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3 Smart Google Search Tips to Hunt for Guest Post Opportunities

By Donny 41 Comments Reading Time: 3 minutes

This is a guest post by Ann Smarty. If you want to guest post on this blog, check out the guidelines here.

Guest posting is one of the most effective ways to promote your blog, meet new audience and build valuable contacts. Therefore most A-list bloggers guest post and that’s why if you are a blogger, you should too.

If used correctly, guest posting can also be great for your SEO, as explained by the guys at JumpFactor.

This post will help you to start: it lists some useful, yet lesser-known Google search tips that will let you find valuable guest posting opportunities in your niche.

1. Make sure you use ALL synonyms

Various bloggers use different words to invite guest authors. Some directly ask to “submit a (guest) post”, others offer to become their author or write for them. Even the most straightforward invitation can be expressed in different words: you can be asked to submit, suggest or send a post for example. Here’s more or less complete list of phrases bloggers use to invite people to guest post:

  • “Submit a guest post” / “Submit post” / “Submit blog post”
  • “Add blog post”
  • “Submit an article”
  • “Suggest a guest post”
  • “Send a guest post”
  • “Write for us”;
  • “Become an author”;
  • “Guest bloggers wanted”
  • “Contribute to our site”;
  • “Become a contributor”;
  • “Become guest writer”
  • “(Write for our) guest column”.

Now, you may have noticed that all the phases are used in the quotation marks – this is to force Google to search for the exact match because otherwise you will get too general results randomly mentioning “post”, “contribute” and “guest”.

If you add some words that describe the topic of your blog, you will end up getting tightly relevant results:

guest-post-1

2. Take advantage of wildcard (*) operator

In the previous step I have mentioned using quotation marks for better search results targeting. But some guest invitations can be slightly different. For example, a blogger may write “Become our contributor” instead of “Become contributor” or “Send us your post” instead of “Send your post” but these blogs will be filtered out because we were using quotation marks and thus instructed Google to search for exact match.

So how can we include all those slightly different results without sacrificing on relevancy?

This can be done with help of Google’s Wildcard operator (*) which in search results get substituted by one or more words. So if we, for example, search for “submit * guest post” search results will include:

  • “submit a guest post”
  • “submit your own guest post”
  • “submit your guest post”
  • “submit one guest post”, etc

guest-post2

3. Use OR and ~ operators to better describe your niche

More often than not it is hard to describe your blog topic with one (or two) words. For example, your blog may be about money, saving, frugality, shopping, etc. The more words you use, the lesser results you will get, because Google will do its best to show you only those pages that have all of those words listed.

To get broader but relevant results, we should instruct Google to search for any of the words – for that we can use OR operator between the words: “money OR saving OR frugality OR shopping” because, essentially we are interested in guest blogging on sites covering any of these topics.

To go even further in this direction, we can use ~ operator before a word that may have many synonyms and related words and thus instruct Google to look for all those synonyms. For example, “~money” search will include words like “currency”, “finance”, “financial”, etc.

So what do we have in the end after we combine all the tips? Here we go:

guest-post3

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About Donny

I’m Donny. I can sum myself up with four simple ways. Online Entrepreneur. Author. Investor. World Traveler

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  1. Avatar of Mir Imran ElahiMir Imran Elahi says

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    Thanks for your excellent tips.

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  2. Avatar of JakeJake says

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    It’s very tough looking for good guest blogging opportunities but there’s some great advice here that will help me, and I’m sure many others too.

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  3. Avatar of Shirley KellyShirley Kelly says

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    Thanks Ann, I have been interested in guest blogging but I get frustrated trying to locate websites that allow it. The information you have provided is priceless. It has cut my Google search time down to a fraction of the time it normally takes me.

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  4. Avatar of Barry Byers - SEO TorontoBarry Byers - SEO Toronto says

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    Hey Ann, I teach SEO in Toronto and you are one of a handful of people I recommend to students to follow. Guest posting is a great tactic and I share the short cuts with my students.

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  5. Avatar of Keely CapelKeely Capel says

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    Ann. Thank you!!

    I have spent hours in the past couple of days searching wide and far for relevant blogs looking for guests. This brief yet very relevant article is ideal.

    I will now head off to start my search again, which will hopefully prove fruitful and not so time consuming

    Thanks again!

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  6. Avatar of womens loaferswomens loafers says

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    Ann, wherever I go i seem to see your articles published, keep up the good work, I might start checking here more often! thanx

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  7. Avatar of Ann SmartyAnn Smarty says

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    @Audrey, I guest blog at least 2-3 times a month. Used to be more (4-5 posts a month) but now I can’t allow the time…

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  8. Avatar of audreyaudrey says

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    Guest posting seems to be a wide practice among some of the best and active bloggers. But how often do you really guest post?

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  9. Avatar of TonyTony says

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    Great advice. I would like to set my blog up to have guest posts, and I am in the process of creating several more for guest posts on specific topics too.

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  10. Avatar of StevenSteven says

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    It doens’t matter on which SEO site I read, I keep bumping into your great articles Ann! Nice one!

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  11. Avatar of Free Money IncomeFree Money Income says

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    Great google tricks there. I will definitely bookmark this post. This will really help a lot.

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  12. Avatar of mohsinmohsin says

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  13. Avatar of Kids SoccerKids Soccer says

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    Great way of finding guest blogging opportunities, but how many of you will actually do it?

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  14. Avatar of AgloAglo says

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    Previously I never knew this, had not even occurred to me to try it. Thank you for giving good tips for the reader.

