Is Guest Posting Still Worth It?

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Is guest posting still worth it?
Some say they are and some say that they are almost like spam.
Which one is right?
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  • Profile picture of the author Viral Thing
    Yes of course but according to your catogries you have to find it only then it will work well.
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  • Profile picture of the author ryanbiddulph
    Definitely.

    The key? Be generous and persistent.

    I built 600 backlinks in the past 9 days. Of course, 15,000 hours of blogging went into growing my skill set, to where I could do this. Guest posting and genuine blog commenting played chief roles in the nearly 55,000 backlinks pointing to my blog.

    Make friends with bloggers. Help them out. Ask for nothing. Improve your writing skills. Gain guest post invites. Hit the GP ground running.

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    • Profile picture of the author praetserge
      600 links within 9 days?
      That's a great job... your rankings must be going through the roof.
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    • Profile picture of the author Colin Miller
      wow! It's cool. Can you show the example of your blog comments ?
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      • Profile picture of the author ryanbiddulph
        I don't think I can add links buddy, but Google "blog commenting ebook" and I come up, 3 of the 4 results. Some examples and helpful tips in these reads.

        Be super in-depth, genuine and generous. You'll get sweet links.

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    • Profile picture of the author rahmaprat
      How many words you put into each blog?
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  • Profile picture of the author expmrb
    Originally Posted by praetserge View Post

    Is guest posting still worth it?
    Some say they are and some say that they are almost like spam.
    Which one is right?

    Everything is filled with good and bad people. Honest people and dishonest people. If you blindly accept any post to be your article in your blog and/or try to guest post in any blog just to earn links through it then probably you will end up spamming your own blog and/or got caught in the red eye of the host blog's owner who will see you as spammer.
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  • Profile picture of the author emaadinfotech
    The answer to this question is a resounding YES! Guest Posting is one of the fastest ways to increase your website's credibility and improve search engine rankings. In addition, it is a great way to generate free traffic. Thus, if you are looking to get your site on the first page of Google, the best way to do this is through Guest Posting.
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  • Profile picture of the author paslore
    I guess there must be a difference, and it depends on your goals. I would say yes
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  • Profile picture of the author Tristan Zheng
    Yes, it's definitely still worth it. The great thing about guest posting is that it helps you build your brand voice on other platforms. When you scale this up, it's like its own machine and it is extremely powerful.

    This is what I do for a lot of my clients when I'm helping them grow their website because not only am I securing a high-quality link back to their site, but I'm also building their authority across different channels.
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  • Profile picture of the author Eva11
    Yes, obviously but relevancy matter a lot. The related category must be in the Guest post site.
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  • Profile picture of the author xtrapunch
    Yes, it works. However, most good sites have long stopped accepting guest posts due to abuse for SEO links. If someone is accepting all free guest posts, the site is susceptible to significant decline due to all the links built. Most site owners are now choosy about the links they allow. So, building links using guest posts is not easy anymore.


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  • Profile picture of the author RuskinF
    Yes, Guest posting is worth it if you select the right website to guest post on.
    Also, It may not work for you if you get bad links from bad neighborhoods.
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  • Yes, it depends on your submitting. Submit unique and creative content to your related niche guest post sites So that your website ranking will increase and you will gain a backlink and traffic.
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  • Profile picture of the author mikest4u
    Yeah Guest Posting Still Worth It, If you submit your content into highly effective and niche focused blogs which accepts guest posts occasionally.
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  • Profile picture of the author TobiMDD
    where or what is your strategy to find good blogs for guest posting, guys?
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  • Profile picture of the author Ajith Beliv
    Guest post is always worth, only if you provide real value in your content . You don't need to concentrate on too many guest post for ranking .

    Focus on high or medium authority website for guest blogging .

    One guest post is enough for getting thousands of targeted traffic in your niche . If people like your article , they will find your website in author link .

    Now you don't need to rank .
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    • Profile picture of the author SalimSheikh
      I agree with you Ajith.

      Do guest posting only on relevant and on high authority sites.

      This will definitely rank you up.
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  • Profile picture of the author digixp marketing
    The answer to this question is a resounding YES! Guest Posting is one of the fastest ways to increase your website's credibility and improve search engine rankings. In addition, it is a great way to generate free traffic. Thus, if you are looking to get your site on the first page of Google, the best way to do this is through Guest Posting.
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  • Profile picture of the author NiravAsif
    Definitely guest posting is still one of the proven link building methods. But the
    content relevancy and blog authority is a concern here. If you can get a link from a blog which is getting a good amount of organic traffic and a decent domain authority, it will be beneficial for you. But the content should must be relevant to your link.
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  • Profile picture of the author Khloe Hunter
    Yes, guest posting will never go out of fashion. Content is key in SEO. However, you have to be careful with the quality of content and the websites that you're getting links from.
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  • Profile picture of the author saman753
    Yes, I also think, it will more valuable for ranking but, it will more relevant to niche
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  • Profile picture of the author edifyingvoyages
    Yes, it is one of the best method for branding and rank keywords. Guest posting is helpful in driving traffic.
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  • Profile picture of the author Medon
    It is still working. I have been guest posting for a client since 20 12 and he says that my work has brought him business. And we are moving the business to another level.
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  • Profile picture of the author Janvi Arora
    Guest posting is the valuable link building technique in SEO. We can generate high authority links from this techniques.

