Guest blogging: Is it effective in terms of SEO?
Are you opting guest blogging for your blog’s SEO?
But stop! What if someone told you that guest blogging is not effective for blog’s SEO?
Don’t worry buddy, I’m just kidding 😉
Guest Blogging is always an effective way to get your blog optimized for your targeted keywords and to gain more exposure to your blog if used effectively. But some bloggers are failing to taste it’s effectiveness and this is what we are going to discuss here.
We need to learn every aspect of Guest Blogging to become a successful blogger but before we move on to the topic, let me ask you some questions.
Mistakes in Guest blogging
Which one is more important for you:
- Visitor or loyal reader?
- Backlink or Authority Link?
- Article or Quality Content?
Do you know the answers? If yes, then great but if no, then don’t be confused. I have taken the initiative to answer these questions that will be a warning message for spammers too.
In blogging arena, everyone wants to participate in link building activities to gain best exposure for their blog. Influential bloggers give their best to build genuine backlinks via their supportive work. But spammers are also there in this blog-o-sphere who makes guest blogging just a way to get easy links for their low quality content. And that’s why guest blogging is not effective for them.
Confusions on guest blogging
What you should learn about guest blogging for more effective results?
1# Visitors vs Loyal Readers
Bloggers do guest blogging to get some visitors back to their blog. This is the first step of failure.
Why they target visitors and not the readers?
Submitting low quality content to the blogs can only gives them few or no clicks on their links. But if we work smartly to write quality posts then we can easily attract actual readers to our blog.
Every reader wants to read quality and informative posts and that’s why guest blogging is effective only for quality writers but not the spammers. 😉
2# Backlinks Vs Authority Links
What you expect in return to your guest posts – Backlinks or Authority Links?
Definitely Authority links. Don’t you agree?
Then how can you expect to gain authority links without adding value to your guest posts.
Don’t write just for a link. Try to write quality posts and submit them to big and authority sites that have PR and DA higher than you.
Only then you can get success to build authority links for your blog.
3# Article Vs Quality Content
Everyone can write anything to make an article but the blog’s owner expect to get quality content that add some value to their blog and help them to attract more readers.
Don’t write poor articles that don’t meet to their blog’s standard.
Give your best while writing the content for others. They will be thankful to you for your quality work and invite you to write more content for them.
You can easily attract more targeted audience to your blog and get success in every aspect of guest blogging.
Conclusion!
The conclusion of this article is only that, stop making wrong use of guest blogging. It can work as charm for you if you do your best.
Always do proper research about the topic you are going to write and make it informative for readers. They will definitely love your blog and like to read your new articles daily and you will become a smart and successful blogger soon!
Share your experience and results you got from your guest post with us.
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Hi Ankit,
I just couldn’t agree more since the post has made it all clear. Providing quality should be the hallmark of any guest poster!
Emmanuel recently posted…Get Paid to Chat.
Definitely dear.. the more quality we add in our guest posts, the more we will get in return as traffic, readers, SEO exposure and many things
Thanks a lot for your comment here.
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Hi ankit,
Excellent work !! I agree with you as SEO is very important for the Blog.. And you should do guest post in other site to get a backlink.
ThumbUp for this article .. (Y)
Thanks a lot Aditya bro to comment here.
Yes guest posting is really an impressive way for SEO. Recently I have written a complete guide on Guest Blogging benefits, may be you have read that guide. 😉
Ankit Kumar Singla recently posted…4 Easy Steps to Stop Spam Comments in Blogger
Hi Ankit,
Your research on Guest Blogging is closely related to actually facts. I want to add my experience. I stop accepting guest posts those are not well written. Almost 60 percent of my guest bloggers was written their posts like they are writing posts for robots. I believe if someone is writing guest post he should try to write their content like he is talking / teaching to a living person.
Mubashir recently posted…How to Repair and Avoid Hard Drive Bad Sectors
Definitely true Mubashir bro and thanks for appreciating my work.
Guest posts should not be written in only sake of backlinks.
Be Greedy 😛
Yes, we should be greedy for royal readers and appreciation for our hard work in guest posts
Ankit Kumar Singla recently posted…4 Easy Steps to Stop Spam Comments in Blogger
You couldn’t be more correct than you are already, guest blogging can be a game changer for a blogger if well done and can also ruin a blog or author if abused. These are really great points you have noted and shared. Thanks
Nwosu Desmond recently posted…How To Host images on Facebook & Use them in Blog Posts
Haha… When I start reading your comment, I thought that you are not agree with my points.
Thanks Nwosu sir to appreciate my work. You always encourage me to do hard work and to improve my content quality.
Once again thanks for your encouragement.
