Guest Posting Sites

I have compiled a quick list of sites that would be good targets for guest posts. These sites are in a variety of categories and vary in size, but all have setup a page on their site for guest posting submissions which means they are open to it which a huge time saver in itself. You can also find sites to submit to using the guest blogging community.  If you have any additional sites that are good for guest posting, please share them in the comments.
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http://buzzraid.com/become-a-contributor/
http://www.tipsblogger.com/submit-guest-post/
http://www.harshitsinghal.com
http://www.troublefixers.com/submit-guest-post/
http://www.serradinho.com/Blog/submit-guest-post/
www.hivehealthmedia.com/contact/article-submission/
www.codrutturcanu.com/submit-guest-post-codrutturcanu/
www.youngprepro.com/submit-guest-post/
www.theladybloggers.com/submit-guest-post/
www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/submit-guest-post-writer.html
www.meditationden.com/submit-guest-post/
www.techgainer.com/join/
http://inkwelleditorial.com/guest-posts-wanted-submission-guidelines
http://reviewcrushers.com/submit-guest-post
www.findallanswers.com/write-for-find-all-answers/
http://alltopstartups.com/write-for-us/
http://myblog2day.com/guest-blogger
www.entrepreneurshipsecret.com/submit-guest-post/
http://themastercleanse.org/write-for-us/submit-guest-post/
http://itechengine.com/submit-guest-post
http://reviewunit.com/submit-guest-post/
www.jan-leasure.com/contactform/submit-guest-post/
www.favouritehobbies.com/submit-guest-post/
www.4yourcatshealth.com/submit-guest-post/
www.famousbloggers.net/submit-your-article
www.shreeonlinejobs.com/p/submit-guest-post.html
www.abhishek.biz/submit-guest-post/
http://frugalfinders.com/about/submit-guest-post/
http://techmaso.com/submit-guest-post/
http://allfinanceupdates.blogspot.com/p/submit-guest-post.html
http://waynefarley.com/aviation/submit-guest-post/
www.chotoan.com/submit-guest-post-and-make-money-online-with-clickkt/
http://infobonanza.com/submit-guest-post/
http://godsownparty.com/blog/tag/submit-guest-post-religion/
http://faithfulbloggersnetwork.com/submit-guest-post
http://matthewsabia.com/guestpost/
http://denisewakeman.com/guest-post/
www.tailstotellblog.com/submit-a-guest-post
http://makemoneyhelper.com/guest-post/
www.delhinutrition.com/blog/submit-guest-post/
http://simplefinancialfreedom.com/submit-guest-post
www.sistaswithattitude.com/submit-guest-post/
www.makemoneyonline2dy.com/submit-guest-post
www.favorazzi.com/p/submit-guest-post.html
http://pinkeyewiki.com/submit-guest-post/
http://thebitbot.com/submit-post/
http://ourmaninsichuan.wordpress.com/submit-guest-post/
http://webmasterformat.com/submit-guest-post
www.bloggz.net/submit-guest-post
http://libertariantheocracy.tumblr.com/submit
www.glutenfreefit.com/submit-guest-post
www.ericfinance.com/submit-post/
www.bloggertipz.com/p/submit-guest-post.html
www.blogtap.net/guest-post/
www.way2makemoneyeasy.com/?page_id=201
http://blog.friendselectric.biz/submit
www.prstudchat.com/submit-guest-post/
www.hobbyfarmblog.com/submit-a-guest-post/
http://mrdefinite.com/tag/sports-submit-guest-post/
http://guestpostingtips.com/how-to-submit-your-guest-post/
www.websigmas.com/submit-guest-post/
http://georgetownonline.biz/blog/submit-guest-post/
www.mycomputerclue.com/?page_id=319
http://financeideas4u.blogspot.com/p/submit-guest-post.html
www.myorganicgardeningblog.com/submit-a-guest-post/
www.lovelovechina.com/submit-guest-post/
www.plantinhamilton.com/?page_id=24
http://gridley.info/submit-guest-post/
http://blog.old-dog-treats-and-rawhide.com/submit-article/
http://crazyjourneys.com/search/submit-guest-post/
http://bestfinancenetwork.com/submit-guest-post
http://unystartups.com/submit-guest-post/
www.backpackforever.com/guestpost.php
www.webmaster-success.com/write-for-this-blog/
www.blogussion.com/content-management/submit-guest-post/
http://headkeys.com/gadgets+%22submit+guest+post%22
www.cleverdude.com/…/inviting-all-of-you-to-submit-guest-posts/
www.cakedecoratingmom.com/submit-guest-post/
www.freemarketmommy.com/2011/…/want-to-submit-guest-post.html
http://naijan.com/tag/submit-guest-post-to-health-and-fitness-blog/
www.payepalalternatives2earncash.com/2011/…/submit-guest-post.html
http://shutkeys.com/gadgets/gadgets+%22submit+guest+post%22
www.takeme2yourheart.com/2010/01/submit-guest-post.html
www.fxadvices.com/submit-guest-post/
www.tricksdaddy.com/join-tricksdaddy
www.webmaster-success.com/write-for-this-blog/
www.blogussion.com/content-management/submit-guest-post/
www.cakedecoratingmom.com/submit-guest-post/
www.cleverdude.com/…/inviting-all-of-you-to-submit-guest-posts/
www.freemarketmommy.com/2011/…/want-to-submit-guest-post.html
www.payepalalternatives2earncash.com/2011/…/submit-guest-post.html
www.fxadvices.com/submit-guest-post/
www.collegefallout.com/tag/submit-guest-post/
www.tricksdaddy.com/join-tricksdaddy www.ommhub.com
www.thestartupreneur.com/submit-guest-post/
www.takeme2yourheart.com/2010/01/submit-guest-post.html
http://bodyhealthysoul.com/archive/submit-guest-post-fitness.htm
http://freelancemd.com/guestpost/
http://electricego.crinz.com/add-your-ego
http://bloggers.com/talk/submit-guest-post
www.calix.org/submit-guest-post/
http://godsownparty.com/blog/tag/submit-guest-post-to-beauty-blog/

