As a webmaster it is ultimately up to you as to what you will and won't allow on your sites, we strongly recommend you only accept the highest-quality submissions and those which are relevant to your site.
Below are three keys to maximizing the value to your business from submitting sites for guest writing.
Love your site
Authors in our community want to submit posts to sites on the rise. If you want your site to be a sought-after guest writing destination, you should:
- Add plenty of your own content to your site.
Guest posts are the gravy. Your own posts are the meat and potatoes. - Actively promote your site. Get social.
The more traffic and authority your site has, the more desirable it is to the best authors. - Make appearance and usability an ongoing priority.
Authors want to submit posts to sites that make their content look good.
No site is ever perfect - and no one expects yours to be. Just treat your site as you would want guest authors to treat it.
Make your goals and expectations clear
Before authors submit articles for your site, they'll read your site description. Tell them how to impress you. The more specific you are, the happier you'll be with the articles people send you for review.
Respond
You might think that the authors' biggest pet peeve is having their articles declined. Nope. What authors hate more than anything is working hard on an article... only to receive no response at all. They'll get the impression you're ignoring your site and that you don't care about the free content they are offering you.