Hi everyone!I have an idea and I wanted to run it by you all…I’ve just launched my new membership site, and I’ve been looking for blogs to either guest post or write regularly for. This gave me an idea!I thought why don’t we start a thread here where people can either post what their specialty is or post what they’re looking for as a guest blogger, and we can see what types of collaborations transpire!If you think it’s a good idea, post what you’re looking for, and possibly some links to refer to, below.I’ll start: I write about different aspects of social media crisis planning. A recent guest post I wrote is “What does it take for a social media crisis plan to fail you?” Visit it here to get a sample of my writing:http://www.theinternetconference.net/index.php/online-magazine/what-does-it-take-for-a-social-media-crisis-plan-to-fail-you/

This is the forum to do just that  @melissaagnes…good idea. While I have not had the good fortune to write a guest blog yet, I plan to write about stories and real life examples of ordinary people who accomplish extraordinary things.

This is a great idea, Melissa! I would love to interview and/or have a guest post with someone who thinks about or is an expert in Literacy 2.0, particularly as it relates to young kids and social media.

In the persona as a consultant for education and training, I would love to connect with experts who can share ideas, as @michellefontaine says, in a way that will engage those who don’t speak Social-media-ese. I want to excite those who are still skeptical about the possibilities.

@melissaagnes Like the idea! By the way, read your post and commented on it. I would like to have some guest bloggers this year as well on my blog, which I am presently redesigning. You can check it out at http://www.fredericgonzalo.com

I blog about social media, travel industry and marketing. Plenty of social media crises in the travel sphere, trust me! So perhaps I could have you guest post in the near future. Would love to return the favor, if you see a fit. Let me know!

@kristi-hines Was not familiar with “My blog guest” site, which I just checked. Looks awesome. Will definitely take a better look when I have a chance…

@fredericgonzalo Loved your comment – thanks for taking the time  
I would be very happy to write a guest post for you. Thanks for the opportunity! Just let me know when you’re ready and we’ll discuss the details.
I made the decision to go the “two free white papers a month route”, rather than having a traditional blog, for different reasons – But if we could find a way to make it work,  I would be more than happy to!  (Perhaps we can find an angle and I could interview you for a White Paper, or you could write a “guest white paper” for my audience… just off the top of my head)
Lets continue the conversation via email, whenever is good for you. m.agnes@socialmediacrisisacademy.com

@donpurdum Thanks for the nice mention It was my pleasure – and you’ll have to email me and let me know the results (traffic, views, etc) I’m so curious!
I look forward to writing my next article for you!
Have a great day!

Thanks, Melissa, and all responders. I don’t have the expertise in Social Media to guest post for you, that’s why I’m attending the Summit. But I do appreciate the idea as I am luanching a multi-authored blog to be called “Equip and Edify”.

 It will give a place for Christian educators to post contributions to the effort we call “Incremental Discipleship”. The idea is that many people can encourage growth in spiritual maturity.

I’m open to potential contributors who would like to help others grow in their Christian walk. psilvachfc@yahoo.com

@hesham – Thanks Hesham. I enjoy your site thoroughly and will be contributing some articles very soon!!!

@hesham  Thanks Hesham! I will go and check out your blog today and send you a private message to continue this conversation further! 
Thanks for taking the time to read my post I wrote for The Internet Conference as well!

@melissaagnes Great Idea,I will be looking for some guest articles for Hospitality & Social Media. Hotels – Travel and Tourism is the main areas I will look for guest articles.

By the way @kristi-hines or others here. Since we are in on the topic of guest articles.

I keep getting my usual SEO emails and I now mostly delete them.  Well lately I got some SEO companies that want to do guest posts. They ask me how much I charge for my guest posts, back links, advertisement etc.

This was a new approach for me. What’s your best advice here. One site was a SEO site in Australia. I could see they had checked my site, and their info looked valid. 

