What is Guest Blogging?
It is simply blogging on someone’s blog. Instead of writing a blog post for your blog you’ll be writing a post for another blog.
You’re welcome to be a guest blogger here on Crochet Business Blog or on Momwithahook Crochet Journal. Susan D’s blog crochetaddictuk also takes guest bloggers.
Just be bold and ask. Most bloggers will welcome you on their blogs.
How does guest blogging help your blog?
You are stretching your wings. You’ll be in more places where potential readers and customers are. (remember Nicole Dean and her blog tour?)
With each guest blog post you get a byline which links back to your blog. I know when I read a great post I always check the author out. How about You?
NOTE: When writing for other sites do not link to self-promoting or affiliate links. This is frowned upon by professional bloggers and Google. If the link is relevant to the topic it is okay to link out. Your link will be in the bio box.
P.S. I like to search the hosts’ blog to see if they written on the topic before. I will then link to relevant posts on that blog.
Today’s Assignment:
Contact another crochet blogger, work out a blog post, and guest blog. If you do 2 or 3 guest posts each month you’re doing a great job.
Download:
Guest Blogging Schedule
Go to Lesson 28
Are You Just Joining Us? Here is What You Missed:
- Lesson 1: Choosing Your Money Maker & Setting Your Goals
- Lesson 2: Find Your Identity and Spruce Up Your About Me page
- Lesson 3: Choose a Form and Add it to Your Blog
- Lesson 4: Choose One Money Maker
- Lesson 5: Burn Your RSS Feed with Feedburner
- Lesson 6: Setup Google Analytics for Your Crochet Blog
- Lesson 7: Setup Google Alerts
- Lesson 8: Setup an eMail list either on Mailchimp or aWeber
- Lesson 9: Create and Use a Blogging Calendar
- Lesson 10: Create a Valuable Thank You Gift for Your Subscribers
- Lesson 11: Add Categories and Tags to Your Blog
- Lesson 12: Sign up for Twitter Using your Blog Name or Real Name
- Lesson 13: Facebook vs Google Plus – Which Will You Choose?
- Lesson 14: Pinterest for Your Crochet Business or Blog
- Lesson 15: Work It! Get to Work on Your Money Maker
- Lesson 16: Learn It! Going Back to School ‘Cause You’re So Cool
- Lesson 17: Write It! Write Guest Posts, Patterns, and Press Releases
- Lesson 18: Finish It! Weave in Your ends – Business and Crochet
- Lesson 19: Test It! Make Sure Everything is In Working Order
- Lesson 20: Plan It! Schedule Everything Ahead of Time
- Lesson 21: Market It! Plan Your Promotional Schedule
- Lesson 22: Web Traffic Basics – 10 Ways to Bring People to Your Blog
- Lesson 23: Top 3 Secrets of Smart Article Marketers
- Lesson 24: Spread the Love, The Comment Love
- Lesson 25: Blog Hops and Linkys: What’s That All About?
- Lesson 26: 6 Crochet Friendly Forums
- Lesson 27: The Benefits of Guest Blogging (You Are Here)
