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Great ideas what to consider when writing a guest post. Especially the stuff about taking the blog owner into consideration when guest blogging. How did you even think of that?
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Should You Make Yourself Feel At Home?
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Writing guest posts for other blogs in your niche has always been a proven method of promoting your work. It allows a new audience to get exposed to your expertise, writing style and personality. It also provides a much needed boost of credibility when another blogger has essentially “vouched” for your content. Fortunately, I have been given this fine opportunity writing a guest post here for DaneBlogger. But is there a fine line between contributing relevant content and self-promoting your own personality?
“Make yourself feel at home!” – It’s a common quote said by a host after inviting someone in to their house. Although we understand the gesture, I don’t believe anyone actually takes it literally… by taking off your pants, rummaging through the fridge, ordering pay-per-view porn and making tasteless jokes. This is what your rundown trailer park trashcan for a house is for and not appropriate behavior in another person’s home. Are you acting in the same fashion when invited to write a guest post on someone else’s blog?
It’s important to highlight your own unique perspectives in your writing, but always take into account the personality of the host blogger: What is his or her style, demeanor and attitude? How could that effectively mesh with your own? By failing to consider these questions, both authors can take a significant hit in personal brand equity if they clash too much as loyal readers wonder “why the hell did so-and-so give this schmuck an audience?”
Let’s see if you wonder the same question after viewing my video on “how to effectively guest post”.
Maybe I’m that schmuck. I’m sorry, Mikkel!
Jordan Cooper is a stand-up comedian/writer with 13 years of professional experience performing at comedy clubs, colleges, private events and corporate functions. He can be seen using his clever wit producing regular social media humor videos at NotAProBlog.Com.
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I don’t think many think like that. They normally sign up to guest post and then submit their post for approval. Maybe it is also part of the host to get his message across and make the guest blogger feel like he/she is at home.
BTW, I laughed when you wrote taking off your pants, etc. I actually had a funny picture in my mind 
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Haha – I always keep thinking Mikkel’s name is ‘Dane’
Good to see you guest blogging, Jordan. This is the type of stuff I love and can really see you doing stand up at blogworld or something similar. You’ll get a heap of laughs.
As for guest posting – I’ve only written one guest post and it’s something I really want to do a lot more of. I haven’t established many DEEP relationships in the blogging world which is something I want to do and guest blogging is one way to start.
Researching the blog thoroughly before deciding to guest post on someones blog is essential so you understand what type of posts their readers are reading and the tone. At the same time I think it’s important you add some of your personality and writing style into the guest post too – like what you’ve done here 
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I hope Jordan is better at stand up comedy…
He doesn’t hit the credibility levels I expect to keep watching him. Might get me some flack for saying it, but I guess those are the terms when you dare to touch emotional impressions…
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Henrik, can you elaborate further on the credibility levels?
Comedy is definitely a tough avenue because everyone has a different sense of humor, so it’s understandable if what I do isn’t your cup of tea.
Also, one of the primary components of all humor is “targets” – something or someone you’re poking fun at or directing comments towards or on. The difference though between humor and outright “attack” is that the audience (and target, if applicable) *knows* that it is being done for the sake of a joke and not to be taken as actual fact or opinion.
On stage at a comedy club, this suspension of belief is fairly easy since humor is expected. Within the “blogosphere” though, this is likely not the case… and that’s why there will be difficulty translating dry or sarcastic commentary – hence my more farcical approach sometimes. (which is so over the top, it can’t possibly be taken seriously)
Henrik, I’d love to hear your thoughts… <— dry/sarcastic humor
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