 (post last updated 06 / 07 / 2021) Welcome to the ultimate roundup of blogs which accept guest posts. There are tons of lists out there covering all niches. Whether you are looking for technology blogs, small business blogs, beauty blogs or travel you’ll find what you need here so make sure you bookmark this handy resource for guest blogging. What is guest posting?Guest posting is simply writing blog content for another persons website. Instead of writing content for your own site and audience, instead, you write for anothers audience. You can find guest posting opportunities in many different niches. No matter what business you or your clients are in, there will be hundreds if not thousands of websites looking for guest bloggers. There are several different types of guest posting opportunities. The main categories are, guest blog submission sites, personal blogs, company blogs & open content platforms like medium. You'll want the website you choose to feature your guest post to be relevant & high quality. Do not waste time writing content & pitching to low quality websites, the link & exposure you earn will have very little long term impact on your website. Why should you guest post?Neil Patel calls guest posting the best inbound marketing strategy out there, & Jeff Goins has written a fantastic post about the benefits of Guest Blogging to drive tons of traffic to your website. Some of the highlights in Jeff Goins' post are building relationships and growing your popularity with the search engine - i.e., more search engine traffic. If you are wondering how guest blogging leads to more search engine traffic, I'll cover that now. Every time you submit a guest blog to a website you should include a link to your website either the homepage, a key category page or a blog post. Make sure the link / links are relevant to the post and don't just fit them in at the end. You should be creating your content around what you want to market & promote, keeping in mind the audience & interests of the site you a submitting your guest post too. High quality links show Google that your website is a trusted resource & Google should start to improve your ranking position in its SERPS which will increase your search engine traffic. Please note though, an increase in rankings doesnt always lead to more traffic, if you are targeting the wrong keywords you might see that your rankings are improviding but your traffic is staying pretty much the same. If you identify this issue then double check your keyword strategy. Both Neil & Jeff are respected entrepreneurs and marketers. But I’ll also add building trust growing your referral traffic. Even just several clicks per month from a post adds up over time, and this lead is going to be very warm. You’ve already provided a ton of value and associated yourself with a publication they know and trust which means you’ve kicked your relationship off with this person in the best possible way. In summary, Guest Blogging rocks. And then this is the ultimate roundup of lists covering all niches. On this page you’ll find access to thousands of blogs which accept guest posts... If you've been wondering where can I find free guest posting sites, the answer is, right here! Guest Posting Roundup - The Top Lists Of Guest Blogging Opportunities From Around The Web. Bookmark this resource!  All Niche Mega Lists Websitehostingrating.com 200 bogs which accept guest posts (including contact info + difficult rating) Webmarketingsaga.com 386 Blogs that accept guest posts (analyse these sites before using) Bloggerspassion.com 100+ blogs that allow guest posts (alexa + contact info included) Lilachbullock.com 450+ blogs which accept guest posts (domain authority + contact info) Blogging.org 75+ blogs which accept guest posts (including Alexa score) Outreachmama.com 700+ guest posting sites (details provided in excel with contact info) 1412 + guest post sites from guestposttracker.com (must sign up to access information) 150+ blogs which allow guest posts advancedwebranking.com (DA and contact info) 1,500 blogs which accept guest posts submitshop.com (carefully analyse these sites before using) 50 blogs which accept guest posts shoutmeloud.com (submit links included) Small Business Lists Small business blogs a range of DA and authority (DA included 21 small business guest posting opportunities (Moz rank + Alexa rank) 10 small business blogs which are accepting guest posts (submission tips included) 63 business blogs which accept guest posts list if small business blogs accepting guest posts 200 business guest posting sites 1000 business