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Is it better to blog about something you are passionate about or a niche market???

by HVP
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After pondering for some time I've decided to create a blog. However I have a dilemma. At the end of the day I want to create a blog that will be profitable but I'm not sure what to blog about. If you're goal is to make money would you:

1. Blog about something you are passionate for, knowing that the content will be good since you are writing from the heart.

Or

2. Find a profitable niche market and build your blog on that instead. The content might not be as good but you may have a better chance at making $.

Your thoughts are welcome, please let me know what your experience has been.

Thank you!
#blog #market #niche #passionate
  • Profile picture of the author Steven Wagenheim
    It depends upon what your goals are.

    If you're just out to make money, at all costs, your passions may not be
    good enough to do that because not all passions are profitable.

    If you're out to enjoy what you're going to do and money isn't the main
    concern, then I'd say go with your passions.

    There is no better in this instance. It all comes down to what's important to
    you
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  • Profile picture of the author Andyhenry
    If you have no idea what your niche is - what makes you think a blog is the way to start? It's certainly not the most profitable way to start a business.
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    nothing to see here.

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  • Profile picture of the author cougarstylie
    I agree. I think you should start with something you're passionate about. The people who follow that blog will see you are passionate and trust you more and are more likely to buy your product.
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    • Profile picture of the author jbsmith
      Andy is spot on...figure out what business you want to be in, what desire you will fulfill, what value you will bring to the market and how you will deliver that value in return for $$, then work on your blog as a method of traffic generation and bonding with your marketplace.

      If I could tell you the number of bloggers that email or call me each week that are looking for ways to monetize their efforts....WOW! (Not just bloggers by the way)

      Jeff
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  • Profile picture of the author thomashoi
    Put the money aside first. The thing about internet marketing is that people don't really trust you the first time they visit your site. You need to earn the trust and give them lots of values before they will buy anything from you.

    You can make tons of money from any niche but you need to spend some time to do market research:

    1. Find a hungry crowd
    2. Find out what they really want
    3. Give it to them (article,ppc,blog)
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