How to Decide on the Right Niche for Your Blog

If you want to make some money for your blog, you will need to have readers, no matter which type of monetization plan you plan to use. If your blog sucks, no one's going to want to read it, and you won't be making any money to speak of. Don't waste your time trying to find the right niche by researching money-making adsense keywords and all that crap. Not at first.

You can write all you want in your blog about mesothelioma lawyers, but unless you can fake passion for it, you can forget it. You're not going to be believable, even if you're the best writer in the world. You'll be found out, and people won't stick around. They won't Digg you. They won't tell their friends about your blog, and they certainly won't link to you.

Instead, pick your niche first- and only then try to monetize your blog. You need to pick a topic about something you REALLY REALLY care about. It shows when someone is writing about something they have a real passion for. You'll be able to write naturally. You'll be able to write about it every day, without burning out or getting sick of the topic.

So you only have a passion for some really obscure, unheard of subject. That's O.K. It's probably not as obscure as you think. There are probably tons of readers out there who would love to find a cool blog written by someone who actually cares about that weird, obscure subject you know so much about. You won't know until you try.

Most successful blogs take at least a year or so to start getting any real readership, so you'll need to give your blog at least that much time to get rolling. If you aren't writing about something that you're deeply interested in, you will not, in all likelihood, keep writing about it. Use that time to market your blog and take advantage of social networking sites to get your blog known by those who might be interested. Develop your fan base slowly, and make lasting readers who visit your blog often.

So how do you decide on a niche for your blog, then? That should be the easiest part of all. What do you know about and think about on a regular basis? What do you search for on the internet? What are your hobbies and passions?

You shouldn't have to write out a list of the top ten things you are interested in, or list your hobbies or fret over the whole deal. There should only be a few things to choose from. You already know what are your passions, what you love to do and think about. In fact, the more obscure, the better, as less people will be blogging about it , and you can be the star of the show.