Content Marketing

52 Instantly usable Blog post ideas to have your year covered [Works for ANY niche]!

December 23, 2019 by Jane Sheeba 15 Comments

A New Year means a new opportunity. And for content marketers this means a lot.

If you are an online business owner or a content marketer, creating content is something you do regularly.

Planning your content ahead gives you an edge definitely. And I’m a fan of planning ahead.

When you plan your content ahead, preferably in bunch, you can batch process a lot – which is an efficient way of doing repetitive stuff and stuff that can be combined to similar categories.

Also, you can be sure you publish consistently when you plan ahead.

So how about planning ahead for a year?

There are many obstacles to publishing consistently. I discuss about some in this video here:

One of the main challenges you face when you plan content in advance is to come up with content ideas!

That’s a big, big challenge. And to help you with that, I have come up with 52 blog post idea templates that you can use to brainstorm for ideas.

Now, when I say brainstorming, I don’t mean you start from scratch.

I’ve done all the heavy lifting for you!

You just have to fill in the blanks, and voila you will have 52 content ideas that you can work on.

Assuming you publish one post a week, this should have you covered for the year.

And yes, before you ask let me tell you – these idea templates work for ANY niche, all you need to do is fill in the blanks!

Go on, plan your New Year’s content ahead and make the most out of your content marketing efforts.

Plus publish content consistently like a pro!

How to do _________ better than the others
How ________________ has changed over the years
Why ________________ is so hard and what to do instead?
_________________ is not as hard as you think if you follow these tips
Why ____________ is better than ___________ and how to choose
____ Ways to __________
How to master the art of _______________
_____ Things to know if you are a _________
How _______ plays a crucial role in _________
Why _______ is so important for your ________________
How to fix ________ before it ruins __________
Advanced guide to __________________
______ Things about _________ no one told you
______ Working tips for busy ________
________ Handy tricks to make _______________ easy for you
The beginners guide to _________________
Simple, yet effective ways to __________________
How to position yourself as a ____________________
How to make _______________ easy for you
_____ instant fixes for _____________________
What is the importance of _____________ in _____________
___________ Tools that will make ____________________ a piece of cake!
How being blind to _______ makes you a _______
How to get rid of _________ in your _________
Why you must learn to _______ to succeed in ______
_______ Inevitable traits of _________________ you need to know about
______ Ways to use ________ to improve your __________
How to eliminate ____________________ from your ________
How can you benefit from ________________
_______________ Vs ______________: A Faceoff
The DIY way to ________________
All you need to know about ____________!
How to be patient and persistent to succeed in _________________
_____ Ways to be a pro in ___________________
How to beat __________ with your ___________________
_______________ Unconventional ways to do ____________________
Why ___________________ is intimidating and what to do instead
A complete guide to _____________: Look no further!
________ Mistakes that are killing your ________________
________ Pitfalls to watch out for to succeed in _______________
How to beat _________________________ with your ______________________
How to develop your _____________? A step by step guide
______________ Handy resources to help you with ____________________
The pros and cons of _______________ you need to know!
How to make the most out of _______________________
________________ Free tools for __________________
Here’s the secret to _______________________
Major ________________ mistakes that might destroy your __________________
How I ___________________________
_____________ Crucial factors that contribute towards _________________
______ Reasons why you should ____________________
______________ Myths associated with ___________ and here’s a reality check!

The pros and cons of NaNoWroMo – Should you do it?

November 20, 2019 by Jane Sheeba 5 Comments

It’s November, so its time to talk about NaNoWriMo, right? No. Not necessarily.

While its true that we all end up talking a lot about NaNoWriMo during November, some of us also end up participating it.

And even more, some of us even end up winning the race, right?

Right!

But it is not at all easy. And it is not at all necessary to be so addicted about the rules.

As I’ve discussed earlier in a couple of videos, NaNoWriMo is all about writing.

It doesn’t matter whether you are writing a novel or not, whether you write 50000 words in a month or not, whether you start on November 1st or not.

Watch these two videos to understand what I mean and also to get killer tips to get the writing going if you are a PANTSER writer/blogger.

Have you watched the videos? Right, now let me share some of the pros and cons of NaNoWriMo that you need to know!

The pros of NaNoWriMo

The spirit

When you are into writing – a writing that’s THIS serious, you need a lot of spirit.

You need a lot of motivation, commitment, accountability and what not!

So while it is so true that you can do writing all year round, taking up writing with a spirit when the NaNoWriMo spirit is highly prevalent is a brilliant idea.

