Blogging Basics: Promoting a Post with Guest Posts! (part 1)
Miss me last week? I went on vacation at the very last minute and didn’t work. Oops! Anyway, you had a nice break. How is that post coming along? How’s the traffic on it?
Two weeks ago I told you to start thinking of some post titles. Well, this week you have to actually start writing. Here’s the task:
1. Brainstorm 5 to 10 different titles that tie into your post that you want to promote. Think creatively! For example, my post is top 10 most popular recipes and the top one is a fish recipe. So, I could write a post about popular fish recipes and link to the post that shows it as being the most popular (see where I just did that?). I could write a post about why fish is a better alternative than red meat and link to it, etc.
2. Start drafting up 1 paragraph per title.
3. Research 5 websites to guest post on that fit the niche of your post and reach out to them.
BTW, I do accept guest posts on all three of my sites and they can have all the non-commercial links in them that you want. For example, they can link to blogs, Wikipedia, dictionary.com, and the like. They can have your social media links in the author bio. I only ask that you include a great Pinterest worthy image within the post and that it is at least 300 words. Just email me with the words “guest post” in the subject and your title and 1 paragraph intro or summary. I will let you know if I will accept it or not.
That’s it for this week! I can’t wait to see your titles! Don’t forget to share your post in the comments so I can go visit it!
