There are a number of best practices for getting your guest blog posted:
Become a Subject Matter Expert
To set yourself above your competition, showcase your talents as an expert in a specific subject matter. Create and deliver content that no one else has yet to cover to bring extra credibility and validation to your expertise.
Have a Pitch They Can’t Refuse
Create a personalized pitch, not a cookie cutter email you send out to everyone. Start your pitch strong by knowing who you’re pitching to, including their blog and their audience to demonstrate your knowledge and credibility.
Nurture Your Network and Relationships
It’s not uncommon to be rejected when pitching guest posts, but you can still use that rejection to your advantage to build your network and maintain relationships. Although your post may not have been chosen this time, by maintaining the relationship, a different post may be accepted in the future.
Get to Know the Editor Quirks
Editors provide their guidelines, which they expect to be followed when accepting a guest post. It’s essentially a slap in the face to the editor when you submit a guest post that doesn’t meet guidelines, especially when those little links were snuck into a post that you were asked not to use.