When thousands of writers, all around the world, are taking up on this writing spree, it is only wise that you take it up as well!

Because you get a lot of emotional and moral support.

You see how people try, how they fail, how they manage to get their word count goal every day and so on.

You can follow the #NaNoWriMo hashtag on Twitter to see those realistic struggles 🙂

And when you see people doing it amidst all the odds, it is highly motivating.

Also, when you see how the struggle is real when people talk about their owns struggles, it is really soothing!

NaNoWriMo gets you into a habit

Writing every day for 30 days straight is HUGE.

30 days is a wonderful length of time for you to get into the habit of writing.

It doesn’t matter, really, if you manage to write 1667 words a day according to the NaNoWriMo rule.

If you manage to get some writing everyday, that’s a GREAT thing.

I personally write every day. And I got this idea or inspiration to write daily from the NaNoWriMo a few years ago.

And I share the WORKING tips on how to write every day here in this video:

With NaNoWriMo, you get into the habit of writing everyday.

Once you are done with the NaNoWriMo, it will be much easier for you to continue to write everyday even if it is not 1667 words a day!

Writing every day is very important if you are having a blog – you might know this already.

Your writing speed will be improved

With NaNoWriMo, you write with a goal every day.

And when you strive to hit that goal every day, you need to definitely write faster than usual.

If you are into NaNoWriMo, you definitely track your word count and compare it with your word count goal (or the NaNoWriMo goal).

In that case it is like you are running a race.

You wake up everyday with a set word count and you write to hit that goal.

Even though it doesn’t matter whether you have hit that goal or not, you would have written pretty faster than usual in an attempt to hit that goal.

And even when the NaNoWriMo thing is over, you will find that your writing speed has improved substantially.

A great sense of accomplishment and satisfaction

With so much of writing done than usual, it is quite normal to feel good.

Whether you win NaNoWriMo or not, you would have made a lot of progress in terms of writing.

That will surely give you a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction.

Be it a novel draft, content for your e-book, or e-course, content for your blog – whatever, the words you have accomplished because of the NaNoWriMo drive are worth feeling satisfied for!

Right, now on to some cons.

The cons of NaNoWriMo

It is not easy to write that much

1667 words a day or 50000 words in a month is not an easy goal.

Considering that you have your regular day-to-day activities to take care of, NaNoWriMo makes it really hard to keep up.

It doesn’t take a mere “showing up every day” and writing, but even more than that.

Hitting that word count takes a lot of sacrifice, discipline and hard work

NaNoWriMo can disrupt your other projects

It is reasonable to accept the fact that NaNoWriMo takes a lot of time.

And if you are already working on or in the middle of another project, NaNoWriMo will definitely disrupt that.

It is nearly impossible to continue doing all of what you would do on a daily basis and still get on with the NaNoWriMo goal.

So that means you have to give up on other stuff.

But I have a workaround for this. Since I don’t personally use NaNoWriMo for writing a novel, whatever I write (your other projects) goes into the word count of NaNoWriMo – except those emails 🙂

You can feel a lot of pressure

Yes when you have a word count to hit on a daily basis, you need to make a lot of adjustments to your routine.

A lot of your day today activities could get hit

Yet, you have that number to reach. You need to write with a lot of speed than the usual.

The rules, the goals, the target and the reality put you in a lot of pressure.

However, I personally take this pressure as a good thing.

When I am in pressure I get a lot done – so some pressure is good for you.

Just make sure you don’t take NaNoWriMo way too seriously so it pressurizes to the point of rising your BP or giving you a heart attack lol.

But jokes apart, seriously, you can bend the rules – all that it matters is you write.

I hate the winning/losing idea

If there is one thing I hate about NaNoWriMo, it is the idea of winning or losing.

When every one is giving their best to hit that word count, I see that as winning and it doesn’t matter if a person hit that word count or not.

But rather, by giving a strict win/lose rule, I see that intimidating. It can disappoint people who don’t hit that word count yet, tried so hard to.

Personally it doesn’t matter to me whether a person wrote 50000 words or 30000 or 10000 words for NaNoWriMo they win.

Also it doesn’t matter if they could only put a big fat goose egg on their word count tracker for a few days during this period.

As long as the struggle is real, every body wins.

So what are your thoughts about this? Agree or disagree with me? Let me know!

NaNoWriMo success tips for all those pantser bloggers out there

November 13, 2019 by Jane Sheeba Leave a Comment

Well it is almost two weeks into November, and it is NaNoWriMo.

