The Etiquette Of Co.ordinating With Guest Post Submissions.

If you accept guest posts for your blog then I am sure you know that a guest post benefits both the blog and the person who writes the post. It is a mutually beneficial exchange of resources .

But, if you frequently publish guest posts and you keep on getting regular posts which you need to moderate and queue them for publishing  then having a system to communicate with the guest bloggers is of utmost important. As  people need to kept informed about the progress and status of the post submitted by them.

The guest  who has submitted the post for the blog has spared time and effort to write the post and in this times of Twitter and social media many times the posts lose their significance and importance if they get delayed in getting published which is shear injustice to the writer.

 If the post has to be rejected due to some reason then it should be done right away so that it can be published else where by the blogger. If it has been  read and accepted then it should be immediately be scheduled and the date should be informed to the person who has submitted the post so that he is clear and go ahead planning for the next post.

Ideally the person should be informed within 24 – 48 hrs about the status as later than that is considered as being very inconsiderate of the other person’s time and effort.

 Points The Guest  Bloggers Should Keep In Mind:

•       Follow the blog guidelines.
•        Submit the post as per the procedure on the site.
•        Submit original and useful content.
•        Interact with the commenters on the blog .
•        Do not make the blog post or the comments a cheap link building avenue.
•        Promote the post.

Points The Host Needs to Keep In Mind:

•        Make it simple to submit the post.
•        Have a page to explain the guidelines for guest post submissions.
•        Be quick in responding to the guest regarding your decision after moderation.
•        Give a reason if the post is rejected .
•        Respond to emails by the guest poster. Answer their questions and clear their doubts.
•        Promote and share the post giving due acknowledgement and credit to the guest blogger as they are giving you content for the blog.

Guest blogging is a team effort if it is managed and coordinated well it can be very helpful for the blog  as this is like your online team that you have which is contributing to the content and marketing  of the blog.

My Experience Related To Guest Blogging

Image via Wikipedia We are reading about guest blogging extensively on the web recently. Guest blogging is about getting your post published on another blog or publish a post written by someone else on your blog. Both give an opportunity for networking, adding a freshness of writing style on the blog, reaching out to more communities and making your blog to reach out to other communities as well.

I would like to share my experience regarding guest blogging . Last month I registered on http://myblogguest.com/ hoping to get guest posts for the WebPro Technologies blog . When I registered and went through the user friendly interface and read articles beyond just my field of SEO , Social Media and Web Marketing , the idea of writing for other blogs also fascinated me and I wrote my first article http://www.searchenginejournal.com/the-traditional-media-of-marketing-to-the-internet-media-of-marketing/23947/ for a guest post and submitted it to http://myblogguest.com/ .

The first offer received was from Search Engine Journal http://www.searchenginejournal.com/author/bharati-ahuja/ which was something no one can refuse . The interaction with a new blog community has given me immense pleasure in sharing my views on the topics which I am very passionate about and the comments made by the readers surely gave me a varied perspective about the topics written by me.

Being a web marketer reaching out to more and more and networking with the people of the industry and sharing knowledge and information is the lifeline of our company and trust me guest blogging has surely given me this opportunity.

http://myblogguest.com/ a Community of guest bloggers is managed by @seosmarty . You can sign up for free and find out how the community can help you. http://myblogguest.com/ has featured on http://myblogguest.com/forum/featured_on.php .

Last but not the least please read about what guest blogging is not before you go ahead with guest blogging. http://myblogguest.com/blog/what-guest-blogging-is-not-getting-it-right/

But guest blogging is definitely about the following:


More, more, more traffic
More, more subscribers
More, more people sharing the post on social media
More and more benefits!

Benefits for guest bloggers:

• - Reach new audience

• - Build your brand

• - Network


Benefits for blog owner:

• - Get free exclusive content

• - Get free targeted traffic

• - Network

• - Get new fresh perspective

Please do share  your guest blogging experience with us and please retweet  to spread the word about guest blogging which puts both the parties concernened in a win-win situation.