Content Generation Idea: Using Guest Posts

Obviously guest posts are posts that have been submitted to you by other people. People that own sites and blogs that are in the same niche / industry as yours. And they aren't submitting them just so you can get some free content for your site but are doing so in the understanding that you'll give them a link within that content back to their own website. Well that's just how guest posts work!

Now depending on your site and how big it is, there are different ways you can go about getting guest posts. For small sites that haven't been around that long you may find it harder to get people to submit them to you since you might not have that much traffic or very good stats (like PA, DA, CF & TF etc). So you're not going to be of very high priority to those webmasters that are looking for the best and biggest sites in their niche to write a guest post or two for. But even if you're a very new site, and chances are if you're looking at using guest posts for content then you are. Well it doesn't mean you still can't get them! All it really takes is just getting the news out there that you're accepting guest posts and they should come!

How to get people to submit guest posts to you?

• Create a post/page on your site about it.
  
• Share that post/page on social media etc.
  
• Create a newsletter about it and email it to your subscribers.
  
• Contact bloggers and sites in your niche and let them know.
  
• Request people to write about specific things.
  
• Make a submission form or have people email them to you.
  

Guest Post Conditions

Just remember to state some terms and conditions to the guest posts you receive. Obviously you'll want content that is related to your site. But you may only want them to have one link within in. Just state some terms and conditions first so that people know what they can have to avoid headaches and complications pr misunderstandings later on. You may also want to "revise" the guest post a little so that it sounds better or contains some of the keywords that you're targeting with you site. So you should stipulate this. Most people will be completely cool with that as long as they're getting a link from it still!

Do you accept/use blog posts for content for your site or blog?

What other ways do you ask for and get people to submit guest posts to you?