What is my story? What is unique about me? (in terms of vegetarianism), well i am also a Latina and this is another niche (if you will) that i think might be unused or unexpressed within the online vegetarian world. But to get back to my original idea on vegetarian shoes, i wrote a reader survey post on my blog, asking for feedback on my intended/proposed change and i did receive some feedback. Also i posted on Blog Catalog where i have relationships with a few bloggers who read my blog. The response was mixed, with yes! do shoes and others with mix-it-up abit, don’t just do shoes.

To me, sometimes, it’s like what comes first? The audience or the content? You’re saying the audience will dictate the content, i’m saying well how do i know which audience i have, to deliver the content they want/need? As a new blogger, that is hard to decipher.

thoughts?

So the vegetarian example. What do you see that vegetarians need that you can uniquely deliver? Rather think in terms of niches and subniches, what is it that you have to offer that will make a compelling and unique resource? Shoes sounds interesting, it has something. Does it excite you? Do people ask to hear more when you mention it?

Take strobist.com as an example. It’s a niche of a niche of a niche, but why it works is because A) the audience is fascinated and B) he is uniquely placed to deliver.

We all have a story to tell, what is yours? :)

“If you keep building and serving a loyal audience top of mind, your readers will reward you will repeat visits, referrals and a growing blog asset. That folks is the best investment you can make.”

I DISAGREE that that is “best investment” you can make precisely because there are a lot of people who only have that in mind, never work on the monetization part and then whine that they make no money whatsoever.

IMHO, understanding how the web works (first), coupled with great content (with the readership in mind), is the best investment you can make.

http://www.entrepreneur.com.sg

Would love to hear from Chris, also.
Missy.

I’d say start blogging and see what excites you within that “niche”. Then that will become your specialty within that niche.

As Chris so beautifully says, think of your audience, but I always say that you need to first blog for “you” to make the blogger and writer in you happy, which will attract an audience looking for “you”. Your niche develops as you develop.

What say you, Chris?

My blogs category is “vegetarianism” but i’m having trouble picking a “niche” within that category. There are so many different angles i could go with it, but which do i choose? I love shoes, so essentially i could go in that direction, as in a “vegetarian shoes/footwear” blog but is it as simple as that? Or what methodology should i use for picking my niche.

I would appreciate any thoughts.
Missy.

So I agree that at the end of the day it’s about the content of the blog, but if you really want to go pro, it’s not as simple as just blogging selflessly because let’s face it, a lot of people do and they’re not making zilch.

More importantly, if you want to make money, you need to work at getting the word out about your blog and put in the time doing so.

http://www.entrepreneur.com.sg

Blog for your own benefit — you’ll make a few bucks a day.

Blog selflessly — if you’re good enough, you could go pro.