Nov
13
Why I’m Writing 100 Free Guest Posts
Because I am nearing the end of the year – and subsequently the end of the 1000 people quitting their day jobs target timeframe – I need a new ridiculous target. Therefore, I’ve decided to write 100 guest posts.
No, I’m not kidding.
I want to write guest posts. Lots and lots of guest posts. (100, actually, if you want to get obsessive about specifics.) Why do I want to do this? Well, because I want to spread the word, mostly. But I want a very special kind of spreading the word, which is where you come in.
I’d like to focus on smaller blogs. Let’s face it, Copyblogger and Problogger are not exactly lacking in the guest post department. I’d rather go on a blog like yours, meet more new cool people, and spread the word more organically than just pitching the same people who are already getting pitched.
A few relevant bullet points that are not actually bullet points because I don’t know how to do those in WordPress:
I should probably be writing about something I know something about. If you write a blog that could in any way be connected to parenting, personal development, business, marketing, customer service, working from home, homeschooling, marriage, crafts, margaritas, Starbucks or swearing, I could probably do a passable job of writing for you. If you write a strictly personal blog, probably not.
I really, really like niche blogs. So if you write a blog that’s half personal, half Etsy pursuits, I can probably kick ass. If you write about real estate or freelance writing or one person public relations businesses or graphic design or, hell, coding, same deal. Totally random stuff might make it hard for me to figure out what I should say.
If your people hate capitalists, yours might not be the gig for me. I am pretty strongly in favour of money. If your people aren’t, they probably won’t like me. And they won’t like you anymore, because you let me post on your blog. (Keep in mind, if you write about frugality and stuff, that’s cool. Broke people don’t hate me. Communists hate me.)
I would actually like to help. If there’s anything you’d specifically like me to write about that could help your people – marketing/networking/biz/customer service/stress management/blogging for [your people here] comes to mind – I would love that. Means I don’t have to come up with a title you might hate, and you actually get some relevant content on your blog instead of me just running your mouth off.
We’ll tell the IttyBiz people about the post, too. We’ll mention the post in real time on IttyBiz, but we’ll also have a 100 Guest Posts page where we’ll have a link to you as well. So odds are, at least six people from here will show up and see your awesome blog about macramé for tennis players.
If you think me writing for your blog might be cool, shoot an email to naomi@ittybiz.com with “100 Guest Posts” in the subject (so it doesn’t get caught in spam or God knows where). Give me the name of your blog and it’s url, a vague idea of what it’s about, and maybe something I could write about for your peeps. Also tell me whether or not I can swear. (I don’t mind either way, but I need to know.)
Oh, and one more thing? When we put out requests like this, we get a LOT of people who don’t respond because they’re freaked out. “OMG, that would be so cool, but she wouldn’t want to blog HERE.” “My blog has a stupid tagline and she’ll hate it.” “None of the IttyBiz people would want to read THIS.” Yeah, don’t think that. Well, think it if you like, but send me an email anyway.
Don’t make me beg, ok? Because if I only get four requests, I’m going to look like an ass who has no friends and be really embarrassed. So don’t leave me hanging.
Gift guide reminder
If you have stuff for sale that might make a decent Christmas present, make sure to get your submissions in for the 2009 IttyBiz Gift Guide. For the reasons stated above, I really don’t want to look like an ass on this, so if you have stuff, for God’s sake, get an email in. A gift guide with three things in it is going to look pretty fucking stupid. Plus, those three people are going to get all the sales that should rightly be going to you. L-A-M-E.
Go here for Gift Guide Details.
Twitter related craziness
Coming soon, we’re going to be running a very cool holiday themed thingamajig on Twitter. I cannot tell you the details, but it will be very cool. There will be free stuff involved. You will only be able to get in on it if you’re following me on Twitter. So if you’re not already, go do that now. Details will follow.
If you can’t click links because your boss is a meanie pants, know that I’m twitter.com/ittybiz.
Fine. I’ve got two sites: http://flatratewebjobs.com and http://genuinechris.com Either or. Flat Rate–the idea behind it is no bullshit web jobs for people that don’t make their living on the web. Attorneys/CPAs etc. Launches next week.
GenuineChris is about me moving from being a dickhead mortgagelender to a dickhead freelancer.
Chris, have you met Johnny B Truant? You might like each other. (We talked about you today, so I know you’ve met Johnny. Unless I have the wrong guy, and then I’m just an ass.)
Hey, char, yeah, we’ve met. http://flatratewebjobs.com/team
WOW! Have taken up the offer and written to you. How ya going to do it, I don’t know but good on ya.
