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- Use guest posts to show an alternative viewpoint or style. Don't just choose anyone to write for your blog - look for people who write a little differently from you. This can be a great way to add some variety to your blog.
- Don't use guest posts as your 'day off'. Always have your own content ready if a guest post falls through. I've had people who send guest posts to me for publishing, some who promise to write if I'm interested and they send me their post within a week, and those who promise to write but never do so. Don't worry too much about whether the guest writer comes up with the goods or not - after all, it's your blog, and you should always have new posts waiting in the wings.
- Don't flood your blog with guest posts. Unless it's a group blog, many people read the blogs that they do because they like reading from a certain writer. If I wanted to read someone else's posts all day long, I'd go to their blog. Use guest posts sparingly.
- Use guest posts as a launchpad for future posts. There are various ways to come up with new content for your blog, and guest posts might yield some good ideas for you. This isn't just beneficial for you, it also helps the author of the guest post and may bring them additional readers - so they might just write for you again.
- Aim high with your own guest posts. Want to write a post for an A-list blog? Well, why not try sending the post over? Don't worry if they don't accept the post - you can always ask somebody else.
- Don't copy your guest posts to your own blog. I like to have a list of guest posts available for people to read, but I always link to the original posts, rather than duplicating the content on my own site. It helps to keep the comments in one place.
- Always proof-read your own guest posts. Don't expect the publisher to edit out your mistakes. Do it yourself. You won't be able to edit the post once it's up, unlike the posts on your own blog.
- Write a solid introduction. This goes for whether you're writing your own guest post for another blog, or you're publishing someone else's post written for your own blog. You don't want to go in cold. Ensure that people realise that it's a guest post!
- When commenting, be careful who you thank. It's a bit silly if someone writes a guest post for my blog and someone comes over to say 'Great post Ben!' Even if it says 'Posted by Ben' at the top, it does quite clearly state that it's a guest post in the first paragraph. This is a very common problem on ProBlogger.
- Promote the post. Whether you wrote it for another blog or someone else wrote it for your blog, promoting a guest post is a bit different to promoting your own post on your own blog. The author of the post or the owner of the blog may promote the post for you. Don't forget to promote it too.
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