As almost everyone in the blogosphere knows,
Google is cracking down
on spamtastic guest posts.
I don’t accept guest posts
on this blog.
If a blogger has something
interesting to say,
I encourage her/him
to post it
on her/his own blog
and I’ll link to it.
But if I DID accept guest posts,
I’d look at my goal for my blog
and which strategy would help me
achieve that goal.
A buddy’s goal for one of her blogs
is to convert Google traffic
into book sales.
(She has another blog for fans)
She has decided to
not accept guest posts
on the Google happy blog.
Another buddy has a goal
to support up and coming entrepreneurs,
giving them a place
to talk about their businesses
and their products.
She’ll risk Google’s wrath
and continue to host guest posts.
But they have made conscious decisions.
Google has changed its guest post policy.
It is time to
re-examine your guest post policy also.