Andrew
Naomi, I would be honored if you wrote a guest post on my small biz blog. I’m all about helping local-area businesses use marketing, online and off, to grow their businesses.
I just found you through a retweet by @jonathanfields.
Thanks,
Tim
I’m totally sad that Naomi refuses to write a guest post for Copyblogger. Perhaps I can send her tequila.
Yeah Naomi, you’re welcome at our little blog anytime. But the next time you take the Copyblogger name is vain, please link it, k? ;-)
Would you consider writing for Lateral Action? Your take as a creative entrepreneur would be refreshing.
Ooh, ooh, I’ll write for Lateral Action! I’m still working on the whole Copyblogger thing. :p
Wait a sec – you weren’t asking for volunteers. Damn!
And funnily enough, I was about to ask Charlie if he’d like to write for us as well!
This is obviously where all the cool dudes are hanging out.
I had to check your site out. Anyone that uses the word “funnily” is OK with me!
Brian beat me to it Naomi, I was just about to ask the same thing – we’d love to have you as a guest author at Lateral Action, our readers need to hear what you’re saying!
I’d love for you to guest post on my blog. Something about living your truth, speaking your truth, saying the thing that everyone thinks but no one says. Except you’re going to go ahead & say it.
I’m thinking you might have a post about that inside of you. Eh?
Wow…I’d love your thoughts on spending marketing dollars inside a local store instead of on media. Better design, better experience, incentives, etc?
Totally just wrote to you. Let the good times roll. :D
Also, do you want me to teach you how to do bullet points in WP? It’s one-click. Very easy. :)
I need that “bullet” help. I also can’t get my pictures to line up. Sigh…
Hey Steve!
Shoot me an email and I’ll send you some short instructions (plus pictures!). Also… want to show me what you mean by images not aligning?
charlotte @ inspir-it.com
Cheers. :)
Wow, what an amazing offer! I just sent you an email, but my sorely neglected blog could use a guest post from you!
I’m basically blogging on web design, freelancing, small biz, marketing, productivity, and work-life balance. It’s been a few months since my last post. Bad move on my part, I continue to put client work ahead of my own marketing/blogging needs…
You should post a bunch of the guest posts to http://www.RecruitingBlogswap.com as the posts will automatically be sent to recruiting bloggers who have signed up to publish guest posts. If the first declines to run the article for whatever reason, it is automatically sent to the next in line and so forth. After the articles are published, our high traffic job board, CollegeRecruiter.com, archives them on one of its blogs so you get a two-for-one!
What an awesome offer! I’m not sure where you get all those words, but I sure am happy to read them.
I’d LOVE to have you on my very new blog of biz tips for creative types. Anytime. Really.
Looking forward to the 100 guest posts. :)
I wrote to you already. Either way, though, I’m looking forward to meeting some new blogs via your guest posts. Which, I am sure, will totally rock! :)
I would love for you to write a guest post for my StayOnSearch blog. My blog includes posts about SEO, PPC, web marketing strategies, blogging, etc…
Hope to hear from you.
Hey, what a day. It’s friday 13th and a maybe it good day for me. Would you write something to my upcoming blog? It is on www since two weeks. My opinion is the coaching of people who are jobless. I will do simple and clean websites for them to go another way to get a new job. The sites will be shown password protected. That are personal sites with their personal data for so they can make an application in a new way. Interesting companies can download the data print ready or just by pdf. So the jobless people only had to send an simple letter or an email with the password to the companies. It is low budget for them. You are invited to find some words. In two weeks my first client will be hosted.
I have to say I’m very excited to read these posts, no matter where you write them or what topic it is. I love reading this site and the no BS tone. Kudos to you.
I sent you an email and would also be honored to have you write!
Thanks for the new marketing tip!
Sign me up! You’re my hero!
(more so, now that you’re doing this)
Sent you an email earlier! Thank you for doing this, even if you don’t decide to do one for my blog – I think it’s a fabulous idea & very nice of you.
I’m also psyched to see the different guest posts – it’ll be interesting, for sure. :)
Hey Naomi, awesome idea! I would love to take you up on it for Free Pursuits.
How many guest posts can you write in a week? Is it 2 a week for the year equals 100?
I signed up for this as well. My blog is new and I’d be honored if you’d help ‘break it in’ with me, Naomi.
I really can’t wait to read all these guest posts. This is going to be a fun adventure in blogland.
Count me in! I have two blogs and either could use some more traffic. I’m composing my begging email to you right now!
Email is sent.
I’m with Michelle. I’m stoked to see the list and read these articles, whether you write for my site or not.
Wow. An awesome offer indeed. =)
I want you to do one for Michelle because I like her hair. I realize I don’t get a vote, just sayin’.
