The first consideration for anyone who wants to start a website, blog or online business is typically “What the heck do I make the site about”? This question can be answered quite easily. Especially if it is your first site, or if you haven’t had success making money online, start a site on something you enjoy or are interested in. I know it’s been said many times before, but I think it bears repeating because in my experience it is so true. The rest of this post will get you started on finding the perfect niche for you.
Don’t get me wrong, you can make good money by building sites that are on topics you don’t enjoy. However I don’t think this is a good idea for beginners for several reasons.
- First of all when you are just getting started you’ll have so many things to learn that you don’t want to be bogged down excessively researching content. If you’re not already experienced or interested in your niche you will spend way too much time doing research to write content.
- Secondly, you might be writing about this subject for the next 2, 5 or even 20 years. Shouldn’t it be something you enjoy?
- And finally, I’ve found that typically when I start a site just for the money I typically lose interest too quickly.
The niches that have high AdSense payouts are typically very competitive and you need to put at least as much time into promoting them as you do creating content. This means it takes time to build and consequently most people will lose interest before the site reaches it’s potential or they will not have the required SEO skills to bring the site to it’s potential.
It’s important that you choose a niche that you can write about day after day for years to come. Not only will it keep your interest high, but it will also help to establish you as an authority in that niche. As your site gets bigger and the amount of content builds people will begin to see you as an authority in your niche and they will return, bookmark you and link back to your articles.
And as this snowballs and you gain more readers and subscribers you will start to become like a trusted friend. Your site will begin to develop a brand and more people will recognize you as a trusted expert/friend in your niche. This is when you’ll really start to make money off your site because once you’re trusted people won’t mind buying from you or taking your suggestions. Why do you think the top bloggers make so much money? It’s because they have brand recognition and trust. So start off right and get into a niche that you love.
So, how do we go about choosing a good niche? One that interests us, we love and can write about with authority and passion. Where do we go to get an idea of what will work as a blog or website for us?
First get out a pad of paper and take 15 minutes to write down as many topics as you can think of for a website or blog. What have you learned at your job(s)? What do you love to do in your spare time? What things do people come to you for answers about? Think about everything you know. People are making money in all kinds of niches from juggling to herbs to cooking and much more. What do you know about or love? Don’t be shy, write down EVERYTHING that comes to mind.
Now put the list away and get on with your day. Remember, Rome wasn’t built in a day and your first site doesn’t need to be either. It’s much more important to lay a proper foundation at this point. We’ll come back to this list tomorrow, so in the meantime if anything else comes to mind (and it very likely will) just make sure to jot down a quick note about it so you don’t forget.
I’ll see you back here tomorrow with your list so we can take the next step in finding that perfect niche to start a website or blog about. Please make sure you subscribe so you won’t miss anything in the coming weeks and months. By subscribing you don’t need to come to me, I’ll deliver everything right to you.
Until tomorrow…Have a great day!
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Great article. Make sure you also read the niche website guide at http://www.nichewebsiteguide.com