Guest Blog post best practice considering time/energy
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Good morning Moz community
What do you guys think would be the best practice as a starting blogger offering guest articles to other 3rd party blogs when it comes to building up my own website's SEO points (assuming I have a link in the guest article to my website).
1. If I have the opportunity to post the guest article on two+ different blogs, should I go for it?
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2. Only post the article on one specific blog and write a different one for the others?
In a world with unlimited resources, the latter option would prevail, but considering that it takes time to write, what would you recommend if I am trying to build my websites SERPs?
Carlos
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Thanks for the answer guys. I would agree guest posting like all other tactics might not work is abused or over-done.
But is the strategy is only post the unique articles ones, how much of it can be borrowed into another article while still maintaining it's "unique" factor? ex: 0% 50%, 80%, etc.
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2nd option. But you can increase the reach by syndicating your guest posts, using linkedin and if you eventually get contacts or build a relationship with big publisher sites, they are also willing to republish the same article for you though there are some limits to that. Good luck!
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Carlos,
Definitely option number 2. Also I'd recommend watching the video below before using guest blogging as an SEO tactic.
http://moz.com/blog/guest-posting-blogging-slippery-slope-whiteboard-friday
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I would not post the same articles that links your blog in two different domains... this is not good for them because of duplicate content and since they will link you, it will also not be good for you.
2nd option definitely
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