own stories. I usually get a big bump in traffic when I have a new story to share. Obviously, it depends on the topic and what the guest posts are about - people come to my blog when they're facing a specific situation and are feeling very alone, I think it makes them feel much better to know that other people are going through similar things. -
Oh and by the way...if anyone wants to be a guest blogger...
Hit me up. LOL -
I disagree that we are lazy and that it doesn't help. I have guest authors frequently. Some ask me and I offer for others. But posts to have to be relevant to the blog itself.
See: positive-impressions.blogspot.com/ -
So where can I find a directory of bloggers that are willing to do guest posting? I'd prefer a directory with categories of expertise and full background description of the blogger
Are there even directories like this out there?
If not, let me start one:
submit-links-directory.com/blogs/Blog_Guest_posters/
(All who have expertise in health issues raise hands!)-
Can't figure out how to add myself to your list of guest bloggers.
There's no category for me to add my classical music blog in to your category system.
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Everytime you post a comment and your blog like that, I am reporting you. Please stop that.
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@PetLvr
dude im new to it..and i saw people doing it..never mind,...will keep a note.!!
thanx for informing me..!!!-
If people want to visit your site, they will just click your avatar and look you up. When you post your site for no reason, it doesn't matter what you say - it looks spammy and then your words or advice is ignored as well.
PS .. if you click on Reply - it will respond to the persons comment.
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Guest posting is usually initiated by the blog author in order to supplement the blog with content when he or she is away or in absentia for one reason or another. It is a good way to develop a community spirit as a blog and it shows that you care to share the link-love and publicity around. I highly recommend it. -
@petlvr...
Thanx for the info mate..!!will look forward for more info from u..!!!
P@r@noid!! -
I need somewhere to post a guest blog post, all I ask is a link of my blog within the post. If anyone is interested, message me.
Cheers! -
wow this gets posted the same day I ask someone to guest post on my blog. How ironic but the reason I asked someone to guest post is because shes a awesome writer at relationships and such and my website is expanding its not a personal blog. I'm looking for someone with knowledge in fashion by the way! -
first, They need contents 'King'
second, many people who visit blogs are just good? -
for better ideas i guess, more comprehensive content and more traffic. two or several minds works better than one, y'know.
before, i thought this might be a good idea but i personally don't want other people messing up with my stuff. i maybe not that good a blogger but still i'm not up for that. i want to increase traffic in my own and personal prowess. Lame huh? ^6^ -
it creates additional interest
I like the idea, are you an expert acoustic guitarist? -
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To change the mood and writing. It comes like a breath of fresh air to readers! -
Even though I'm an expert in classical music, having done some work towards my Ph.D. and having spent over twenty years in my field, I always welcome guest bloggers. The fact is, 1) with a busy performing and teaching schedule I can commit to posting only twice a week; 2) classical music is not only for experts but for everyone, so I welcome posts on it not only from experts but from ordinary people's experiences, whether it be a concert or CD review, an opinion piece, a story about how classical music has helped them, a performing experience, etc.; 3) I welcome other but related points of view (that is, I'll take someone else's view of a CD or performance, but I don't take posts saying "U R just a hater becuz metal RULEZZZ!!"); 4) I don't play every instrument there is and so people who play other instruments are especially welcome; 5) my site is a bliki rather than a blog, so even older posts are continually updated, wiki-style, and crosslinked with earlier and later posts and comments.
At least that is all the reasons I can think of today
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