    Generating links from irrelevant guest blog or PBN sites can affects negative on your keyword ranking.

    Best Practice - Guest blogging on relevant niche sites, can help you to improve keyword rankings fast.
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  • Profile picture of the author drDOLLAR
    Call it guest posting, call it outreach, call it whatever the hell you want.

    At the end of a day, a backlink is a backlink and when you add relevant content around it then its a super-backlink and they all do add to visibility in google (off-page SEO wise).
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  • Profile picture of the author ChronoInfotech
    Yes! Guest posting is still worth in 2020. It is a kind of way to build your online presence and credibility.
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  • Profile picture of the author Aaron Starc
    They are still worth it. They are spam IF you are doing them left-right-straight-back. They are not spam if you are doing them in relevance to your site's niche and industry.
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  • Profile picture of the author surfer30
    Guest posting is a viable marketing strategy to get hot traffic and leads. I see people say guest posting is dead. Yes when you write one single article. It works when you divesify and target websites with a large amount of visitors.

    Write at least 5 guest post on high traffciked sites and you will see visitors in your blog.
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  • Profile picture of the author Angelicar
    I suggest to use guest posting rarely.
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  • Profile picture of the author JohnathenMartin
    Yes, guest post still is one of the best ways to increase your brand awareness and get quality backlink. but you need to do it in the right way. only links from quality sites will help.
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  • Profile picture of the author smithmary01
    Is Guest Posting Still Worth It, because Guest Posting is one of the fastest ways to increase your website's credibility and improve search engine rankings. But relevancy matter a lot. The related category must be in the Guest post site.
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  • Profile picture of the author Kathrilas
    Yes, it's still worth it entirely and absolutely and I hope you understand that it's still great method to obtain as many links as it only possible for many many links out there completely and totally. I do want to get back with ease here completely.
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  • Profile picture of the author stefy christina
    Guest posting is a evergreen strategy or way to build healthy back links to your website but it's a very slow process and takes long time to get it's worth. It's a genuine process to share our services and products in guest blogs, So i would say it's definitely a best process.
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  • Profile picture of the author saman753
    I also agree with some guestposts are coming spaming. So, more carefully use such guestposting for your website.
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  • Profile picture of the author risan15
    Just two words
    "Yes it works"
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    • Profile picture of the author Frank Donovan
      Originally Posted by risan15 View Post

      Just two words
      "Yes it works"
      I'm guessing math wasn't your strongest subject at school.
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  • Profile picture of the author Sara Thomas
    Guest post is a very advanced backlink and Google consists of this link is very valid.
    The guest post is still worth. But we do at the proper niche
    If your niche is marketing, you make a guest post to the same niche. Otherwise, the guest post really does not work.
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  • Profile picture of the author gsquarewebtech
    Guest posting is one of the best ways to attract traffic and get a do-follow backlink to your website. By sharing your expertise on other companies' websites, you can establish yourself as an authority figure within your market, build relationships with other thought leaders in your field and expose your brand to an entirely new audience. So it still worth.
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  • Profile picture of the author Tanu S
    Hi, no doubt the guest post is still in demand. Guest post is a good way of link building. It is very beneficial for the business as it helps boost the quality traffic, several backlinks, make your brand popular among other audiences, and many more.
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  • Profile picture of the author sneha Sethi
    Guest Posting comes under White Hat SEO.
    It's actually worth it and it helps you to increase DA and even pass the link juice.
    You can go for this.

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  • Profile picture of the author SachinMind
    Yes, guest post is still beneficial according to your site.
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  • Profile picture of the author Sophie Leonard
    The answer to your question is Yes, it is still worth doing it. Guest post is a good way of building backlinks and drive traffic to your website. But you need to do it in the right way or else it may seem spammy. Relevance is the key here. For example, If digital marketing is your niche, you need to make a guest post to the sites relevant to digital marketing.
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  • Profile picture of the author MSterling
    The most important thing is to have confident knowledge of this.
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  • Profile picture of the author poooop2020
    The important thing in posting a guest is that the content is good, and that the site gives you Doflo - this site only gives you a nofollow link
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  • yes, but you have to check spam score first where you are commenting.
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  • Profile picture of the author AlvinSmith
    Yes. Guest post is still one of the most effective link building tactic in SEO.
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  • Originally Posted by praetserge View Post

    Is guest posting still worth it?
    Some say they are and some say that they are almost like spam.
    Which one is right?
    What do you mean by worth it?

