Is Your Blog in the Right Niche?

Are you blogging about the right niche for you?

Many people jump into blogging and make the mistake of not picking a niche.  What is a niche anyway?  A niche is a narrow part of something bigger.  For example you like to garden, a gardening niche would be green house gardening or flower pot gardening.  If your blog is too general you will likely not meet your blog visitors needs and they will find what they are looking for elsewhere.

There are many niches that you can write a blog about but some of them are not right for everyone.  Think about your hobbies and what you like to do or talk about and work from there.  If you would like some niche suggestions here is a blog post I wrote last month: 101 Niches to Blog About

Many other bloggers suggest that the make money niche in blogging is not the right niche for everyone.  For one, there are blogs telling you how to make money everywhere you look.  Make money blogs are probably 10 to 1 verses other blog niches.  So competition in this category is fierce and raging.

You also don't want to pick a blog niche that is too narrow.  If you wanted to blog about the missing socks from the dryer you might not be able to make much money from this because there are not enough searches going on about this topic.  So you don't want to narrow down a general niche topic too far so that no one even cares.

Why you need to pick the right niche ~ Niche Writing Will:

•   Show your expertise in your Niche area.

•   Drive targeted traffic to your Niche Blog or Niche Articles.

•   Bring Specialized clients to you.

•   Enable you to sell more products related to your niche.

•   Make you more money.

If you still don't know what the right niche is for you and you want some help to become a Niche Blogging Authority then you might like to read Niche Blogging Profits by Codrut Turcanu.

Good Blogging Habits

Do You Have the Right Blogging Habits?

If you make some daily blogging habits it can help you do have a successful money making blog.  The experts seem to agree that habits are made in about one month. So if you do an activity everyday for one month you can make it into a habit.  Likewise, if you want to break a bad habit you will need to stop doing it for one month's time.

Good Blogging Habits:

1. Blog Post Daily - If you get into the good habit of posting on your blog everyday it will become a habit and you may even begin to look forward to it.  If you happen to stop posting for a day because of illness, etc. you may have guilt because you have let yourself down or your readers down.  Take the challenge - Post everyday for one month.
2. Attract Traffic to Your Blog - This is an essential step that most people stop after only a few tries.  If you go around the Internet and daily try to get traffic to your site, you will be a step ahead of the competition.  Read:  5 Ways to Get Traffic to your Blog for ideas.
3. Build Blogging Connections - Leave comments on other bloggers blog posts and they might just return the favor.  If you make blogging connections with bloggers in the same niche in the future there may be an opportunity for a joint venture.

If you continue to make these three steps into daily habits no matter what you will succeed.  That means if you don't get any comments or make any sales and have no visitors then you still complete these good daily blogging habits.

To take a quote from the movie Field of Dreams, "If you build it, t(he)y will come."  If you post regularly and go out and actively try to get traffic and make blogging connections eventually they will come to your blog.

So make some new habits and commit to doing these three things each day for one month.  Then you will be set and soon will have even more traffic than before.

Make Money Online Without Spending Any Money

How to Make Money Online Without Spending Money

The best way to make money online is with blogging.  Pick your niche and you can set up a blog for free on Wordpress or Blogger and get started in your money making ventures.  Once you set up your free blog you then can sign up for Google Adsense, Amazon Affiliates and ClickBank.  You can even accept donations from PayPal on your blog to make more cash.

With Making Money Blogging you don't need your own website or hosting and most importantly you no longer need a product to earn money online.  You are able to sell other people's products or digital information right on your blog all without spending one measly penny.

Once you set up your blog and have monetized it then you will want to drive traffic to your blog.  There are many ways to get visitors to come and read your blog without spending any money.  You can read my free traffic ideas blog post here:  5 Ways to Get Traffic to Your Blog

All of this may sound simple, and really to set everything up making money online with a blog is easy to get started but it will take a while for the cash to start pouring in.  If you don't want to set up your own blog because it intimidates you there are other free blogging for profit options that I have listed here: Where to Get Paid to Blog
   

Top 10 Ways to Get People to Stay on Your Money Making Blog Longer

Top 10 Ways to Get People to Stay on Your Blog

If you have set up your blog with some posts and widgets and you are attempting to make money online with your blog you want them to stick around as long as possible or at least until you have convinced them to buy something.

You have blog traffic so you know people are coming to your site, but you have a high bounce rate - they don't stick around for long.  So the real question is, How to get visitors to stay on your blog?  There are several different tactics that you can use to get people to get stuck on your site or to have a sticky site.  Follow along with the top ten ways below.

Top 10 Ways to Keep 'Em Around the Blog:

1. Content is King - Give them good blog content and they will stick around to soak it up.
2. They enjoy your sense of humor, so laugh it up.
3. You're Lucky and they just happen to like your personality.
4. They can identify with what you are trying to accomplish.
5. Blog about something controversial.
6. Your blog is inviting and easy to navigate.
7. You don't try to sell them something every 5 seconds.
8. They think you are successful and they want to be successful just like you.
9. Ask questions or take a poll.
10. They like Top 10 Lists. 

