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This is the first of series of articles regarding an introduction to blogging, as well tips/tricks/how-to.
Lesson One: Find your Niche
One of the first obstacles I ran into early in my blogging career was what do I want to talk about? Do I have anything interesting to say? And thus began my foray into the vast world of how do I do this?
I found a huge variety of sites talking about finding your niche. But what does that mean? After fumbling around, I realized it was a geek speak for saying if you want to write a blog, great! So pick something to write about. Sounds easy right?
Get a blog and start blogging. In fact I suggest everyone when first starting, seriously considering having a blog just for yourself, to practice the art of having to sit down and write something. You will find you naturally cover a larger spectrum of interests and subject matter then you may have thought yourself capable of.
But how do you deal with working out a niche when you want traffic? Then life gets a bit more complicated. Can it be something you are interested in still. You bet! you will find as you spend more time writing, that you become more capable of writing about topics that don't interest you as much. However for now, try to focus on topics that have meaning to you.
So what does find your niche really mean?
To a blogger it means finding and blogging about content that people actively look for on the web. Whether it be current events, how-to, information on products. The list is pretty endless considering how many people surf the net everyday. But a niche needs to be something people are looking for all the time, if you are interested in creating a blog that gets traffic.
How do you find that niche?
This is where something called keyword research comes in. Keywords will be discussed more fully in my next article, but since they flow together, I'll speak a bit about it here. Keywords are what drive traffic to your site.
Think of keywords as brand names. We all know what Adidas is. Why? because they took time to develop brand name recognition. Some one says Adidas, and you immediately think of shoes, and sports wear. That is what keywords are for your blog. It's what brands your niche blog with a distinct feel, name and consistent topic matter.
I hope you enjoyed this article. You can find more out at Blog like the Experts.
This is the first of series of articles regarding an introduction to blogging, as well tips/tricks/how-to.
Lesson One: Find your Niche
One of the first obstacles I ran into early in my blogging career was what do I want to talk about? Do I have anything interesting to say? And thus began my foray into the vast world of how do I do this?
I found a huge variety of sites talking about finding your niche. But what does that mean? After fumbling around, I realized it was a geek speak for saying if you want to write a blog, great! So pick something to write about. Sounds easy right?
Get a blog and start blogging. In fact I suggest everyone when first starting, seriously considering having a blog just for yourself, to practice the art of having to sit down and write something. You will find you naturally cover a larger spectrum of interests and subject matter then you may have thought yourself capable of.
But how do you deal with working out a niche when you want traffic? Then life gets a bit more complicated. Can it be something you are interested in still. You bet! you will find as you spend more time writing, that you become more capable of writing about topics that don't interest you as much. However for now, try to focus on topics that have meaning to you.
So what does find your niche really mean?
To a blogger it means finding and blogging about content that people actively look for on the web. Whether it be current events, how-to, information on products. The list is pretty endless considering how many people surf the net everyday. But a niche needs to be something people are looking for all the time, if you are interested in creating a blog that gets traffic.
How do you find that niche?
This is where something called keyword research comes in. Keywords will be discussed more fully in my next article, but since they flow together, I'll speak a bit about it here. Keywords are what drive traffic to your site.
Think of keywords as brand names. We all know what Adidas is. Why? because they took time to develop brand name recognition. Some one says Adidas, and you immediately think of shoes, and sports wear. That is what keywords are for your blog. It's what brands your niche blog with a distinct feel, name and consistent topic matter.
I hope you enjoyed this article. You can find more out at Blog like the Experts.
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