Comments on: The Real Reason Your Blog Needs A Niche http://www.dyers.org/blog/archives/2007/10/23/the-real-reason-your-blog-needs-a-niche/ Helping You Through Right Now Sat, 05 Jul 2008 23:13:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Molly B. http://www.dyers.org/blog/archives/2007/10/23/the-real-reason-your-blog-needs-a-niche/#comment-27851 Molly B. Wed, 24 Oct 2007 20:35:57 +0000 http://www.dyers.org/blog/archives/2007/10/23/the-real-reason-your-blog-needs-a-niche/#comment-27851 Oh, that's a pity. Given the polls lately, we were all hoping for a bit more skin. Oh, that’s a pity. Given the polls lately, we were all hoping for a bit more skin.

]]> By: Jon http://www.dyers.org/blog/archives/2007/10/23/the-real-reason-your-blog-needs-a-niche/#comment-27834 Jon Wed, 24 Oct 2007 12:21:55 +0000 http://www.dyers.org/blog/archives/2007/10/23/the-real-reason-your-blog-needs-a-niche/#comment-27834 I don't think I'll be making a change here, as there are other ways to earn from a blog. The key is knowing your audience and what they want. I don’t think I’ll be making a change here, as there are other ways to earn from a blog. The key is knowing your audience and what they want.

]]> By: K. http://www.dyers.org/blog/archives/2007/10/23/the-real-reason-your-blog-needs-a-niche/#comment-27812 K. Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:25:08 +0000 http://www.dyers.org/blog/archives/2007/10/23/the-real-reason-your-blog-needs-a-niche/#comment-27812 This is all great food for thought. I've been trying (and failing) to start a niche blog for over a year now, and this is all food for thought. I love my personal blog though, and won't give that up, but I want to monetize some of my more specialized bloggery, post haste. This is all great food for thought. I’ve been trying (and failing) to start a niche blog for over a year now, and this is all food for thought. I love my personal blog though, and won’t give that up, but I want to monetize some of my more specialized bloggery, post haste.

]]> By: Jummy http://www.dyers.org/blog/archives/2007/10/23/the-real-reason-your-blog-needs-a-niche/#comment-27806 Jummy Tue, 23 Oct 2007 13:37:34 +0000 http://www.dyers.org/blog/archives/2007/10/23/the-real-reason-your-blog-needs-a-niche/#comment-27806 Well said. I have been focusing on finding a niche to blog about because like you said, that's what the professional bloggers tell us to do: find something that you already know a lot about, or are passionately interested in (and won't mind researching), and write about it. I didn't really make the connection that when you have a niche, atracting ads related to it is much easier. Having said this, will dyers.org be making a change? Well said.

I have been focusing on finding a niche to blog about because like you said, that’s what the professional bloggers tell us to do: find something that you already know a lot about, or are passionately interested in (and won’t mind researching), and write about it. I didn’t really make the connection that when you have a niche, atracting ads related to it is much easier.

Having said this, will dyers.org be making a change?

]]> By: MollyB http://www.dyers.org/blog/archives/2007/10/23/the-real-reason-your-blog-needs-a-niche/#comment-27802 MollyB Tue, 23 Oct 2007 11:36:49 +0000 http://www.dyers.org/blog/archives/2007/10/23/the-real-reason-your-blog-needs-a-niche/#comment-27802 Interesting points. When you mention a diverse readership, dooce comes to mind. Not sure what her segmentation looks like these days. Most momblogs offend my childfree sensibilities, but her profane, zany descriptions of parenting are a welcome innoculation booster. I probably won't buy anything from ads that show up next to her design writing, even though I technically would be a target. I'm trying to remember why I chose blogger over WP ... Interesting points.

When you mention a diverse readership, dooce comes to mind. Not sure what her segmentation looks like these days. Most momblogs offend my childfree sensibilities, but her profane, zany descriptions of parenting are a welcome innoculation booster. I probably won’t buy anything from ads that show up next to her design writing, even though I technically would be a target.

I’m trying to remember why I chose blogger over WP …

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