If you are hesitant (still!) about whether to embrace the NaNoWriMo thing or not, this post might help!

Let me briefly tell you this though – NaNoWriMo is not ONLY for those who write novels, as the name suggests.

If you are a non-fiction author – a bogger, in particular, then you can make use of NaNoWriMo spirit this month.

NaNoWriMo for bloggers – Don’t be intimidated by the whole idea

There are of course pros and cons to taking up on the NaNoWriMo stuff, which I will share next week.

For now, let me share some of the success tips that has worked for me over the years when I had participated (unofficially) in the NaNoWriMo marathon.

Before that let me tell you this – I am a planner and NOT a pantser.

So who is a planner and who is a pantser?

A planner is a person who plans out things in advance.

For instance, for this NaNoWriMo people around the world do the prep in September!

And yes, it does involve that much preparation.

If you are writing a novel you certainly need to plan it out, get the outline done, and character etc. done too.

If you are a blogger who is looking to write a few blog posts, e-books or content for videos, courses etc. you need to get the tentative titles (brainstorm), get the reference materials handy, outline the blog posts or courses and so on.

So it doesn’t matter whatever you are going to write for NaNoWriMo, you need to do the prep – no doubts.

And that’s how I’ve done it all these years.

This year though, I had to face NaNoWriMo as a pantser.

So who is a pantser? A person who flies by the seat of their pants.

A person who faces a big chunk of work without any planning – and somehow manages to get it done!

Although I don’t usually appreciate a pantser approach to anything, sometimes you gotta embrace things.

I believe if you want to get something done, you gotta do it some way – not necessarily always using a plan or a strategy.

But sometimes, you just have to jump in hoping to tackle things as you move on.

That’s the pantser way of doing things. And at times, it works.

Recently I have to do a lot of things the pantser way because I have a hyper-active toddler around me most of the time.

So I don’t really get to plan a lot of things with my business. But I still get a lot of things done.

If you want to know how, watch these two videos:

So if you are a pantser blogger out there – you can still succeed with NaNoWriMo, or at least give it a try. What say?

Here are some working tips you absolutely need!

Make it a commitment

Writing loads of words, 50000 in a month to be precise, is a gigantic goal. And a goal this big needs a lot of commitment.

Even though you are a pantser, you cannot do this without the commitment.

So make sure you dedicate some amount of time EVERYDAY to get your writing done.

No matter whether you write by giving a focused time chunk of 2 hours a day, or whether you write in sprints by getting your writing done in ten minute breaks here and there, you NEED to write EVERYDAY.

You choose however it works for you. But you DO it.

Make it a commitment, a non-negotiable one.

Free up yourself

You see, with NaNoWriMo you have a gigantic goal. And it involves a LOT of writing.

So you cannot possibly write that much word count while also attending to loads of other stuff on a day to day basis.

Which means you have to free up some time so you can devote that time into writing – just be practical.

Cut short the amount of time you spend on one or two daily tasks and you will get some more time to write.

I am NOT saying you should stop doing your regular stuff to get to writing – if you can do that, great.

But just by carving some time off, you can make the time to write. That’s my point.

You can give up watching TV, give up Facebook (apart from using it for business promotions, connections etc.), reduce a bit of your napping time, perhaps give up a few outings and so on.

Remember, you also need to live your life 🙂 And life happens too.

Accept the reality

As I just said, life happens. You could get sick. Your kids could get sick.

You might have to participate in get-togethers. And November is a month of celebrations too.

No matter what happens, give it your best shot to get your writing done for the day.

If you can not write in a day for any reason, accept the fact and don’t get demotivated.

You can simply catch up the next day.

Accept the reality and embrace it.

Plan in short spurts

Even though as a pantser, you jump into action without a plan, it really does help to make short term plans.

For instance, you may not have done the prep for NaNoWriMo in September, but that doesn’t mean you can not get on with it.

You could brainstorm for what you need to write tomorrow, today. And then you tackle each day like that.

You think this is stupid? That’s how I am doing it this for year’s NaNoWriMo and so far I’m doing great!

As a mother who takes care of two toddlers, who is responsible for ALL of the household (I have no maid), and as a full time business owner (which is a multi-passionate business by the way) – I cannot do everything with a plan.

So I plan for the short term and go with the flow.

Build the momentum and then use it

The very first day of NaNoWriMo is very tough. Even though you are super motivated, it could be pretty hard to hit that word count.

