(post last updated 17 / 05 / 2022)

Welcome to the ultimate roundup of blogs which accept guest posts with 6000+ guest post opportunities plus a step by step guide for manual guest post outreach.

If you are looking for guest post opportunities this blog post is a great place to start.

There are tons of guest post opportunity covering all niches.  Whether you are looking for technology blogs, digital marketing blogs, small business blogs, beauty blogs or travel blogs you’ll find what you need here so make sure you bookmark this handy resource for guest blogging.
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What makes this guide different is that I've included the top lists in each niche, so here you have access to thousands of guest posting opportunities by clicking through and discovering sites you can submit your guest post too.
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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 another bloggers audience.   

You can find guest posting opportunities & submit your guest post 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. 
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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.   

Remember, an increase in rankings doesn't 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 who have used a guest posting strategy to drive traffic to their sites and grow their brands making them into very successeful & well known marketers. 

Another benefit from guest blogging is 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!

There are thousands of guest post opportunities listed below.

Guest Posting Roundup - The Top Lists Of Guest Blogging Opportunities From Around The Web. Bookmark this resource!

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)

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.

If you want to speed up the results from your guest blogging strategy the best way is through a guest blog service. This is an easy way to outsource the entire process to another company who specialises in this SEO tactic. 

A guest blog service will:

Advice on niches to pitch to
Write the content
Pitch your content
Report on number of guest posts
Report on quality of websites
Report on links

You can find guest blog services which start from $100 per month for one guest post and the pricing will change depending on:

Number of guest posts
Length of text
Quality of website (DA)

Another option is to use a guest blog freelancer, this is a digital marketing freelancer who specialises in delivering guest posts as a service. Guest blog freelancers charge anything from $15 - $60 per hour depending on their experience.  

You can find plenty of freelancers on Upwork, or get in touch with me via the contact form if you would like to enquire about my guest posting service at Ginger Marketing.

I hope this post helped! Don't hesitate to reach out if you need further help with your guest posting. ​

This is a guest post from Kate Parish, chief marketing officer at Onilab, with 8+ years in Digital Marketing and eCommerce web development promotion. Kate constantly upgrades her knowledge and skillset to stay fit in the progressing online world. She always does exhaustive research in such spheres as SEO, branding, SMM, PPC, and Magento PWA development, before sharing her expertise with a wide audience.


How can you get the attention of your target audience as the amount of produced content constantly grows? Your business has to be known and seen. So you need to be consistent in publishing engaging material on various platforms.

While it’s sometimes enough to blog one to four times a week, many companies have to post unique, catchy content every day. Where do you find such inspiration? How do you ensure that readers don’t miss what you’re posting in such an overwhelming amount of information that’s bombarding them from various sources?

Consider opting for content curation strategies. It’s a simple tactic to collect existing materials (delivered by you or other content creators) and present them on your blog, social media, or newsletters.

Note that it doesn’t imply simple copy-and-paste, nor that you’re deceiving your audience. With the content curation approach, you can select valuable pieces in your sphere to help readers cover everything important.

But how do you start with content curation? How can you take advantage of this content marketing strategy? This article will show you content curation examples and benefits.

Curated Content CharacteristicsA customer journey is no longer a straight line from point A (the buyer’s need) to point B (the purchase or other similar action). Buyers use various devices and explore different channels when making a decision, so they won’t wait for you to tell them what they should do next.

Just consider these numbers. According to data:

70% of purchasers understand what they need without contacting a salesperson, and 44% already have specific solutions in mind before the interaction begins.

This is why marketers should look for innovative ways to direct customers on their conversion “path” through complex and omnichannel experiences. How do you do that? For starters, you have to try to maintain their level of interest, provide valuable information, and share expertise.

Your task is to do this unobtrusively, for example, with the help of qualitative content. Users open the blog, see appealing images and topics, and move on with decision-making. Therefore, mind that your standards in terms of engagement must remain high.

Screenshot taken on the official Databox website

How else can your business benefit from content marketing?

Content marketing helps businesses respond to the changing customer environment to achieve various goals:

• attract prospects;
• retain clients;
• grow the customer base.
  
  

However, it may be hard to post frequently enough to compete. So consider reposting what others have already written or said. 

What Defines Curated Content?In this respect, “curated” can mean “assembled”. It’s the content analog of making a quilt.

For example, you can put together helpful lists and “tops” on relevant topics that resonate with your business or niche. Or repost someone’s tweet or social media post that can liven up your feed.

However, as you select the material that’ll fit, you’ll most likely have to go through dozens of pages of content that’s already created by others. But, luckily, you can use one of the many tools that are perfect assistants in content curation, such as Scoop.it or Flipboard. These can save you a lot of time.

Importantly, make sure you’ve given all the deserved credit and mentioned your sources before sharing the piece with your audience.

