I'm writing guest pieces like crazy right now. In fact, more than I ever had in my more than six years of consistent blogging. It's a significant time commitment on top of my promise to update this site frequently for Guest-posting-sites. Why then bother?

The single most crucial tactic, in my opinion, for expanding your blog's traffic and platform is inviting guests to post. Let me clarify...

Why do people guest post?

Let's define our words first thing. The term "guest posting" refers to the act of creating and uploading an article on another person's website or blog.

I occasionally provide this on my own website and frequently do it on blogs that have readers I wish to reach. It's a fantastic opportunity to meet new readers and promote yourself.

But for a very long period, I disregarded this crucial discipline for building a successful blog. I regret doing so. I sincerely hope you won't.

Guest posting is a crucial tactic for every blogger to use to increase their online presence for the following three reasons:

Guest posting strengthens connections

Bloggers require quality content. You can develop connections with other bloggers by providing quality guest blogging and contributing value to their blogs.

Internet dialogues are dominated by bloggers, particularly on social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter. They have a lot of power and influence. They are therefore excellent companions to have.

Through guest writing, you may network with other bloggers and increase your social media presence, which will eventually result in more blog subscribers.

Search engines benefit greatly from guest posting.

This is the only requirement you should have for Guest posting services.

A link to your blog must be included by the host blogger in the article somewhere (often at the start or finish).

These backlinks will increase your blog's worth over time to search engines, making it simpler for people to locate your content on Google, Yahoo, Bing, and other search engines.

interacting with new individuals through guest posting.

The opportunity to enter a group that has already been established and spread your message through guest posting is arguably its strongest feature. If you do it properly, it allows you to make connections with new people, which may ultimately be advantageous to you.

You will see that over time, giving value to the conversation will result in an increase in readers, admirers, and followers. On the other hand, if all you ever do is ask for something or sell something, you could become well-known but with a bad reputation. (You don't want to be the one pushing his own agenda and being known as "that guy").

Boost value. Help others. Be tolerant. And you'll prevail in the end.

What about visitors who post as guests on your website?

I also like the idea of occasionally having guests post on my own website. If you don't already, you ought to think about letting visitors write posts for your site.

This just makes sense if you're asking to be a guest blogger on other people's blogs. It enables the friendship you've built with the host blogger to be reciprocal.

Some bloggers may even write a blog post about their guest post and link to it from their own website, which will greatly boost your link popularity. Personally, I appreciate this method.

The first guideline for treating guests well

When I write a guest article for another website, I follow these steps:

Link from my blog to the article

Promote it (many times) on Twitter.

Post it to Facebook.

I appreciate you.

Stay on the page and reply to comments made on the post.

It's not a horrible idea, even though hardly everyone does this. This, however, is crucial: If you must pick between having someone guest post on your website and having them guest post elsewhere, go with option two. It's always preferable to spread your name in new neighbourhoods.

Guest posting is important

In terms of SEO, guest posting on other websites is five times as important as developing fresh material for your own website, according to my friend Mike the Search Engine Guru. (Providing you obtain the backlink.)

I don't care if it is precisely the case or not. (However, Mike is not the kind of guy to be vague, so definitely.) The point is that this is a great method for broadening your audience and improving your reputation on social media.

Additionally, this is a terrific initial step to eventually getting your writing included in news sites, magazines, and other publications if you're a writer hoping to land more "traditional" publishing possibilities.

You don't have much to complain about if you aren't happy with your blog's traffic but don't comment on other people's blogs. Start writing guest posts right away to see your impact soar.