Comments on: Blogger Ethics and Guest Posting

By: Mitch

Mitch — Fri, 07 May 2010 04:47:59 +0000

I guess that’s the part about ethics and guest posting that you’re talking about. I like to assume that most people won’t be talking about controversial issues, but I guess it could even be something as benign as debating on SEO tactics. To me, that wouldn’t be a debate that would mean all that much, so if someone had something to say that I disagreed with I might allow it, unless it was discussing black hat tactics.

Still, I find it a much better practice to have guest posts that have something to do with the topic at hand, and to do the same if you’re going to guest post on someone else’s blog as well. That’s the courteous thing to do.

By: Cathy Stucker

Cathy Stucker — Tue, 04 May 2010 12:29:48 +0000

Mitch, it depends on the blog.

If you are doing a personal blog then you might not want to have guest posts that do not represent your point of view. However, if your plan is to develop a blog that may eventually have many contributors, you will out of necessity include people who do not always agree with you.

Some bloggers want to stir up controversy and discussion, and will feature posts that are contrary to their positions to do so.

Thanks for the comment!

Cathy

By: oldschool

oldschool — Tue, 04 May 2010 04:45:41 +0000

Mitch, Perhaps Cathy will have a different response, but my take is that often people can have a different view point that is not ethically wrong or inaccurate and it can help the bloggers audience to get a fresh perspective. The answer to part two is that it can be time consuming to produce quality content to having guest blog posts can help with that.

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By: Mitch

Mitch — Mon, 03 May 2010 17:07:39 +0000

I like this, but I question why anyone would allow a guest post on their blog that they didn’t agree with. Even if they wanted to present a different point of view, why not have that other person write on their own blog and then just link to it?

So far, I haven’t had to worry about affiliate links either way; guess I’ll have to cross that bridge when I get to it.

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