Guest posting according to me is like you’re a newbie and you get to act with a superstar. If you’re good, you get fame, money and respect, if not, things don’t really change. LOL, that’s what guest posting is. You simply think of a good post idea, draft a post which is good, informative, SEO optimized and share it on the guest blogging website. If the website admin likes your post, he/she would share it and in return you would get more fame, traffic and popularity. The benefits of guest posting involve:
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Quality Traffic:
You if succeed in guest posting on a high quality blog, then you ensure yourself a good amount of traffic. On every blog that allows guest posting, the user is required to enter his/her website details, Name and description. The readers of already successful blogs read your guest post and if they like it, they surely give your website a look. The best part of guest posting is targeted traffic. If I’m looking for people who might me interested in doing a course on SEO from my company, then I would find a platform where the user base would consist of online marketers. One of the best blogs of my niche includes ShoutMeLoud.Com and it does offer guest posting, then I would definitely try to draft a guest post on a similar platform so that I get noticed by a user base which follows online marketing, SEO and other related products. -
Back Linking:
If you guest post on a credible blog with a high PR and user base, then you would earn yourself a High Quality back link which you help you a lot in SEO.Link building is nothing but creating back links to your website. Back links refer to the links that you get from other websites. If I include a website link to some other website, then I’m providing a new back link to them, which plays a pivotal role in SEO. Website like Google and Facebook have millions of back links. In fact, all the top websites that you’d find will have an exorbitant number of back links. Off-page optimization is done to create back links. By doing everything mentioned in this post, you’re actually creating back links. Back link creation is a time consuming process. By posting comments you don’t really get organic back links. The links you mention on these get a no-follow tag added to them. Submitting your website to Search Engines, directory submissions, article/PR submissions help in creating good back links. Back links can be of the following types:
- One-Way back links: When some other website links to your site.
- Two-way back links: When two websites exchange back links.
- Three-way back links: When 2 other websites link to your site.
Out of these 3 types, the third one is highly recommended. Two-way back links are of no use.
From what kind of websites should you try getting back links?- Websites with high page ranks or PR’s.
- Older Websites.
- Websites of your niche.
- Credible and trusted websites.
Thus, off page optimization is actually link building. By doing all these things, we’re actually creating back links to our website.
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Bigger Platform:
Can things get even better if you get to showcase your talent in front a thousands or millions of people? By guest posting on a good blog, you not only get traffic or back links, but you also get to showcase your area of expertise on a bigger and better platform. If the readers like your post, they would definitely remember you for that specific article and might become your loyal customers or followers in the future.
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Enhanced Subscriber Database:
Have you every wondered why these top blogs get so much traffic? Is it just because of SEO, or back links? In my opinion, most of the traffic that they get is from Email Marketing. These blogger have a huge database of subscribers. When your guest post becomes live, these subscribers are notified about your new post, they read it and if they like it they subscribe to your newsletter too. This helps you gain a database of subscribers that you can use for driving traffic to your blog.
Read: Why one can not rely or SEO or Social media for traffic -
Become acquainted with the real world:
Every man is a lion in his den. Every blogger has a self created world of illusions on his blog. Every blogger thinks that he might become one of the best one’s in the coming future. Every blogger’s network of friends and family praise him for what he does. Don’t you think it would be any day better to showcase your expertise to a bunch of new people? You get to analyse yourself, people give you genuine reviews which help you in making yourselves even better.
Rule on Social Media: 
If the above points didn’t hit you hard, then take this: You get more followers and Likers, can you beat that? One get’s a large follower base on social media platforms like Facebook or Twitter if the reader finds the guest post good. You can use these social media platforms to get more traffic on your website. You can make a Facebook page for free and schedule posts on it, update your followers about your new posts, post funny images, videos etc.
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It’s some years already that guest posting has become one of the most effective ways to gain quality backlinks, good traffic and solid connections.
In some ways it can be considered the most popular method used at the moment.
I think that contributing to a authoritative blog is the fastest way to become popular in the blogosphere.
Thanks for sharing at Klinkk, Nishkarsh!
Blogosphere, I learned a new word today. I second you, Erik. It is certainly one of the best methods to gain quality back links, traffic and make your presence felt.
Hey Nishkarsh,
First time I’ve visited your blog, someone mentioned it on the Warrior Forum as a blog worth checking out and I agree with them it is.
Good post. The thing I love about guest blogging aside from the traffic is the authority boost that it gives. Being featured on a big name blog makes people think you are a big name too and that can only help.
Oh the traffic can be incredible too. Thousands of super targeted visitors hitting your site almost instantly and joining your list, sharing you on social media and clicking on your links. Perfect!
Thanks for reading Stuart.