{"id":3597,"date":"2023-03-17T21:37:46","date_gmt":"2023-03-18T03:37:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mooreds.com\/wordpress\/?p=3597"},"modified":"2023-03-18T05:09:01","modified_gmt":"2023-03-18T11:09:01","slug":"how-to-have-great-guests-posts-on-a-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mooreds.com\/wordpress\/archives\/3597","title":{"rendered":"How to have great guest posts on a blog"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have another blog that I’ve been running for a few years, called Letters to a New Developer<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It is full of advice I wish I had had at the beginning of my software development career. I even turned it into a book<\/a>.<\/p>\n

One thing I’ve done the entire time I’ve been writing this is to ask for guest posts. No advice is generic; it’s all based on where and who you are. By asking for guests to share their experiences, I expose my readers to a wider variety of viewpoints. This leads to better understanding of the wide world of software.<\/p>\n

After all, if you want to work for a FAANG, it’s better if you hear from someone who prepped, interviewed and was hired for such a company<\/a>, rather than me, who will never work for such a company. Or if you are looking to understand what it’s like to work in open source, hearing from someone who has made it their career<\/a>. Have imposter syndrome? Others have struggled with it too<\/a>. Also works for techniques; it’s great to hear from someone who is a methodical journaler<\/a>, for example.<\/p>\n

I bet you get the point. There’s no way I could have written any of those articles.<\/p>\n

Guest posting also helps spread the word about my blog, since a guest poster usually shares their writing with their friends and network.<\/p>\n

For the right kind of blog, guest posts can be great. Here’s my criteria:<\/p>\n