5 Reasons Why You Should Write Quality Guest Posts

May 11, 2010 - Last Modified: February 14, 2013 by Harsh Agrawal

Many bloggers avoid writing guest post for other bloggers. They have their own perception that why to spend our time in writing for some other blog and that too for free? Spending your time in writing guest post for other blogger is beneficial for you in many ways.

If you have time constraint in writing guest post, I would suggest to skip writing article on your blog for one day and spend time in writing guest post for another blog. This will give you more benefit, which you get from your own blog.

If you write quality guest post then you will get lots of benefits and exposure for your blog. Here are 5 reasons which shows that why you must write guest post for other bloggers:

Show off your skill

You should always choose the topic for guest post in which you are expert and have detailed knowledge. You will automatically come up with a quality post and thus you can easily attract readers. Readers will come to know your writing skill and your knowledge. This is best way to give an idea about the quality of articles you write on your own blog.

Drive targeted traffic

Writing guest post is best way to attract traffic from other blog. Always write guest articles for same niche, this will help you to get targeted visitors to your blog. It is easy to target new readers if you write quality guest post and provide useful tips.

Link building

We all know that search engines loves link building. I guess link building is most important reason for writing guest post. When you write guest post on successful blogs, you automatically get valuable backlink for your blog, which is much better than getting 10 low PR blog’s links. Thus, guest post also provides you SEO benefit for your blog.

Community building

To have good online persona is really important for a blogger. Guest blogging is the best way to build your online persona and community with other bloggers. Once you start mailing bloggers for writing guest post and interacting with them, you will start building your own community in blogosphere.

Branding

There are thousands of advertising companies which takes huge money to brand your blog online. If you write guest blogs for other blogs, you are automatically branding your blog that too for free. While branding your blog with the help of guest posts, make sure that you target blogs relevant to your blog niche.

No matter what reason you choose for writing guest post for other bloggers, I am sure that you will surely enjoy writing guest post. When readers will appreciate your articles and start following you that would be best motivation for you as a blogger. Here is a list of 50 blogs where you can submit guest posts.

What you think about writing guest post for other blog? Do share your reason for writing guest posts.

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John says:

I agree, link building and drive targeted traffic are two main reasons I write guest articles. Thanks for sharing.
Vernessa Taylor says:

No matter what reason you choose for writing guest post for other bloggers, I am sure that you will surely enjoy writing guest post. When readers will appreciate your articles and start following you that would be best motivation for you as a blogger.
You pegged it here! Although we get the other benefits you listed in your "5 reasons," this could be reason #6. :) I've had the pleasure of writing a few guest posts where the blog owner was greatly appreciative to have additional content to share with his readers. When that happens, the blog owner will do a wonderful job of promoting both the article you write and your website in general -- so we still get all the other benefits mentioned. Makes me wanna start a new guest post right away!
ashleypichea says:

I've created a goal for myself to write 4-5 guest posts this month. Writing guest posts is a great way for me to get my name in new circles and drive new traffic to my blog. It establishes me as a quality writer and gives credibility to my site.
Seun Kilanko says:

Guest posting is good for networking with other bloggers and also leverage on their community to build your brand. As it is, it requires a massive delivery of value. Our very best is required when we guest post. However, some people just guest post and leave the rest of the work to the host. For the time while our guest post is on, we are the one people are viewing, not the person that invited us. Comments shouldn't be thrown at us and we would be nowhere to be found for the reply. Again, it would be good if we can write our guest posts in such a way that the owner of the blog can link back to some of his past articles. In other words, make your guest post relevant to the blog. Good job, Harsh!
Andrew says:

Must admit I have created some great on-line relationships via guest blogging. It opens the door to many new avenues... Andrew .-= NEW from Andrew @ Blogging Guide´s last blog ..The Funny Side of Customer Service =-.
- Harsh Agrawal says:
  
  Agree with you Andrew, Guest blogging is best way to build online community. .-= NEW from Harsh Agrawal´s last blog ..One Step Guide to Style Images in Thesis Wordpress Theme =-.
Murlu says:

And most importantly is not to take forever deciding if you want to make a guest post - just do it! It's just like the opportunity to be a guest speaker, take the opportunity to share with others, give them 200x the content they expect from you and sure enough you'll see a couple heads pick up and take notice. .-= NEW from Murlu´s last blog ..Techniques To Unlock Your Creativity And Innovation =-.
- Harsh Agrawal says:
  
