How do you guys find guest posting opportunities?

[RogueAgent]

I do something different to the footprints mentioned above. I won't state which ones I use, as that's giving a blueprint. All I'll say is this: You also want to be contacting websites who perhaps don't even know what a guest post is!

I'd much prefer my links to appear on a website who isn't publically open to guest posts, than those who are. And I certainly make it clear that I won't have any author bio - it's just a link to one of my articles with is informative, just as when people link to Wikipedia.

I'll perhaps write my own guide, once I've perfected my plan. At the moment, I've been sending out around 1000 each week and absolutely snowed under with replies from people interested. Currently getting 1 guest post published per day and I outsource my writing. But the aim is to get 10+ 'guest posts' added daily.

Scrapebox is your friend.

A bit of more elaboration on how to use scrapebox here will be appreciated

 

[ScreamingMidget]

A bit of more elaboration on how to use scrapebox here will be appreciated

Once I've got everything finely tuned, I'll do a guide.

But there's no cost involved. I make it clear to ignore my contact if they charge. I'm already paying them by giving them a nicely written article.

 

[withatwist]

I get requests for people to "guest post" on my sites now and then and have none of that kind of content on my sites. I actually just got one the other day that surprised me.

I'm not saying that what you posted is invalid but my guess is that the requests come because they see my sites have some value (really, they see me as offing value to an industry? must be LSD infused).

There are free and paid lists of guest posting sites (@back2form has those) and I imagine there are plenty of places those can be found.

I agree! I literally just got an email from a furniture site that said "I recently found your web page relating to valuable furniture-related resources." and I'm like WHAAAAAAT! lol. There's nothing on my site about me being a "furniture-related resource."

And then they have the nerve for me to try and give them a post for free. I just delete these inquiries as soon as I get them because obviously they didn't even bother to check site out.

I don't mind helping out... just make the check out to Mrs. BTB so she can hit the jewelry store.

I second this. Unless they're giving me some impeccable content that I just can't pass up on, which doesn't happen often, you gotta pay.

I don't need your content that bad. And frankly, I don't need it at all, and I think that's what people who inquire get confused about. They think they're "helping" us with free content, when often times it's content we don't need but would squeeze it in only because of the check, lol.

I was actually going to make a post inquiring why people are inquiring about my site since I have really have no idea. I need a better understanding as to why and how folks are reaching me.

I've made a few thousand dollars this year alone accepting sponsored posts but have no idea the metrics these people are using when giving me an offer.

I charge at least $100 and sometimes I think I could have gotten more because they pay so quickly for the post.

 

[ScreamingMidget]

I agree! I literally just got an email from a furniture site that said "I recently found your web page relating to valuable furniture-related resources." and I'm like WHAAAAAAT! lol. There's nothing on my site about me being a "furniture-related resource."

And then they have the nerve for me to try and give them a post for free. I just delete these inquiries as soon as I get them because obviously they didn't even bother to check site out.



I second this. Unless they're giving me some impeccable content that I just can't pass up on, which doesn't happen often, you gotta pay.

I don't need your content that bad. And frankly, I don't need it at all, and I think that's what people who inquire get confused about. They think they're "helping" us with free content, when often times it's content we don't need but would squeeze it in only because of the check, lol.

I was actually going to make a post inquiring why people are inquiring about my site since I have really have no idea. I need a better understanding as to why and how folks are reaching me.

I've made a few thousand dollars this year alone accepting sponsored posts but have no idea the metrics these people are using when giving me an offer.

I charge at least $100 and sometimes I think I could have gotten more because they pay so quickly for the post.

I get my fair share. I remove my website from the email and then reply with something like,

"Sure, which website are you referring to?"

I don't hear back because they've not even looked at my site.

 

[ScreamingMidget]

Only a matter of time before Google start ignoring any link from 'guest posts' - which is why you need to be smart and make sure any article you get published mentions nothing of the sort - it needs to be published like a normal article.

A big bright "We accept guest posts" or "Submit your guest post here", is, eventually, going to be treated as zero quality. So I target sites that don't actively look for Guest Post writers.

 

[withatwist]

I get my fair share. I remove my website from the email and then reply with something like,

"Sure, which website are you referring to?"

I don't hear back because they've not even looked at my site.

Lol! That's a good way to mess with them.