Locating Guest Blogging Niches
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Hey Folks,
Does anybody have advice on tools I could use to locate blogs on specific topics? My plan is to approach the webmasters and offer guest blogging services.
I know I could just do a google search for something like "KEYWORD blogs" but I thought I'd see if there is anything more sophisticated out there.
Thanks,
Rich
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Thanks for the mention. I just want to note that we at MyBlogGuest are undergoing a quality-control stage right now: We are trying to drag users FROM link dropping while connecting them to niche community-bloggers, so it's a good time to join!
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Gents, thank you so much for the responses. There's a lot to go on here!
@Tim - great tips, clever use of queries. I'll try that this afternoon.
@David - Clever! Would not have thought of that.
@Sebastian - This does sound like hard work, but with great payoffs. I actually have similar relationships in a different niche so I can vouch this approach in that developing the relationship has huge payoffs down the road. Carte Blanche.
Totally thrilled with this advice. Thank you again.
Rich
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It definitely takes more time, and can be hard to setup initially, but in the end it'll make life easier.
Outreach to bloggers can be really tough. With this method, you've got a foot in the door before you ask for something.
It's also great for general social development - who better to engage with than the people who have the audience!
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Great point - This is alot harder but more worth while in the long run as you can get better sites to blog for.
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Hi Rich
Tom's method is good, but I find that a lot of opportunities arrise from smart interactions and engagement with bloggers on social media channels.
I always find that you're more likely to be allowed to do a guest post for a blog once you've built a relationship first. It's a good idea to research blogs you want to reach out to and then engage with them without asking for anything first. Then, once you/ your brand is on good terms, float the question.
This is also a powerful way to drive blog publicity in a more general way, without even needing to provide a guest post.
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The above method is great - One of the best ways is to find someone in the niche doing guest blogging and look at backlinks and search the author bio and reverse image search the avatar to find opportunities.But be careful not to guest blog on free for all and bad sites.
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Hi Rich
You could try some search operator queries, try some of these out:
Keyword + intitle:“write for us”
Keyword + intitle:“contribute to”
Keyword + intitle:“submit” + inurl:blog
inpostauthor:guest + keyword
inpostauthor:”guest blog” + keyword
inpostauthor:”guest post” + keyword
inurl:- “write for us” OR “write for me” + keyword
“become a contributor” OR “contribute to this site” + keyword
“Guest Article” + keyword
“Become guest writer” keyword
“Become guest blogger” keyword
“submit a Blog Post” + keyword -
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