Posted on Sunday, 30th November 2008 by Jeff
If you’re like me, than chances are you’re the only writer for your blog. But did you know that some of the most popular blogs on the internet have lots of different writers and contributors? One of my favorite blogs to read is TechCrunch.com. While most of the writers for this blog actually work for TechCrunch.com, some of the writers are labeled as “Guest” or “Contributor”. What makes this blog so successful is that it’s actually run like a news media website. Unless you have lots of stuff to write about, getting a few more quality posts in your blog each week could create a lot more repeat visitors. This also gives your blog a more professional image.
You may have already noticed this without thinking if you have a Wordpress blog, but your blog allows you to have multiple users other than the Administrator (yourself). However, you can manually add Editors, Authors, Contributors, or Guest writers to your blog. This allows them to login to their own account but without having the full freedom of an Administrator account. If you want, you can even allow people to submit blog posts by signing up for an account on their own. Just change the “Default Role” of a user to another role other than a subscriber.
Most people won’t want to contribute to your blog unless there’s something in it for them. Therefore, you should allow all the users who contribute to your blog an area, either before or after the post, to give themselves credit for writing the article. They should be able to give themselves a link back to their website, profile, or web address of their choosing. This should motivate them to provide you with better quality posts on a more frequent basis.
You should also be aware of people who will try to sabotage your blog by submitting things they didn’t write. Use the website CopyScape.com to check for repeat content that was submitted to your blog. Not only is this bad for your SEO, but it could get you in some legal trouble if it happens too often.
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