  Nice insight Murlu...If you can give your best while writing guest post , you will surely get huge fan followers. .-= NEW from Harsh Agrawal´s last blog ..One Step Guide to Style Images in Thesis Wordpress Theme =-.
Dennis Edell says:

I haven't guest posted yet, so I can't say a whole lot. I definitely know the basics though. While I wouldn't necessarily say it's MORE benefit then writing on your own blog, it is certainly EXTRA benefits that shouldn't be passed up .-= NEW from Dennis Edell @ Direct Sales Marketing´s last blog ..Warning: 8 Posts Coming Back to Back =-.
- Harsh Agrawal says:
  
  I agree with you Dennis it is obviously not more beneficial then writing on your blog but you manager to capture new audience with this. What do you think? .-= NEW from Harsh Agrawal @Blogging Tips´s last blog ..9 Important SEO Factors As Google’s Algorithm Index your Blog =-.
  - Dennis Edell says:
    
    Absolutely, which is what I meant. Your own blog is better in multiple ways, but guest blogging from time to time provides additional benefits that shouldn't be disregarded. .-= NEW from Dennis Edell @ Direct Sales Marketing´s last blog ..Web Income Experiments DotCom Wins Hands-Down! =-.
Biodun says:

Writing great quality guest posts on popular blogs is a good way to get inbound links and drive decent traffic to a site. You should participate in comments section because one of the metrics whereby bloggers judge the success of a post is the comment count. You can raise this and make a good impression on those who’ve commented by responding to questions and feedback on your guest post. .-= NEW from Biodun @ UK webmaster forum´s last blog ..Unemployment in UK hits 2.5 million =-.
- Harsh Agrawal says:
  
  I agree with you Bloudan one of the mistake guest blogger do is they forget to reply to comments and they miss a big chance of driving traffic and brand themselves. .-= NEW from Harsh Agrawal@ Blogging Tips´s last blog ..Benefits of Niche Blogging =-.
  - Dennis Edell says:
    
    One of the "rules" I impose on guests is they HAVE TO return to reply to comments, if not, they don't guest a second time. When they don't reply, it reflects badly on everyone. .-= NEW from Dennis Edell @ Direct Sales Marketing´s last blog ..Web Income Experiments DotCom Wins Hands-Down! =-.
Jeevanjacobjohn says:

Great Article Harsh ! I esp. like "show off your skill" part. Writing an article on a topic that you are an expert on is a smart choice. I am a blogger who like Guest posting. The Advantages are bigger than the disadvantages : Linkback, Traffic, Exposure etc, etc. But many Bloggers think that Guest Posting is not a wise choice. There is a fear of failure in people's mind. I will also add that even if you don't have any benefit, write the article. whether its a success or failure ; you gain experience. That is the important part. I would also say that you might proof read 2 or 3 times before you publish the article since you are writing in someone else's blog. Moreover Guest Posting is a Mutual Deal. Traffic, Exposure for you(blogger) while you (Blog Owner) have a vacation. Anyway Great Article !
- Harsh Agrawal says:
  
  Thanks for your comment Jeevan and I'm glad you enjoyed my article. I agree with your point, one should always give his best shots while writing a guest post. Keep commenting. :) .-= NEW from Harsh Agrawal´s last blog ..Why Roundup of your blog posts is necessary and important? =-.
Kharim says:

Guest blogging is another great way to make a name for yourself in the blogging world. :) Writing great articles makes other bloggers contact you for writing articles for them and plus you get tons of traffic and also subscribers in the long run :) .-= NEW from Kharim´s last blog ..5 Common Mistakes New Bloggers Make =-.
- Harsh Agrawal says:
  
  I agree with you Kharim. One biggest advantage is if you guest blog on same niche blog, you will keep getting visitors for long. .-= NEW from Harsh Agrawal´s last blog ..50$ Dreamhost Discount Code for Wordpress Hosting May 2010 =-.
Kevin M. says:

Great points! I haven't done a lot of guest blogging yet but this post has lit a fire within me to start pursuing it! .-= NEW from Kevin M.´s last blog ..3 ways to use Facebook to promote your blog =-.
- Harsh Agrawal says:
  
