{"id":69475,"date":"2026-04-02T13:22:04","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T13:22:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/?p=69475"},"modified":"2026-05-25T14:55:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T14:55:15","slug":"test-for-featured-image","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/test-for-featured-image\/","title":{"rendered":"Test for featured image Updated title"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"toc_container\" class=\"toc_wrap_right toc_transparent no_bullets\"><p class=\"toc_title\">Contents<\/p><ul class=\"toc_list\"><li><a href=\"#Guest-Posting-Email-Templates\"><strong class=\"Guest-Posting-Email-Templates\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">1<\/span> \n        \n            Guest Posting Email Templates\n        \n    <\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#TLDR-How-to-Write-a-Guest-Post-Email\"><strong class=\"TLDR-How-to-Write-a-Guest-Post-Email\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">2<\/span> TL;DR- How to Write a Guest Post Email<\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n<p>Testing by CSS >>> Updated the content now Further updating further testing<br>Guest posting is still one of the most effective SEO strategies for building high-quality backlinks, increasing your domain authority, and getting your brand in front of a completely new audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In fact, our in-house SEO team runs guest post outreach campaigns every single month.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And in some months, we send over 200 personalized pitches across different niches and website authority levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Despite how crowded inboxes are today, around 20\u201330% of our pitches still get accepted.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And you don\u2019t have to just take my word for it either.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of our recent guest post outreach campaigns achieved a 20% reply rate using variations of these templates, personalized and sent at scale through Saleshandy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So in this guide, I\u2019m going to share:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>the guest post email templates that have consistently worked for us,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The anatomy of a high-conversion guest post outreach email,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>outreach tips and personalization tactics that improve reply rates,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>follow-up strategies that help us land more guest posting opportunities, and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The common guest posting mistakes you should avoid if you don\u2019t want your pitches ignored.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s get started!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"padding: 0px 15px 20px 20px; border-radius: 10px; border: 2px solid #1D4ED8; background: #e7f0fd;\">\n    <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; padding-top: 0;\"><span id=\"Guest-Posting-Email-Templates\">\n        <span style=\"background: #1D4ED8; color: #fff; padding: 6px 10px 7px 10px; border-radius: 0px 0px 10px 10px; font-size: 22px;\">\n            Guest Posting Email Templates\n        <\/span>\n    <\/span><\/h2>\n    <ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n        <li><a href=\"#The-5-Elements-Every-Successful-Guest-Post-Email-Needs\">The 5 Elements Every Successful Guest Post Email Needs<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"#9-Guest-Post-Outreach-Email-Templates-for-Every-Scenario\">9 Guest Post Outreach Email Templates for Every Scenario<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"#Guest-Post-Follow-Up-Email-Templates\">Guest Post Follow-Up Email Templates<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"#Guest-Post-Email-Subject-Lines-That-Get-Opened\">Guest Post Email Subject Lines That Get Opened<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"#How-to-Find-the-Right-Person-to-Email\">How to Find the Right Person to Email<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"#How-to-Send-Guest-Post-Outreach-at-Scale\">How to Send Guest Post Outreach at Scale<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"#7-Common-Mistakes-That-Get-Your-Guest-Post-Email-Rejected\">7 Common Mistakes That Get Your Guest Post Email Rejected<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"#After-Your-Guest-Post-Gets-Published-The-Email-That-Keeps-the-Door-Open\">After Your Guest Post Gets Published: The Email That Keeps the Door Open<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"#Key-Takeaways\">Key Takeaways<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"#Frequently-Asked-Questions\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/a><\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"TLDR-How-to-Write-a-Guest-Post-Email\">TL;DR- How to Write a Guest Post Email<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Every guest post pitch needs 5 things: a specific content reference, topics framed as content gaps, published samples from comparable sites, value to their audience (not yours), and a short close.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Subject lines under 50 characters with the blog name and topic get the highest open rates. 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