@lisaschulteis Hi Lisa. Guest blogging usually refers to you writing a post for another site, and you get a link back to your site in the “about the author” box.  You can check out the latest Social Media Examiner post and scroll down to the end of it (before comments) to see how those usually work.  While some sites have the official author box, others just include a sentence at the top or bottom of the post saying who the post is by and linking back to them.

@lisaschulteis It varies.  Sometimes you just have to check out a few guest blog posts on other sites to see what they allow.  I was amazed to see that TechCrunch actually allowed one guest blogger 7 links to her own articles within the guest post!  Other sites are generally not that forgiving, but might offer you anywhere from one to three links in the bio.  Just cater your post and bio like other authors and you should be set!

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Also Lisa, you generally write the article in editor like Word and email it to the blog owner or publisher and they post it according to their needs and publishing calendar.

@lisaschulteis It’s sometimes difficult finding a blog that will accept your guest post.  I manage an education blog and get 1 or 2 blog submissions a week — and I turn the majority away due to affiliate links or off-topic anchor text.  I prefer when the post is coming from a relevant blogger who is also writing about education – and looking to add value to my blog. 

@mikedelgadodigitalmarketer – Thankfully, I have people contacting me requesting that I be a guest blogger… so that definitely makes it easier.  I just wanted to make sure I understood how all the links worked before I said yes.  Thanks for the info!