This is a Guest post by BinaryDay
If you are like most new bloggers, you have number of great ideas waiting to be converted into blog posts, you have written a few good articles and now you are waiting for deluge of traffic. You are confident that anyone who reads your blog post will definitely like them and your blog will go viral. But for all that to happen you need the initial set of users and you have no clue how to get them.
I was struggling with the same problem while working on my website about second hand bikes in India . There are a lot of used bikes websites already in place and I wanted to get to the top fast. What made my task even more challenging was the fact that it is impossible to write a link-bait in the second hand bikes domain. That is when I got this idea of using guest blogging to get the initial set of targeted users.
Advantages of guest blogging
- You get the initial set of users who will hopefully like your blog and will take your site viral.
- You get the important organic backlinks from authority website which will help it to get out of Google sandbox.
Guest blogging is not panacea
Keep that in mind. There are no free lunches in the world. While guest blogging gets you traffic and links, it takes some of the best articles of yours and puts them on someone else’s blog. Basically in guest blogging you are trading good posts for traffic and link. So trade carefully.
How to get maximum value out of guest blogging
- Target blogs that are frequented by your target user base. So in my case, I should focus on blogs about automobiles in general and bikes in particular.
- Keep your website ready to go viral.
- Make sure to keep 6-7 really good articles ready on your blog. When the users from your guest articles come to your website, they must fall in love with the blog.
- Keep your expectations realistic. Guest blogging, contrary to what most blogging gurus will tell you, will not bring in hordes of traffic. You will have to fight for your traffic. Guest blogging is just one of the many weapons that you can use for that fight.
This post itself is an example of the concept that I am trying to explain. How smart is that? 
This guest article was written by BinaryDay, an avid blogger and writer specializing in blogging tips, SEO and SEM. You can also share your tips by writing a guest article on TechPP.
Raju PP is the founder-editor of Technically Personal, which is one of the most widely read technology blogs on the web. He holds an Engineering degree in Electronics & Communication, and has previously worked as a Technical Specialist in Banking Software domain.
i just strated guest blogging, its useful to build back links.
This is want I was really planning in & out…….
“Make sure to keep 6-7 really good articles ready on your blog. When the users from your guest articles come to your website, they must fall in love with the blog”
I wanted to link to this post in my latest on guest blogging; however, positioning AdSense ads above your posts the way you do leaves the initial impression of a MFA (Made for AdSense) site instead of a serious blog.
Are you sure that makes sense? I suspect I am not the only one who declines to link to or share even good content on Social Networking sites because of this issue.
I have no clue how much of Blogging and adsense you know and I don’t know why even I approved this comment!! But a simple answer to your question is ‘You are completely wrong’. My articles get linked way too often and are quite popular on social networking sites. All the best in your blogging endeavor
Hi Raku.
I’m an Romanian reader and i found your blog on google on the keys “blogging tips”
. I really like your blog, congratulations!. You have a news feed RSS reader 
Great post Sita!
I have thought of it but never did guest blogging on my blog
In my view don’t post guest posting for just posting a guest post. Post some thing valuable for other like you do for your own website. If article is great you will get traffic and visitors attentions forever.
A regular guest post will increase your popularity easily.
thanks for sharing knowledge. I Will try it.