Comments on: Shattering the Myth of Blog Niches: How to Grow a Huge Readership http://writetodone.com/2009/03/19/shattering-the-myth-of-blog-niches-how-to-grow-a-huge-readership/ Unmissable articles on writing Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:16:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: 4 Ways to Use Variety to Attract New Subscribers | e-Anchor Custom Blogs and Marketing http://writetodone.com/2009/03/19/shattering-the-myth-of-blog-niches-how-to-grow-a-huge-readership/#comment-22709 4 Ways to Use Variety to Attract New Subscribers | e-Anchor Custom Blogs and Marketing Sun, 06 Mar 2011 20:36:25 +0000 http://writetodone.com/?p=1002#comment-22709 [...] what Leo Babauta of Zen Habits says on why his blog outgrew other blogs he was competing [...] [...] what Leo Babauta of Zen Habits says on why his blog outgrew other blogs he was competing [...]

]]> By: Geo http://writetodone.com/2009/03/19/shattering-the-myth-of-blog-niches-how-to-grow-a-huge-readership/#comment-16528 Geo Sun, 23 Jan 2011 23:23:43 +0000 http://writetodone.com/?p=1002#comment-16528 My original goal in starting my blog was to make the world fall in love with croutons. I ate in a hospital cafeteria early last year. I purchased a salad, and on that salad were croutons. I loved them. I wanted share my discovery with the world. Therefore, I intended to start a blog, the sole focus of which would be croutons. Then, approximately 6.35 months ago, I had a conversation with a person I met while running a personal errand. Long story short,...I am quite pleased to read a well-written post validating the advice given to me by the nice gentleman I met in the alley behind my fourth-favorite Chinese food restaurant on the way to my former teacher's veterinarian's dry cleaner. I had a coupon, otherwise I would have gone to my regular dry cleaner. My original goal in starting my blog was to make the world fall in love with croutons. I ate in a hospital cafeteria early last year. I purchased a salad, and on that salad were croutons. I loved them. I wanted share my discovery with the world. Therefore, I intended to start a blog, the sole focus of which would be croutons.

Then, approximately 6.35 months ago, I had a conversation with a person I met while running a personal errand. Long story short,…I am quite pleased to read a well-written post validating the advice given to me by the nice gentleman I met in the alley behind my fourth-favorite Chinese food restaurant on the way to my former teacher’s veterinarian’s dry cleaner. I had a coupon, otherwise I would have gone to my regular dry cleaner.

]]> By: ganeshmuthiah http://writetodone.com/2009/03/19/shattering-the-myth-of-blog-niches-how-to-grow-a-huge-readership/#comment-15957 ganeshmuthiah Wed, 08 Dec 2010 06:55:59 +0000 http://writetodone.com/?p=1002#comment-15957 Hi Bloggers, Advise needed. My objective is to sell a product to a specific group of potential customers after 5 years. The rational is to fit my current stage in life where i'm learning about the topic i intend to blog & would like to give away as much back to the society in term of accounting knowledge to run new small business My 1st objective is to develop quality content & focus on 2 niche which i thought is big enough pie. Now after reading all the comment from this post.I guess i'm at the middle of the road. For those who can give a helping hand, please visit ganeshmuthiah.wordpress.com and let me know the niche market i'm targeting. There are very few blog in this area. Hi Bloggers,

Advise needed.
My objective is to sell a product to a specific group of potential customers after 5 years. The rational is to fit my current stage in life where i’m learning about the topic i intend to blog & would like to give away as much back to the society in term of accounting knowledge to run new small business

My 1st objective is to develop quality content & focus on 2 niche which i thought is big enough pie. Now after reading all the comment from this post.I guess i’m at the middle of the road.

For those who can give a helping hand, please visit ganeshmuthiah.wordpress.com and let me know the niche market i’m targeting.

There are very few blog in this area.

]]> By: Guts n Glam http://writetodone.com/2009/03/19/shattering-the-myth-of-blog-niches-how-to-grow-a-huge-readership/#comment-15187 Guts n Glam Wed, 10 Nov 2010 16:26:35 +0000 http://writetodone.com/?p=1002#comment-15187 hi there! thank you so much for this post! i am really having a hard time thinking on the niche thing when i stumble on blogs talking about how important a niche is in your blog, it should be specific and everything. my blog is new so this article is really of great help... you rock! hi there! thank you so much for this post! i am really having a hard time thinking on the niche thing when i stumble on blogs talking about how important a niche is in your blog, it should be specific and everything. my blog is new so this article is really of great help… you rock!

