by Keith Keller | Dec 18, 2015 | GUEST BLOG POSTS: Social Media & SEO
BUILD YOUR BRAND WITH GUEST BLOGGING Fantastic Guest Blog Here From Ann Smarty The concept of spending time and effort to write for someone else for free may seem weird: Many bloggers don’t like the idea of not being paid for such an effort. However we have seen so many people building up their startups and income thanks to writing for other sites that Guest writing is a crucial tool for any kind of professional online activity. Some of the ways it can be used are: Gaining traffic to your own website, whether a blog or a company site. Sharing content with a wider audience. Finding a new reader pool to dip into. Branding yourself as an expert in your field, by solidifying your authority. Publishing samples around the web to get you consulting or freelancing work later on. Possibly gaining attention from major media sources by piggy-backing on a more popular site. Building relationships with important industry contacts. Spreading your wings and showing your chops in a new niche. Trading posts with other bloggers/writers to diversify your own blog content for free. As you can see, the applications of this technique are pretty broad, and there are many benefits. How To Get Started The process can actually be broken down into steps. Step One - Isolate Your Niche You know those dozen things you know a lot about? Don’t go jumping into them all at once. You should be isolating the niche that you want to focus on, and become an authority there, first. So select a category that you most want to be known for. Then break...
