Backlinks, analytics, and site changes Guest blogging can get you some links to your own blog. But what does Google think about those links? So before I go into writing about which blogs you should make a guest appearance on, and/or whether or not you should host guest bloggers on your own blog lets watch this short video about what Google thinks about guest blogging and what they take into account when deciding whether or not to place any value on those links. Is it worth your time in the long run? Did you find that helpful? I have written a few guest blogs. I've yet to see a couple of recent ones published, but it may be too soon since they were written less than a month ago. Others I've written have been received well and shared by the blogs guests about 75 times on average. I try to guest blog on well know blogs only. Blogs like Hubpages.com , Examiner.com , The Huffington post etc. If someone reads my blog hosted by another blog site, follows up with me on my ...