+1 for Michelle. And I recognize that an additional vote that won’t count doesn’t help anything, but I’m still mad about Florida in 2000.
Thanks guys – you made me laugh. I always forget about the hair thing, since it’s normal for me ;)
PS I read both of your sites and love them.
I am presently doing an “effective blogging” series on my blog. Do you mind to stop-by to garnish it with your thoughts based on your blogging experience? My audience would be very appreciative.
We’d love to have you at FWJ. Let’s discuss!
Yes Please! I’ve just sent you an email on this. We’d LOVE a guest post. Our six and a half readers are fantastic and will love what you write and then tell all their friends.
The Red Planet Audiobooks blog would love to host your bad self! I’ve sent you an email.
Love your site and it convinced me to quit the job that was killing me slowly. I just launched a Virtual Assistant Firm that goes live on Monday.
Thanks All
Well, looks like you got more than four people! I’m with the rest of these fine folks–choose me, choose me!! And I don’t have a picture up, but I DO have cool hair, just like Michelle! :-)
hi there!
this is very cool. if you were to write a guest post for my blog, I would want you to talk about self promotion. We have come to a point in time where if you don’t toot your own horn, you don’t get far.
come on over!
Great! I am happy if there is your writing in my blog.:D
I knew Friday (the 13th) would turn out to be a good day. And no need for tequila.
Genius idea. I wish I were that smart :)
And I know you’ll be able to pull it off. Sent the email with fingers crossed
Cheers!
Hi Naomi-
I love this idea! Oh, and I have a small blog that talks about romance. I want to make the world more romantic, one post at a time. Check it out and anything you write about can be tied to romance, unless it’s about marketing foot fetishes or something like that…that’s just weird.
PDX Romantic
Just sent mine. Oh crap, just realized I forgot to mention in it: I’ve got a few high school teachers who sometimes print these out and bring them to class, so ix-nay on the earing-sway.
I have never had a guest blogger, but I’m willing to do the experiment. I had a lengthy response, but putting it in email instead. Let me know if any of this works for you.
Just threw Simple Marriage in the mix. Oh my, Naomi’s take on marriage – could this be opening a can of worms? Hmmmmm.
Dear Naomi -
Would LOVE an article from you! Such fun.
I write on personal development so any of the following would be helpful -
parenting, personal development, working from home, homeschooling, marriage, finding your soul mate, (is there a soul mate?)why integrity is important to YOU not only others – how to keep the faith when you are starting a business and it is not taking off, how to deal with the aging process, how to help a friend who is going through a hard time.
Any of these topics appeal to you?
Hmmm. Swaering? Probably not. Personally, it always makes me laugh when you get really outrageous but some people are not good sports.
Pick me! Pick me!
Love,
Corinne
I think you are getting a wide variety of people to take you up on this. Thanks for the chance at a great opportunity! I will send you an email…
Enjoy the day!
Erin
Oooh! Writing an email right now!
Christie
Me, me, me!! I’m in! Tia @TiaSparkles
Wow Naomi (wow I had to spell check your name…had it wrong the first time.) 100 guest posts. I would certainly welcome you…my site is about quitting shit…all shit that doesn’t benefit the bigger picture of who we want to be. Actually would you mind doing all 100 guest posts for my blog. I could use an 8 month vacation :-)
Very nice. You are so committed to quitting things that you’re quitting your own blog. I love it.
Naomi, I hope this offer hasn’t been filled up yet. I’ll be in your email next time you look. This sounds like a lot of fun!
Sent an email as soon as I saw this post. Resent it, even!
Niche enough for you, I hope?
After some initial ““OMG, that would be so cool, but she wouldn’t want to blog HERE”-ness and embarrassment on the condition of my home base, I hope to have an enjoyable productive frenzy and get it from changed from early-Vaporware decor to “lived in” and email before 99 other people do.
Thanks for the offer.
Judging by the comments the email I just sent may be buried for a while, but what the hell, it’s worth a shot!
I’d love you to blog for me. And as an avid reader of Wicked Whimsy I’m giving another vote to Michelle.
I’m looking forward to reading these 100 posts!
Naomi. I have been following you for over a year, taken some courses, bought some e-books…basically been the ideal guy in your funnel. I love your stuff, and would love to have a guest post on my site. Any Social Media topic would be great!
PS. You may not recognize this email, I am changing over for the new venture.
PPS. I am the guy that told Havi about http://www.filthymarketingwhore.com being available. I was hoping that you’d use that!
I’m a clinical sexologist and I blog about healthy sexuality. Interested?
http://www.livingsexuality.com
Maybe something about how *not* to let your passion for your business interfere with your passion for a great sex life. And how maybe each can fuel the other.