 

Internet Marketing & SEO

URL	PR	Age	Alexa	IL
searchenginepeople.com	6	Oct 13, 1999	13729	1000
mpdailyfix.com	5	Jul 1, 2006	47653	1000
webdesignbooth.com	5	May 13, 2009	14527	1000
reelseo.com	5	Sep 14, 2007	7634	1000
dkspeaks.com	4	Feb 3, 2009	218141	1000
madimmarketing.com	4	Apr 19, 2009	38616	1000
bigmarketingsmallbusiness.com	4	Oct 3, 2009	283170	780
dailyseotip.com	4	Aug 9, 2008	26892	295
seo-hacker.com	4	Apr 25, 2010	36787	63
seodesk.org	3	Dec 24, 2007	31550	1000
seoandy.com	3	Mar 18, 2009	929620	93
alexwhalley.com	3	Feb 6, 2010	42845	586
fmsseo.com	3	Nov 3, 2009	195726	1000
kerryseo.co.uk	3	Sep 1, 2010	485114	255
bpwrap.com	3	Oct 5, 2009	806731	308
bosmol.com	3	Mar 30, 2004	133028	1000
canimakebigmoneyonline.com	3	Nov 23, 2005	158447	991
kikolani.com	3	Aug 12, 2008	15862	377
newbizshop.com	3	Dec 15, 2008	160726	1000
seinternetmarketing.com	2	Jun 27, 2008	5685891	14
seocenter.com	2	May 31, 2003	2534603	119
wpblogmagazine.com	2	Jun 30, 2009	703946	315
allinanchor.com	1	Mar 6, 2006	7289606	15
internetmarketingnigeria.com	1	Apr 30, 2007	232204	57