blogs which accept guest posts Technology Lists 25 technology blogs from buzz2fone which allow guest posts (Alexa rank included) Visitpr.com’s list of 10 hottest tech blogs accepting guest posts (submission tips included) Advices Academy 10 tech blogs for guest posting (Alex rank) 100 technology blogs which allow guest posts Digital Marketing (seo, web design, marketing) 20 SEO blogs which accept guest posts - (DA Authority included) SEO blogs which accept guest posts from Quora 20 Marketing blogs you can pitch guest posts too (DA Authority) 69 guest posting opportunities on marketing blogs (Difficulty rating included) 48 Digital Marketing blogs which accept guest posts (Alexa Rank) 20 social media blogs which accept guest posts (DA Authority) 100 guests blogging sites for SEO Health, Beauty & Fashion Lists 19 fashion blogs which accept guest posts (moz and Alex rank) 52+ fashion blogs to pitch your guest post too (some paid opps) 105 beauty & makeup blogs which accept guest posts (Alexa rank) 20 health blogs which accept guest posts (moz and Alex rank) Travel Lists 21 travel blogs which accept guest posts from effectivebusinessideas.com (moz and Alex rank) 100+ travel blogs looking for guest posters via rovinjay.com (some paid ops) 100 travel blogs which accept guest posts (submission tips) 350+ guest posting opportunities for travel (analyse these sites first) Blogs which pay 55 blogs which pay writers $100+ for guest posts Guest Blogging Is One Of The Most Effective Methods For Growing Free Traffic If you prefer to go down the DIY root and do your own outreach research then here is a step by step method for finding guest blogging opportunities. Step 1: Define your audience before you launch your Guest Blogging Campaign As with ANY marketing activity, you need to know your audience. Who is it that you want to attract to your website? With Ginger Marketing, I am targeting female entrepreneurs who are at the second stage of their business. They already have a base of clients and are looking to increase trust and traffic to take it to the next level. So, I’m not interested in posting on websites which are all about “starting your website” or “launching your business”. These websites have totally the wrong audience for me. Virtual Assistants are a great niche for me. I know that if a business owner is looking to hire a Virtual Assistant then it's very likely they are at the second stage of their business. This indicates that they are at the growth stage and they are willing to invest and see that investing is a good decision to make. So for me, Virtual Assistants with a blog are a very good target. Really break down specifically who you want to get in front of and be creative! Step 2: Finding The Right Guest Blogging Opportunities Using Google The easiest way to find opportunities for Guest Blogging is through Google. Open up Google now and type: [Insert your niche] blogs intitle:write for us Using Virtual Assistant as an example, I would type Virtual Assistant blog intitle:"write for us"  You can also use: [insert niche] blog intitle:"submit" [insert niche] blog inurl:"write for us" [insert niche] blog inurl:"submit" Step 3: Know The Website Stats Before You Pitch Your Guest Blog We now come full circle to the little rant at the top of this post. You must know the stats of the website before you spend time writing for them. Pure traffic volume isn’t enough, and engagement is key. Right-click on each result so that all the websites are in separate tabs. Go to each one and do a spot check. This is like a 10 second “Do I want to appear here”. You can be SUPER SUPERFICIAL at this point. If you are going to appear on another website providing your expertise you want to make sure you appear somewhere that is respectable, and which you actually resonate with. I will delete any website that has poor design, copy mistakes, and poor imagery. This might bring your list of 10 down to a list of only 6 or 7 options. Open up another tab with this tool: https://www.similarweb.com/ Enter each website and press submit. Now you can see an estimate of their traffic and engagement stats. Here are two websites that came up when I searched for VA Blogging opportunities.   Which website would you prefer to Guest Blog on?
I’m sure you said #2, right? You can see that #2 has an average visit duration of over 5 minutes, pages per visit of 4.33, and a very low bounce rate of 34%. Whilst number #1 has tons more traffic, their engagement stats just don’t compare. I hope this post helped! Don't hesitate to reach out if you need further help with your guest posting.
