Guest blogging is considered the quickest way to get traffic to a website or blog. In fact, it is so effective that most website owners no longer need to buy links or try black hat SEO to rank. With that, this tutorial will help you dig blogs to guest post as well as teach you some tricks on how to create an effective guest post.

2. Summary:
Guest blogging is considered the quickest way to get traffic to a website or blog. In fact, it is
so effective that most website owners no longer need to buy links or try black hat SEO to
rank. With that, this tutorial will help you dig blogs to guest post as well as teach you some
tricks on how to create an effective guest post.
Time Duration:
10 minutes
Follow these steps on how to get traffic through guest blogging

3. This add-on/plugin/extension provides information about
websites on a search results page. It will reveal the Google
PageRank, Alexa, Google Index etc.
For example, if I search for the term “beauty products”
you will see a list of websites or web pages with data
below the meta-description – see example.
Step 1 DownloadSeoQuakepluginforFirefox
browseroraddSeoQuakeChromeextension.

4. If you want to take advantage of this
chance, you can use your main keywords
in your search. Using the same example on
beauty products, try to narrow down your
list of search terms to your targeted
keywords such as lipstick, make-up,
eyeliner, etc.
Step 2 GotoGoogleorFirefoxandsearchfor
relatedblogs.

5. Having a format will help you filter blogs that accepts guest blogging and
those that do not. You can also expand your search terms to “guest
blogging,” “contribute post,” “submit post,” and “write for blog/us.”
Step 3 Usesearchformat<keywordofniche>
blogandguestpost

6. Alexa Traffic Rank is a measure of a website’s
popularity. The lower the number, the popular the
website becomes. So, a website with an Alexa Traffic
Rank of number is considered the most popular
website.
Selectblogswiththelowestnumberof
AlexaTrafficRank.
Step 4

7. To keep track of all the blogs you want to
guest post on, copy the URLs, list their
PageRank and Alexa Traffic Rank and save
them in a text document or an excel file.
PrepareatextdocumentStep 5

8. Look at the website to determine if they are
still accepting guest posts. Despite having the
words “guest post” on their site some either
have temporarily stopped accepting guest
posts or only accept those from registered
authors.
VisiteachwebsiteorblogonyourlistStep 6

9. Once you have compiled a final list
of potential blogs, take some time
to read their posts to get a general
idea of how they like their post.
Check also their guidelines for
guest posting and pay extra
attention to how many links they
allow.
CompileasurelistofblogstoguestpostStep 7

10. Get to work and write at least two articles for the same blog. The other one will
become your backup if the blog rejects the first one. Here is some of the must-do
when writing a guest post:
• Write unique articles that have not been published anywhere on the web
• Proofread post several times before submitting
• Create sub-headers and provide images
• Have your own resource box or a link to your website
WriteyourguestpostStep 8

11. Go through your list and make sure you have one or
two guest posts a week. This is to ensure that you
get a constant stream of traffic to your website.
PlanascheduleforaweeklyguestpostStep 9

12. Track how many visitors you received from
the blogs. This will help you determine which
blogs are giving you enough traffic and the
type of blog post that receives this attention.
Who knows? You might become a regular
guest author on some of these blogs because
of your compelling blog posts.
Guest blogging is not the only strategic blog
traffic plan. Knowing how to get traffic
through guest blogging as well as eBook
creation and press release writing will help
you be ranked higher on search engine
results, not to mention the vote of confidence
Alexa Traffic Rank will give you.
KeeptrackofyourguestpostsStep10

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