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Finding a cosy corner of the internet for your blog

My Niche & Welcome To It

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Niche Essentials


Why picking a niche is a good idea

What does a niche look like anyway?

Choosing your niche

Carving it out: 5 things to remember

14,400,000,000pages on the web

(worldwidewebsize.com)

or more

T’Internet: It’s Fairly Big Alright


Set Yourself Apart


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Be Different


identifiable accent

easier to be heard

smaller audience

more engaged

Find Your Pond


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Decisions, Decisions


Many different ways to be different:

Subject matter

Writing style, type of post

Breadth of focus

NAME

INDIVIDUAL

COMMITMENT

HOOK

EXPERT

Carving It Out: N.I.C.H.E.


What’s In A Name?


Your blog name = Your brand name

Can capture what you’re about

‘Net Names


Get the web domain if you can

www.<yourblogname>.com

Use the same name across all of your social networks

Express Your Individuality


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It’s All About Commitment

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One Is A Lonely Number (for spuds & niche posts)


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Before You Start…


Can you think of 6 months worth of niche-related posts?

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The Posts That Don’t Fit(sometimes you gotta post ‘em anyway)

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A Hook On Which To Hang Your Posts


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Use That Hook


Can give you a perspective on all sorts of things

with interesting and sometimes unexpected

results, such as…

Expert Opinion


Exploit an expertise you have or cultivate a new one:

Great opportunity to explore and learn

Become a go-to person for your niche

And Remember…


Your niche should fit you

Should be a comfortable place to be

The more specific your niche is, the more universal it can

be

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