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How to Grow Traffic to Your Blog Through Guest Posting and Creating Content for Other Blogs, Forums, Media and Events
Today's episode is about how to find new readers for your blog. It's the question I get asked most by bloggers, so this is the forth of a series of podcasts on this topic.

In part one we looked at two really important questions to ask before you go hunting for readers to read your blog.
In part two, we talked about how to use two types of content to find readers for your blog.
In part three, we talked about building a blog that readers will want to return to again and again (a 'sticky' blog).
In part four, we talked about how to find readers for your blog through commenting and relationships.

Today, we talk about how to grow your readership by posting and creating content for other blogs, forums, media and events.




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In This Episode
You can listen to today's episode above or in iTunes or Stitcher (where we'd also LOVE to get your reviews on those platforms if you have a moment). Today we talk about:

6 different channels you could be creating and guest posting content
How to choose the most appropriate channels for guest posting content
How to build a strong portfolio of content to show people what you can do
How to pitch irresistible content to other blogs, forums, media and events
How to make it impossible for people to miss your guest content once it's published

Further Reading and Resources For Finding Blog Readers

Buzzsumo - a tool you can use to see what content performs best for any topic or competitor
Why You Have a Better Chance of Landing a Guest Post Than You Think (and How to Do It)
A Quick and Dirty Guide to Your First Guest Post
How to Get Your Guest Posts Accepted Every Time
How to Guest Post to Promote Your Blog
Stat-Driven Tips on How to Pitch to Big-Name Publishers in Your Niche

How did you go with today's challenge?
Are you already posting and creating content for other blogs to grow your blog readership? What would you add? What will you try next?

I'd love to hear your answers to those questions. Let me know in the comments below, and share a link to your blog.
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