Between working on the monumental “SEO for Hyperlocal Blogs” series (which keeps getting more unwieldy each time I work on it) and a very busy month of June coming up, I’m looking for guest bloggers to write some articles here on Hyperlocal Blogger. Actually, I’m always happy to have guest bloggers, but it’s more imperative over the next six weeks or so.

If you’re interested in sharing a guest post here on HLB, please contact me with your idea and let me know when you think you’ll be able to send it. The tagline I use here is “Tips & Discussion for Local Bloggers,” so any idea that fits under that theme will probably be welcome.

You might check out the previously published guest posts to get an idea of what works, but I’m open to just about any idea.

I think we all get smarter by hearing about the experiences of others who work and play in the local blogging space. Whether you’re a local blogger, someone who provides services for local bloggers, a traditional journalist who has thoughts about local blogging … or whatever! … I want to hear from you. You’ll get some exposure for your ideas, not to mention a link or two that might lead to some new traffic (and help with your SEO).

Give it some thought and drop me a line with your ideas. Looking forward to hearing from you!

This is an article from HyperlocalBlogger, a site about the intersection of local search and blogging by Matt McGee.

Looking for Guest Blog Posts

• How to Use Twitter to Find Local Blog Content
• How to Create a Local Newswire for your Blog

Judges will now decide if either article is good enough to be a finalist. If so, I’ll be posting again next week asking for your votes.

If you’re not familiar with the SEMMYs, they’re an annual awards for online marketing content. Disclosure: I created the awards three years ago. I did not, however, nominate my own articles for inclusion. One or two of the other seven nominating judges must’ve put mine on the list.

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Nominated for a SEMMY Award

Instead, how about a look at the top 5 blog posts published in 2009? Here you go:

1. (Now) 40 Local Blog Directories
2. Pros & Cons: Big City Blogging vs. Small Town Blogging
3. How To Find Free Photos for Your Local Blog
4. How to Create a Local Newswire for your Blog
5. 5 Ways to Grow a Local Blog

That last one is a guest post, so I’ll use this opportunity to remind you that I’m interested in publishing more guest posts in 2010, so contact me if you’re interested.

I should add, too, that several of the most popular posts of 2009 were written in 2008. All of the articles in the Starting a Hyperlocal Blog series continue to get a lot of traffic long after they were posted.

The thing that excites me the most about where this blog is right now is the number of active commenters. When I invited everyone to talk about your local blog, we had close to 40 comments. And there are plenty of other posts that hit double figures in comments. Thank you for your contributions here — as a group we all make each other better local bloggers.

All the best for you and your blog in 2010!

This is an article from HyperlocalBlogger, a site about the intersection of local search and blogging by Matt McGee.

Most Popular Posts of 2009

If you’re interested in sharing a guest post here on HLB, please contact me with your idea and let me know when you think you’ll be able to send it. The tagline I use here is “Tips & Discussion for Local Bloggers,” so any idea that fits under that theme will probably be welcome.

I think we all get smarter by hearing about the experiences of others who work and play in the local blogging space. Whether you’re a local blogger, someone who provides services for local bloggers, a traditional journalist who has thoughts about local blogging … or whatever! … I want to hear from you. You’ll get some exposure for your ideas, not to mention a link or two that might lead to some new traffic (and help with your SEO).

Give it some thought and drop me a line with your ideas. Looking forward to hearing from you!

This is an article from HyperlocalBlogger, a site about the intersection of local search and blogging by Matt McGee.

Seeking Guest Blog Posts

So how about doing that in the comments. Include links if you want (I’ll have to manually approve those comments, though) and just let us know who you are, where you are, tell us about your local blog, why you started it, ask each other questions if you see something interesting, etc. Think of it as an online mixer kind of thing.

Comments are open.

This is an article from HyperlocalBlogger, a site about the intersection of local search and blogging by Matt McGee.

Tell Us About Your Hyperlocal Blog

This is an article from HyperlocalBlogger, a site about the intersection of local search and blogging by Matt McGee.

Blogging will (continue to) be light

Richland Real Estate Blog
Kennewick Real Estate Blog
Pasco Real Estate Blog
West Richland Real Estate Blog

The individual blog posts I referenced in the presentation are these (in order):

Richland Circuit City = A Zoo
Leann Rimes coming to TRAC
George Prout Pool Closing Soon for the Summer
Richland Concert Series at John Dam Park

If you have any questions or feedback about my presentation or the session in general, feel free to leave a comment below. There’s also a Contact button at the top of the page. I’d love to hear from you!

This is an article from HyperlocalBlogger, a site about the intersection of local search and blogging by Matt McGee.

Welcome SearchFest Attendees

Richland Real Estate Blog
Kennewick Real Estate Blog
Pasco Real Estate Blog
West Richland Real Estate Blog

The individual blog posts I referenced in the presentation are these (in order):

Richland Circuit City = A Zoo
Leann Rimes coming to TRAC
George Prout Pool Closing Soon for the Summer
Richland Concert Series at John Dam Park

If you have any questions or feedback about my presentation or the session in general, there’s a Contact button at the top of the page. I’d love to hear from you!

This is an article from HyperlocalBlogger, a site about the intersection of local search and blogging by Matt McGee.

Welcome SMX West attendees

To my knowledge, this will be the first time anyone’s given a presentation on local blogging at a major search marketing conference. (I’ve certainly never heard it talked about at the ones I’ve been to since 2006.)

That panel is listed as an expert-level session, but I suspect that hyperlocal blogging as a concept will be new to most of the attendees, maybe all of them. So, my question to you is this:

What would you say about hyperlocal blogging in an educational setting like that?

The comments are open, and your ideas will be appreciated.

This is an article from HyperlocalBlogger, a site about the intersection of local search and blogging by Matt McGee.

What Would You Say About Hyperlocal Blogging?

1.) MapQuest Wants Your Local Content

2.) Planning A Hyperlocal Blog Strategy

3.) Starting a Hyperlocal Blog: The Series

4.) 8 Wordpress Plugins for Hyperlocal Bloggers

5.) Setting Up a Hyperlocal Blog (or Four)

Can’t say I’m surprised that three of the five posts are from the 5-part “starting a hyperlocal blog” series; they have the benefit of age and a lot of promotion on my part to get some eyeballs when the blog was new.

Feel free to share your most popular blog posts in the comments, or if you have a similar post on your blog, just link to it so we can check it out.

This is an article from HyperlocalBlogger, a site about the intersection of local search and blogging by Matt McGee.

Top 5 Hyperlocal Blogger Posts of 2008