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Starting Blogging.Finding a Niche
By admin | October 17, 2008
I have been looking at whether and why you might want to start a blog in my last few posts but how do you even find a niche for your blog? You will need to consider this before you get started
It may be that you already have a subject matter that you are passionate about and you know there are others interested in that same topic because you have done your research, but where do you start if you haven’t got the faintest idea?
You
Start with your own interests. If you are passionate about something, it will be easier to write about it from a place of knowledge and you find it much easier if you have an interest in the subject. Blogs can be on any topic under the sun but if you are looking ot make some money from blogging then you will need to look at topics that have a wider potential audience.
Your Competition
Think of a few potential subjects and then evaluate the competition. Is there any? I think there needs to be some but it shouldn’t be an oversaturated market because you may find it hard to get heard out there. If there isnt any competition, well you might have struck lucky but its more probable that your “passion” isnt shared by many others.
Your Purpose
What is the purpose of your blog? If its going to be a personal blog or even a private one, you may not be interested in volumes of traffic, but if you are promoting a cause or trying to make money online, then traffic will be important. You will need to find a niche that is large enough to allow you in but not so oversaturated that it is impossible to compete.
You need to find a niche area where you have the confidence that you can make regular quality posts that are interesting, informative and or entertaining. If you cant do any of those then look at another niche. You have to have a smidgeon of interest because regular posting is going to be difficult if you don’t.
I just love blogging and writing about it. I try and give good information as I found it difficult to get it from one source when I was starting out. I aim to give the back to basics stuff because there is a lot of advanced stuff out there written by people who have forgotten what it is like when starting out. If you barely know what a blog is, how can you be expected to get one up and running.? Walk before you can run. I ran and I made so many mistakes, I cant even begin to count them. Keep it slow and dont expect too much, too early or you will be disappointed.
Til next time
jane
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