I sat down yesterday and wrote out all of the stuff currently going on in my life that requires my attention. I am a juggler with a lot of balls in the air. Most of these items involve developing my freelance web design business. There’s a couple of personal items in there, but for the most part it’s about growing The Web Shop. (Actually one big to-do is the rebranding of The Web Shop that is going on right now.)

My point is that at least the next few weeks are going to be extrememly busy for me. I’d rather not just leave my Best Practices blog fallow for that long, though. So consider this an open casting call for guest bloggers. Maybe you’re asking yourself, “Why would I want to write a post for someone else’s blog?” Here’s one blogger’s take.

So let’s assume you are convinced of the value of writing a guest post and eager to achieve fame and fortune among the Best Practices readership. Here are a few tips:

Topics

The focus of this blog is on things I have learned in my experience as a freelance web developers. A lot of the information is on running a freelance business in general, but some of the information is specifically about developing web sites. Your post should cover one of those two areas. It may be helpful when planning your topic to consider these recent posts that receive a fair amount of traffic:

• Should You Use Job Boards to Grow Your Freelance Business
• Advanced Topics in Database Audit Trails: Part 1
• Offer Email Templates as an Ancillary Service

Feel free to ask me about a topic idea you have before you sit down to write.

Exclusivity

I will only be accepting posts that are originally written to appear on this blog and do not appear elsewhere on the web. Mostly this is because of the search engine penalties that occur with duplicate content.

Byline

You should also write a byline that will appear at the bottom of your post. It should only be one or two sentences, and it can include links as long as you don’t get carried away. I will be adding a few sentences of introduction at the top of your post, so your byline should focus on how readers can learn more about you and your products/services (as opposed to introducing you or establishing credibility).

Submitting Your Guest Post

To submit your post use my contact form and include the words GUEST POST in the subject. I realize the form will strip any special formatting in your post (bold, italic, etc.). If your post is a good fit for this blog, though, we’ll exchange an email or two back and forth to make sure the formatting is correct. You’ll also have a chance to preview your post before it goes live to the public.

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