Health & Fitness

URL	PR	Age	Alexa	IL
organicjar.com	4	Oct 13, 2007	773909	705
thehealthymoms.net	3	Mar 11, 2009	300964	986
healingtalks.com	3	Oct 3, 2009	304657	421
parentingpink.com	3	Jul 5, 2008	251668	1000
actabit.com	3	Feb 23, 2005	213018	1000
dailyhealthcare.net	2	Jan 19, 2010	361193	4
healthresource4u.com	2	May 2, 2010	171194	1000
worldhealthhub.com	2	Nov 18, 2008	2955328	76
mensweekly.co.uk	2	Jan 27, 2007	502408	735
theperfecthealth.com	1	Sep 23, 2002	1548299	88

Web Design

URL	PR	Age	Alexa	IL
flowingdata.com	7	Oct 16, 2007	22645	1000
smashingmagazine.com	7	Oct 9, 2006	582	1000
sitepoint.com	7	May 10, 2000	1017	1000
hongkiat.com/blog	6	Feb 1, 2001	1765	1000
problogdesign.com	5	Aug 18, 2007	16628	1000
webdesigneraid.com	5	Jul 16, 2010	87333	79
youthedesigner.com	5	Jan 13, 2007	12331	979
artfans.info	5	May 14, 2009	50768	1000
ourtuts.com	5	Mar 22, 2009	27977	1000
topdesignmag.com	4	Sep 11, 2010	16704	1000
tooft.com	4	Jan 29, 2010	48182	1000
sitesketch101.com	4	Jun 16, 2009	21829	1000
psdeluxe.com	3	Feb 14, 2009	41688	645
webdesignne.ws	1	May 8, 2009	541263	63

Business & Finance

URL	PR	Age	Alexa	IL
investopedia.com	7	Feb 29, 2000	1579	921
personalfinance4all.com	3	Nov 5, 2010	610254	451
financialmentor.com	3	Aug 16, 2000	232730	126
calbrokermag.com	3	Dec 6, 2000	1108385	525
seniormoneymemos.com	3	Dec 25, 2008	808008	621
theglaringfacts.com	3	Jan 2, 2010	1505702	1000
standstrongresearch.com	2	Oct 1, 2010	2214307	30
yourfamilyfinances.com	2	Jan 28, 2003	1174206	62
markettalk.com	2	Dec 20, 1996	2558120	5
businessaccent.com	2	Dec 17, 2008	420558	72
financingwealth.com	2	Jun 15, 2006	2034697	1000
financeandloans.biz	1	Mar 28, 2010	1015844	2

Computer & Software

URL	PR	Age	Alexa	IL
ciscopress.com	7	Dec 6, 1998	97592	1000
informit.com	7	Oct 12, 1999	11009	1000
freesoftwaremagazine.com	6	Oct 29, 2001	108097	1000
ilovefreesoftware.com	6	Dec 16, 2007	10319	1000
dotnetcurry.com	5	Nov 11, 2007	41772	1000
maketecheasier.com	5	Nov 12, 2007	10629	71
enterprisefeatures.com	4	Mar 12, 2010	263272	1
softwaretestinghelp.com	3	Mar 19, 2007	61271	1000
tech2date.com	3	Dec 9, 2007	32195	824
codeweek.pk	1	Feb 8, 2010	1512556	146

Education

URL	PR	Age	Alexa	IL
asbj.com	6	Jul 7, 1997	2115419	1000
edudemic.com	5	May 16, 2004	57267	1000
africanbrains.net	5	Mar 18, 2004	914320	331
minglebox.com	5	Mar 21, 2004	9177	1000
allynbaconmerrill.com	5	Apr 7, 2006	4544308	124
angelamaiers.com	5	Jun 9, 2007	304478	1000
saycampuslife.com	4	Dec 13, 2007	833386	1000
world.edu	4	May 20, 2007	478202	103

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10 steps to improve search engine marketing

Kent Schnepp

Schnepp is chief strategy officer for the search engine marketing firm EngineWorks Incorporated, which is based in Portland, Oregon. Additionally, the West Hills, California-based Boutique & Lifestyle Lodging Association, which sponsored the webinar, is developing a booking engine so consumers can book boutique hotels in one place.