I’m not sold on this since I see many of these SEO proposal keep getting more and more savvy.

Cheers
Are – Morch – Hotel Blogger

@aremorch I always let it come down to content and who the SEO wants to link to.  If the post content is something you think would be good for your audience, and the SEO doesn’t want to link back to a site you wouldn’t endorse, then I usually say go for it.  Content is content in the end.  My only issues arise when the content is poor (you have to read it thoroughly) or the link is to something a bit shady.  I’ve slowed my SEO submitters by putting a requirement in my guest post guidelines that the guest blogger has to come back to answer their comments, otherwise I pull the link from their bio.  Since that’s all the SEO really wants, but they usually don’t have time to monitor their comments, it is a great deterrent.  

@aremorch I don’t mind at all.  I think more bloggers should have similar guidelines – you might get less submissions, but at least they will be good ones.  :)

I actually don’t accept payment for guest posts on my site.  Not to say it is bad thing, but some people may assume they are buying a large advertisement and make the post less informative, more sales or push toward their site / product.  

@melissaagnes Thanks for the mention, Melissa!

@aremorch Are, indeed, our paths seem to cross often in the past year… Hey, what Melissa is suggesting is actually a pretty good idea. My blog was up until recently a sideline, a passion for travel marketing. But since my mandate finished last November in my previous role, I am now going into consulting and social media training. So my blog shall become cornerstone to my approach, and I intend to beef it up, separate french and english content, and so on. Would be great if we did a guest blogging exchange. I can write on yours, you can do the same on mine…

Let’s discuss by private mail, at your convenience. Cheers,

Hi @melissaagnes Thanks for starting this thread. For you and  @kristi-hines @aremorch I’m available to guest post on web design + SEO related topics, as well as setting and measuring marketing goals. And I’m certainly open to guest posts on the Boxcar Marketing site. I agree with Kristi about the SEO emails for guest posts and having that person respond to questions. 

I have a guest post today on 5 Blog Redesign Mistakes That Kill SEO if you want to see my writing style, and yes, I am responding to comments there today. 

http://www.wordstream.com/blog/ws/2012/01/31/blog-redesign-mistakes-that-kill-seo

Have a great day! 

This is a great thread. I have been lucky enough to build a lot of credibility and traffic using guest posting.It has opened the opportunity for me to teach social media and Internet marketing at MIT, Guest speak at events, and it has brought in a hefty client list.I would love to return the favor for those who want to Guest post on my site http://www.SimpleMediaMarketing.com.The topics include: Social Media tips, Marketing, or Content Strategy, blogging, and internet Marketing. My readers are entrepreneurs and startups primarily.I am also open to guest blogging opportunities on the above topics for your sites.Thanks, Keith

@socialmica and @keithgriffis

Thank you for the opportunities! I will be getting in touch with both of you this coming week

Looking forward to it!

I am always interested in guest blogging and having others guest blog on my sites.  mentorfreak.com and mentorxchange.org .
I also enjoy blogging about technology.  I am a mobile developer so this is one of my passions as well.

This is a new world for me. So far I’ve done all my own writing, but I know I need to expand the blog’s scope and viewpoint. My personal blog focuses on church leadership — not so much religion but more about creating church community and empowering laity. 2×2 virtualchurch.com.

I’ve stressed social media on this site and received good response.

In business, I am moving from graphic design and writing into social media. I am trying to help clients in the travel industry, funeral business, enrichment education, post-secondary education (trade schools), barbering and cosmetology, customer service and entrepreneurship, and environmental medicine. Eclectic! 

I am interested in finding guest bloggers and will be glad to contribute to others’ efforts. I know a lot about communication in general (journalism major, commercial art and printing credentials) , graphic design, writing and fighting worthy causes, community and family. I’m a single mom, celebrating getting my son through college! Whew!

