If you're new to the idea of paid guest posts, I'll bet you thought it was only a "get rich quick" scheme that would leave you with nothing but a fat check when your article wasn't as clever as the one you were paid for. Wrong! These gigs are actually a quite lucrative, sticky cash crop. However, they are also very difficult to pull off successfully. And most importantly, it's awfully tough to make a living wage at them, even if you do manage to write very interesting guest articles for paying clients.
The reason for this is because of Google's inbound link penalty. Google loves link popularity - and especially web traffic. If you've ever seen any links on any page on Google, you'll know how important this is. If you have a good website (that's been optimized properly), then you probably won't be getting much "nofollow" (no links to your site from other sites). Therefore, Google deems any links to your site as "inbound links", which Google penalizes you for with an Inbound Link Penalty.
So what's so bad about these posting guidelines? In reality, they're not all that bad. There are some exceptions to the rule, such as using images in the text or resource boxes; which Google states you can do, but they will drop your rankings temporarily, for a few months at least. Other than that, the rules are pretty standard and you shouldn't have too many problems in terms of creating good paid guest posts and getting decent backlinks in return.
As far as link building techniques are concerned, one of the most popular ways of creating links is called stylometry. It involves using a bunch of different SEO tools to analyze your competitors' websites. Then, it makes suggestions on how to improve your own website to make it appear similar to those of your competitors. So basically, when you write paid guest posts or other SEO articles, you need to pay attention to the details and try to follow the stylometry suggestions Google provides - which should give you decent results.
But what if you don't really know anything about SEO and you don't want to hire anyone to write guest posts on your behalf? What if you just hate the whole process of writing guest posts and you just want to avoid them all together? Don't worry, you don't have to. In fact, you can learn how to get paid for writing guest posts in your free time. Here's how:
One of the easiest ways to learn how to get paid for guest posts is by getting your hands on some clickbait. It's actually a very easy thing to come up with. Basically, the clickbait headline is what captures people's attention so that they eventually click on the link. The idea behind clickbait is to create content that's either too good to be true, or one that's too nonsensical to be taken seriously. Either way, you'll usually end up with a high ranking in the search results and a ton of traffic.
For instance, I can write 500 words on my blog about SEO basics and then submit them to the top three blog directories for free. Once I've got them there, I can then set up a simple WordPress blog and submit the posts manually to all of the major search engines. If done correctly, you'll see some decent rankings in the search results for those keywords. You can also add a link to your blog in each post, which will drive tons of organic traffic. The thing is, you have to keep these posts simple and not go off at a tangent with every single one.
In summary, when it comes to guest blogging, there are many different guidelines you need to follow. First of all, make sure that the guest post rules are clear in your guest guidelines. Next, always stick to the facts, no matter what you're writing about. Finally, you have to remember to submit your guest posts organically, otherwise you won't be approved and your blog post won't be indexed with the major search engines.