Blog traffic is yours with a guest blogger contest

Here’s a clever idea that solves two problems at your blog: too few people pitching decent ideas for guest posts, and too little traffic.

Sponsor a contest for guest bloggers like the first Career Confidential Guest Blogging Contest that’s starting soon.  They’re not even requiring entrants to have their own blogs. 

Create a text or video post on the topic of finding a job. Example: “Find a Job Using These Strategies on Twitter.” Then drive as much traffic as possible to your post during a 10-day period, using social media and other marketing methods. 

I love the seven-question survey they’re offering, to help them know what kinds of prizes would motivate you to enter. The three bloggers who drive the most traffic will win.

They say their site gets about  400,000 visitors every month. If you’re a career or job expert, winning could bring lots of traffic to your own blog or website, and give you exposure to a target market that doesn’t already know about you.

Would you enter a contest like this? Have you ever sponsored one? If so, comment below. And share this URL with your own friends, followers and fans.