I was recently asked to be provide a guest blog which will appear toward the end of the month. It’s a very nice opportunity and I’m honored to be asked (I’ll post more information on my News page in a week or so). The request got me thinking about why it’s good to be a guest blogger.
First it’s good experience as a blogger. Your challenged to come up with original content that is interesting and new for the subject of the post (mine happens to be Scrivener). But more than coming up with a new post, the experience is useful for the future when you go on blog tours. As an author, it’s very important to understand how other bloggers work and the kind of content they expect for their site. Likewise, if you plan to write professionally for blogs or magazines the experience is very important for your writing resume. Also, as an author, you can expect to do any number of interviews for other blogs and again, working with other bloggers now gives you experience working with many different people.
UPDATE: Fellow author, Daniel Adorno, guest posted on this site several months ago and experienced a boost in sales. Another reason for authors to blog.
For those authors who may wonder why they should blog these are very good reasons to start. Sure there is a time commitment to blogging but there are benefits even if you only post a few times a month. Blogging is writing and all your writing activities are beneficial to you as an author.
Great post, PH. Yeah, I heartily agree that guest blogging is beneficial for growing relationships in the blogosphere and expanding your audience. Both the guest and host get something out of it, which is really cool.
I’m looking forward to my own guest post later this month. Glad you stopped by and commented today. Also, happy we linked posts together on the same subject. I hope your sales are going well and I like the changes to your site!