September 8, 2010 21 Comments

Guest Posts and Traffic

Guest posts are important One thing we talk about a lot inside the Third Tribe site is the value of guest posting (writing posts for other people’s blogs) for your site traffic and growth. I don’t offer it for my site, but I do at Man on the Go, my travel blog. I will most definitely be seeking guest posters for my upcoming project. So, it was amazing timing that my friend Chris Garrett told me about his ebook about guest posting (affiliate link).

It’s one of those rare times when I felt like, “holy cats. I was going to have to write something on this,” and instead, Garrett’s already done the hard work for me.

Guest posting is an important tool to have in developing your own web presence. I used to write for Lifehack.org and that gave me a lot of my presence here at my site. I still sometimes throw the occasional guest post over the fence to other sites if what I had to say was more valuable to their audience than my own. And every time, I meet some new community members that stick around on my site.

The book has been really successful for Chris. He’s raised the price twice. So, if you’re interested in getting it, I’d pick it up sooner than later. It’s $17 USD, which is pretty much a drop in the bucket, if you use what you learn in the book to convert more traffic to your site.

I love Chris Garrett’s style. He’s truly a trust agent kind of guy, and for that reason, I had to check out the book. I’m glad I did.

If you want what I think is the definitive guide on guest posting, I’d say it’s this ebook.

Check it out at Chris’s spiffy sales page (and by spiffy, hey – what do I know? I don’t use sales pages, so I don’t sell as much as he does.)

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  • http://cashwithatrueconscience.com/rbblog Ryan Biddulph

    Agreed on guest posting. It’s a powerful form of leveraging which can expand your presence quickly.

    Thanks for sharing.

    Ryan Biddulph

  • Anonymous

    Thanks for this tip.

  • http://managing-turbulence.org/ Wes Balda

    Chris Garrett is actually a very nice guy and works quite hard to get this to you if you order. I got personal iPhone messages until the server sorted itself out. (Good info too, btw!)

  • luissandovaljr

    Chris thanks a lot of pointing this e-book out. As an avid blogger on many sites, I’m always looking for refreshing viewpoints on the subject. I’ll be sure to pick one up myself. And Chris, if you’re ever in need of a blogger, let me know how I can help, I’m always open to taking a crack at new opportunities to grow.

  • http://twitter.com/CoachDawnWrites Coach Dawn

    You’ll probably say that I should get the book, but my niche is athletics coaching…not exactly a booming market for me to go out and guest post. Any suggestions?

  • http://www.affenstunde.com James Barnes

    Thanks for the recommendation Chris.

    Surely every page on your site is a Sales Page?

    • http://chrisbrogan.com Chris Brogan

      Not for me. I wish it were so. : ) Well, I guess in the abstract. Every page has links for things you could buy, like Genesis. But not every post is a sale (as such).

  • http://www.affenstunde.com James Barnes

    Thanks for the recommendation Chris.

    Surely every page on your site is a Sales Page?

  • http://twitter.com/peterlamb peterlamb

    Ok you got me to BUY this time. The price point is right. So is the timing. Thanks

  • http://twitter.com/peterlamb peterlamb

    Ok you got me to BUY this time. The price point is right. So is the timing. Thanks

  • http://www.slymarketing.com Jens P. Berget

    I have just discovered guest posting, and did my second post about a week ago. I received good comments, new readers, and backlink from a fairly popular blog. To me, guest posting is an awesome way to drive free quality traffic (and build a network).

    It took me more time to write the guest posts than I use on the posts on my own blog, but that’s because I wanted to make sure they didn’t get rejected :)

  • http://www.diligentdesign.co.uk/blog Lyz Cordon

    I agree Chris, I think this is the definitive guide on guest posting. I bought it and thanks to Chris garrett’s sound advice I’ve recently had a couple of guest posts published on a popular design blog. It’s well worth the money and actually a lot of blogs actively seek guest posts so it’s not as difficlut to get published as you might think… providing you’ve got something interesting to say of course! My top tip, read the publishing guidelines of the blog carefully to maximise your chances of getting featured.

  • http://www.diligentdesign.co.uk/blog Lyz Cordon

    I agree Chris, I think this is the definitive guide on guest posting. I bought it and thanks to Chris garrett’s sound advice I’ve recently had a couple of guest posts published on a popular design blog. It’s well worth the money and actually a lot of blogs actively seek guest posts so it’s not as difficlut to get published as you might think… providing you’ve got something interesting to say of course! My top tip, read the publishing guidelines of the blog carefully to maximise your chances of getting featured.

  • http://www.diligentdesign.co.uk/blog Lyz Cordon

    I agree Chris, I think this is the definitive guide on guest posting. I bought it and thanks to Chris garrett’s sound advice I’ve recently had a couple of guest posts published on a popular design blog. It’s well worth the money and actually a lot of blogs actively seek guest posts so it’s not as difficlut to get published as you might think… providing you’ve got something interesting to say of course! My top tip, read the publishing guidelines of the blog carefully to maximise your chances of getting featured.

  • http://www.chitchat.org.uk Facebook Messages

    If you’ve never heard of guest writing, or never done it – buying this book is probably a quick learning curve. If your serious about your website and building it’s brand – buy the book. $17 is a small drop in the ocean compared to the value of the knowledge that you’re likely to obtain.

    I use guest writing heavily and it totally works.

  • http://www.chitchat.org.uk Facebook Messages

    If you’ve never heard of guest writing, or never done it – buying this book is probably a quick learning curve. If your serious about your website and building it’s brand – buy the book. $17 is a small drop in the ocean compared to the value of the knowledge that you’re likely to obtain.

    I use guest writing heavily and it totally works.

  • http://twitter.com/sureshpeterss sureshpeters

    good post..guest blogging with revenue sharing will help you a lot :)

    http://softwarebuzzer.com

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  • http://www.blackfridayplanet.com/ William Hushburn

    Income generating blog. I’m beginning to have it step by step.