7 Ways On How To Be A Smart Guest Blogger

Anyone that can use a laptop can become a guest blogger but not every guest blogger can become a successful guest blogger and gain a significant following over the course of time. There’s been a wild craze over the past couple of years regarding guest blogging and this has seen hundreds if not thousands of bloggers becoming guest bloggers overnight but only a very small fraction of them have actually gained a significant following and profited from being guest bloggers.For the benefit of all, I’ll go ahead and define what guest blogging is and who a guest blogger is so that we can read from the same page.

What Is Guest Blogging?

Guest blogging is the act of blogging on another bloggers blog for the purpose of gaining a following, elevating your brand, gaining new business connections and relationships and obtaining link juice just to mention a few.

Who Is A Guest Blogger?

A guest blogger is a blogger who periodically blogs on another bloggers blog. In simpler terms, a guest blogger is a blogger who periodically writes articles on another blog that isn’t his for free of charge. The main thing that differentiates a guest blogger from a freelance blogger is that a guest blogger blogs for free whereas a freelance blogger blogs for a certain price. Now that we’ve got that out of the way, we’ll go ahead and look at how to be a smart guest blogger.

7 Ways On How To Be A Smart Guest Blogger

1. Write for a blog that is in your niche-I must say this happens to be one of the most important factors to consider when planning to become a guest blogger since guest blogging in a blog that isn’t in your niche will in most of the cases bear not fruits in the end since the readers of that particular blog are interested in content that is in line with that niche e.g. if you blog about photography then it wouldn’t be very wise to become a guest blogger in a blog that talks about how to bake, you need to become a guest blogger in a blog that also talks about photography or something close to it.
2. Write for a blog that has a high Alexa rank and that’s ranked highly by Google and other search engines- The main idea behind guest blogging is to get referral traffic to your blog via the links you leave in your blog posts and that’s why it would be a great idea to become a guest blogger in a blog that has got both a high Alexa and Google Page Rank.
3. Use simple and clear words-One of the main mistakes that many guest bloggers make is trying to show off their grammar prowess instead of using clear and simple words that can be understood by all. You need to remember that using words which will require people to use an online dictionary will only discourage them from reading your posts.
4. Go straight to the point-It’s sometimes boring to read blog posts that beat about the bush the first couple of paragraphs only to actually talk about what the title says in the last two paragraphs. It’s thus important to start your guest blogging posts with what your title says and give your other stories in the end.
5. Give your readers value for their time-When people read a blog post that actually offers quality information regarding a particular topic they were searching for, they will tend to trust you as a guest blogger and this in the end improves and increase your credibility which means you gain a significant following which is a good thing for your personal blog.
6. Be unique- Guest blogging is becoming quite competitive and that’s why coming up with unique ideas and ways on how to become a better guest blogger than the rest is important in ensuring you stay ahead of the pack.
7. Have a good description about yourself as a guest blogger in the “About The Author” Section-People are social begins by nature and this means they love to know what a certain person does, their interested and other personal things. It would therefore be a great idea to introduce yourself as a guest blogger to the readers by offering them information about yourself that would reveal to them who you truly are but care should be taken not to offer sensitive personal information.