i was going through the archive of articles on my site when i realized something. i’ve written some articles that i usually put in the ‘other’ bin because though they represent some of my other interests, they don’t rhyme with the main purpose of my blog. here’s a look at 3 such articles that i’ve recently written and where they would’ve found a better home.
original photo: darwin bell
1. i wrote an article yesterday about prince, trent reznor, and the future of the music industry. it was an article that i really wanted to write in response to prince’s lashing out against digital media and content piracy but in retrospect the article is much better suited for ohad’s music and entertainment blog, the plugg.
2. a week ago i wrote an article detailing 4 ways you could get your money back if you were an iphone early adopter. i felt compelled to write the article because i got my money back and i wanted others to know the different ways they could get their $200 refunded. this article, i think, would’ve done much better for k. stone’s dumb little man, a site about tips that can save you money and increase your productivity.
3. about a month ago i wrote an ‘expose’ on at&t and how their paper bills for iphone users would kill more than 70,000 trees. when i mentioned the article to hank, he quickly wrote it up on his site, ecogeek. because i am conscious of the environment i just wrote the article on my site, but now that i think about it, writing it for hank would’ve given the post much more exposure, to a much more relevant audience, and much faster.
i’m certainly not the only one who from time to time writes articles for the ‘other’ bin. by guest blogging this content that you are interested in by isn’t directly relevant to your blog, you can not only get more exposure and more relevant exposure, but there are other benefits too. for example,
- the content on your own site stays laser-focused.
- by using a byline and a link on the guest blog, you get draw a more diverse audience to your blog.
- by writing for other people you can instantly build lasting relationships with people who share the same interests and beliefs as you.
with that out of the way, i wanted to get the word out that i’m always open to guest bloggers and guest blogging!
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Nice plug for guest blogging. It’s seems to be underrated by webmasters. IMO, it’s one of the best audience builders. Not the mention getting a great contextual link.
I don’t know if you’d be interested in guest blogging on NetBusinessBlog.com. I’m a hired blogger there, but the blog owner is fine with having guest posts. We just cracked 1700 subscribers. I’ll send you an email today or this weekend of a guest post topic.
FYI, Jay White runs DumbLittleMan. K. Stone is frequent contributor.
I’d be up for a guest post potentially. Drop me an email if you’d be interested. There is certainly a lot of metablogging/tech industry content I would write that doesn’t really fit as well on my own site(s).
I have considered asking for guest bloggers on my site from time to time but for some reason I’ve never really thought about myself guest blogging on other types of blogs. This is a great idea because there are several things I’d like to write about that aren’t necessarily relevant to my food blog but I don’t really have time to start a new blog for these other types of posts. I’m glad I ‘stumbled’ across your blog!
[evil grin] Can I turn you into a bad ass black hat and have you write for my blog? [/evil grin]
Now where is this Stumble button thingy at?
Hi muhammad,
I wonder…do you ever go through the dustbin on your old themulife blog? I had always thought you managed put together and crystallize some of the best points and issues (at the time) relating to social news.
I think some of those issues are still relevant. I liked your style a lot back then. Your focus has evolved since then…understandably.
Nothing wrong with the style now, here on this blog…don’t get me wrong. I just miss some of the sassy analysis you used to do on social news…digg.com in particular.
With that said…I’ll follow whatever blog you post. You’re that good
Cheers,
Kelly