And then, when the first weekend arrives you could really see a dip in motivation because you would slightly lag with the word count if you spend your weekend with more family time.

But when you manage to run the first few days by hitting that word count, you build momentum.

Once the momentum is up, you will find that it gets easier in the consecutive days to hit the word count.

Just like the muscles in your body that adjust to your vigorous workouts for a few days, your writing muscles will adjust too.

And you will find to have improved with your writing flow over the consecutive days.

You build the momentum first and then, use it. Just like surfing on a giant wave.

Be very flexible

This is a counter advice if you think of yourself as a planner. But this works great if you are a pantser.

Do not be rigid with your writing schedule.

If you hate to have a fixed word count goal for each day, or if you think you cannot make it work that way, feel free to set a weekly goal.

Rather than setting a word count goal of 1667 words a day, you can set a word count goal of 11669 for the week.

May be you can spend 3-4 days a week in “writing” mode and get this word count done, and carry on with your regular works for the other days of the week.

Also allow yourself to write any where.

While it is true that your writing would be a lot easier and the flow would be smooth if you write in a dedicated place, you should also be prepared to write anywhere.

Are you commuting? (Assuming you are NOT driving) You can write using your laptop – also helps when you are stuck in traffic.

Are you waiting for your turn to see your doctor? You could write using your phone or tablet.

Whatever works for you!

Define YOUR NaNoWriMo

I see this as the most important tip of all.

If you are like me, you have a 100 other high priority things in life to tackle right now, other than NaNoWriMo.

Kids occupy the top most position in my list. And then there’s family stuff as a whole.

And then there are my other business activities that can’t wait. An important email from a client needs to be replied on time.

My regular blogging activities need to be done too.

I regularly publish on multiple blogs and I run three YouTube channels.

These are the things that I cannot stop doing for NaNoWriMo’s sake.

And then there are regular social media promotions of all the content I publish!

There are family get togethers that I cannot avoid.

And I am sure you are like me too!

So define your own NaNoWriMo. It doesn’t have to be 50000 words of novel. It can be 30000 words – say, 30 blog posts that you can use for the next few months.

It can be 20000 words – say, a free ebook that you can offer your subscribers (to build your email list).

It could be 40000 words – say, a high quality course that you can sell on your blog.

Your business has its own requirements and you know what’s needed now.

But your goals and your schedules need not match up with that of the official NaNoWriMo.

Got my point?

Got my tips? Time to get on with your writing! Happy NaNoWriMo (your way).

NaNoWriMo for bloggers – Don’t be intimidated by the whole idea

November 6, 2019 by Jane Sheeba Leave a Comment

Well its almost one week into November and the NaNoWriMo fever is all over.

Let me be honest here, I have never ever officially participated in ONE NaNoWriMo so far. Not even ONE.

But I do participate unofficially. Why? Because I AM intimidated by the whole idea.

For one, the name NaNoWriMo gives you an impression that you got to be writing a Novel this month if you participate.

But in fact you don’t have to write a freaking Novel if you sign up to this (unofficially).

If you are a business owner and hence, a blogger – who is not into the fiction world, you would have felt intimidated by the NaNoWriMo call!

I’ve seen many bloggers totally ignore this concept of NaNoWriMo because it says it helps you write a novel.

But the whole point of NaNoWriMo is more about writing, more than writing a novel.

If you are blogger, you know how much writing is involved.

There are blog posts for your own blog, guest posts, newsletters, scripts for video content, social media content, content for your products and much more.

There IS a lot of content that needs to be created on a regular basis if you are an online business owner (running a blog).

And you must be making use of NaNoWriMo to help you with that.

So what is NaNoWriMo?

It is a global event, where millions of writers gather (virtually) on a writing marathon.

The goal is to write 50000 words in the month of November.

I know that sounds really big, but when you break it into smaller chunks it is just 1667 words per day.

And you start from November 1, and end by November 30 – ideally.

But you know what? You can start any day in November.

Even better, you can start any day of the year – and run this marathon for 30 days straight!

I started this year only on the 4th of November and I simply maintain a Google sheet with dates and the corresponding word counts.

Talk about keeping things simple.

How can you make use of NaNoWriMo as a blogger?

Well as I said, (non-fiction) bloggers usually don’t participate in NaNoWriMo thinking that they are not going to be writing a novel.

But the fact is that, you can get a lot of content written for your blogging business, if you participate in this.

When I say participate – you don’t have to do it officially. You can do it unofficially too and be your own judge!