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  15. Avatar of John WhiteJohn White says

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    Ann:

    Do you live in Ukraine? myblogguest.com is registered there.

    John

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  16. Avatar of Pat StraderPat Strader says

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    Excellent post on the operators for finding the posting locations, with many other uses as well.

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  17. Avatar of Nate MollerNate Moller says

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    Excellent tips from one of my favorite online marketing and blogging friends.

    These little tips can pay off huge when it comes to link building and relationship building with blogs and guest posts.

    Thanks Ann!

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  18. Avatar of Web Marketing TipsWeb Marketing Tips says

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    Making search on internet is also an art and your posts is showing that.

    I will try these tips for other search terms as well.

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  19. Avatar of NiceBloggerNiceBlogger says

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    I really like this post , but i’m not so sure about “Step 3”.I don’t understand how “OR” or “~” are changing our results and what does means those notations in changing our search results…

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  20. Avatar of sarasara says

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    These are some really great tricks for funding blogs to guest post on.
    I have a guest post every day on my blog! But I’m super excited about being able to branch out and do some of my own guest blogging, so now I’ve got some great tools to look for other blogs I could contribute to. thanks alot

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  21. Avatar of CarlyCarly says

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    I think I’ll write a follow up post to this – I thought it’d cover some syntax I’ve used in the past, and it hasn’t – but that’s cool, you’ve given me even MORE ideas!

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  22. Avatar of Kae KohlKae Kohl says

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    Ann, what a great post. We consult on blogging and teach classes as well. Your detailed information is such a gift! We will definitely be making more people aware of these tips and of you!

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  23. Avatar of David BradleyDavid Bradley says

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    Great idea….I’ve turned it on its head to attract potential guest bloggers, freelance authors and wouldbe contributors to the SciScoop Science Forum!

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  24. Avatar of Bob BessetteBob Bessette says

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    Hi,
    On my blog I have a page entitled: Write for this Blog which is a bit different from your list. I think this is excellent information. I have done a lot of guest posting and have been very fortunate to have guest posted on Daniel’s blog (this one!). It is amazing how far his audience reaches. Guest posting is such a great tool to use to build an audience and to basically meet other bloggers.

    Best,
    Bob

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  25. Avatar of LianeLiane says

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    This is just cool. especially with being able to discover the My Guest Blog community.

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  26. Avatar of Vishal SanjayVishal Sanjay says

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    As a newbie, I’m always looking for new opportunities to guest post. This is a great article Ann, keep it up!!

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  27. Avatar of Hiren PatelHiren Patel says

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    Thats smart use of google search. I have been experimenting with different google queries to find more specific results.

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  28. Avatar of Ann SmartyAnn Smarty says

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    Thanks a lot for all the comments. I do hope the tips will turn useful.

    @Eric C, the forum is still in beta. I’ll discuss with the members if they want to make it pubic after we are out of beta.

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  29. Avatar of George SerradinhoGeorge Serradinho says

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    Wow, some really awesome tricks. I knew about the * but not the OR one. Looks cool, going to try it now and will make sure I list this post on next Monday weekly roundup. One could use this for any search and it’s kind of limitless.

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  30. Avatar of Dana @ Blogging UpdateDana @ Blogging Update says

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    Your article make it easier to find blog to guest posting. šŸ˜€

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  31. Avatar of DebojyotiDebojyoti says

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    Good tips Ann. I have already joined your forum and also blogged about it.

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  32. Avatar of Jacinta DeanJacinta Dean says

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    Hi There,

    This is a great article by Ann. I never new about using ~ or * Thank you so much. This information can be used for overall niche research as well as finding out on how to be a guest blogger.

    I have starred the article for future reference. Thank you.

    Kind Regards

    Jacinta šŸ˜€
    (An Aussie mum trying to create a business online while her 2 year old sleeps! :))

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  33. Avatar of SegedooSegedoo says

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    Awesome tips Anne.

    Thank you. I will use them to my advantage.

    Little thing you don’t know can make all the difference.

    You are such a blessing.

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  34. Avatar of ChesterChester says

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    Wow. This is great. Everyday, I get amazed by your tips.

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  35. Avatar of EricEric says

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    Does calling your gust posts Pop Posts have a different effect on things? lol

    Ok, honestly, these are some good tips to keep in mind. šŸ™‚

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  36. Avatar of InspiredDreamerInspiredDreamer says

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    Hey, this is great!! I’m a big fan of guest blogging, I have a guest post every Monday on my blog! But I’m super excited about being able to branch out and do some of my own guest blogging, so now I’ve got some great tools to look for other blogs I could contribute to. Thanks!

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  37. Avatar of Eric CEric C says

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    @ Ann – Why does your website require registration? Wouldn’t that limit the number of eyeballs that can see it?

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  38. Avatar of Blake @ probs blog reviewsBlake @ probs blog reviews says

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    These are some really great tricks for funding blogs to guest post on.

    Most A list bloggers strongly encourage guest posting for promoting but don’t rally explain how to find new blogs to post on.

    I really like the concept of your blog too. Can’t wait to see more.

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  39. Avatar of DavidDavid says

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    Great general search tips for anyone! Not just people looking to guest post on a blog.

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  40. Avatar of Hans HagemanHans Hageman says

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    Wow! This is great. As a new blogger I had read all the advice about trying to get guest posts. This is the first strategy that I can comfortably undertake..

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  41. Avatar of Adam BairdAdam Baird says

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    How have I never thought of this? That’s AWESOME advice.

    Also, gl on 50k in the next 6 months!

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