Guest posting checklist for 2022

Here’s a 10 point checklist that will be really come in handy for you on how to write an effective guest post which goes viral in 2022 and beyond.

Use an interesting bio: Make sure your author bio that you use within your guest posts (mostly at the end of it) is interesting and stands out from the crowd. Also link to any landing page where you can capture leads instead of linking to home page.
Respond to the comments: Once your guest post gets published on other sites, make sure to take time to read all the comments and respond to each one of them.
Thank the blog owner: Immediately after your guest post gets published, email the blog owner and send a thank you note for publishing your guest posts. Most people don’t do this but this simple trick opens the doors and builds strong rapport with them.
Mention other bloggers: If you’ve linked to other bloggers blog posts or contents from your guest posts, make sure to mention and tag them in your tweets or Facebook shares so they’ll know that you’re the one who’ve name dropped them.
Use your best stuff: One biggest mistake most people make while writing guest posts is that they don’t send their best stuff and often send crappy contents. There’s no point of doing that practice as your intention should be helping others with your content no matter where you write.
Edit like a pro: If your guest post has grammatical mistakes, no one appreciates it including the blog owner. So read your entire guest post at least twice to remove unwanted words and you can use tools like Grammarly to find and fix any typos.
Do it for relationships, not links: Stop writing guest posts for links or traffic. Do it for the sake of building relationships with other bloggers and you’ll succeed!
Send your guest post in the right format: Most publishers and blog editors tell you how to format your posts in their guidelines or email them to find out what formats works best for them.
Share it multiple times: Once your guest post goes live, make sure to tweet it, share on Facebook groups multiple times until a week. This helps you get some traction and additional traffic to your guest posts.
Don’t stop: Don’t stop writing guest posts even if they are working for you or not. Do it for at least few months so you’ll get an idea about how much benefits you’re actually getting from publishing guest posts.