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  BIO: Chris McDonald is a UK freelancer for Webris, specialising in content marketing. Secretly, he plays rugby for England in his dreams! (It’s good to have goals, right?) He’s passionate about the power of the written word, but when not tapping away at the keyboard, he loves all things health & wellness, advocating to be kind and thoughtful of others. Before we get stuck into the argument of whether you should automate your SEO or not, let’s be clear on something… … manualizing the entirety of your SEO just isn’t feasible. So, when going through the pros and cons of both, keep in mind that a lot of the manual SEO is in relation to things like guest posting & link building. Even so, you may need to strike a balance between the two. Ready? Let’s go… A focus on the key differences between manual and automated SEOLet’s start with the automationAutomated SEO comes largely in the form of tools, whether that’s standalone tools:
and SEO WordPress plugins, like:
Sure, there are more than these, but let’s be honest about them being pretty kick-ass. I’ve used all four of the above and they all nail their jobs really well. On top of this, you’ll also find some contact information scrapers, like Hunter.io. This is where I draw the line, and you’ll see exactly why in a bit! And manual SEO?Since SEO is such an all-encompassing term, taking a manual SEO approach will still need to focus on some tools, such as:
But, there’s a slight twist here. Instead of heavily relying on the data extracted from Ahrefs, Semrush, GA & GSC, you could export them into your own spreadsheet and develop your own database and tracking system. PS. Don’t forget that the main contender for manual SEO is completely avoiding any form of automated outreach.  Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay The argument for automated SEO In a world where we seem forced to strive for synergies and efficiencies, automated SEO definitely has a huge gravitational pull. And it’s entirely understandable to default down that path. But, I still feel you should arm yourself with both the pros and cons of using software… Benefits of using SEO automation Speed, time and money saving wombo-comboI can’t imagine what SEO was like before you could get a list of thousands of relevant keywords within seconds. Image the blood, sweat and tears that would’ve gone into that! With the speed of our current SEO tools, this leads to a time-saving, which also means there's less of an opportunity cost to you and your business. Will deliver business-wide results fasterEverything scales faster with automation, fueling the fire of the business engine. You can then spend more time on bottlenecks in other parts of your enterprise, pushing and pulling resources around as you need. The result? Scaling-up your business faster than expected. Less of a need to outsource your SEOPreviously, being an “SEO specialist” was such a niche skill with high demand and low supply that most of you would’ve outsourced your SEO needs in a heartbeat. Now, having an in-house SEO specialist is a lot easier thanks to the automation that tools bring us. While that person still needs their head screwed on, it’s a lot easier to “learn SEO” than ever. Excellent for planning and schedulingMany SEO tools have built-in scheduling options, enabling you to run the following processes as and when needed:
This further streamlines your project management, aligning tasks in sequence to deliver business and client results. Gone are the days of having to plan your day around researching SEO when you can just hit the button and go off and multitask! (Yes, I’m a guy, and yes, we find multitasking hard!) Perfect for peer review and gap analysisSomething I love about SEO automation is that it opens up the world to analyze your competition, especially in the form of keyword gap analysis. Both Ahrefs and Semrush do this very well, but in Ahrefs, simply hit the “Content gap” link in the “Site Explorer” section:  Then add in the URLs that you want to analyze to see which keywords they rank for that you don’t:  It’ll then churn out a bunch of keywords for you to analyze further. Tip: Starting with a keyword all of your targets are ranking for is a good place to start  Automated SEO isn’t all unicorns and rainbows… here’s why  Might create a bad repIn terms of automated outreach, especially, spamming a site with a generic message can really annoy someone, to say the least. The reason I’m writing this very article is because I reached out to Cheryl here at Ginger Marketing. And I made damn sure to read her requirements, more specifically this one:  By sending the ill-advised and generic “Can I send you some topic ideas”, Cheryl specifically asks for you to send one. Doing the opposite is a big NO-NO (a bit like putting jam on a scone first), and will mean your message is highly likely to be ignored. You can still use automated outreach, but you’ll find yourself tweaking a draft email every single time, which erodes the time efficiency the automation brings. Likely to incur Google penaltiesGoing in like Miley Cyrus on a wrecking ball and getting links to any site that exists won’t do yourself any favors. We know that toxic backlinks are definitely a thing, and by reaching out to every site and their dog with your eyes shut will land you in hot water. It kinda makes sense when you think about it… why would Google give your site any love if you have one of these super dodgy sites linking to you:
And by using a completely automated outreach approach means you won’t necessarily filter them out. That said, there’s an argument for using something like Guest Bloggers Wanted, which you should totally check out. Learning barrier with some automation toolsI LOVE software. Not in a weird way, just that I find them to be logical. But even so, be aware that you may need to invest some time and expect process destabilization while you get used to some SEO tools. For example, I find Semrush to be quite jumbled and confusing, whereas Ahrefs seems more logically laid out. Coupled with this, you should marry your chosen SEO software to your responsible person’s skills. Just because Ahrefs seems to be more popular, that doesn’t mean it’s going to work for you…  Outsourcing might still be a necessity Depending on what your business does, it doesn’t really make sense to hire an SEO specialist if you’re not in the SEO space consistently each day. That said, you should still have someone responsible for SEO, such as a marketing manager, but outsource your SEO work to an expert(s). This kind of defunks the need for you to do any SEO automation and to commit to a hefty (depending on your budget) monthly subscription. But I know that some outfits do still buy up all the tools because they like the bells and whistles, but still outsource the main SEO labor. If SEO isn’t your business’ core competence, should you really be doing it? All about manual SEO  Image by Лариса Мозговая from Pixabay To reiterate, I’m not talking about sitting there with a quill and ink, crawling through a website, writing down every word that it contains, then manually adding up how often each one is used to determine the “keywords”. I’m not that insane. Manual SEO is more about using some manual approaches to make your SEO even better. Reasons to consider manual SEONo data/token/report restrictionsSomething I find really frustrating is that, depending on your subscription plan, SEO tools still restrict you with things like:
So, what you can do, especially if there isn’t a huge amount of data to go through, is manually record them in a spreadsheet so you don’t use up your daily, weekly or monthly quota without needing to. I’ve even found that this is quicker, especially if you only need to grab a couple of low-competition long tail keywords that a competitor is ranking for. Going through the rigmarole of exporting the data, removing unnecessary columns and rows, copy and pasting it into your main spreadsheet, re-sorting and then refreshing pivot tables or running macros isn’t always necessary! The power of human contactWhich of the below do you think is going to work better for outreach… Someone using automated SEO to grab any old backlink going:  For starters, using automatic outreach tools leaves you open to making mistakes, such as not completely the {First Name} field. Also, the majority of sites that accept guest posts guide you on exactly what to do, so asking to send over some topics doesn’t always float. More importantly, there is zero personal approach in that email. While you may think that “I’ve just been through your site and I love it” is a personal approach, it really isn’t. Instead, something like this works much better:  I’ve highlighted the personalisation, but actually the whole email is full of it! And yes, I have been to Edinburgh and liked Princes Street, but I’m sure you can find a way of personalising every manual outreach email you send. More control over SEOWith the manual outreach approach in mind, you can completely pick and choose the:
All the above gives you total control over this side to your SEO roadmap. In addition, and this is a severely underrated aspect, networking via this manual approach could lead to further work and “SEO juice” between your two sites, for a long time to come. Backup in case automation failsWhile this isn’t a regular occurrence, sometimes having a manual database of keywords, for example, can save you in a pinch when you can’t log in to our chosen SEO tool. A classic case of this is when you have shared access to Ahrefs and more than one user is logged in, booting the other person out. This can slow you down, but the worst thing is when you can’t get in at all. Having saved reports within the software that you can’t access is nothing short of frustrating. And the same can happen with something like SiteBulb. It’s an exceptional piece of kit, but I love that you can export ALL the data and analyze it further when needed. Why you should avoid manual SEO Like wading through mud  Image by hamperium from Pixabay Imagine taking your SEO 100% manual. You’d been doing it forever! Even a simple task like asking Google to index your new page would be painstakingly slow. And that’s even on a small blog. What if you were to build your dream monster site and pump out a few pieces of content a day? Good luck with that! Even manual outreach is considerably slower than automating it. Restrict business growth Essentially, the more time it takes you to do something, the slower you’ll see results. Caveat: As long as you could’ve generated the same result in a faster method. Not using SEO software’s in-built gap analysis, for example, means you’d have to:
Whereas a decent piece of SEO software will do all of the above at the click of a button. The time taken in the manual approach essentially means a greater opportunity cost to other areas of your business/site/blog. Combine this one small example with a manual approach to other SEO practices, and you’ll definitely stunt your growth. Staff buy-inExpect a heavy amount of resistance! Asking your team to carry out manual processes when they know it can be done more quickly and simply through automation is going to be a rough gig. While you may eventually make them see the light, it won’t be an easy negotiating process. It’s actually more costlyAutomated SEO will bring economies of scale to your enterprise i.e. saving the time cost of manual processes to increase your team’s output. The sheer amount of effort involved in doing things manually may save you a three-or-four-figure monthly saving in not subscribing to an SEO tool. BUT, the time it will take your awesome team of humans to do the same is so far removed that they might as well be on the moon! Do I really have to tell you which is better?Now, you might think I’m going to scream, “AUTOMATE ALL YOUR SEO”, but I actually believe in a combination of the two. And, actually, if you’re a very casual blogger, going manual isn’t so much of a rough deal. But, even if you’re looking to write one post a week that needs some SEO attention, automation is going to be vital. The pure time-saving and removing the need for expertise will have serious knock-on benefits. So, my advice is:
  BIO: Stephanie Trovato fills her days with content creation and marketing strategy for publications like Business Insider, Investopedia, Huffington Post, and more. She also works marketing strategy as a freelancer with Optimist, while balancing duties as a DotDash editor. She is a graduate of the Fashion Institute of Technology and is based in New York. Check out more of her work at BigHContent.com. There’s no doubt that marketing today is the epitome of multitasking. It's all about big data, and functions that advertisers used to do manually are now inextricably linked with automation. Marketing automation is a system that streamlines and automates marketing procedures to make marketing practices easier. Marketing technology offers a lot: more leads, transactions, and sales, and all with less effort. In fact, according to CMO, businesses that employ automation have seen a rise in leads and revenue, resulting in a 14% increase in sales efficiency and a 12% decrease in marketing overheads. Automation represents an incredible prospect for increased productivity, cost savings, and a better consumer experience for marketing practitioners. It can seem daunting to embark on an automation journey for your company, but with the right guidance, it is simpler than you expect! Benefits of Marketing Automation Marketing automation tech allows you to do so more than just place orders for your various promotions. It has real advantages for a marketing firm, not just for you and your marketing campaigns, but also for your customers. Here are the top three primary benefits of marketing automation tools: 1. Saving Time and Raising Efficiency The term "automation" is self-explanatory. Marketing automation software automates processes that used to take days and completes them in hours or even minutes. For example, social media management systems allow advertisers to plan and publish posts across several social networks simultaneously. This gives advertisers greater freedom in all marketing firms and agencies, allowing them to focus on their creativity rather than waste resources on repetitive activities. A strategy like this boosts production and performance. 2. Less Routine, Happier Marketers Marketing workers should assign the most routine and time-consuming functions to intelligent algorithms, ensuring well-established procedures while unleashing their imagination. As a result, the staff is happy, consumers are delighted, and revenue is high. 3. Multiple Channels to Drive More Leads and Sales Marketing automation software allows you to meet consumers at various stages of the consumer experience across various platforms. Multi-channel targeting gives you options: you could send an email or a social media post, make phone calls, or tweet in a tailored manner. You could utilize a broad range of techniques deftly, like a real sorcerer.  5 Ways Automation To Advance Their Marketing Strategy As per recent data published on the Digital Marketing Institute, 44 percent of marketing leaders think automation will become more relevant as a capability in 2020, which can be considered when reskilling workers and recruiting new employees in 2019. Here are few ideas for incorporating it into your business strategy: 1. Content Marketing Automation The aims of the modern marketer are timeless: build new ways to increase profits while keeping current buyers satisfied and returning for more. And content management is a huge part of that. When you have valid, accurate, informative, and actionable knowledge, you are using a tried-and-true strategy for meeting your clients, not to mention achieving your marketing objectives. Attempting to do it all manually, on the other hand, is a complex challenge that can quickly keep you awake at night. Marketing automation can make it easier to build and monitor content across several platforms. It will provide the appropriate content to each customer, ensuring that your efforts are not lost and that connections are effectively nurtured. An effective marketing automation framework will also report on how the content is doing across all channels and in all situations. Moreover, marketing automation can help you create good quality content that enables you to showcase your personality. As there’s no doubt that content is the king of marketing and will remain so for a long time, there have been commendable advancements in the field of content creation, processing, and planning—for example, a headless CMS. A headless CMS is based on a modular model that separates content development, management, and publication from how it is presented. This allows marketing teams to push fresh content and IT teams to make new technical changes without having to call on each other for assistance or worry about breaking something. Not only does this increase efficiency, but it also speeds up the process and workflow.  