As the editor of ProBlogger for the last three years, you can imagine I’ve seen every. pitch. ever. when it comes to guest posting.
The most I see (and immediately delete) are the ones that are copied and pasted straight from a template, with a couple of ProBlogger links inserted, and obviously emailed to all and sundry in the hopes something might be successful.
Things I often see that are a complete turnoff:
- Pitching to “webmaster”
- Starting with “I recently stumbled updated 2024 mobile phone number data across your blog” – I can’t be sure you’ll write a great post tailored to our audience if you haven’t bothered to read our blog or get familiar with it first
- Writing “I really enjoy reading your blog https://problogger.com/” – I know our URL! Including it in your pitch isn’t necessary
- Telling me you’ve read a post on x topic on our site, but it was missing a few things and you’ve magically written a better one and did I want to post it? No thanks!
- Poor spelling, grammar or otherwise unfamiliar with English
- Wanting to post solely to get backlinks to your site without offering any kind of useful content for our readers
Honestly, I could go on and on.
On the flip side, I’ve seen some do you need hashtags in your url? fantastic pitches that make me feel like I’m talking to a real person, who cares about our site and wants to produce a mutually-beneficial transaction. They’ve taken the time to read and get to know us, and have made the effort to tailor the pitch appropriately. Their ideas are well-thought-out and genuine. These pitches make me happy.
We’ve written over the years on guest eu phone number posting and how to do it well (because when it’s done well, it can do wonders for your brand awareness and your traffic). Posts like How I Turned a Guest Post into 3 Million Visitors and Over 150,000 Social Media Shares.
