PB037: Grow Traffic to Your Blog Through Guest Posting and Creating Content for Other Blogs, Forums, Media and Events

Note: you can listen to this episode above or load it up in iTunes. How to Grow Traffic to Your Blog Through Guest Posting and Creating Content for Other Blogs, Forums, Media and Events Today's episode is about how to find new readers for your blog. It's the question I get asked most by bloggers, so this is the forth of a series of podcasts on this topic. In part one we looked at two really important questions to ask before you go hunting for readers to read your blog. In part two, we talked about how to use two types of content to find readers for your blog. In part three, we talked about building a blog that readers will want to return to again and again (a 'sticky' blog). In part four, we talked about how to find readers for your blog through commenting and relationships. Today, we talk about how to grow your readership by posting and creating content for other blogs, forums, media and events. hands up by Ricardo Tavares on 500px In This Episode You can listen to today's episode above or in iTunes or Stitcher (where we'd also LOVE to get your reviews on those platforms if you have a moment). Today we talk about: 6 different channels you could be creating and guest posting content How to choose the most appropriate channels for guest posting content How to build a strong portfolio of content to show people what you can do How to pitch irresistible content to other blogs, forums, media and events How to make it impossible for people to miss your guest content once it's published Further Reading and Resources For Finding Blog Readers Buzzsumo - a tool you can use to see what content performs best for any topic or competitor Why You Have a Better Chance of Landing a Guest Post Than You Think (and How to Do It) A Quick and Dirty Guide to Your First Guest Post How to Get Your Guest Posts Accepted Every Time How to Guest Post to Promote Your Blog Stat-Driven Tips on How to Pitch to Big-Name Publishers in Your Niche Full Transcript Expand to view full transcript Compress to smaller transcript view Hi there. This is Darren Rowse from ProBlogger. Welcome to the ProBlogger Podcast. This is a podcast for bloggers who want to make the world better through their writing, who want to grow their audience, and build profitable businesses around their blogs.  Today, we're going to continue our series on growing your blog's readership. I'm going to particularly focus upon techniques around creating content for other destinations on the web including, but not limited to, through guest posting.  You can find today's show notes at problogger.com/podcast/37. If you enjoy today's show, we'd love to see your review on iTunes. We had some really great ones come in so far. Here's one from James. He says, "James here from Borderless Blog. I took the challenge," he's talking about the 31 Days to Build a Better Blog, "and did many of the things Darren suggested and had the best month I've had yet. I look forward to continuing to implement his advice to take my blog to the next level."  There's Carrie from Carrie Harris Photo. She says, "I've been blogging for over five years. I've learned a lot during that time. This podcast does re-energize me to take another look at my blog and find areas I can improve in terms of content, design, and layout. It's perfect for beginners and experienced bloggers. I always look forward to new podcasts from ProBlogger."  Thank you so much, Carrie, and thanks to you, James. I'd love to see your reviews, too. Do feel free to leave your blog's name. I'm more than happy to check out your blog if you do that in your review. I do read them all and value them all. Let's get on to today's episode.  Today, we're talking about how to grow traffic to your blog through creating content for other parts of the web. Also, we're going to touch on some other methods as ...