Guest Posts still work?
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rafark
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- Jan 15, 2013
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This is the reason they ‘don’t work’ anymore. Because people have been bastardizing the term so much (not meant to be offensive to you or anyone else) that nowadays everything is a guest post.
LocalSEOlearner
Newbie
- Jun 18, 2019
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Started guest blogging in January.
Started with branded anchors to my money pages but wasn't getting the results I wanted.
Seemingly lost authority in the May update.
Did a full content audit. Rewrote thin pages with Surferseo's content editor, added at least 4 pieces of multimedia to each page (85+ informational pages).
Built links only to resource pages with random anchors both15% link insertions 85% guest posts on relevant websites.
I also got the articles syndicated and written myself, edited using Surferseo's content editor. Every article has 3 links. 1 link to my resource page, 1 link to an authority site and 1 link to a Google property/social media site or authority site.
The results:
a 200% increase in traffic.
Went from 5-8 for all money terms to 1-3.
Started with branded anchors to my money pages but wasn't getting the results I wanted.
Seemingly lost authority in the May update.
Did a full content audit. Rewrote thin pages with Surferseo's content editor, added at least 4 pieces of multimedia to each page (85+ informational pages).
Built links only to resource pages with random anchors both15% link insertions 85% guest posts on relevant websites.
I also got the articles syndicated and written myself, edited using Surferseo's content editor. Every article has 3 links. 1 link to my resource page, 1 link to an authority site and 1 link to a Google property/social media site or authority site.
The results:
a 200% increase in traffic.
Went from 5-8 for all money terms to 1-3.
MatjazAndreas
Newbie
- Feb 1, 2020
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Yes Guest post work pretty.
Lady Trieu
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- Jan 14, 2020
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Guest posts that are relevant to a niche site will work well.
KelvyTheBlacky
Power Member
- Aug 31, 2019
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Guest post links work. But did you notice what i said? I said links with an 's'. You need to build many links. The problem with many folks is that they build 2 to 5 posts (and usually the budget ones) and expect a huge ROI.
As someone who does regular linkbuilding, it doesn't work that way. In my experience, if you want to realize the potential benefits of guest post linkbuilding (especially for a relatively newish site), then build more than 10 quality ones for a start, every goddamn month for about 6 months.
As someone who does regular linkbuilding, it doesn't work that way. In my experience, if you want to realize the potential benefits of guest post linkbuilding (especially for a relatively newish site), then build more than 10 quality ones for a start, every goddamn month for about 6 months.
Richard Ramirez
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- May 11, 2019
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Yes they work like a charm. guest posts are basically my online life lol
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We started working on a website in personal loan niche in Feb this year. At that time, this website was having a zero DA/DR and contains only 4 pages. I arranged 20 guest posts on the site from websites having DA metrics ranging from 93 to 50. The owner was also arranging some guest posts on high authority websites that allows free posting on subpages (teachable, nairaland etc). Now in August 2020, the site in question has a DA-29 & DR-27. It is ranking for 10 keywords as per Moz and 16 as per Ahrefs.
However, the website still has only 4 pages (including one home page and one Contact page). The owner has done absolutely nothing to grow the inbound traffic of the site. I see it as an opportunity lost.
Guest post, in the instant case, were a means for us to improve the overall standing of the site and I feel we did succeed in that. However, had the owner been more proactive in writing a blog on the website, he must have been receiving lots of inbound traffic. So, in my opinion, guest posts should be the part of a broader strategy to reach our target audience. If you just rely on them, your progress will be slow.
However, the website still has only 4 pages (including one home page and one Contact page). The owner has done absolutely nothing to grow the inbound traffic of the site. I see it as an opportunity lost.
Guest post, in the instant case, were a means for us to improve the overall standing of the site and I feel we did succeed in that. However, had the owner been more proactive in writing a blog on the website, he must have been receiving lots of inbound traffic. So, in my opinion, guest posts should be the part of a broader strategy to reach our target audience. If you just rely on them, your progress will be slow.
HustleTong
Elite Member
- May 30, 2019
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Google employees say they don't work and that means they do work
SEO Grand Room
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- Jul 2, 2020
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Yes. The backlinks from high authority sites always works. You must think that of choosing the sites and right provider service.
