Step 20 to getting to 100,000 visitors and beyond: Write guest articles for other bloggers.
This is a really simple, but really powerful idea.
If you've been networking like I've recommended, it's likely that you'll run into a blog every now and then that asks for guest bloggers for either a single article, a series, or a limited amount of time. When that happens, I suggest you volunteer -- especially if it's a highly-trafficked blog.
Why? Because writing on another blog will expose your blogging to a new audience. And if you write good stuff (which I'm assuming you do or else no one would let you blog on their site) you'll drive lots of traffic to your site. And many of these people will come back again and again and ultimately become regular readers.
To make the most of writing on someone else's blog, there are a few rules you'll want to abide by:
- Make sure you put your best foot forward. You're representing yourself to a new audience, so you want to be sure they like what they read. In addition, you're a steward of someone else's blog, and you want to honor their willingness to help you out. As such, bring your "A" posts to their blog.
- Honor your commitment. Be sure you do whatever you promise the blog host concerning number of posts, timing of posts, and the like. If you do a good job and honor your commitments, you might be invited back.
- Say thanks. After it's all over, be courteous and thank the host for letting you participate. Though it's likely that they got as much or more out of the relationship, take the initiative and thank them for including you.
I've written guest posts on several occasions and it's always been a good use of my time. I suggest you do the same as it will certainly drive solid levels of traffic to your site.
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