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This week rather than a guest poster we’re going to focus upon guest posts themselves. I wanted to take the opportunity to first give some detail of what our guest posters volunteer for as well as have an open invite to get in touch if you think it’s a fit for you.

What can the content of a guest post be about?

One of the first questions that’s usually asked is about what I want the guest post to be about.I give no apology that my answer to this question is usually some form of “What would you most like to share with this blogs readers?”

You see, the actual content is decided upon by the guest poster BUT it must be something that will be of interest to the blogs readers – other coaches who can come from a wide range of different areas of coaching specialisation and niches. This means that there can be a real mix of different approaches, styles and schools of thought shared from one week to the next.

Whilst it’s not an exhaustive list many posts fall under the broad categories of:

• personal experience with coaching/ having a coaching business,
• sharing different aspects of coaching knowledge/approaches,
• topics around establishing/ running a coaching practice/business

I do have a list of questions that I’m happy to share with guest posters to help spark inspiration and I’m happy to discuss specifics with guest posters.

There also isn’t a word limit to the length of the post – so if you need a longer post to communicate the message of your post that is allowed. Also, if the thought of a small essay is off putting to you, posts that are shorter and concise in message are also welcome. The important part is the actual content being of interest/valuable to other coaches not how many words you use to share!

Who can be a guest poster?

Generally guest posters are either coaches themselves or work with coaches – this means that they have an understanding of what content will interest coaches.

Some of the fantastic guest posters since 2010 have decades of coaching experience and have amongst other things generously shared lessons learned from their extensive coaching experience.

We have also had some who are just establishing their coaching practice and these posts also bring value – sometimes by bringing a fresh perspective and often leaving readers breathing a sigh of relief that they are not the only ones to feel that way. So do not rule yourself from being a guest poster because you don’t think you have enough experience.

Bio’s/ Links

At the end of each guest post there is an “About the author” heading, this is where we put your bio. It’s there to give the reader the opportunity to find out more about the guest poster and their background.

I also like it to include ways (i.e. a link(s)) so that anyone who wants to find out more about your work etc can easily connect with you and your work.

What are guest posters actually committing to?

1. Providing a guest post via email by the date agreed
2. Providing a bio to be included on your guest post, again by the date agreed.

That’s it – if you are on twitter and you let me know your username then I can include that in any promo about your post.

Interested in being a guest poster?

If the above fits with what you’re thinking then I invite you to fill in your details on the form below so we can look at making this happen.

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