Okay, now that you know, what will you do?  Are you going to run on over to your blog and implement these ideas?  Or will you say that is nice and just let all of the traffic come and stay on My Blogging Fortune's blog?  HuH?

Now is the time to take what you have learned and put it into practice.  I have done at least half of these top ten items, maybe more if I have any personality or sense of humor at all.   So hop to it and go make some money with your blog and keep those visitors on your blog longer.

101 Niches to Blog About for Making Money

101 Profitable Blog Niches

If you are looking to start a blog and you want to make money then you need that perfect niche to blog about.  With 101 profitable blog niches the choice will be much easier for you.

What is a niche?  The definition of a niche is: 1. a specialized market  2. pertaining to or intended for a market niche  3. niche advertising.

What a niche means in blog marketing is to make money is the focusing of smaller sections of a larger part. For Example:  Making Money Online is the larger part and there are many smaller sections that it can be broken down into.  You can break it down in niches such as Making Money Online by: Auctions, Freelance Writing, Affiliate Marketing, Selling Ebooks, etc. 

There are many, many niches that you can focus on and make money online with them.  The important thing is to only pick one small niche and then focus on that part.  This niche focus will bring targeted traffic to your blog, who will be ready and willing to spend money on their interest or hobby.

Below are just some of the extensive niches that you could use to blog about.  The key with blog niches is to pick something that interests you, so when you have to write a blog post on your niche topic everyday you won't get tired of that niche.

101 Niches for Blogging:
Wedding Niches:
1. Wedding Vows
2. Wedding Toasts
3. Eco-Friendly Weddings
4. Low Cost Weddings
5. DIY Wedding Planning
6. How to make your own Wedding Favors
7. Romantic Wedding Songs
8. Celebrity Weddings
9. Wedding Cake Designs
10. Dream Wedding Dresses
Pet Niches:
11. Dog Breeds
12. Dog Training
13. Tropical Fish Aquariums
14. Pet Care
15. Breeding Your Pet
16. Pet Photo's
17. Homemade Pet Treats
18. Your Pets Health
19. Funny Pet Videos
20. Dog Show Tips
21. Pet Adoptions
22. Puppy Mills
23. Pet Grooming
24. Pet Sitting or Pet Walking
25. Travel with Pets
Hobby Niches:
26. Gardening
27. Photography
28. Camping
29. Crochet
30. Golfing
31. Woodworking
32. Sweepstakes
33. Quilting
34. Fishing
35. Crafting
36. Video Gaming
37. Photography
38. Scrapbooking
39. Poker
40. Cycling
Entertainment Niches:
41. Movies
42. MP3's and Music
43. Television
44. Celebrity Gossip
45. News
46. Sports
47. Holidays
48. Vacations
49. Best Selling Books
50. Reality Shows
Health Niches:
51. Pregnancy
52. Dieting
53. Diseases and Conditions
54. Exercise Routines
55. Vitamins and Minerals
56. Alternative Medicine
57. Health Care Options
58. Stress Busters
59. Healthy Snacks
60. Vegan Recipes
61. Holistic Medicine
62. Vaccines
63. Yoga
64. Quit Smoking
65. Depression
Family Niches:
66. Family Budgeting
67. Couponing
68. Preschoolers
69. Family Calendar
70. Divorce
71. Fast & Easy Meals
72. Potty Training
73. Toddler Games
74. Teenage Problems
75. Family Reunions
76. Genealogy
77. Baby Names
78. Study Skills
79. College Planning
80. Family Game Night
Work At Home Niches:
81. Freelance Writing
82. Blogging for Cash
83. Selling on Ebay
84. DropShip Website
85. Avon
86. Mary Kay
87. Amway
88. Ebook Writing
89. Podcasting & Video Blogs or Vlogs
90. Selling Crafts
91. Medical Transcribing and Billing
92. Home Call Center
93. Paid Surveys
94. Affiliate Marketing
95. Data Entry
96. Resume Service
97. Web Design
98. Product Reviewer
99. How to Sell Digital Photography
100. Child Day Care
101. Pet Day Care

Niche Writing Can:
* Show that you have expertise in your Niche area.
* Drive targeted traffic to your Profitable Niche Blog.
* Bring Specialized Niche Clients directly to you.
* Enable you to sell even more products that are related to your niche.
* Make More Money Online.

Another thing to remember, is if you want to make money with your niche you need to make sure that it is not too small and that there are things (ebooks, Amazon items, ebay stuff, posters, etc.) that you can sell to your niche audience to make money with niche blogging.

So What's Your Niche Going to Be?