I have two blogs that I’d like you consider. Is that being too greedy? Well, here goes.
I started one blog a while back, did a couple of posts, then emigrated across the world, didn’t have internet access for a while, got online again and have recently resurrected it. It’s called Connective Awareness (http://connectiveawareness.com/). It’s aimed at my fellow small business owners and some of my coaching clients. I couldn’t give a shit whether you swear on it or not.
I only started the second blog last week. (Probably making up for lost time with the moving, etc.) This blog is about personal and spiritual growth and the freedom to find your own path in life.
It’s a bit more funky and irreverent in some ways than the business blog. I’ve added some music videos and, again, I don’t care whether you swear or not because this blog may turn out to be purely for my own pleasure anyway. So swear away ‘cos I’m not easily offended. Anyway, it gives me enough of an excuse to go looking for cool music videos and pictures when I should be doing “proper work stuff”. If you write for that one and a load of your readers go to it and like it then I get to spend even more time choosing cool music videos and writing about “human potential”, “spirituality”, “mind control” and stuff like that. I’m making it sound really weird… it’s not. Anyway, it’s called “(it’s) still your mind…” and you can take looksy at http://stillyourmind.com/blog/
Namaste
Let’s remember the flipside of the coin: doing this is good marketing for your blog as well.
I have a schizo can’t-figure-out-a-topic blog but I would love to see you take me to task for it.
You could write for me, but I’m doing a fairly good job of hacking people off all by myself. Dale Carnegie would be completely ashamed of my ability to win friends. I’m just hoping to perform better at influencing people – anger is an influenced emotion, right?
Loved your Marketing Book, by the way. Have referred a number of people who “don’t get it” to buy it.
http://www.creativevoyage.co.uk anything about being creative (big C and with your life generally) added knitting a bonus!
Would love you to guest post at Free Blog Help.
The title pretty much says it all. We could work together to decide on a topic that I’m either lacking or you have a desire to write about.
Hi Naomi
I emailed you last week to ask for one of the guest posts. I’d love to have a post from you on Get Paid To Write Online.
Naomi,
I would love for you to do an interview / post for my readers at http://www.BusinessBackpacker.com. I focus on providing information to individuals that want to take their business on the road and work from anywhere in the world. Tips on running an online business, making money online (classes, consulting, and eBook tips)and working remotely would be fantastic.
Pick ME, PICK ME!! :0)
Thanks for doing this, it’s rare that you see successful bloggers reaching out to the small dogs!!
Here’s hoping you still have one more guest post available :) I’ve emailed you about my blog (marketing resources & strategies for small business owners, entrepreneurs, and independent professionals).
BTW, your blog is now on my must read list.
Thanks!
So clearly, you’re writing a post for my blog. Don’t pretend you have any reservations whatsoever about it. Maybe you could be my protegee and I could make you internet famous.
We’d love to have your knowledge and wit published on our blog should you get the burning desire to write a guest post with a self-improvement twist.
;-)
If anyone is interested in writing for my site, including you Naomi, here is the link http://www.mariamuir.com
What I like about your blog Naomi is that its straight to the point, you make people feel you are actually talking to them one on one, straight talking, no bull.
If you want to write a post on sex, drugs or rock n’ roll – your welcome to guest post on my blog :)
Naomi, if you’d be interested in writing a post about building sustainable business with social entrepreneurial ideals in mind that would be amazing for Drop Of Change.
How to create an online business and not feel like an asshole, or a sleaze. That’d be great.
Something with a personal development, socially responsible twist perhaps.
It’s also amazing that you are doing, fantastic btw.
I LOVE IT!
Serious greatness.
I hope to be one of the 1000 to quit the job in January.
PLEEEEZE!
I have 2 sites.
Traffic intense http://say-web.com/ (PR3 18.000 monthly views)
and
http://learn-creative-visualization.com/
I need interviews and the post may contain links to your site, your products. See samples at:
http://say-web.com/?cat=6524
Swish. As long as you promise there’ll be at least 80% swearing content. (my last post inlcuded throwing frozen f-ing chickens as a personal development idea) – So I reckon you’ll be right at home over here at the unstraightened times.
well, i have a niche blog that concentrates on DYI crafts for dog owners http://www.doggiestylish.com/store/blog/ it’s pretty new and I’m just starting to get the feel of writing posts for blogs. feel free to drop by and take a boo. I’ll also send off an email. I look ofrward to reading the 100 guest posts!
We would be interested in having your shed a lite on marketing to our 750+ member Boston SEO / Internet marketing meetup group & community site