I recently posted my first ever guest post at comluv.com called 5 things I don’t miss about the good old days.
My First Guest Post
A lot of other bloggers has told me that it was a great way to generate traffic to a new blog and to promote my blog on a blog that already receives a lot of traffic. So after got a good idea for a post I contacted Andy Bailey (the owner) from comluv.com and requested permission to be quest blogger in his community. I did not have to wait long before I received a mail that I was approved as a guest blogger. From that on there was no looking back, my first guest post was on the way. I made did some research found some nice pictures and in a couple of hours I have made my first guest post. I didn’t just send it on its way right away. I put it away for a day and the next day I read it for review and moved away some obvious mistakes I had made in the text. I submitted my post in my comluv dashboard and waited for it to be approved. When it was approved I received an e-mail with the date and time it was scheduled for release. The thing is that Andy does not just publish a guest post right away. He put then in a schedule and spread them out so all guest post get their minutes of fame. Instead of publishing 4 post in one day and none the next day the guest post are spread out so all guest bloggers have their post on the front page for a little week (depending on how many guest post there is of cause).
So what did it gave me to post my first guest post on comluv.com after one week:
- I have received 49 comments so far (Including my own replies)
- I got 14 visitors to my blog from the comluv community (according to Google Analytics)
- I received 5 credits for posting my post that I can use on comluv.com
- I got a number of backlinks to my own blog from comluv.com
- Best of all my guest post is still there to work for me and my blog 🙂
By the way if you have not got the new CommentLuv 2.9 plugin you should go and get it for your own blog. It is free and I think it is a great plugin.
That was all from me for this time. I would like to hear about your guest posting experience. Have you been a guest blogger? Was it worth it? How are you considering in order finding the best blog for your guest posts?
Nice post Thomas….
But I do miss the modem, especially when you go on a vacation to the country side where there is no broadband access.
My Toshiba laptop which I bought in 2011 has a modem…. while I do not use it, it might come handy one day.
Hi Aaron
Well I actually still have a modem, but it is not a serial 14.4, but a Huawei USB modem if I am away from my broadband access.
Congratulations Thomas! I’ve done 3 guest posts on the ComLuv site so far and I’m very pleased with the results. Keep up the good work and I’m off to read it now!
Thanks Ileane
That is for sure not my last guest post
Great stuff Thomas, I’ve also had one guest post published over there – similar experience to you, perhaps a few less comments, but I’ve had people start to visit my own blog and comment now. It’s really nice to feel part of a community – plus, I’m starting to get requests from other sites to do some guest posting.
Keep up the good work!
Hi Dan
I am glad you liked it. I am pretty overwhelmed with all the comments I have received. I think my topic is something a lot of people can relate to. I think that ComLuv is a great community to post guest posts and to meet other bloggers.
i just read your guest post and really liked it! good job 😀 I hate all those old tech gear – thank goodness for the 21st century, right? 😀
Great stuff, Thomas! 🙂
Best,
Gabi
Thank you Gabriella
Hi, Thomas
Congratulations on posting your first guest post! I’ve been thinking about writing one for a few months, but haven’t gotten to it yet. Like you, I’ve heard that it generates traffic. I do hope to complete a guest post sometime this summer 🙂
I’ll have to swing over to read your post at ComLuv.
Thank you Allyson
Great to see you back here on my blog. You should just go ahead a write a guest post. It has been a great experience for me. A lot of the people that have commented on my guest post have been here to check out my blog or have added me on Twitter. I think this guest post has been great promotion for my blog and I think that I will write more in the future. If you decide to write one please send me a link. I will love to read it 🙂
Thanks, Thomas! Sorry I haven’t visited for a while. Taking a break since it’s summer and spending time with my child. I appreciate the encouragement.
That sounds like a great idea Allyson. Sometimes we just need a break from the blogging world. Enjoy your summer 🙂
Hi Thomas,
Great to know about your first guest post. I think comluv is one of the best blog from where you could have started your guest blogging journey. I too am thinking of guest blogging but currently not getting the time. Looking forward to more of your guest posts all over the blogosphere
Regards,
Shiva
Hi Shiva
Thank you very much. I think that ComLuv is a great community too. I did used a lot of time for my first guest post. I wanted it to be of good quality so people wanted to come and visit my own blog for more. I hope you will find the time Shiva for your own guest post soon. It has been a very interesting thing for me to do.
Congratulations! I also dream to have be a guest blogger in one of my subscribe in order to have fame, subscriber, traffic and many more. Also I want to have a guest blogger in my site because having a guest blogger means the blog is famous. I hope my dream will be a reality. Cheers!
Hi Thomas,
Bravo! That’s wonderful writing your first guest post, especially on the ComLuv site. I will head over there this evening and read it for sure. 🙂 I like how you wrote a quick post about your guest post, too.
I’ve done a couple guest posts in the past few months. One for BasicBlogTips (Blogging Legacy) and one for GrowMap (Your Newsletter Tastes Like Spam!). They were both well received and I had a lot of fun answering the comments. (Hey, it’s not too late for you to drop by. 🙂 )
One technique I tried was creating a landing page on my blog for any visitors that came from the guest posts. Then I linked to the landing page from my bio on the guest post sites. I think that worked well.
Hope to see more of your guest posts, Thomas!
I’m glad to hear about your guest post and you successfully posted it and I would congratulate you because you did it well. Guest post is good and I’m doing it as well. Thanks for this wonderful post from you!
I like your guest post for comluv site. I was able to experience all of those PC parts before. I can still remember that I need to use a big table for my monitor back then LOL Now, I no longer use any of these items.
Hi Greg
Don’t think anybody miss the big old CRT monitors. Well as a real geek I still have one archived, but I don’t use it 😉
LOL I already disposed two CRT monitors and two CPUs last month! These 4 items are no longer working that’s why I’ve decided to put sell them on junk! At least I was able to get some money from those items! LOL
Good for you Thomas and i wish you to write more guest posts in the future.
At the end of this post i read some statistics. It is OK to check your statistics but on the other hand, no reason to get crazy on numbers!
Hey Thomas,
Great job man, keep moving forward in life because everything you’re doing right now is wonderful.
Great post Thomas! Way back then, I felt very uncomfortable whenever my computer table is totally messed up with lots of items because I find it hard to fit my keyboard in it since my CRT monitor consumed almost half of the space. lol I’m totally happy that I have my lcd monitor or just my laptop.
Hi
I know. I don’t miss those big CRT monitors anymore either.
Thank You Thomas for this post. I must try guest post on comluv. I think it is great idea for authority link building.
Hi Ben
You really should. It is a great place to connect with other bloggers and drive them to your own blog.