The decay and fall of guest blogging for SEO

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Matt Cutts gives us some information on blogging for SEO

Okay, I’m calling it: if you’re using guest blogging as a way to gain links in 2014, you should probably stop. Why? Because over time it’s become a more and more spammy practice, and if you’re doing a lot of guest blogging then you’re hanging out with really bad company.

Back in the day, guest blogging used to be a respectable thing, much like getting a coveted, respected author to write the introduction of your book. It’s not that way any more. Here’s an example unsolicited, spam email that I recently received:

for more of his article go to: http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/

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Thanks for the information appreciate it.
Brenda

You are quite welcome!

The evolution of the internet.... Hard to keep up with it all, huh. Good post!

No joke, I think it was only a couple of weeks ago that I was reading up on guest blogging. Take a quick look at what WFS had to say. It is a valid point.

Pretty soon the only way to get good rankings will be to publish quality content on your own site. I think most of us are looking forward to that :)

That may well be true! But I see it as a good thing.

It just shows us how things keep changing all the time...it is like they are catching on to all the ways people are doing things and trying to curb it....anyways..thanks for the info Trialynn. It's appreciated!

Be sure to take WFS's comments into account!

Good point about SEO.. But I do feel compelled to add that guest blogging for the purpose of expanding your readership by providing value to someone else's readers and earning a few in the process is still a GOOD thing.

Trialynn didn't say otherwise of course... the point mad was to not to do it JUST for inbound links and SEO purposes, which is a great.. but I wanted to add for newbies that guest blogging for the true purposes of guest blogging i still a great way to help build a readership.

Agree or disagree?

Agree 100%. And thanks for adding that little blerb.

Useful to know thanks for sharing

I believe so too!

A very useful article - thanks, Tria. :) george

Hello George, glad you think it is useful!

Thanks!

Thank you to let us know, how about the article submit to different place still good or bad.

It is being discouraged here at WA. Concentration on content is being supported.

yep, saw this- and can see why. Pity, because guest blogging should be more respectable, however, IMO they can't get the bots and their algorithm to differentiate the good from the bad.......thanks for the publicizing of the current situation tho' Tereza- Good value as always, Andy

Thanks Andy. I agree with your comment too!

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