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Pick a niche your passionate about, and stick with it?

by diizzle
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Hi guys, I'm at a bit of a crossroads in my IM career, I'm making steady income at the moment through various sources/niches and I'm having good success

However, I don't really like the idea of jumping around multiple niches and getting caught up in a tangent with so many ideas which leads to intense procrastination, I really want to delve into something which I'm truly passionate about, which is golf.

What's your guys opinion on this? I mean obviously I wouldn't be saying this if it was a niche which would dry up soon, golf is evergreen, Should I just stick to my passion and role with it? Or maybe you think im completely limiting myself by not taking advantage of all other niches/products out there.

I'd love to hear from warriors who are/were in a similar situation to me
#niche #passionate #pick #stick
  • Profile picture of the author datingworld
    Better to build your business in a niche you have interest and passion about... once you establish yourself there, then I think there is no harm in trying out other niches as well...
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  • Profile picture of the author Victor Edson
    If golf is your passion, why not?

    Think about outsourcing some of the things you don't enjoy so much
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  • Profile picture of the author nicholasb
    I help clients in multiple niches which is great, but as far as my personal sites, I am only in one niche and it is something I am insanely passionate about.

    If your in a niche your not passionate about you'll easily get bored and lack the enthusiasm needed to work everyday.

    I love what I do some much that the problem isn't getting tarted everyday. the problem is trying to stop.

    You can make as much money as you want with 1 single site, my personal site does up to $1,000 a day. If I wasn't happy or passionate about it, I would be doing something else.
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    If someone took away golf from you, and you would be so depressed that you would gladly pay someone so that you could eat, sleep, and breathe golf again, then golf is the business for you. Everything else will only be opportunity seeking. Many IMers are into that. Don't be like them.
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    • Profile picture of the author trapybp
      I would say don't follow your passion if it is to fry a paperclip... Because it probably isn't a huge market for that, but golf, like you said is an evergreen niche... Go for it... although not necessary to have a passion about your niche, it does help, and keep you involved with your market if you share the same interests... which means good customer relationships!! and every good marketer knows that Good Customer Relationships = Profits!!!
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  • Profile picture of the author Mary Stevens
    If your niche is fortunate enough to be profitable why not? If it is not profitable and you just want to do what you love then that's ok as well. But it depends on what you want to accomplish. If you have to put food on the table and toe nail clipping art is not getting it done choose something else...lol
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  • Profile picture of the author website design
    Multiple niches are a headache to keep updated, seo, etc. especially with the latest Google updates. Try out a few niches to start off with, pick the winner and dump the losers. Building a single authority site about a profitable niche your passionate about will likely lead to more $ long term. After you have a single profitable niche site running on autopilot then start outsourcing and expanding into related niches building out a solid network of related niches that you're passionate about.
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  • Profile picture of the author arkina
    It sounds like you want to stick with golf so that is +1 for golf.

    Are you already making money in the golf niche? Would you be losing a lot of income if you gave up your other projects?

    I think going with your passion is almost always the right choice and if you already know it would make you feel better I say go for it....EXCEPT if you have already put a ton of work into other areas and are making money, and giving them up would mean a huge loss of income for you. If that is the case, can you sell off websites or marketing lists to try and profit from the work you already put in?
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  • Profile picture of the author MKCookins
    As other people have said, if you passion lies with Golf -- go for it!!

    Your first priority when picking a niche, is to make sure it is profitable. The second is pick one you are interested/passionate about and have some knowledge on.

    This will help you when you start to communicate with like minded people, and will also help your conversion rate when people see how enthusiastic you are about the subject matter.
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  • Profile picture of the author ReferralCandy
    I'd typically tell people who talk about passion to be careful- remember, you have to find the intersection between what you care about and what the world is willing to pay you for.

    But hey, golf is fantastic! There's already an industry around it. There's already lots of demand for it. Let go of everything else and throw yourself into it completely. Make it so that in a few years, if anybody's looking for a golf expert, they look for diizzle.

    Golf isn't going away anytime soon. Go for it.
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  • Profile picture of the author Teravel
    I think most of the advice here is right on. If it's your passion, roll with it. Just keep in mind that this doesn't restrict you from jumping into other passions later in life. You may find a new hobby 3 years from now that could become a second source of income. By then you could outsource most of the work, and spend your time doing what you love.
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  • Profile picture of the author JasonBennet
    Yeah it is cool to be in a market that you are passionate in. But for me personally, I will choose profits over passion first as I am in this business for making money. Of course I will also make sure that I am giving values to the market place.

    From what I see, Golf is definitely one of the profitable evergreen market. If you have passion for Golf, I am sure you will be able to start a business in this market. Just choose one model to follow and just go for it.
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  • Profile picture of the author sjy156
    Since you're passionate about something that people spend money on and is, as you said, evergreen, there is no need to go off on tangents.

    dig deep in that niche.
    golfing for accountants, doctors, divorcees, amputees, Catholics...
    golfing destinations...
    go deep would be my suggestion.

    if you're looking for a tangential niche you're not passionate about anyway. i'd suggest you stick with health or making money.
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