I'm trying to grow my blog and I'm guessing because you are reading this, that you are too.
Like me, you have probably been told that guest posting is a great way to showcase your writing, get the word out about your website, and improve search engine rankings.
As a backpacker, I recognize that every single item I buy will not only subtract from my travel budget but will also add to the weight of the pack I'm toting around on my back.
The same logic can be applied to the hours spent researching good places to offer up our writing.
Every hour spent in research is an hour lost posting to our own blogs so when I found 12 travel blogs looking for guest posts I shared them with my readers and freed up the night for something else.
Later I realized I had still missed a trick. I should have guest posted the article about guest posting.
This time I have not made the same mistake with the following ten blogs that would be interested in your guest writing.
ITKT promotes original stories, blogs, and features written by seasoned pros and articulate novices alike.
Substantial submission guidelines and a checklist for writers are readily available and for some articles and blog posts a small payment is made.
Past guest posts:
- Haji Ali Masjid in the Mumbai Monsoon
- Malta, the Cart Ruts Mystery
Traveling full time, Craig and Linda have built ITP into an excellent multimedia travel site attracting around 20,000 unique visitors a month.
Past guest posts:
Anil promises to read and consider every submission he receives to his large repository of ways and gadgets vagabonds can use to save money, stay in touch, and make the most of their travels.
Past guest posts:
- Remedy for Post Travel Blues: 7 Ways to Bring Your Trip Back Home
- Photo Essay: Ecuador's Crazy New Year's Celebration
Brendan van Son's site is meant to allow the reader to close their eyes and see the sights, smell the scents, and feel the emotion as if they were there alongside the writer.
Guest posts are accepted if not necessarily encouraged.
Past guest posts:
Nellie Huang is a fairly prolific guest blogger herself and her own blog welcomes the writings of others for the Your Wildest Adventure series.
Past guest posts:
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About the Author: Shane Donovan writes about working and traveling around the world in The Working Traveller. He also edits the Jobs Abroad Bulletin.
Photos by David Lee.
