When most entrepreneurs decide to take a dive and jump into the wonderful world of branding…they hit many walls as they venture into the “blogging jungle”. I have seen it over and over again, (hey, I went through this too!)…
As they begin to harrass themselves and go into system overload, the questions, concerns, and sometimes even anxiety begin to set in. Do any of these questions sound familiar? 1. What is my brand? 2. What is a brand? 3. What is the best niche for me? 4. Am I chosing the right niche? 5. Is my niche, too niched? 6. Can I do this? …LOL… sound familiar?
I think Yaro Starak hit the nail right on the head in his article about How to Simplify the Niche Selection Process. He highlights alot of the most key information that you need to know first, such as how to spot opportunities, keyword research, how to effectively use forums, how to do your research via common questions asked about your niche, etc. I think hands down, you must know what you are most passionate about, and chose your niche from there. Here’s a little snipit on how to decide what topic or niche is best for you direct from Yarak’s article.
* What you decide to write about determines what type of audience you attract and how you make money from that audience. In today’s e-commerce landscape, content is the driving force behind traffic and purchasing decisions online, so topic selection is a big deal.
* Today I want to offer a simple answer to this problem, to help choose what topic and niche is right for you. I say simple because it’s possible to make this a very complicated choice, with in-depth keyword research, market analysis and other assessable factors weighing in on the decision process.
* Unfortunately I find that many people who do extensive research become paralyzed. With more data comes more awareness of the different variables at play. Sometimes knowing less is a good thing because it gives you a clear next step – an action you can take that actually moves you closer to a result.
* This is especially important for newbies and people with personalities that demand they know everything about everything before taking that first step into the big wide world. As someone new to Internet marketing, learning about all the different ways to research a potential topic may be so much work and such a big learning curve that it takes months before any action is taken to actually test the topic in the market.
* You have to learn how to choose a niche before even choosing a niche! I’m not saying you should bury your head in the sand and take a leap of faith when choosing a topic, but you can certainly make it easier on yourself
Yaro Starak is an excellent resource for helpful blog tips. You’d be crazy not to check out the other ways to simply the niche selection process.
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That was a fantastic article. Yaro Starak is a great inspiration to me because our idea styles are similar.
I like how he said, “If you can assess what people are asking and isolate the emotional drive and the logical decision making process going… on in their head, you can determine everything you need to know.”
I’m thinking, YES, that’s me, I do that all the time.
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I agree it is too easy to get into analysis to paralysis. The key is you will be fine tuning your niche as you go along. I know I am. It just keeps getting distilled and I am developing several niches.
To thine own heart be true. Identify your passion and go for it because your audience is awaiting you.
Faith
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