Some key curated content characteristics include:

• It involves publications, research, blog entries, or tweets published by your company or others.
• It requires careful selection, reorganization/restructuring to make it more appealing and readable.
• It adds value to your customer’s experience, providing new and helpful information, that educates and entertains people.
• The easy-to-consume format saves readers time to find the needed insights without browsing many different sources on the web.
• Plus, it usually takes less time to assemble a curated piece than to create an entirely unique one from scratch.
  
  

Pro Tip: Optimize

On another note, remember that even the most authoritative content will hardly bring the expected return on investment if the page loads slowly. That’s why optimizing the website performance is always crucial for any sphere.

If we speak about an online store developed on the Magento CMS, the store owner should consider Magento Time to first byte optimization. The same also applies to different website types that work on other platforms, as page opening speed is a vital factor that influences SEO rankings, bounce rate, perception, user satisfaction, among other things.

3 Ways to Get Results from Content Curation Strategies

Now let’s take a closer look at how to implement content curation.

1. Educate with Well-Researched Content

Content curation strategies allow you to keep abreast of what’s going on in the industry. Suppose you’re gathering content for a keyword, such as “content marketing”. You see what other people in your industry are publishing and spot gaps in the information stream.

With so much content analyzed, you can write articles or shoot videos to fill in the gaps. As you see, it’s not just copying and pasting. You provide value to your viewers and get a chance to find some insights for future posts.

This is how you can make the content original:

• Create an infographic with the data presented by trusted resources.
• Include more details on the subject by asking industry experts.
• Make a video with the information you've found on the web.
• Give your thoughts on a book or course.
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Let’s take an article on Databox as an example. The author gathered the opinions of ten professionals on extracting insights from data and accompanied them with some excellent personal advice.

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Screenshot taken on the official Aurate Instagram account

2. Consider Reposting

Reposting doesn’t involve any spendings. Instead, it provides positive outcomes. You can repost and retweet content that is relevant to your audience, such as:

• articles;
• interviews;
• opinions;
• reviews;
• instructions about a specific product or service.
  
  

Furthermore, track whether celebrities and well-respected sources or the media mentioned your company. The easiest way to do this is by looking through customer tags on social media.
If you want to strengthen the bond with your audience, leverage user-generated content (UGC) in your content strategy.

For example, a jewelry brand, Aurate, collects every public figure wearing their adornments and shares the photos on Instagram. It’s an illustration of the so-called social media content curation.
The team created a separate Highlights folder on Instagram to show its popularity from all angles. Here is one of their Stories depicting a Victoria’s Secret model, Romee Strijd. Such a tactic helps brands increase their authority and attract more visitors to the website.
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Screenshot taken on the official Ulster Weavers website

​This doesn’t have to be limited to just socials. You can also devote a separate section with UGC on the website, for example, on the home page. It will work as social proof of your popularity and demand for your products and services among broad audiences. Below you will find how the Ulster Weavers online store shows such curated content examples.

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Screenshot taken from the newsletter from Spotify Design official website

​3. Send Digests in Email Newsletters

Digests are one of the greatest email newsletter formats available. They may contain discounts and other promotional information. However, impress your customers by giving them something extra.
First of all, filter the content before sending it. This step takes time and effort, but it will be well worth it.

Once you’ve gathered a decent amount of content, ask yourself the following questions about each piece:

• Is it well-written or professionally produced?
• Does it relate to my target audience? How can it meet their needs and encourage them to purchase?
• How long has this piece been circulating on the Internet?
• Is it relevant to everything else I’ve written or curated?
• How does it reflect my company’s goals and values?
  
  

When you’ve done your research, move on to the sharing stage.
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A case in point is Spotify and its monthly digest. The team collected the company’s news and reminded readers about its monthly curated station, providing more inspiration.

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Pro Tip: Automate

Do you share breaking news? If not, why not schedule curated content posts ahead of time? It allows you to delegate content publishing to automation tools and focus on other tasks. The system will send a newsletter even when you aren’t at your desk.

How do you create and schedule your post? Utilize free tools like Hootsuite to do it directly from your browser in just a few clicks. It enables you to generate curated content articles right when you find something worthy on the web.

Wrapping UpCustomers come to your website to get useful information, so you have to understand and meet their needs. How do you satisfy them when you don’t want to talk about yourself alone?

​Content curation comes in handy for companies that want to enrich their content marketing efforts.
Do you need more things to post on your social media? Employ social media content curation. Or maybe it’s time to remind clients of what the company has achieved recently? Then, send email newsletters with digests.

Pick the relevant content, add your expert opinion, and share it with the audience with the help of automation tools. Remember, content curation is in no way plagiarism. Link the content source and author. When done correctly, eye-catching visuals, statistics, and top stories will bring you only benefits.

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Todays post is a guest post from Shaz who is a virtual assistant, he is working with various online brands to support their virtual assistant needs.

Over to Shaz;


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If you want to market online, you need to understand strategies to get you ahead and make you recognized. When people can find you and relate to your business, things get very good for you. The same case applies to vacation rentals. 