A great idea Melissa and I have wanted to attract guest writers for some time but not had anybody take up the offer. I do this via an introduction video but as I don’t know if people watch the video or not it’s difficult to know if the message is getting out.  My blog is to do with video marketing  as a part of social networking and business marketing so I have had an idea to conduct interviews as part of the guest post strategy.

This could be done via Skype with a choice to limit it to voice chat or if acceptable via my video conferencing room with two web cams. All is recorded using the Camtasia screen recorder.  The interview cover three main areas:

1. When and how did you get into online business.2. What is the area of expertise or the niche your website addresses and how you attract visitors using video.3. How you use video as a marketing tool for your sales funnel and what you hope to achieve with it over the next 12 months.

The post will have short text intro providing some background on you and your website with links to any pages you want targeted for traffic.

Of course that last one leaves it open for me to return to you in 12 months and ask if you achieved your goals and how it has changed your strategy etc

As for guest posting, if you like the style I write with I am only too glad to discuss reciprocal contributions to anybody that is interested.  It does not have to be from a well established site it’s a matter of sharing and building relationships.  I will look more at some of the sites here as well.  Thanks Melissa. 

@judithgotwald Have you been in touch with @fredericgonzalo ? He writes a Travel / Social media blog, perhaps there would be some nice opportunities for the both of you? Who knows!

Yes, I am “acquanited” with Frederic. I’m developing that market and will keep him in mind. Thanks for thinking of the connection.

@blogsbyheather Awesome Heather! 
Ive signed up to (since it was referred here), but I haven’t had a chance to really dive into it. I will soon though

@Melissa Agnes I would like to apologize for posting something similar in the small biz club. I think this is a great idea & if there was a way for everyone here to do some quality guest blogging for everyone else; could make a huge impact… didn’t mean to step on any toes or steal any thunder, sorry

@lorihighby I’m always searching for new voices here at my site as well

Thanks  @tonygreene113 I’ll check it out and submit a post in a few days.  

@melissaagnes great thread! 

I now have 7 guest bloggers on http://www.supportawahp.com and I now guest blog for http://www.startupsmart.com.au. I write about content marketing, social media marketing and micro business development and publish good quality tips for people who work at home (entrepreneurs, franchisees, virtual professionals etc).

I am going to be rejigging my blog over at http://www.mumatopia.com pretty soon and will be looking for guest bloggers for that website on topics such as gentle parenting, home schooling, cooking, health and wellbeing, depression and pregnancy/childbirth. If you have any interest in this area, feel free to contact me. I anticipate redoing the website within the next two to three months.

Wow what a great thread. I just read the latest SME article (http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/5-tips-to-becoming-a-top-blog-in-your-industry/#more-16642) and came to the forums looking for further advice, so thanks @melissaagnes for starting this one, just what I was after.

We have very recently launched our new site and I have been blogging about topics that affect our day to day business; social media, design, marketing etc. But Im struggling to keep the momentum up, plus, I feel like the blog is very one dimensional and needs more voices than just my own. I don’t want the blog to appear like one continuous advertising campaign for my design business. 
So, I am on the look out for guest bloggers / regular authors who want to talk about Design, Social Media and Digital Marketing. And I’m also looking for opportunities to write on other peoples blogs, although I’m not a writer by trade and worry about my competence.
So if anyones interested in writing on our site, please get in touch. martyn@hm-marketing.com

Hi everyone I just want to let you know about Empower Network and about blogging for cash with them.  This is so unique and wonderful because your blog can be about anything or any business.  And there is a few things under the hood that are built in only by empower network.  Please go to http://www.empowernetwork.com/liemar and see for yourself.   Hope I have a few (or a lot) likes and visitors.  

Wow, what a great discussion thread! I am in the process of doing some changes to my site and blog (after getting some great ideas from SME’s Blogging Fundamentals workshop!). I’ve been thinking about having guest bloggers as well as searching for opportunities to be a guest blogger. I have a great list of ideas and people to contact!

Thanks @melissaagnes