Making money through guest blogging or guest posting is quite popular today, especially among youngsters. As the name indicates, a guest blogger, is one who blogs for some other website. In return, the guest blogger receives a few backlinks, which he can use to popularize his website or blog. Once he posts the guest post or blog on another website, he cannot claim ownership for the same.
Do you get paid for this job? Yes, mostly! When guest
posting was first introduced, the blogger used to receive only backlinks in
return. However, nowadays, many websites give you money for your posts. If your
posts are attractive, and have the potential to increase traffic to that
particular website, you get paid well. These websites that pay you for your
content are known as paid guest posting sites.
This article will tell you more about how you can earn money
from a paid guest posting site, and how you can make the most of it.
Stay Away from Sites that ask you to Pay to Guest-Post for
them
While you may be looking for a paid social guest-posting
opportunity, you may across some websites or blogs that ask you to pay to get
your post published. We recommend you stay away from these sites. These sites
don't focus on the quality of the content that is getting published on their
site. Instead, they only focus on the payment. As long as the blogger pays
them, these site owners accept all types of content.
You look for a paid guest posting gig, because the backlinks
can help to promote your brand and blog, don't you? Therefore, you should be
careful to avoid these sites that demand payment from you, as they can cause a
dent in your brand image.
Check the Site for its Style to Write Relevant Guest Blogs
The different search engines will tell you about the sites
that require guest bloggers. Go through each of these sites, and choose the
ones whose terms & conditions are clear. Some good sites will take time to
accept your post, but it worth waiting for their approval, than writing for
sub-standard sites. Before writing your posts, please check about the niches
offered on those sites.
You can note the niches you are comfortable with so that you
can know how much time you can devote to writing guest blogs. It is highly
recommended that you go through a few articles posted on those sites,
understand the style, and know the articles' popularity. This will give you an
idea of how to pitch your blog to the administrators for approval.
Make your Guest Posts Attractive
Nothing sells better than good content. So, if you want to
make decent money from paid guest blogging gigs, you have to be very careful
about your content quality. Link back the post to your blog, so that readers
can visit your blog, thereby increasing your traffic in the bargain. Make your
blogs interesting and relevant. Give a glimpse of your confident personality in
your blogs, and encourage them to respond by visiting the link of your blog.
Win-Win for Everyone
You guest post for them on their blog and they in turn guest
post for you- what's not to like? Guest blogging provides awesome benefits for
anyone who chooses to participate. There are probably more than 7 benefits but
here is a list of my favorite reasons to guest post or guest host a blog.
1) Cast a Wider Net Over Target Audiences
All of these benefits stem from posting on blogs that target
the same niche market as you. What does this mean for you? As a guest blogger,
you're reaching a new audience that actually wants to hear what you have to say
and you're increasing traffic to your website at the same time. As a network
marketer you could try niche specific forums such as betternetworker.com and
businessforhome.org.
2) Builds Web Presence
The more you're on the web the more people will begin to
perceive that you're an "expert." You've already got one vote of
confidence - the blogger for whom you're posting trusts you enough to let you
talk to his readers. Try to guest post on authority websites if you can. These
opportunities are slim because authority sites get hundreds of requests to
guest blog each day but it's worth a shot. Getting approval to post on an
authority site represents a big notch on your belt. You can always try to guest
on less competitive blogs at first.
3) Find Guests of Your Own
By posting on other blogs you have an "in" to get
relevant bloggers to write for you. It's natural that these guests might back
link to your page from their blog so their followers can see what they wrote on
your page. Quality backlinks are obviously desirable for SEO purposes. Oh yeah
and getting more traffic to your blog.
4) Gain Lots of Exposure
Below are some ways you can build exposure using this
technique for other bloggers:
* You can make money on guest posts.
* You can make money on shared ad revenues.
* Gain exposure to new readers.
A good place to start is aiming to post on 10 different
blogs each month.
5) An Exercise in Excellence
A benefit of guest posting on other blogs is that you're
writing outside your bubble and able to see how your content measures up
against others in your industry. If the blog you're moonlighting on typically
has a lot of responsive readers and your guest post gets very little attention,
you'll know what to do.
6) Get More Social Media Activity
Another awesome benefit of guest posting is that you'll see
the level of activity on your social media sites surge. This phenomenon makes
sense. You post somewhere new, get more exposure and find more friends.
7) Fun Factor
Honestly, it's fun to guest post or host a guest on your
blog. It's good for readers to see you change it up and good for you to
challenge yourself by posting on other people's blogs. You're in the business
of networking - you love meeting new people and making new connections. The
next time you find yourself hitting the proverbial writer's block or find your
blogging juices dry-up, get out of your bubble and guest post somewhere else
for a day.