  Glad you found the post useful Kevin. Just start with guest posting, I am sure will get good results. Best luck :) .-= NEW from Harsh Agrawal´s last blog ..One Step Guide to Style Images in Thesis Wordpress Theme =-.
Tiffany says:

If done right, guest posting can be a great way to get new readers and traffic to your site. It also helps in the backlink department as well. The key is doing it right. You want to make sure that you have a unique post and not just rehashing what everyone already knows or what has been said millions of times before. You want to make the readers have a reason to click on your link to your site. .-= NEW from Tiffany @ Online Passive Income´s last blog ..How I Choose Amazon Products to Promote on a Niche Website =-.
- Harsh Agrawal says:
  
  Right Tiffany, Guest post are best way to let others know what kind of information you share on your blog. Thus, give your best while writing post and you will surely get more visitors to your blog. .-= NEW from Harsh Agrawal´s last blog ..One Step Guide to Style Images in Thesis Wordpress Theme =-.
Melvin says:

Know what heres my take. If you don't write your best content on guest posts, even if it gets accepted, you are still not going to reap the maximum benefits of guest posting. What I observed is that most people aren't that keen on reading a guest post as opposed to readng a post from the author so from that point, you have to impress them or else you're just gonna get ignored. .-= NEW from Melvin´s last blog ..How MelvinBlog Dot Com Really Makes Money =-.
- Tushar says:
  
  that is the big thing...a ordinary guest post can get you few visitors....a quality guest post can get you more than jut traffic like personal relations and appraise .-= NEW from Tushar´s last blog ..5 Indian Blogs You Must Read Always =-.
  - Harsh Agrawal says:
    
    @ Melvin, @ Tushar, Guest post gives you best results when you are providing useful and quality content otherwise its hard to drive traffic to your blog. .-= NEW from Harsh Agrawal´s last blog ..One Step Guide to Style Images in Thesis Wordpress Theme =-.
element321 says:

Great write up. I try and follow all of your advice. At first I did not like guest posting, but now I like it almost better than working on my own blog. The benefits are great. I find that if I choose the rigth blog to guest on and the right topic to talk about I get more traffic back to might site.
- Harsh Agrawal says:
  
  Glad you like the post, element321. You must try out guest posting and do share your feedback with us. .-= NEW from Harsh Agrawal´s last blog ..One Step Guide to Style Images in Thesis Wordpress Theme =-.
Des says:

Thanks for that list of sites that accept guest posts. Guest posting is not something I've tried as yet, but certainly something I will look into soon. .-= NEW from Des @ Affiliate Progress´s last blog ..Marketing – Should You Compromise Your Values? =-.
- Harsh Agrawal says:
  
  Glad you found the post useful Des. .-= NEW from Harsh Agrawal´s last blog ..One Step Guide to Style Images in Thesis Wordpress Theme =-.
Shabnam Sultan says:

Nice read :) guest post is a fantastic source of getting traffic and blog branding. I think i should start doing more often. .-= NEW from Shabnam Sultan´s last blog ..Firefox 4 : super fast , user friendly and more secure =-.
- Harsh Agrawal says:
  
  Yeah Shabnam , you will surely able to drive huge traffic with your quality articles. .-= NEW from Harsh Agrawal´s last blog ..One Step Guide to Style Images in Thesis Wordpress Theme =-.
Real Blogging Advice says:

Great article. By the way, I may be in off topic but I can't ignore what happen to youngprepro dot com. His account was suspended. Is their any people who knows the reason why? I am concern about it. .-= NEW from Real Blogging Advice´s last blog ..An Inspiring Short Interview with Dumb Little Blogger =-.
Agent Deepak says:

I mostly do guest posts to Drive Targeted Traffic to my Blog. .-= NEW from Agent Deepak@Blogging, Marketing & Success´s last blog ..How does Earning 4$ per Referral Sounds? =-.
- Harsh Agrawal says:
  
  Deepak try to change this to Drive targeted users and convert those one time visitors to regular readers... :) .-= NEW from Harsh Agrawal´s last blog ..50$ Dreamhost Discount Code for Wordpress Hosting May 2010 =-.
  - Agent Deepak says:
    
    Yes conversion of visitors to regular readers is important too. Thanks Harsh for the advice. .-= NEW from Agent Deepak@Blogging. Marketing & Success´s last blog ..Blog Launch Giveaway Winner Announced =-.
mra says:

