Hosting Guest Posts In Your Blog: Some Considerations

Posted by scoop on February 14th, 2009 in Blog basics, Guest Blogging, Professional Blogging, Promotion, Writing |

So you’ve been looking at hosting a guest post (or two, or even more) in your blog. You’ve probably read about how guest posting can open up new possibilities for your blog and introduce you to a wider audience range as well. These are both true and are both very good reasons to actually have someone publish a guest post in your blog. But how do you go about it? How do you find a guest poster?

Quite obviously, one way to do so would be to write an “ad” in your own blog. Write a post inviting other bloggers to apply to be a guest poster. It goes without saying that you have to craft your post very well and make it clear as to what you want out of your guest poster. Here are some points you might want to highlight:

1. The topic or range of topics that you will be considering.
2. The tone of the post.
3. The length of the post.
4. Formatting and other similar requirements.

Aside from inviting posters through your blog, there are other avenues from which you can look for expert guest posters. This is quite important if your blog focuses on a specific niche and you want to make sure that the blogger you will be hosting is well-versed in the topic. Here are some ideas by which you can find expert guest posters:

1. Magazines: look up the best writers that you like and contact them. This is a very good idea because the chances are that you will be finding authors who are not bloggers. The content will be fresh as well as the perspective.
2. Other blogs or web sites: look for niche blogs or sites and pick out the writers whose work you like.

One last thing – make sure that you are clear as to what you can give the guest bloggers in exchange for writing in your blog.