Schnepp’s strategies are:

1. Assess your company’s current SEM strategy and opportunity.

“Search engine marketing isn’t a silver bullet that will work for everyone’s marketing campaign,” he said. “When you consider what your online marketing strategy looks like, don’t necessarily rely on what other people in your industry are doing. Every SEM campaign should be customized.”

Therefore, hoteliers need to assess the current traffic to their Web sites from search engines and how much of that traffic converts to customers. Figure out what each conversion is worth by multiplying the hotel’s average daily rate by the average length of stay. Then determine the average cost per conversion or target cost per conversion.

2. Generate seed keywords and phrases central to your company’s business and offerings.

To generate seed keywords, look at your site and the keywords you’re already using in your Internet copy, such as “Belize resorts.” Then, note the keywords and phrases in a spreadsheet and look at the number of searches being conducted on those keywords during a period of time. Give the keyword an objective score to determine how important it is to your site.

Also, determine the competitiveness of those keywords. For example, when one searches for “Belize hotels,” there are more than 9 million results, whereas a search for “Belize vacations” produces about 877,000 results. “Belize vacations” in general is going to be a less competitive search term than “Belize hotels.”

3. Expand your keyword list.

Google provides keyword list tools, such as “Wonder Wheel,” which is a visual representation the number of searches on specific keywords and phrases. And several other services, such as Word Tracker and Dogpile, can help with this. KeywordDiscovery.com is a tool that is useful for going after international business, such as the European market.

4. Select your final keyword list.

To determine which keywords are most important to keep, figure out what the conversion rate likely will be on those keywords. Productive keywords have a high rate of search-engine traffic.

“For example, I would leverage ‘Belize luxury resorts’ over ‘Belize resorts,’” Schnepp said. “There’s more traffic that will convert at a higher rate.”

5. Analyze your competition and develop a strategy.

Use services such as SpyFu, KeywordSpy and Google, which list competitors’ paid and organic search rankings.

Then determine which online marketing channels are going to be most effective for the hotel company’s marketing campaign, including search engine optimization, paid search marketing and display ads, and social media marketing. SEO, which is labor intensive but typically less expensive than paid search marketing, can help companies obtain higher organic search engine rankings. Paid search marketing and Internet display ads should be run simultaneously to achieve immediate results.

6. Become a great writer.

“Whether it’s SEO, paid search or social media marketing, you have to write effective ad copy,” Schnepp said. “You can’t just go in and manipulate your Web site; it’s providing content that’s useful to someone.”

7. Track everything.

Track your Web site’s organic rankings, page views, traffic from search engines and time spent on the site. Also, track the bounce rate, which is when customers search for a keyword, visited the company’s Web site, then leave it. Track how you were able to get eyeballs on the new promotion, including impressions from display ads or paid search campaigns.

8. Test and optimize your campaigns’ performances.

When you’re looking at your traffic and success metrics, any good search campaign will run multivariant tests on the ad copy and landing pages. Once the data is segmented and companies determine which ads are performing at a better rate, they can fine-tune their marketing campaigns.

“You can make your marketing dollars stretch as much as possible,” Schnepp said.

9. Continually education yourself about search engine marketing techniques.

There are several useful Web sites to learn about search engine marketing, including new technologies and methods in the field. Engineworks.com publishes a daily blog about the industry, and SearchEngineLand.com is a good resource, too. 

10. Repeat steps one through 10.

Hoteliers must continually assess, track and test their search keywords to achieve higher rankings and conversions for their marketing campaigns.

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