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Advantage Travel | Fusion Living — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 07:00:47 +0000

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By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 16:14:51 +0000

I’ve always found doing guest posting is a great way to keep our staff interested in travelling and make sure they know what they are talking about!! Showing off how well you can write is never a bad thing.

By: Trisha Miller

Trisha Miller — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 18:23:02 +0000

Hi Nicole – that’s a great question, but a tough one to answer. For me, the bottom line is always “what will it do for me?” (as it should be for any writer/blogger). Does the travel company’s blog offer you the opportunity to pick up good traffic and new readers? Does their blog carry decent GooglePR and search engine ranking? (in order for the link back to be of value to you).

Although I’m rarely in favor of contributing content to travel (sales) sites that can afford to pay for it but don’t, there are situations where the benefit to you is more valuable than a paycheck might be, and in those situations I’d say go for it.

BUT when you say this particular site has a “questionable reputation”, that concerns me – is it bad enough that your own reputation might be sullied by association? Have they had other guest bloggers? If so you might contact them to see what experience they had and whether they would guest blog again for the same company.

By weighing all of the factors – benefit to you in terms of traffic, readers, and incoming links to your site vs. the potential to have your reputation tarnished – and taking into account the opinions of other guest bloggers they’ve featured (if any), you should be able to make a decision that is right for you.

Good luck and I’d be interested in knowing how it turns out – do be sure to let me know!

By: Nicole

Nicole — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 18:43:53 +0000

Trisha, I was recently contacted by a discount travel company to do a guest post on their blog (separate from the main website, but definitely affiliated). The travel company has a questionable reputation. Is it better to take a pass on this opportunity, or is any guest blogging opportunity a good one?
.-= Nicole´s last blog post: Backyard Adventures- County Fair =-.

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:57:32 +0000

Allowing guest bloggers is certainly beneficial for both the blogger and the guest blogger. For the host blogger you are able to get another perspective as well as more content to your site. For the guest blogger they are able to gain more exposure as well as getting a backlink which can help seo your site. Great information here on your blog, I am happy I came across it.

By: Wendy

Wendy — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:55:32 +0000

Great information. Sometimes it can be a challenge to find time to comment on great blogs. But, it is worth it.

By: Trisha

Trisha — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 18:19:59 +0000

@ Dave and Deb – I agree! It’s a great way to connect with other writers and make good friends – I have found that the travel writing community is extremely supportive of one another and I’m really glad to be a part of it!

@ Joann – thank you! And you’re right – passivity gets us exactly nowhere.

By: Joann

Joann — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 20:15:42 +0000

Sound advice. “Actively seeking” is the opportune phrase. Nothing comes to those who sit and wait. Plus, in helping others we usually help ourselves. Thanks again for sharing your knowledge.

By: Dave and Deb

Dave and Deb — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 14:47:38 +0000

Great advice. I have found that guest blogs not only have brought people to our site, but we have also made great friends through it. We have also developed a bit of a community. Now that we have done several guest posts, we are finally running our own series for guest posts. We wanted to wait until we became better known out there before asking people to write for us, because we definitely wanted to be able to give something back to them. We have more readers now, so we feel confident that we can offer our guest writer some traffic through our page and twitter.