Guest posting is one of the best things to get high traffic and backlinks. But you will have to establish your credibility for the reader. Content and quality of your article must be very very informatic and appealing which will satisfy the queries in the readers mind. Or Article should have enough info and knoledge sharing stuff for users. .-= NEW from mra´s last blog ..How To Migrate From Blogger To Personal Domain Name =-.
- Harsh Agrawal says:
  
  Agree with you mra, key point of writing guest post is to take care of quality and useful content otherwise you won't get expected results from it. .-= NEW from Harsh Agrawal´s last blog ..One Step Guide to Style Images in Thesis Wordpress Theme =-.
SHiva says:

I never really have guest posted till now, but I am thinking of doing so very soon. I really know that Guets Posting can be quite lucrative method for both SEO and traffic but I wanted to wait until my blog had enough articles so that after doing guest posts, I can capture a good amount of the traffic that I get from the guest post .-= NEW from SHiva@Web Magazine´s last blog ..PliablePress Chameleon : Worthy Thesis Alternative with Discount =-.
- Harsh Agrawal says:
  
  That's good strategy Shiva, as soon as you have enough post you should start writing guest post which will help you to promote your blog and drive traffic. .-= NEW from Harsh Agrawal´s last blog ..One Step Guide to Style Images in Thesis Wordpress Theme =-.
Tom says:

I find it funny when people submit poorly written and edited guest posts. If you were submitting an advertisement for a newspaper ad would you create the ad in Microsoft Word? I always submit my best posts as guest posts (most of the times I struggle because I want to keep them for myself). .-= NEW from Tom@geoarbitrage´s last blog ..Can you Value An Entrepreneur Salary? =-.
- Harsh Agrawal says:
  
  Yeah Tom, It even happens with me. I write quality article for guest posting but then I always give a second thought that should I publish it to my blog or someone else blog. .-= NEW from Harsh Agrawal´s last blog ..One Step Guide to Style Images in Thesis Wordpress Theme =-.
Dana says:

For me, guest posting is the best way to get quality backlink as well as quality traffic. Therefore, I also suggest my readers to do guest posting as their number one of link building strategy and will open my blog for guest poster soon to help them. .-= NEW from Dana @ Blogging Tips Blog´s last blog ..Clear Type WordPress Theme from Theme Junkie: A Simple Review =-.
- Harsh Agrawal says:
  
  Dana, agree with you. Guest posting is best way to get targeted and quality backlinks. Starting a guest post is very good idea for you as well as for other bloggers. .-= NEW from Harsh Agrawal´s last blog ..One Step Guide to Style Images in Thesis Wordpress Theme =-.
Chandan says:

My main intention behind guest posting is Backlinks and Traffic. Backlinks from authority and related blog has great value. Nice article. .-= NEW from Chandan@make money online´s last blog ..How I Ranked in First Page of Google Within 48 Hours =-.
- Harsh Agrawal says:
  
  Glad you like the article Chandan. .-= NEW from Harsh Agrawal´s last blog ..One Step Guide to Style Images in Thesis Wordpress Theme =-.
David Leonhardt says:

Having just had 5 guest posts published in the past two weeks, I probably should know why I am doing this. No question it is for networking. No question is part of building and maintaining credibility. No question it is for link-building. Hopefully, it will lead to new business, either from readers or as a partner/sub-contractor ... (oops, that's covered under networking, right?) .-= NEW from David Leonhardt´s last blog ..White Paper - why small business needs SEO =-.
- Harsh Agrawal says:
  
  That's great thought David, I like the reason for your guest blogging. .-= NEW from Harsh Agrawal´s last blog ..One Step Guide to Style Images in Thesis Wordpress Theme =-.
Colleen says:

I like and employ #2 regularly. We seem to do well with relatively competitive keyphrases, however, we target many of our articles towards very specific search queries to garner longertail keyphrases. .-= NEW from Colleen@Kennewick Real Estate´s last blog ..West Pasco Washington Homes For Sale =-.
- Harsh Agrawal says:
  
  Agree with you Kennewick, Driving huge traffic is the most important reason for writing guest post. Glad that you are targeting key phrases for articles. .-= NEW from Harsh Agrawal´s last blog ..One Step Guide to Style Images in Thesis Wordpress Theme =-.

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