So, You Want to be a Guest Blogger?

Guest blogging is a great way to promote you and your brand. Not only can guest blogging boost traffic to your site, it's the perfect to build relationships with your readers. So, how do you pitch your blog? You want to be guest, right? Then you need to follow some guidelines before you submit! Check these out:

1. Avoid the generic greeting: If you want to be noticed, then sending a mass email out to all bloggers in need of a guest is not the way to go. Address the blog master by their name. Personalize your greeting. Show them you've read the blog and tell them why you feel you would be a good contributor for a guest blog spot.
2. Do your homework: Before sending an email out to a blog about why you think you would be a good fit for a guest blog appearance, you have to do some homework. Think about if you are really a good fit. If the blog is about women’s health concerns then it wouldn’t be a good idea to send something in about how you think space travel is the next best thing. It’s over dramatic, I know, but you need make sure that you fit the blog otherwise you’ve wasted your time.
3. Don’t be a menace to society while sending your blogs in the blog-hood: Send your pitch once. Give people time to respond. If you don’t hear back chances are you will, so sit tight. Sometimes over-emailing and over-asking gets annoying. If the blog is popular then it may take some time for the host to get back to you.
4. Don’t get trigger-happy: Follow submission guidelines. Chances are if you don’t follow guidelines then your guest post submission will either be returned or remain unread. There are guidelines for a reason. By not following guidelines, you basically say that the blog is not that important. Be careful what you say through your actions.

Interested in submitting guest blogs check out Cathy Stucker’s Blogger Link Up at http://www.bloggerlinkup.com/. Here’s how it works: “you will get an email each Monday, Wednesday and Friday from Blogger Link Up. These emails will list bloggers looking for expert sources, requests for guest posts, bloggers and web masters offering guest posts, and PR reps and others seeking reviews of products. When you see a request that you can fulfill, just respond directly to the requester.”

So, how do you think a guest post could help promote your business? Did I miss anything in the guidelines for submitting a guest post?