Niche site(s) advice and clarification

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   bravewarriorposted 23 months ago

   What is the best niche site for book reviews? I have an article I'd like to move from Discover, but don't know which niche site is the correct one.
   
   Thanks in advance for your help.

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      Jodahposted 23 months agoin reply to this

      Maybe Hobbylark.

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         bravewarriorposted 23 months agoin reply to this

         Thanks, John. How does a book review relate to a hobby? I guess reading is a hobby, huh?

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            AliciaCposted 23 months agoin reply to this

            HobbyLark might be suitable, but my book reviews have been put on Owlcation.

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               bravewarriorposted 23 months agoin reply to this

               Thanks, Linda. My review is for a book that John Lennon's sister wrote about his/their life as children. It encompasses so much about the hardships they were forced to endure, which explains so much about who John became and why. So would that fit into Owlcation (education)?

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                  AliciaCposted 23 months agoin reply to this

                  It sounds like an interesting article, Shauna. I think it might be suitable for Owlcation, but I don’t think you need to worry too much about choosing the right site. I’ve submitted articles to specific niche sites and the editors have put them on a different site because they think they are a better fit there.

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                     bravewarriorposted 23 months agoin reply to this

                     Yeah, me too. I'll start there, but wait a day. I did some minor editing to the article today.
                     
                     Thanks for the help, Linda. I respect your advice. You and Bev seem to be great advocates for the community.

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                  justthemessengerposted 23 months agoin reply to this

                  A biography that involves John Lenin may fit  with Spinditty.

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                     bravewarriorposted 23 months agoin reply to this

                     I've just submitted it to Owlcation. We'll see what happens!

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                        HubPagesposted 23 months agoin reply to this

                        Hello,
                        
                        Yes, Owlcation is a great call. I should point out that Owlcation is a very busy site, so it might take a little bit longer than you're used to compared to other niche sites. If the primary editor thinks it might be a better fit on another site, they will bounce it across the team until it finds a domain that suits it best (:
                        
                        Best,
                        
                        Tessa

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                           bravewarriorposted 23 months agoin reply to this

                           Thanks, Tessa!

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            Jodahposted 23 months agoin reply to this

            Yes, it is a tricky one. I guess it depends on what the book is about. I just saw some other book reviews on Hobbylark, so thought maybe.

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               bravewarriorposted 23 months agoin reply to this

               John, see my recent response to Linda's suggestion. I'm thinking Owlcation may be the site to pitch based on what the book reveals.

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      OldRosesposted 23 months agoin reply to this

      It really doesn't matter which niche site you request your article to be moved too.  If it is the incorrect one, the editors will automatically move it to the correct niche site.  I've had that happen to a few of my articles that I thought were suitable for Dengarden, but the editors felt otherwise and moved them other niche sites.

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         bravewarriorposted 23 months agoin reply to this

         That's happened to me too, OldRoses, and I'm always surprised at which site(s) they feel are more appropriate. I'll submit to Owlcation and see what happens.

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      MariaMontgomeryposted 23 months agoin reply to this

      I have been gradually moving my book reviews from my own website to HubPages. Not so sure it's going to work because HP wants more than 750 words, and book reviews are just not that long. I created a separate HP account for this. I'm hoping this works out. Hope things work out for your reviews, too.

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         bravewarriorposted 23 months agoin reply to this

         The book review I just submitted is 1,345 words. It's already been approved, featured, and moved to Discover, but I want to have it sit on a niche site that will give me more exposure and earnings.

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            MariaMontgomeryposted 23 months agoin reply to this

            Sounds good. I hope all goes well for you, Shauna.

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               bravewarriorposted 23 months agoin reply to this

               Thanks, Maria. I haven't heard from staff yet.

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   PaulGoodman67posted 23 months ago

   My experience is that the niche you choose is considered only a suggestion. If HP like the article but not your niche idea, they just put it in another one. So I just make a guess and don't spend any time worrying about it. I've come to consider it as arbitrary.

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      bravewarriorposted 23 months agoin reply to this

      Thanks, Paul. That's been my experience as well. I just thought I'd start off at the most logical jumping point but wasn't sure what that would be.

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         PaulGoodman67posted 23 months agoin reply to this

         If it's John Lennon's family, I would go for Spinditty. But they often ignore what I say, which is fine by me, as long as it gets on a niche.

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            bravewarriorposted 23 months agoin reply to this

            Yeah, I thought of that after I hit the "go" button for Owlcation. Hopefully, the editors will swing it over to Spinditty. (What was I thinking???)

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