]]> By: Annabel Candy, Get In the Hot Spot http://writetodone.com/2009/03/19/shattering-the-myth-of-blog-niches-how-to-grow-a-huge-readership/#comment-12793 Annabel Candy, Get In the Hot Spot Thu, 22 Apr 2010 22:57:54 +0000 http://writetodone.com/?p=1002#comment-12793 I've been focusing on a niche and am widening it now. My interests are diverse: self improvement, travel, self employment, Internet marketing and family life. Surely I can't be the only person interested in all of these things and if I can appeal to a wider audience maybe I can grow the blog faster. Unless I just confuse people and scare them away of course! Fingers crossed. It's a learning curve and your helpis invaluable. I’ve been focusing on a niche and am widening it now. My interests are diverse: self improvement, travel, self employment, Internet marketing and family life. Surely I can’t be the only person interested in all of these things and if I can appeal to a wider audience maybe I can grow the blog faster. Unless I just confuse people and scare them away of course! Fingers crossed. It’s a learning curve and your helpis invaluable.

]]> By: Curt Nelson http://writetodone.com/2009/03/19/shattering-the-myth-of-blog-niches-how-to-grow-a-huge-readership/#comment-12773 Curt Nelson Wed, 21 Apr 2010 02:57:41 +0000 http://writetodone.com/?p=1002#comment-12773 This is also the initial thought I had when I first started my blog. I didn't want to create small niche blog either. There's a great post on problogger about choosing a niche blog vs a niche demographic that helped me. Its also in the ProBlogger book. This is also the initial thought I had when I first started my blog. I didn’t want to create small niche blog either.

There’s a great post on problogger about choosing a niche blog vs a niche demographic that helped me. Its also in the ProBlogger book.

]]> By: Brendon Stuart http://writetodone.com/2009/03/19/shattering-the-myth-of-blog-niches-how-to-grow-a-huge-readership/#comment-12272 Brendon Stuart Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:50:19 +0000 http://writetodone.com/?p=1002#comment-12272 I loved your article. It had a lot of good suggestions in it. I think I'm just to afraid to choose a niche. I don't want to limit myself, and I really don't know which one to pick? Think anyone can help? Right now, I'm calling my blog a 'variety blog'. I just don't know what to focus on! I loved your article. It had a lot of good suggestions in it. I think I’m just to afraid to choose a niche. I don’t want to limit myself, and I really don’t know which one to pick? Think anyone can help? Right now, I’m calling my blog a ‘variety blog’.

I just don’t know what to focus on!

]]> By: shoaib hussain http://writetodone.com/2009/03/19/shattering-the-myth-of-blog-niches-how-to-grow-a-huge-readership/#comment-12083 shoaib hussain Mon, 15 Feb 2010 21:27:35 +0000 http://writetodone.com/?p=1002#comment-12083 this is a wonderful post and m really happy that I read this post (m quite new to blogging and this post is something that has helped me a lot in deciding a good niche.thnx a lot this is a wonderful post and m really happy that I read this post (m quite new to blogging and this post is something that has helped me a lot in deciding a good niche.thnx a lot

]]> By: Shelley http://writetodone.com/2009/03/19/shattering-the-myth-of-blog-niches-how-to-grow-a-huge-readership/#comment-11160 Shelley Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:12:05 +0000 http://writetodone.com/?p=1002#comment-11160 Totally shatters the directions I've read about focusing on a niche for blogging. I do find it appealing on many levels. Totally shatters the directions I’ve read about focusing on a niche for blogging. I do find it appealing on many levels.

]]> By: cuinlalaland http://writetodone.com/2009/03/19/shattering-the-myth-of-blog-niches-how-to-grow-a-huge-readership/#comment-10127 cuinlalaland Sat, 27 Jun 2009 20:58:14 +0000 http://writetodone.com/?p=1002#comment-10127 Excellent article! This is exactly what I've thought ever since I first read the idea of niche blogging. Plus I'm pretty sure I'd get bored of writing about the same topic over and over again...and how long before you've said everything you have to say on the matter? I love Chris Guillebeau's use of the Ocsar Wilde quote: "Be yourself, everyone else is taken." And I think that applies to craving out your own piece of the pie. Each one of us is unique and has a different take on whatever we talk/write about. Just being yourself seems to me to be the best way to set yourself apart. Excellent article! This is exactly what I’ve thought ever since I first read the idea of niche blogging. Plus I’m pretty sure I’d get bored of writing about the same topic over and over again…and how long before you’ve said everything you have to say on the matter?

I love Chris Guillebeau’s use of the Ocsar Wilde quote: “Be yourself, everyone else is taken.” And I think that applies to craving out your own piece of the pie. Each one of us is unique and has a different take on whatever we talk/write about. Just being yourself seems to me to be the best way to set yourself apart.

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