2. Email Marketing Solutions Email marketing encompasses so many facets of brand-customer engagement that it is rightly regarded as one of the most common marketing platforms. Furthermore, it remains one of the most successful ways to meet your target demographic. By using this form of marketing, almost every company across multiple industries can automate and personalize communications sent to new and current customers. Most notably, such tools allow large-scale email marketing campaigns with a large number of recipients. Email marketing program dashboards typically have comprehensive campaign information. 3. Social Media Marketing (SMM) Solutions Companies are also using social media to exchange news with consumers, solicit feedback, and even create leads. It's not shocking, given social media's enormous capacity for brand promotion and corporate identity management. Social media marketing software is ideal for organizing posts, engaging new contacts, and assessing the effectiveness of the SMM campaigns. Moreover, by organizing your posts and using automation to understand trends, you’re more likely to create a viral post. 4. Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Solutions Customer data management is an extremely critical but routine activity that takes a long time and demands complete focus. Another aspect to consider: how you capture and retain consumer data has a significant effect on the customer service the customers ultimately get. The authenticity of the information, prompt responses to customers, contact history, and knowledge about past contacts are all critical for your appearance and credibility and for converting leads into opportunities and prospects into clients. CRM technologies allow sales and marketing departments to simplify these critical elements, ensuring that the business is still seen in the best possible light in the minds of your consumers. 5. Marketing Analytics & Reporting Solutions Marketing automation systems provide a variety of valuable knowledge in and of themselves. However, from this vantage point, one category stands out in particular. There are marketing solutions designed to monitor campaigns and provide detailed metrics. User behavior analysis, dashboards of different types of metrics, illustrative graphs, and reports — marketing monitoring and monitoring systems help companies determine which campaigns are effective and which are not. Analytical marketing techniques can be specialized, such as website traffic analytics solutions, or they can provide advertisers with a comprehensive view of all campaigns. 4 Key Steps Towards Automation It is critical to create a workflow before introducing digital marketing systems. This enables the staff to prepare for future processes while still ensuring that automation produces the best outcomes for your brand. There are four major moves to take:  1. Identify The Right Tasks Look for the team's most popular marketing activities. This is where you'll see the most benefits from automation. As previously said, simple automatic response emails, for instance, will significantly minimize the team's logistical workload. Make a list of all of the latest marketing tasks and choose both time-consuming and automatable ones. 2. Select The Appropriate Automation Software When it refers to automation applications, there are almost limitless options. Sorting out the right ones can be difficult, particularly when you're just starting out. We'll guide you to the cream of the crop later in this post, and it's also important to note that applications customized to your industry can exist. Expand the study to ensure this before making a long-term commitment. Most platforms have a free trial period, allowing you to try the app in your own environment and determine which is the right match. 3. Train Your Team While automation improves marketing efficiency instantly, the implementation of modern technologies and processes necessitates an investment in preparation for relevant workers. Team members must understand how technology blends into their workday and how their job can be refocused. Emphasize the incentives and allow employees to carefully assess new systems while acknowledging any questions they might have. Marketing automation is expected to become one of the most relevant marketing capabilities, and companies are investing accordingly now and in the coming future. 4. Evaluate Automation Effectiveness Putting automation in place is not the end of the story. We suggest doing a regular assessment of what is going well, what could be changed, and the effect of automation on key indicators. This allows you to make the required modifications at the proper time. Conclusion Automation has a lot of potential benefits. Greater performance, cost savings, increased effectiveness, more informative analytic results, and enhanced customer service are all appealing to marketing professionals. Almost every company can incorporate and create a successful marketing automation strategy within their organization by undertaking proper preparation, clear priorities, and advanced training. This can help companies reap the plethora of benefits of marketing automation and take their enterprise to the next level. |
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