Aubrey's Corner

Guest Blogging For Niche Traffic

Many people are using guest blogging spots to drive new traffic to their websites. There is definitely merit in the traditional methods like PPC and SEO but it would be a mistake to overlook the potential value of guest blogging. One post made on a high-traffic blog in your niche can gain you thousands of new visitors.

The great news is that there are plenty of opportunities available to guest blog in most of the popular niches. The one thing you need to worry about is that you produce high quality content that will get attention from the readers.

It’s important to stick with blogs in your niche if you want to guest blog.

You’ll provide much higher quality content when you’re writing about topics for which you are passionate. Besides that, you’re obviously not going to target a blog that doesn’t have anything to do with your niche. Staying on topic and sticking with your niche will make a huge difference in conversions. If you’re trying to target people interested in tech hacks then you should definitely target tech related blogs. Your primary goal is to take a subject that you are fairly knowledgeable about and share that knowledge with the readers.

Being a smart blogger is recommended, but being over-smart in your approach Is a strict no-no. It’s perfectly acceptable for guest bloggers to include a few tasteful links back to their own websites or blogs but practice moderation when you do.

So whether it is using copyrighted content or promoting your partners, any activity that doesn’t look ethical should be avoided at all costs. Your looking to build long-term relationships for future publication too. Ethical behavior on your part will make a great impression.

Do remember that top blogs will have an educated reader base, which means they will criticize your article, ask questions, and maybe bring up points that you may not like. No matter what anybody says, it is important that your replies are well thought out and properly constructed. You will know what to do when you see what is written, and the important thing is to engage them in good discussion. If you do those things then you will find that people will appreciate it and feel good about you.

Don’t hesitate to include links to other guest blogging posts you’ve made along the way as well. You’ll find that these blog posts, particularly if they were made on well respected and trusted blogs within your niche, will serve you well as references. If free publicity is what you have in mind then it’s an excellent idea to take advantage of high-traffic blogs that are already well respected. It is really not hard to give people what they want when it comes to content writing. You can accomplish a lot with this, but remember that you need to give in this situation before you can take.