The point is – whatever suits you.

Ultimately if you make use of this NaNoWriMo’s surge of energy and motivation that’s happening all over the world, you could end up having a lot of content under your belt.

Don’t believe me? Let’s do some maths!

How much content can you create with NaNoWriMo as a blogger?

Let’s say you stick to the NaNoWriMo tempo and get on with the writing and end up achieving your goal.

You now have 50000 words of content (assuming you managed to hit up the goal). And that could be,

25×2000 word blog posts
33×1500 word blog posts
50×1000 word blog posts
50×1000 word video scripts
2 Freebie e-books that you can offer your readers
1 solid e-course (scripts and promo content) to offer your readers for free (or paid).

Doesn’t that sound a lot? It is indeed!

If it is blog posts, you could end up creating nearly 6 months’ worth of content for your blog, assuming you publish weekly.

That’s pretty cool, isn’t it?

So if you are a blogger and are hesitating to get on the NaNoWriMo wagon, just because you are not interested in writing a novel, you are missing out big time.

Isn’t it already late to join NaNoWriMo?

You might ask – Jane its already one week into November.

Well, it doesn’t matter. You can still start and nearly reach the NaNoWriMo goal (say, 40000 or 30000?) – even if it is not necessarily 50000 words!

And, if you can manage to hit up 50000 words, that would be awesome too.

Having said that, I also understand that it is not going to be a road of roses.

50000 words in a month IS a lot, and writing that much words require a lot of commitment and discipline.

But since you get a lot of inspiration and motivation regarding writing this month, you could as well use that up.

What could you do now to join the NaNoWriMo bandwagon?

Now that it is already November, don’t back off.

They say you need a lot of prep to do if BEFORE November if you want to hit that word count goal.

So you are going to jump on without any prep, and that can slow you down.

But you can spend a day or two before the first week ends, to prepare your blog post idea list.

Ideally, if you are planning to write content for an e-book or a course, then you will need the core idea plus the rough outline.

I am pretty sure, you can manage to do that prep – be it the bog post ideas or the outline – in a day or two.

Remember, whatever you are writing in this NaNoWriMo marathon is a going to be labelled a draft.

You will still need to edit that content so it will be ready for publishing.

And hence, it doesn’t have to 100% perfect.

Just get the content out of your mind, through your fingers to the screen and you should be good to go!

I will hit you up with some late-for-NaNoWriMo survival tips later next week!

How to make your guest blogging campaigns a success?

September 23, 2019 by Jane Sheeba 6 Comments

Top bloggers earn thousands of dollars every month. While everyone goes gaga over the money that they earn, no one notices the effort that goes into it.

Successful bloggers work day and night to get more visitors and subscribers. Not only that, success needs proper strategy as well.

The perfect blend of hard work and strategy helps the bloggers gain more and more subscribers by the day who visit the blog frequently to read the latest posts on the blog.

As this gains momentum, profits begin to flow in. And if everything goes well, you can start earning top dollars as well.

The importance of guest blogging for bloggers

If you have just started your blog and want to take it to the top, you need work on several things.

Writing good blog posts only isn’t going to take you anywhere if nobody is reading it.

You need to make sure that you can reach out to more and more people so that they can actually get to know that your blog actually exists.

You need to promote your blog and your blog posts as much as possible. While there are many ways to do this, guest blogging is a technique that offers fantastic results.

It can help you reach out to a much wider audience and help build awareness. Visitors get directed to your own blog and you can get new subscribers and more leads.

It helps build trust and also gives you quality backlinks that improves your
blog’s SEO score. Overall, guest blogging has far-reaching benefits if done the right way.

How to make guest blogging work for you?

Guest blogging isn’t all about writing content for another blog. If creating a backlink is all you want, you needn’t do much.

But if you want good traffic, more subscribers, and actual profits from guest blogging, you need to strategize your guest blogging campaign.

You need a plan and quite a lot of effort and time to make guest blogging click. It may be a difficult path, but not one that you cannot tread. Here is a guide that will help you achieve success with guest blogging.

Set up your goal

Before you do anything, set up your goals. Without a fixed set of goals, no strategy can survive.

If you do not know for sure what you want out of guest blogging, you will never be able to achieve the results, let alone excel at it.

So, the very first thing that you ought to do is decide what you want to achieve using guest posts. Goals vary from person to person.

