Blogging

Choosing A Blogging Niche

This step can come before or after choosing a platform for your blog. It might be better if you choose your niche first, because you’ll have a better idea of what platform you’ll need. Either way, you’ll have to come up with a niche. Now, you might have an idea of what you want to write about, but you’re not sure if it’s going to work. Or, you might have no clue what you want to write about. You’re not alone. Choosing a niche is probably one of the hardest parts of starting your blog. A million different ideas are likely to jump into your head, or you might even struggle to think of one thing. No matter where you are, this chapter is here to help you find that perfect niche for your blog.

We’re going to look at three questions whose answers can help you figure out your niche, one that you grow, stick with, and which you can later monetize. If, after this you’re still struggling, you’ll also find some great blog ideas to get your creative juices flowing. Why do you need a niche? The main idea of a blog would be to share your thoughts and ideas with other people, right? Why can’t you just write down your thoughts and ideas when they pop up? If you stick to a niche, there’s no internet police coming down your door. And some people have found success with a scattered approach to their blogs.

But here’s why it most usually doesn’t work. Your readers won’t always be interested in every single topic you pursue. This means that, unless you’re able to optimize yourself for your blog’s topic, it’ll be extremely difficult to come up with an audience. Now, on the other hand, if you only select one topic, you will be guaranteed to find people who are interested in one of the posts and possibly even interested in the other posts.

• You choose something that a lot of other people like too, but you are not passionate about it, you will struggle to continue writing posts.

• You go with a topic that you like and that also has a really good audience, but there are no opportunities for making money, then you may be popular, but you won’t make any money. This may be fine if your goal is not to make money. You are probably wondering how to select a blog niche that meets all the requirements.

Answer the following questions honestly. Do you like writing about your niche a year from now and 50+ posts from now? This is the biggest problem people will experience. There are loads of blogs out there where people will start strong and post every single week for a month or so. However, they suddenly stop. Soon it turns into just one post every month. Then it slows down further. Then you start noticing gaps throughout the year and promises to “post more often.” This is in no way a negative judgment on those people. I’m just making a point that it can be hard to blog consistently about a topic. It just means that before you make a final decision, you’ll have to do some soul-searching to figure out if you’re going to be happy writing on this topic. Think about these times: • Once the excitement of creating your blog has passed. • Once a year has passed.

Once you’ve come up with 50+ posts and you’re having a hard time coming up with new ideas, it’s time to give up. Not everything is doom and gloom. There are going to be two things that will help you keep the steam going once that initial rush has passed. • If you’re passionate about your topic and you’re starting to see success then everything will be a lot easier. • If you run out of steam you can always hire other writers or take on guest posts. Are there any other people who want to read this topic? Once you’ve made it through the first question, you’ll know there’s at least one person who’s interested in a particular niche. Now you need to figure out if there are other people out there who want to get involved. Thankfully, the answer to this question is pretty easy to find because it doesn’t take a lot of soul-searching and just a lot of research. How are you going to find out if there’s an audience in your niche? Start by plugging your niche into Google Trends. This is also a free tool to use. It will allow you to find out two important pieces of information. • If people are searching for your particular niche. • If your niche receives decreasing or increasing interest. This is by no means an in-depth analysis, but it is a very good place to start and it is easy to use. You can also compare the popularity of your niche to other potential niches. Next, you can do some keyword research.

You should now have an idea of how popular your niche is from Google Trends. Since Trends uses relative numbers, it is not the best estimate of actual numbers. This means it doesn’t tell you how many people are searching for that particular item. A keyword search will tell you how many people are searching for keywords related to your niche each month. First, you need to write down a list of keywords that are related to your niche. If your niche was keto diet, some good keywords would be keto diet menus, keto recipes, keto diet, and other similar diets. Take those keywords and then put them into a research tool like Moz Keyword Explorer and KWFinder. These will also suggest other keywords for you. There are no specific rules here, but you want the main search terms to have about a thousand searches each month. If very few people are searching for your terms, it will be hard to create a lot of blog posts that people want to read. Are you able to make any money? By this point, if everything went well, you should have figured out: • If you’re going to be able to stick with the niche. • If there are people who are going to be interested. The final piece of the puzzle is figuring out if you’ll be able to make any money from it. If you’re creative, there’s a chance you’ll make a little money from almost any niche, but only if you have an audience. Because of that fact, this question is the least important.

No matter how much creativity you have, you can’t overlook this fact: some niches will make more money than others. How else can you figure out if there’s good money in your niche? More research! The first thing to do is look at how other blogs in your niche made their money. Open up a few tabs with popular blogs that fit your niche. Search through them and see if they: • Have banner ads or any type of ads. • Write about different products with links so people can buy them. • They sell their products. This will give you a good idea of how well you can monetize your blog. Affiliate programs and Amazon are both great ways to make money with your blog. While ads may not be the best, it can still drive some revenue your way. Creating your own product takes more creativity, but it can also be as simple as writing an ebook about your niche. It’s important that the product is able to provide value to your followers.

Still struggling? Now, at the beginning of the chapter, I promised I would provide you with some niche suggestions, in case you were still struggling at the end of the chapter. I really hope you’ve come up with your own niche at this point, though. But I know it can be quite difficult, and I promised I would help. Here are over 100 niche ideas for a blog. You still have to go through the steps above. Just because it’s on this list, and will have a large audience, doesn’t mean you’ll stick with it for the long haul. You need to genuinely enjoy what you write. • Television and Pop Culture • Satire • Poker • Poker • Drawing • Environmentalism • Atheism • Religion • Gardening • Career Tips • Drones • Home Automation Tiny Houses • Hiking • Survival • Learning a Language • Interior Design • Retirement • Retirement • eSports • Video Games • Video Games Drinking • Wine • Beer • Beer • Meditation Writing • Public Speaking • Standing Desks • Productivity

• Dating • Movies • Pregnancy • Homeschooling College Applications • Career Advice • Motorcycles • Cars • Real Estate • Cryptocurrency • Important Investing • Cooking Tips • Parenting Personal Style • Makeup • Acne & Skincare • Uber or Lyft Tips • Airbnb Tips • Coupons • Coupons • Coupons • Coupons Frugality & Budgeting • Graphic Design Coding & Development • YouTube Pets • Home Improvement • Arts & Crafts Sewing & Knitting • DIY Projects • Funny Workplace Stories • Mobile App Development • Boating • Sailing • Fishing • Minimalism • Self-Publishing • Freelancing/Fashion • Living Abroad • Social Media • Ecommerce • Shopify • WordPress • Photography • Photography • #Lifelife rving • Location Independence & Digital Nomadism Your Local Area • Running & Marathons Ironman or Triathlons • Yoga • Bodyweight Fitness Waiting. Personal Finance.

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