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Fri, 16 May 2008 15:14:55 +0000

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Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:57:10 +0000

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By: James Duthie

James Duthie — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:45:50 +0000

Thanks Katy. I’m putting together a couple of guest posts as we speak. Every blogger should make it part of their routine.

By: Katy Castro

Katy Castro — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 07:12:38 +0000

Excellent points you’ve made. I’ve recently started doing more guest posts and have discovered similar results. For me the biggest benefit is the slew of residual traffic that comes in and the time spent on my blog. Every time, without fail, it’s the guest posts that bring over the best visitors.

Good luck with future guest posts!

By: James Duthie

James Duthie — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:25:33 +0000

@ Ken - nice work on the guest post on SEO Scoop and the SEO High School piece. I’m guessing you’ll see some good results via Scoop. It’s a great post.

By: Ken Jones

Ken Jones — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:31:38 +0000

Great stuff James.
My own guest post just went live on the Scoop. Can’t wait to see if helps my blog as much as it has yours (fingers crossed).

By: To Guest Blog or Not to Guest Blog..hmmm

To Guest Blog or Not to Guest Blog..hmmm — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:08:08 +0000

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By: James Duthie

James Duthie — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 04:14:44 +0000

@ Melanie - Thanks for reading. The argument is strong, but remember that picking the right blog is the most important part.

@ Dave - SEO really isn’t my specialty either, although I know enough to get by. Interesting article by the way. I haven’t ventured into video myself - maybe it’s time to get a handheld…

@ Yura - Tracking the subscribers isn’t my problem. It’s knowing where they came from before clicking the magical subscribe button. There may well be a way, but I’m not an analytics guru…

By: Yura

Yura — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 04:01:33 +0000

You can track conversions by using Google Analytics to track clicks on your “Subscribe” buttons. Tracking browser/feedreader subscribers can be harder, but Feedburner gives a relative scale, comparable to other bloggers.

Other than that, yes, guest blogging rocks.

By: Dave Dugdale

Dave Dugdale — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:44:48 +0000

I think I was the first to guest blog on her site.

I am not really and SEO so for me the topic didn’t belong on my rental blog. I think I did see my Feedburner stats go up from it - hard to say like you said.