Ankit Kumar Singla recently posted…4 Easy Steps to Stop Spam Comments in Blogger
Hey Ankit well written post about guest blogging which is an present active link building startegy and its open in all major blogs but before approving the post it’s need to be checked well some people sharing the same post in other blogs which i have faced this problem twice in my blog
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Hello Shameem bro, yes you are correct with your point.
We must be aware while approving guest posts from unknown authors and it’s best to set standards and guidelines of guest posting in our blog to be safe from low quality or duplicate content.
Ankit Kumar Singla recently posted…4 Easy Steps to Stop Spam Comments in Blogger
Hi Ankit your article is very effective..as well as your writing quality going higher day by day
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Hello Mohammad bro, I’m happy to see you here and thanks buddy to like my writing style.
I’m just trying to make my writing effective because content is the first thing that our readers like in our blog.
Thanks buddy for commenting here.
Ankit Kumar Singla recently posted…4 Easy Steps to Stop Spam Comments in Blogger
Quality and highly informative Guest post could’nt be declined
so I must say it’s all about the quality
If you miss this points
you can’t go ahead
thanks for sharing!
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Well said anis bro.. Quality always reflects hard work and hard work never go waste.
Work smartly with content and get instant approval on big blogs
Thanks for stopping here bro..
Ankit Kumar Singla recently posted…4 Easy Steps to Stop Spam Comments in Blogger
Hi Ankit,
I understand, the post must have been born out of the frustration seeing the emails and post submissions by ‘seo companies’ who are just bulk pushing their ‘so called posts’ injected with links.
Any blogger learns and realizes the value of guest blogging and easily agreed to offer best possible value in his guest post, however, we can never stop those sneaky spammers unless we are alert as blog owners.
I’m with you in this move.
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Thanks suresh sir for your information.
Yes I’m truly agree with your point. I’m also getting emails from companies to publish their post.
But I understand it’ll hurt my blog’s ranking and that’s why I reject their guest post offer.
Ankit Kumar Singla recently posted…4 Easy Steps to Stop Spam Comments in Blogger
The more time and energy you put into guest posting the more you will get out of it.
Simple, timeless formula here, and your breakdown proves it Ankit!
Thanks!
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Thanks a lot Ryan sir for your appreciation and yes you are right.
We must add more and more value to our guest posts to get maximum potential in return from it.
Thanks for your comment on my guest post.
I really appreciate it. 😉
Ankit Kumar Singla recently posted…4 Easy Steps to Stop Spam Comments in Blogger
It’s important to write quality guest posts. Why? First of all it helps you to grab the attention of readers and secondly, the blog owner doesn’t feel like you’re only doing it for the sake of earning backlink. When you put your 100% in writing guest posts (yes, those 100% that you give for your own blog), you’ll get the desired output. It takes time but you’ll get it.
Thanks for this awesome tips. Keep blogging, stay healthy! 😉
Regards,
Pawan
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Hello Pawan Bro,
Your comment have already completed all the points.
I just want to say that the more we give, the more we gain from our guest posts.
Thanks for commenting on my guest post.
Ankit Kumar Singla recently posted…4 Easy Steps to Stop Spam Comments in Blogger
i thing blog commenting is much better alternative in terms of time and effort
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Dear Blog commenting and guest posting both have their own values.
Yes blog commenting is better alternative in terms of time and effort but from guest posting you can attract a maximum audience from guest blogging blog, maximum traffic means maximum chances to get daily readers.
I recommend you to try guest posting on some big blogs and then compare it with blog commenting.
Best of luck!
Ankit Kumar Singla recently posted…4 Easy Steps to Stop Spam Comments in Blogger
You know, the best way of getting valuable traffic that will stick with you is through guest blogging. Guest blogging is one good way of getting valuable reader but only if you do it well.
I know many bloggers who have guest post but still not getting traffic to their blog, the reason is not because their is know traffic from that blog but because you are not doing it as you should. Your post is interesting and a good read, do have a good week ahead…
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Thanks a lot Babanature sir for your valuable suggestions and feedback.
I really appreciate such comments.
Yes we can get impressive results from our guest posts if we do it smartly. Adding value to content is must to get quality and smart readers back to our own blog.
Ankit Kumar Singla recently posted…4 Easy Steps to Stop Spam Comments in Blogger
Guest post plays important role in blog SEO, traffic , and most especially exposure and with the aforementioned point in this article I see guest post as a must for all bloggers
Adesanmi Adedotun recently posted…What are the importance of organic traffic?
Hello Adesanmi sir, I must say that guest posting is really effective for better positioning in search results.
Recently I have done several guest posts on some major blogs including this one and got really amazing results.
Thanks for your visit and comment.
Ankit Kumar Singla recently posted…4 Easy Steps to Stop Spam Comments in Blogger
Hey Sriram, you’ve a great blog here, I must say. This is my first visit – thanks for sending me this way through your comments on my blog.
