Guest Posts: Share The Love, Lighten The Load

This is all about Guest Posts; one of the most useful social tools for any blogger!  You can easily expand your reach with simple SEO & Blogging tips, my last article missed one of many joys through blogging ‒ everything is community oriented.

I wont lie, keeping an active blog is work, but you can easily lighten the load with the very community that brings your blog to life.

Having a guest blogger provides many great benefits.

• Articles in another perspective.
• Helps the flow of new content.
• Provides a valued reader benefits of their own.
• You still makes the final decision!

Accepting guest posts does not mean you must lower your standards by any means. I actually recommend you publicly declare standards when accepting guest posts.

I would actually recommend considering a few core values.

• Passion ‒ Does the poster care about your blog and their post?
• Originality ‒ Duplicate content is boring and makes you look bad.
• Quality ‒ Legibility doesn't cut it, low quality writing creates a bad read.
• Quantity ‒ Just because it looks good and has valuable content doesn't establish a basis for creating an entire post.
• Relevance ‒ People go to certain sites for a specific reason, keep guest posts relevant to your target audience.

You may ask, “Why would one want to guest post?”  ‒ If you don't recall, I did mention there are many valuable benefits to guest posting on another's blog.

The great benefits of guest posting can make every minute spent worthwhile.

• Recognition ‒ Guest posting increases your recognition as a blogger.  A successful guest post can often outweigh benefits of basic SEO in terms of time and effort.
• Practice ‒ Just going through the process of having your posts criticized by an experienced blogger can improve your own skills.
• Enjoyment ‒ Not everyone needs their own blog, and may love sharing thoughts and knowledge.

This post was inspired by fellow bloggers.
If you support guest posts on your own blog, by all means you are welcome to leave a comment.
(Bragging rights both gratis and welcome)

About Shawn K.

I'm a "Web Guy" with a sense of reality. I enjoy trying new things and meeting new people! You could call me an entrepreneur, I enjoy both business and the effort behind it.