A vacation rental website is worth nothing if people cannot find it or associate the anchor text with the things you have to offer. SEO is a big part of marketing to boost profits and get bookings. 

You want people to follow your links and find out more about what you have to offer. 

Anchor text is the clickable, visible text in a given hyperlink. Usually, it is blue, and most times, it is underlined to make it stand out. 

For example: SEO 2021: Complete SEO Training + SEO for WordPress Websites*

1. Analyze Search Intent

To get it right, you need to analyze the audience's search intent. This is usually based on what you have to offer. Search intent can be an informational, navigational, transactional, or commercial investigation. The search intent keeps on changing. 

When people are looking for a vacation rental, it can be any of the above. Maybe they have already heard about your site and are actively looking for you. It could be that they are actively looking for rental options, or they could be looking for something specific in a rental. 

Using a keyword research tool, you will find out what people search for most when looking for vocational rentals, and then you can create an anchor text that they can relate to. 

2. Stay on Topic

You need to learn as much as possible about creating a good anchor text. The best way to optimize that text for SEO purposes is to ensure that the text is as descriptive as possible. 

You have to ensure that the keywords used are the best and give a page description as accurately as possible or the kind of idea you are trying to link to. 

For a vacation rental website, make sure it is clear from the anchor text what you are offering. Are they budget rentals? Are they luxury? Do not over-optimize the text by using keyword-rich phrases that are repetitive. 

3. Use Variation in the Anchor

By using variation in the anchor, you tell the search engine more about what your website is all about. This is a great way to assist the readers in getting even more information regarding the topic you are handling, and it determines how you will rank with the web pages. 

If not used well, it can fail. Don’t try to manipulate the search results. Instead, diversify. You can try out different domain authorities domain extensions and then use “nofollow” and follow links. 

When you use a specific text, it is fine. However, when the same text is used repeatedly, things may get suspicious, and the backlink profile may not appear natural. Vary the anchor text, and you will be fine. Long-tail keywords can help you achieve this. 

4. Track and Test Anchors

It is very important to control backlinks and test them. By testing the vacation rental anchors, you can easily tell how well they are performing and whether they are getting you the kind of traffic that you were targeting. 

This is the only way you can make changes to the hypertext and links and test again to see if there are any improvements in the performance of your website. It is wise to test one anchor at a time to clearly tell whether there is any difference or find the ones with the greatest impact. 

Different tools can be used to track and test individual keywords and track the performance of your anchors. 

5. Avoid Too Many Exact Match Keywords

When you create natural links, it becomes easy to raise your rankings. If you build unnatural ones, things look odd and manipulated and lower rankings. Using a good anchor text the right way is a good tactic in this case. 

Link building always aims at improving search engine rankings, but it is important not to manipulate the results, even for a vacation rental. Search engines look at the link location, the type, and how relevant it is. 

While it was easy to rank on google by ensuring that keywords were in the anchor text, it is not that easy today. This is because people try to manufacture links to get the results. Matching keywords don’t look natural, and it is good to diversify. 

6. Give Focus on the Surrounding Text

When you create an anchor text for your vacation rentals website, and you want people to find you, it helps to focus on the surrounding text. Concentrating on the surrounding text gives the entire anchor text more relatable information. 

It becomes easier for the search engine and people searching to know what you deal with exactly. The surrounding text gives a better context about the link, which is why it is a great ranking factor. Anchor text is used to influence how well you rank and should not be taken lightly. 

7. Analyze the Competition Anchors

In SEO, competitor analysis is very crucial. Anchor text distribution is one of the areas where this is applicable. If you want to rank well and find a good anchor text for your vacation rental, it is important to stop and look at what others in the industry are doing to rank higher. 

Doing this is very straightforward. Different tools can help you check backlinks and draw up the anchors of different pages. This can help you decide on the best anchor text distribution, and you can easily tell what the best-ranking people in the vacation rentals industry are doing. 

8. Mix-up Your Anchors With LSI

LSI stands for latent semantic indexing keywords. Simply put, they are synonyms or related keywords to the keywords you rank for. When creating anchor text for your vacation rental, using synonyms can be a great idea. 

Different terms refer to vacation. By using them, you can reach more people using different word synonyms, which translates to more traffic. 

In the past, things were all about keyword density. If you try that today, you may get into trouble. Related keywords make more sense today, and search engines are looking for them.

Conclusion 

The success of vacation rentals is greatly influenced by how well you rank and the kind of traffic you can get. If you are actively looking for the best way to boost your visibility, you have to work on SEO. By getting it right, you win. 

Engaging in SEO and creating backlinks can work out perfectly for you when you want to advertise your rentals. SEO engagement is very important, and it is a big part of successful marketing. It all starts with the keywords you rank for and the related keywords. 

While it is important to have the right content on your website, it is equally as important to find the right anchor text for vacation rental website that people can relate to. This encourages them to visit your page.

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