Are niche hubs better?
80- CarpetDiem
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I would say it is easier to be a big frog in a small pond, but then you are in a small pond...
It's probably easier to rank well for a niche topic, but the amount of traffic will be limited.
I would start with several related niches, and then when you master them, consider widening your topics.
95- Nelle Hoxie
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CarpetDiem wrote:
I would say it is easier to be a big frog in a small pond, but then you are in a small pond...
It's probably easier to rank well for a niche topic, but the amount of traffic will be limited.
I would start with several related niches, and then when you master them, consider widening your topics.
Or just write tons of niche hubs on a single topic and pretty soon you'll dominate the topic. If you have niche websites as well, you might have 4 or 5 listings in the top 10 google serps. That's what I've been doing with Christmas ornaments. 35 hubs on a variety of Christmas ornaments and 5 niche websites on the same topic. Works very well for long-tail domination. But every site and hub has to have unique sales copy.
Paul Edmondson wrote:
Hubs that are very focused on a niche topic do the best. In my opinion, the more focused the better. For example, it's difficult to gain traction writing about a broad subject like making desserts, but a Hub on how to make a mint chip ice cream cake has a good chance of doing well.
I agree, people want specifics, detail. We all want to learn something new that will help us along our quest for wisdom and fortune. A main Niche is good if you are an expert in something. As long as it is not all a re-hash of what you've allready written elsewhere (as so many hubbers tend to do unfortunately). And then, when you get bored with the niche you can break out completely, maybe respond to the weekly hubmob questions and create new niches. Diversity is the spice of life and can bring pleasant surprises. But I always come back to my main Niche.
I don't like the idea of multiple identities. It may be useful for hubbing but somehow it doesn't feel very sincere to me.
81- jdaviswrites
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CarpetDiem wrote:
I would say it is easier to be a big frog in a small pond, but then you are in a small pond...
It's probably easier to rank well for a niche topic, but the amount of traffic will be limited.
I would start with several related niches, and then when you master them, consider widening your topics.
metaphors confuse me. all I can think about now is what it would be like to be a frog.
at any rate, I agree with you.- 81
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97- Marisa Wright
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If you're here to make money, write on a wide range of topics at first, until you find your most profitable niche. You may find it's not the one you expected.
You don't have to have separate ID's to write about different topics. Your paying audience doesn't browse around your Hubs anyway - they come to a single Hub from a search engine.
94- Lisa HW
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TonyBooth wrote:
Thanks everyone. I would have replied earlier but the site seemed to be having a problem - or maybe it was my browser, not sure. Anyway, it seems niche writing is mostly enjoyed and doesn't harm traffic potential. I might create a new ID for other stuff, as I like things to be separated (another OCD sufferer, lol).
I know exactly what you mean. It bothers me that I have a giant mix of different things. I imagine how, if anyone looks at what's with my profile, they'll think, "What the heck is all this mess?"
The system does categorize them, but they're also all lumped together under "recent" (or "latest" or whatever). I've thought about breaking them up, but at this point I'm in so deep I'd be concerned it could affect earnings.
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