Guest posting is great way to get your name and your business in front of more people. It can also help you grab newsletter subscribers, customers, and clients.
The most common question I get from my clients when it comes to guest posting is “How do I find a good place to guest post?” Today I’m sharing with you exactly what I tell them.
Here are my top 5 easy ways to find sites for guest posting.
1. Ask your favorite clients what blogs they read.
2. Write down 5-10 words or phrases that describe what your ideal client cares about in her life or work, outside of her work with you. Then Google those phrases and see what blogs pop up from your query.
3. Search Alltop.com for blogs that relate to the phrases mentioned above.
4. Within your industry, choose 3-5 people whom you admire. Google their full name, searching for sites where they have guest posted.
5. Register at myblogguest.com and search for guest posting opportunities.
What other ways have you found guest posting opportunities? Share them in the comments below.
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Alison Elissa Horner says
Thanks for the tips Jenny! I hadn’t heard of alltop or myblogguest before. They looked like great avenues to pursue when I checked them out.
I don’t have experience with pitching guest posts, but I know for pitching speeches that being persistent, in terms of looking for venues and reaching out to a lot of people, pays off.
Also, one lesson I learned from pitching speeches was that it’s a better bet to pitch a speech to an organization that has a history of bringing speakers to their meetings. I’d imagine similarly it’d be a better bet to pitch to a blog that has featured guest posts in the past.
Jenny Shih says
Good point, Ali! I think that if a blog features guest posts even occasionally, you’re much more likely to get a spot than to pitch a site where there hasn’t ever been or has hardly ever been a guest post.
Yvette says
Jenny, these are fantastic tips – thank you for sharing. I never heard of myguestblog.com, will check them out for sure. yvette xo
Roxanna L Rutter says
Great tips on guest posting Jenny. Thanks so much!! I am making time to followup!
Roxanna L Rutter – Advanced Higher Brain Living Facilitator