If you aren’t already aware, guest blogging (writing blog articles for other blogs) is an awesome way to gain attention for your own blog. The “trick” is you have to be willing to “give up” some of your best work. You can’t simply write any ‘ole garbage, slap your name on it and expect the traffic to pour in. Even if the host blogger accepts it (which he/she shouldn’t), it can do you more harm then good.

I say “give up” in quotes because I hate the phrase, but that thinking is what stops most from guest blogging. You’re not giving up anything. Do it correctly, and you can only GAIN. Gain visitors, readers, and ultimately SUBSCRIBERS.

1. Write an awesome article; if you honestly think it is, then the blog host should also.

2. Seek bloggers with a decent readership. I say at least 100-200 subscribers, but others may have varying opinions.

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OK yea, a large part of this post is self-serving, however it definitely should help others along the way as well.

Back in the beginning of December I was getting fed-up with the uselessness of the wordpress dashboard and went looking for quick and easy ways to check incoming links. Although many link checking tools were mentioned, all but Google alerts fell way outside my immediate criteria…..

Something simple to merely check who is currently linking to me so I could link back/thank them in some way.

Most, if not all backlink checking tools, were not made for such simplicity. The wordpress dashboard was perfect until they changed the way it reads pages…but I’m not going to get into that now, there are blog articles all over with people complaining about the same thing.

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No matter what you call them; Link Love, Link Round-Up, Post Round-Up, Article Round-Up, or another; they are all the rage around the blogosphere. It is indeed a great way to not only show some love and respect to fellow bloggers, but to share some pretty awesome post finds with your readers.

It’s true, some do use them as “filler” posts, but that’s OK too. They are almost always at least somewhat useful, and they do take a little time to set up. However, if you’re the type to only post once per week, don’t make a month’s worth of posts just round-ups; your readers will not appreciate it.