Haksxsx`
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- Sep 14, 2017
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Google implies that organic acquired links works best that means links from different sites and guest blog does this the very same thing so yes it still works, the new term would be organic outreach but it is the same.
Generally you search for some sites who accepts guest blogs
try this on google: "keyword" + "guest blog"
this will list some websites who accepts guest post in your niche, generally follow the given guidelines, they could be paid and they could be free.
Generally the free ones are spammed but if you owner is hard on you and does not have much guest blogs then it could be good.
Some paid are also spam but they are only spammed by those who pays.
You can also find what your competition is doing, backlink analysis will reveal if you have guest blog from somewhere.
Some websites don't accept guest post but you can always contact them if they are willing to publish your article.
And i guess many have already gave some good info, use that and you are good.
Generally you search for some sites who accepts guest blogs
try this on google: "keyword" + "guest blog"
this will list some websites who accepts guest post in your niche, generally follow the given guidelines, they could be paid and they could be free.
Generally the free ones are spammed but if you owner is hard on you and does not have much guest blogs then it could be good.
Some paid are also spam but they are only spammed by those who pays.
You can also find what your competition is doing, backlink analysis will reveal if you have guest blog from somewhere.
Some websites don't accept guest post but you can always contact them if they are willing to publish your article.
And i guess many have already gave some good info, use that and you are good.
Viniciusarthur
Newbie
- Jan 31, 2020
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Guest posting still works if you do it right. It is no longer a good technique to use if you are looking for a quick and easy fix. It is not a good way to build a lot of links fast. If you on the other hand wants to build high quality links to your website and is willing to do what is takes to be successful then guest posting remains a great way to build links.
Georgeozniak9876
BANNED
- Aug 17, 2020
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Yes, If you have proper knowledge and do it right system.
7otheontr
Junior Member
- Dec 26, 2018
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No they no longer work. I have had a chance to check the webiste without loging in and there is a restriction of what a non user can do. Basiclly they are not able to create any posts and what they can view on the website is also limited. It is just a security precaution because not all visitors have good intentions.
bhcg101
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- Jan 31, 2015
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My answer here is two fold..
Yes, agreed that it is subjective and yes they do work. However, the main thing is that you need to focus on what your guest posting goals are. Is it traffic or is it to land your post on a powerful domain with authoritative metrics or something else. When you write your guest posts, be sure to write them as if you are writing an actual post on your own site. If it were me writing a guest post, I'd write something no less than 1500 words. You want your post to stand out and it needs to be written as if you were writing it for your own piece of site real estate. It also needs to be highly aligned to the posting target website so relevancy definitely matters.
Now on the other hand, if I am accepting guest posts, the first thing I would do is write out a very comprehensive guest post guidelines page that covers all the rules so you're not getting a bunch of junk as far as submissions go. I would not charge for guest posts as I think that severely limits who applies or takes interest. That's just my 2 cents.. others may feel differently. Charge if you want but again I think it limits the offers you'll get. Ensure that posts meet your quality guidelines and don't waver on that. Guest posts you accept on your site are also a reflection of your quality as well imo.
Yes, agreed that it is subjective and yes they do work. However, the main thing is that you need to focus on what your guest posting goals are. Is it traffic or is it to land your post on a powerful domain with authoritative metrics or something else. When you write your guest posts, be sure to write them as if you are writing an actual post on your own site. If it were me writing a guest post, I'd write something no less than 1500 words. You want your post to stand out and it needs to be written as if you were writing it for your own piece of site real estate. It also needs to be highly aligned to the posting target website so relevancy definitely matters.
Now on the other hand, if I am accepting guest posts, the first thing I would do is write out a very comprehensive guest post guidelines page that covers all the rules so you're not getting a bunch of junk as far as submissions go. I would not charge for guest posts as I think that severely limits who applies or takes interest. That's just my 2 cents.. others may feel differently. Charge if you want but again I think it limits the offers you'll get. Ensure that posts meet your quality guidelines and don't waver on that. Guest posts you accept on your site are also a reflection of your quality as well imo.
linkshop65
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- Jun 30, 2020
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Yes, it works good, Select the site wisely for guest post in high quality