The first step to creating an online business is to choose what
kind of online business you want to create. This starts by
choosing a niche – what is the subject matter you will be dealing
with?
In this chapter, you will learn how to do this, and you will see how
this initial decision goes on to influence every other step.
What is a Niche and Why Does it Matter?
Every site should have a niche which describes the kind of thing
that you will be writing about and the people you will be writing it
for. Your site might be a 'general' site or a personal blog that doesn't stick to any particular topic, but even then there will be at
least a 'theme' or a feel tying it together. You might write about
books, coffee and the city, but that's still a niche in its way and it's
one that will attract a very specific type of person.
And knowing and understanding your niche is incredibly important
if you hope to be able to make a success of your site.
Unfortunately, too many webmasters do not really fully
understand their niche and their sites tend to suffer as a result.
Essentially you should know what your niche is. For most site
owners or bloggers this will be an incredibly easy question to
answer: the site will probably be about 'football' or 'technology'
and that's fairly easy to define.
If your site is more general though, then make a list of all the
topics that you write about regularly and then think about a) what
ties them together, and b) what kind of person will read them.
You've probably created a new niche for yourself, but as long as
your future content meets those same criteria then you will be on
the money.
The niche you pick should primarily be determined by your own
interests. If you’re going to be living and breathing your blog for
the next 10 years, then this NEEDS to be something you’re keen
to learn and write about.
What’s more, is that you won’t be able to deliver really unique and
valuable content if you don’t know anything about the topic! And
hiring professional writers won’t guarantee that you’ll find
someone who has a real passion and interest for the topic.
While that’s true, you also need to consider the viability of the
niche choice. How competitive is it? Do you stand a chance
against the biggest sites? How profitable and monetizable is it?
We’ll get onto this more in future chapters, but the subject you
choose should be something that people are willing to spend
money on and that has lots of opportunities for informational
products.
Finance is the very best niche in this regard because there is so
much money to be made on that subject. But likewise, you’ll find
that you can make a lot of money writing about dating, fitness, or
other topics that speak to a fundamental human need in this way.
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