Yakezie.com - Topic: Doubting Guest Post Decision

seedebtrun on Doubting Guest Post Decision

Wed, 05 Dec 2012 08:15:03 +0000

Andrea stated this very well...

We get a constant flow of folks looking to guest post for free..

Some of them are pretty hilarious with their sales pitches.

We typically tell them that we happily accept guest posts from any of our readers who regularly comment on our articles..

This usually chases them away, because they don't have any interest in contributing to the site, they just want to drop their link in for the SEO juice..

Club Thrifty on Doubting Guest Post Decision

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 14:25:23 +0000

I would also completely agree with Andrea. That is our policy to a "T". I've also run into the same situation that you have. I simply said that there was a misunderstanding, gave them our ad pricing info, and asked if they would like to continue with the post. There were no hard feelings on either side.

On the bright side, congrats that you are starting to get spammed! That means you've been in it for a while

Khaleef @ KNS Financial on Doubting Guest Post Decision

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 10:09:35 +0000

I completely agree with Andrea. If you find a commercial link, then you need to change the conversation to one about advertising. Sometimes, they will agree to pay you to put up the post, so it's worth a shot.

MoneyBeagle on Doubting Guest Post Decision

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 07:25:33 +0000

I get those all the time and generally delete them. If you already opened a dialogue why not see if they will pay for the pleasure of running the article anyways?

TB at BlueCollarWorkman on Doubting Guest Post Decision

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 06:44:44 +0000

I think Andrea really hit it there. I've gotten a few guest post offer emails now from people I don't know, about topics unrelated to my site, who spend most of the email talking about backlinking. I just delete them. I do want guest posters, but I don't want them to be unrelated or just out for a quick buck. Content is key! I think your suspicions are well founded, dude.

Dominique Brown on Doubting Guest Post Decision

Sun, 02 Dec 2012 20:09:18 +0000

The Frugal Path said:

I received an e-mail from someone asking to do a guest post. I had never heard of him, and he never commented on my site. In my excitement to get a guest post I may have made a mistake. He seems to fit with all of my criteria and sent me the article. I like it, but now I'm wondering if it was a spammer who happened to write a good article. I've been working really hard to create great content and his post was good. But I'm afraid I may have made a mistake by telling him that I would post his article on Wed. What should I do? Should I go ahead and post it? Or should I e-mail and regretfully tell him I will not be able to post his article?

What should I do?

If you never heard of him before or communicated with him.. tell him you don't want to run the post. No hard feelings... it's your blog

Financial Samurai on Doubting Guest Post Decision

Sat, 01 Dec 2012 21:39:26 +0000

Please have a read of "How Guest Posting Can And Will Ruin Your Site" on Yakezie.com

Jeff Rose on Doubting Guest Post Decision

Sat, 01 Dec 2012 21:01:20 +0000

In the beginning I accepted guest posts from almost everybody with only a few exceptions. I was just happy to have free content and update my blog. Now I'm much more pickier.

It's your blog. If you decide you don't want to post it, that's fine. Just apologize and say you misunderstood their intent.

And don't worry...keep blogging and you'll get these request all the time.

michael @ financial ramblings on Doubting Guest Post Decision

Sat, 01 Dec 2012 18:35:19 +0000

Yeah, there was a time when guest posts were from fellow bloggers. Now nearly all requests come from someone looking to build links to a commercial site.

The Frugal Path on Doubting Guest Post Decision

Fri, 30 Nov 2012 17:58:13 +0000

Thanks Andrea, you put it so eloquently. He did link to a commercial website, which is what threw up the red flag. From this point on I'll only entertain guest posts from people I know.

sooverthis on Doubting Guest Post Decision

Fri, 30 Nov 2012 17:11:36 +0000

If the article contains a link to a commercial site (which is usually the case with spammers), I would just write back and say something like, "I'm sorry - I misunderstood and thought you would be linking to a personal blog. After looking more closely, I see that you're linking to a commercial website. I only accept guest posts from bloggers who own a personal blog."

My policy is to only accept posts from people I know personally. Otherwise it's an ad and gets treated as such. Ultimately, you have to do what you're comfortable doing, but I would be careful about offers from random strangers, especially if they say "I'll just need a link back to my site in return." That's almost always a sign they're a freelancer working for a company - one that should be able to pay for advertising instead of preying on newer bloggers.

The Frugal Path on Doubting Guest Post Decision

Fri, 30 Nov 2012 16:31:28 +0000

I received an e-mail from someone asking to do a guest post. I had never heard of him, and he never commented on my site. In my excitement to get a guest post I may have made a mistake. He seems to fit with all of my criteria and sent me the article. I like it, but now I'm wondering if it was a spammer who happened to write a good article. I've been working really hard to create great content and his post was good. But I'm afraid I may have made a mistake by telling him that I would post his article on Wed. What should I do? Should I go ahead and post it? Or should I e-mail and regretfully tell him I will not be able to post his article?

What should I do?