Now you are ready to pitch your post

To pitch your post, first find the correct email address for your proposal.

A few places to look…

1. "Contact Us" Page
2. Google search “Guest post submission”
3. Email current contributing authors for an introduction

When I pitched HubSpot (popular marketing blog) I was not able to find the correct email address, so I sent a proposal through their general feedback form and was sent a reply within 12 hours.

Once you have the correct contact information, use this template to make your pitch…

Subject: XYZ shares and XYZ comments, interested?

Body:

Hey [FIRST NAME],

As a guy just starting out with [INDUSTRY SPECIFIC REFERENCE], I found [BLOG NAME] extremely helpful, so just a quick thank you on that note.

I wanted to ask if you are interested in a guest post that I have drafted, which I titled [TITLE OF BLOG POST].

It covers:

[OUTLINE THE ARTICLE].

In fact, here is a live draft I've written: [LINK TO GOOGLE DOC]

The idea for the post came from reading [INSERT NAME OF COMPETITOR] who has an article on the subject but stopped short in several areas. I’ve expounded on several points and made it even better.

The article by [INSERT NAME OF COMPETITOR] did extremely well…

[BUZZSUMO SCREENSHOT]

Please let me know if you think the post could be interesting for you.

For reference of my writing style, here is one of my latest post [link to your best directional framework blog post].

Thank you!

-[FIRST NAME]

This template has worked wonders for me.

It draws off of the past success of the other articles on similar topics and also SHOWS the quality of your writing up front to the person you are pitching.

This is extremely important in the early stages of building your list. Later on when you are more established, you can simply point to articles you've written on popular websites to vouch for the quality of your work.

However, at this stage, it's important to show your work ahead of time to alleviate any concerns or questions.