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Broad niche or narrow niche for a forum?

by SAMWEST
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I'm starting a forum and was wondering how broad or narrow should it be to be profitable. Everyone says narrower niches are better but why? I don't see how an entire forum could be based off of something so specific. For example the topic would be cars so which niche would be the best? :

From broadest to narrowest:

Cars
Luxury Cars
Mercedes-Benz
Mercedes G-Wagen
#broad #forum #narrow #niche
  • Profile picture of the author Mack
    Go narrow niche.

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  • Profile picture of the author aleksbogata
    I would also go narrow niche.
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  • Profile picture of the author lotsofsnow
    It really depends on the niche.

    If you are starting out you might not know the niche that well.
    So it might not be good to make it too narrow.
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  • Profile picture of the author koreancowboy
    Originally Posted by SAMWEST View Post

    I'm starting a forum and was wondering how broad or narrow should it be to be profitable. Everyone says narrower niches are better but why? I don't see how an entire forum could be based off of something so specific. For example the topic would be cars so which niche would be the best? :

    From broadest to narrowest:

    Cars
    Luxury Cars
    Mercedes-Benz
    Mercedes G-Wagen

    If you're doing cars and need a moderator, I would be willing to help you out (I was a Mod with Motor Trend for 4.5 years).

    I know that peeps here will say go narrow, but IMHO, I would go broad. The reason being is that if you have a narrow niche, then you will only attract so many people, and eventually, you will not be able to monetise the regular crowd.

    It is vitally important that forums consistently attract a new crop of members, otherwise, the forum will slowly die. Also, if you're going to do a car forum, be sure to include a "non-car" discussion area. Critically important to the success of your forum.

    Best of luck to you mate.
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