    If you're talking about backlinks... then maybe. It depends on where you're guest posting, and how.

    If you're talking about traffic... then definitely. Still, it depends on where you're guest posting, and how good your content is, but done right... definitely. There's no doubt about it.

    If you're talking about money... then sure. There's lots of blogs that will pay you to guest write for them... but that's only if you can create great content that their audience will love!

    Ideally, you want to get paid to guest post so you can get all the benefits above all at once.
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  • Profile picture of the author TheValueneer
    Guest posting is still one of the most effective ways to build high-PR backlinks for your website.

    This means that you can skyrocket your off-page SEO through links from high authority pages and this is exactly what we want to achieve, right?
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  • Profile picture of the author amitsurya
    Yes! guest posting is still worth it. There have been tons of large changes to search engine ranking algorithms over the years, and besides, writing guest content takes a lot of work!

    If you look through online marketing guides about how to improve your SEO, you'll see "link building" at the top of the list - getting other websites to link back to yours. One way to build high-quality links is by guest posting, or blogging for those sites.
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  • Profile picture of the author ezrankings
    Yes, Guest Posting is still very much worth if you are doing it in the right way like The site should be thematic and The link must be information rather than promotion.

    You can get following benefits from Guest Posting -

    Establish Authority.
    Getting Valuable Links.
    Increases Organic Traffic.
    Improves Brand Visibility.
    Drive Quality Traffic to Your Website.
    Enhances Your Reputation.
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  • Profile picture of the author Medon
    Guest posting can never get sperm. This is especially so when you consider that the sites are an asset to google. They pay money to retain their ranking. They keep google in business.
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    • Profile picture of the author DWolfe
      Originally Posted by Medon View Post

      Guest posting can never get sperm. This is especially so when you consider that the sites are an asset to google. They pay money to retain their ranking. They keep google in business.
      So sperm is a asset of google .........
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  • Profile picture of the author hyperjerkseo
    Yes, still worth it. I would make sure your guest postings are niche relevant
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  • Profile picture of the author George441
    Of course, this is...And I think it will last forever
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  • Profile picture of the author Raunik Kapoor
    Guest posting is one of the techniques to earn backlinks and yes it is worth it. Guest posting is basically like, you write an article for a website and get a backlink for your website/blog in return. Paid guest posting is useful for SEO because you can get the authority links from them which can help you to improve the DA and traffic of the website.
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  • Profile picture of the author prvegas
    Many years ago I read a saying on of all things on a sugar packet when they used to have little messages on them.

    It said and I have never forgotten it:

    "He who has a thing to sell and goes and wispers in a well is not as apt to get the dollar as he who climbs a tree and hollers"

    Guest hosting works in your niche as well as any way to get exposed to your niche clients and create an opportunity to collect an email address to market to them again and again but not spamming them to death with offers.

    Build That List and Google is no longer you biggest competitor.
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  • Profile picture of the author Mark Hemming
    Yes, it still works. I think one of the most important parts is the niche - some medium sized blogs (outside of SEO) are still open to guest posting and can improve your metrics significantly.
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  • Profile picture of the author germanbacklinks
    It´s worth it but you should avoid gaining backlinks from websites that are publicly are promoting their guest post activities.

    before you plan to outreach a blog, search for "domain + guest post" if there are some results then reject your initial plan and go forward finding other blogs.
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  • Profile picture of the author seofreetips
    I do regular guest posting and I have some very high-quality sites under my belt.
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  • Profile picture of the author digiayush
    Yes indeed guest posting is important. Guest posting can help us very much whether it is about link building or getting traffic from other sites to our website.
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  • Google is going after GP, yet it is important, please help clear my query, as most companies I know are hesitant to carry out GP .
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  • Profile picture of the author samsabir
    Guest posting is and will always be worth it. You are allowing your content to represent your brand's credibility and authenticity. Backlinks and a sturdy online reputation are two of the biggest advantages you will get through Guest posting.
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  • Profile picture of the author Justin black
    Yes. The guest post will help to get targeted traffic. Your website Da will increase and you will get your quality traffic this reason your site will get advantage from Google.
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  • Profile picture of the author surajbag94
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    When you post in the same categories, guest posting gives the best result. Otherwise there are chance to spam your post
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  • Profile picture of the author hearme
    Its tricky now but yes its working and people are ranking there keywords
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  • Profile picture of the author spartan14
    In my opinion its still working and very good as google like authority backlinks from other sites in your niche
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  • Profile picture of the author incomenow
    Originally Posted by praetserge View Post

    Is guest posting still worth it?
    Some say they are and some say that they are almost like spam.
    Which one is right?
    Guest posting isn't spamming. In fact, it's one of the most effective methods to meet with the ideal audience, generate tons of traffic, and build high-quality backlinks to your site. But one thing is that you should not abuse it for the eyes of Google are seriously on guest posting. Be natural while guest posting and offer helpful guest posts to your audience.
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