Guest posting is still one of the best and most effective linkbuilding strategy, whether It’s backlink or authority link 😛
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Hi Ehsan,
I’m happy to see your presence on my blog and a warm welcome to Revealing The Stuffs. Truly saying, I’ve got some good responses from my guest posts.
Hope to see you around.
you always should go for the sites having better page rank and alexa ranking than yours, if you are planning to write a guest post.
Also, one major factor that you must have in your mind is that yours should be the same niche as that of the site where you are posting.
Nice article!
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Yes Yogesh bro, your both points are correct and I appreciate your comment here.
To take effective results from our guest posts, we must need to focus on high quality and reputative blogs.
Ankit Kumar Singla recently posted…4 Easy Steps to Stop Spam Comments in Blogger
I agree! I’m sick and tired of people doing guest blogging the wrong way. Unfortunately, a lot of people read a “how to” post and then run off to do their first crappy post. You’ve got to do your best on the best sites every time. Make it worth your while.
Absolutely agree with your point dear Chris.
Adding worth to our guest posts gives more in return.
Thanks for your comment 😉
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Hi Ankit,
Nice post. I get clear chart of Guest blogging through this blog . I already know that Guest blogging is a important thing in SEO. This article helped me a lot. Interesting article and informative too. Thanks for sharing .
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Hey vinay, happy to see you here bro.
Guest blogging have lots of benefits and if we make proper use of it, then no doubt it can do wonders for us.
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i think its high time i tap im to this guest blogging of a thing
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Hello ebimablog, Yes truly it’s high time to involve in guest blogging.
Guest blogging have much more to give us in return. just need to implement it wisely.
Thanks for commenting on my guest post at RTS.
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we conclude one thing from the post…Bringing quality contents is the backbone for every successful blog. Too much low quality publishing, write for robots and increasing UN-usual backlinks these all strategies will not Help in SERP nor in Readerships…Thanks Ankit bro for this awesome post.
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Yeah absolutely true bro.
Low quality content never helps us in any area.
Publishing quality and trustworthy content is the key of powerful readership and that is the real success for a blogger. 😉
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Very nicely written Ankit, and totally agree with you that writing a guest post just for a back link will not do any blogger any good.
Definitely Karan bro..
Sometime guest bloggers submit low quality content only to get backlinks but this the biggest mistake in guest blogging.
All must be work on quality content to not only to get backlinks but also the readers
Nice post bro, i would surely let you know that this is surely an informative article. guest blogging is a great way to gain free and quick publicity to either an old or a new blog and it’s a never stopping stuff
thanks for sharing dude
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Hello Prince bro, thanks bro to like my post here at RTS.
Yes bro, if we are trying to use guest blogging for our blog SEO, then we must take care about the blog standard.
Submitting low quality content make sites’s reputation down and hurts our own reputation too in the blog-o-sphere.
Hi Ankit,
Guest blogging is great concept in SEO! Many webmasters are going with Guest blogging for getting high & good quality Back Link
Definitely guest blogging is most powerful strategy for blog SEO.
Thanks Disha for giving time to comment on my guest post
Guest Blogging is very important concept in SEO . Very good Article posted on web.
Thank you Ankit for giving me good topic to learn about Guest Blogging .
Guest Blogging will helps to give high quality Backlinks for sure .
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Hi Desmond,
I think I support your point. Featuring in other bloggers blog through guest blogging needs to be carefullly handled else one blogging reputation may be at risk and no gain will come out of it being a guest blogger.
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Great post. Guest posting is art and it need to be done with perfection. Its always need research about the topic about which we want to write.
I think providing quality content is the most important thing in quest posting since it will make readers want to read more and the blog owner will want you to write more for him.
Amazing post.
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Good thing I was able to make my own precautionary measure for guest blogging even before when Google didn’t take much attention on it! From the very start I really don’t allow Author’s bio in the guest post being submitted to me by guest authors, mainly because I don’t like any other names shown in my blog. I also disallow guest posts that obviously over-market their company.
I would to echo on the comment above, that SEO is about common sense – it’s about knowing what rules to follow and what not.
I agree. Content is a king, SEO is a queen for one blog/site. if we mislead both, we can’t reach the goal. thanks for your good info.
Ankit you write post intelligently with comparing two topics on each point.This is useful to users to judge the right one with your explanation.Thank you.
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Another great post by Ankit. keep it up.
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Good post brother. You have took a good post title that was really informative and makes users to easily show interest towards it. Yes, submitting posts to better DA AND PR gives good SERP
Hi Ankit,
Thanx for initiating such a good discussion on Gust Blogging, I think all the three aspect of back link are equally important.
Hi Ankit,
Quality content is most important to get more exposure towards on blog by search engines because “CONTENT IS A ALWAYS KING” as always peoples says. Content is backbone of our blogs. Really guest post is too much necessary to increase authority and SERP in a google eye.
Thanks for sharing.