3 Simple Guidelines to Follow When Accepting Guest Post

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This is a guest post by Tushar Agarwal. Should you wish to write for this blog, check out the guest post guidelines.

In the present scenario in blogosphere, guest posts have become a very prominent method to build traffic, backlinks, relations and exposure. And to be very fair, it is one of the easiest methods that will surely get results. There are bloggers who have made authority in their niche by just writing guest posts religiously. I, sometimes, judge many blogs on the basis of the number of guest posts they published. And both the bloggers and writers are in favor of guest posts because they are beneficial for both of them.

As a blogger, we are happy if we keep getting guest posts. That gives us extra time to write our own stuff and do other blog related things. But does that mean that we should accept ANY guest post without running a quality check?

Most of us adopt the following methodology while reviewing guest posts-

• See a pending guest post.
• Check the typos and grammatical errors.
• Check the post length.
• PUBLISH IT.

Yes, that is it. We do not even care to check what is written in there because we are happy as other writers are considering us good enough blog to publish their post. In the role of blog admin, you need to define some strict guidelines for yourself before you publish a guest post.

1. It should go with your niche - This is very obvious and needless to say but still, we miss or I should say, ignore it. I agree that most of the blogs here are in ‘blogging’ niche but there are many sub-niches. Some writes to talk about technology in blogging, some internet marketing and other stuff. You have defined a niche for yourself and make sure the guest post is relevant. Minor deviations so sometimes but they should be avoided at maximum occasions. You cannot think of making your niche as movies and then write about US-Russia relations.

2. You are able to understand what the writer is saying - Once you have read the post; you should be clear what the writers wanted to write and convey. There should be no ambiguity in your mind and you need to make sure that anyone who will read this will be able to make out the conclusion. It is because until you don’t get what is written there, you cannot expect the other readers to understand it. Hence, make yourself sure first and others later.

3. Too many errors spoil the post - While reviewing, you have to be stern about the rules to publish it. Too many errors will surely ruin the post and it is become a turn off for you to if you keep correcting errors. Make clear that the grammatical errors need to be rectified by the writer itself.

Conclusion

I am not getting rude nor there is any offense intended but there is a proverb- “You Scratch My Back, I’ll Scratch Yours”. Guest posts are a perfect example of it. While we are getting an extra post for our blog without writing it from the guest writer, he also receives backlinks and good amount of traffic from us. That make it a perfect deal and when a blogger does not show any laxity on his part while publishing the guest post, it is very fair if he expects the same from the guest writer.

Every blogger has their own guidelines when accepting guest post. What else do you look for when reviewing a guest post? I like to know what you have to say.

P.S.- I was not sure whether I should submit this post to Lye because not many will endorse my view. But I have always believed in writing what I feel and share my thoughts with you all. If you are seeing this at FindMyBlogWay, then I am very thankful to Lye for publishing it. And yes, KEEP BLOGGING

Author Bio: Tushar is from India and writes at BloggersEthics, the blog for all blogging tips from the bucket of his real experiences that can make you become a better blogger. He talks to the point and his blog tips are relevant

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