Guest blogging can be effectively used to:

Drive targeted traffic to specific pages/posts/landing pages, etc.
Build brand awareness
Improve SEO score
Expand email lists
Ascertain oneself as an expert

One or more of these goals can be achieved via strategic guest blogging.

Choose an interesting topic to write on

Once you have decided what your goals are, you should focus on choosing the topic of your guest post. This should be relevant to the services or products that you actually sell or the blog post that you want to link back to.

Choosing a relevant topic is essential because you want targeted traffic to your website and blog and not an influx of useless traffic just for increasing
footfall.

By driving targeted traffic to your blog or website, you significantly improve lead generation and conversion rates. The more the leads you can convert, the more will your profits be.

If you are driving traffic to your blog for more ad impressions and ad clicks, getting relevant traffic will greatly increase the chances of getting more ad clicks, and thus, more
profits.

Choose your target sites

Once you have a topic ready for your guest post, you should start your research on websites or blogs where you want to put a guest post.

Your priority should be authority blogs or websites relevant to your product or blogging niche. The website or blog should accept guest posts and allow backlinks as well.

You can do your research on Google. Make sure that the blogs/websites that you choose engage with their audience via comments, social media, etc.

This improves chances of getting visitors back to your blog/site. Also, ensure that they allow writer credits and author bios.

Get connected to the blog owner

If you send in your pitch (guest post) to an unknown blog owner, your pitch may not be seen at all.

This is because blog owners receive hundreds of pitches every day, many of which are irrelevant or of poor quality.

Naturally, they tend to overlook pitches from people they do not know. So, if you want your guest post published, get to know the blog owner personally.

You can do this by following their social media profiles, interacting with them on a personal basis, and tagging them in social media or blog posts.

This way, they will know who you are, and when you put forward your pitch, they are more likely to publish them on their blogs and allow backlinks to your blog.

Write powerful content

Any guest post that is not well-written is sure to fall flat, even though you may publish it on a high authority website or blog.

If your content cannot engage the readers and offer them useful information, idea, or guidance, readers will avoid reading them, let alone clicking on your backlink to get directed to your own blog or website.

So, writing powerful content for the guest post is essential. You have to research a lot and have a solid draft ready at first.

You can, then, convert it into a full-blown guest post that can impress readers and get them hooked on.

Ideally, your pitch should also contain a stellar headline to capture the reader’s attention, call to action phrases, relevant keywords, and images.

Create a striking landing page

Creating a backlink to your blog/website isn’t enough to get visitors attracted.

The landing page/pillar post where you want to direct the traffic from the guest post must also be well made.

It should be compelling and keep the visitors glued. The better the landing page or pillar post is, the more are your chances of getting new subscribers, leads, and conversions.

Use your bio to build an email list

Your author bio is very important and do not fill it up with unnecessary stuff like your hobbies, etc.

To make the best out of the author bio, add a lead magnet and link it back to your website or blog.

This way, readers who have liked your content will know exactly what to do next.

Clicking on the link magnet would take them to the landing page of your website or blog where you could provide them with some free information, free downloads, or anything you think the user might find useful and interesting.

Use an opt-in form to enrich your email list or use a subscribe button get subscribers right away. This will convert one time visitors to your subscribers or help you reach out to them directly via emails.

Re responsive

Communicating with your audience is an excellent way to convert them into coveted subscribers or leads that convert.

That is why, it is very important that you reply to comments on your guest post, on your original blog post, and even on social media.

Frequent communication increases chances of viewership and subscriptions, both of which are very important for any blog to succeed.

Promote your post

Promoting your guest post is as important as promoting your own blog posts. You cannot leave everything to the blog owner and hope to achieve the results you are looking for.

You have to put in your own effort as well. This means that once your guest post is published, you have to

promote it like you would do with any other post. Use the usual marketing tactics like social media, email marketing, etc. This will draw more traffic to your blog and the website/blog that published your guest post.

The owner will surely like the added influx of traffic and you can become a regular.

Continue with guest posting

Writing just one guest post isn’t enough. The more guest posts you write, the more traffic will you be able to draw to your website or blog.

That being said, remember never to compromise the quality of your guest posts. Quality posts are an absolute must to ascertain yourself as an authority.

And the more you write, the better will people know you and your brand. Try to contribute to more than one blog or website to increase your online presence exponentially.

Using guest blogging to promote your blog isn’t a cakewalk. But with the right strategy and hard work, you can make guest blogging work for you.

Just find yourself a relevant topic, whip up a killer content, and use the right strategy and you will see the difference from day one!