Getting your just-starting-out blog linked to from a big name blogger in your industry is a great way to catch new eyes and new followers for your blog. Depending on the size of the blog that finds you and how highly you are recommended in that post, as single story could sky-rocket your site in a matter of days.

There is no magic button for getting “The Big Guys” to find, like and link to your site – it’s mostly dedication, hard work and good content. However there are some “no no’s” you can commit that will guarantee your work will never be featured.

One of the “Big Guys” in our field is SmartBlog on Social Media. Jesse Stanchak recently shared 5 tips on things to avoid when trying to get your blog content featured on other, more established blogs. These tips, straight from the horse’s mouth, are great common sense rules to follow:

1. Use your full name.
2. Date your post.
3. Disclose & credit your sources.
4. Avoid R-rated words and images.
5. Don’t getting viciously political.

The full story is a great read and for those of you interested in great ongoing Social Media news coverage, I highly recommend their daily email news brief.

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Katie Hawkey Categories: Marketing, Social Media, Web