What are your thoughts about the importance of writing in niche areas?

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   midget38posted 11 years ago

   What are your thoughts about the importance of writing in niche areas?

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   Dennis AuBuchonposted 11 years ago

   Writing in niche areas shows your strength if you have the capacity to express your thoughts on the topic so others can understand your viewpoint.  Having a niche and sometimes individuals can have multiple niches with which they are familiar or have the expertise.  It defnes who you are as a person and as a writer.  Authors/writers are basically known for the kind of writing and topics on which they write.  It defines them and helps to create a folllowing of individuals who have an interest in the niche.

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      midget38posted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Thanks for coming by, Dennis! You have provided much insight on this, as I was contemplating on whether we should just confine ourselves to one niche area or if it is alright to have a few niches where one can express one's thoughts. I

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   Gamerelatedposted 11 years ago

   Niche writing helps in building your brand and proving yourself as an expert.  It also gives you writing a sense of focus and cohesion.  Niche writing tends to improve return visits to your articles as people will come back to read more from you if know that you write about a particular topic that they like.  Niche writing can also help for SEO purposes.

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      midget38posted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Thanks, Gamerelated! I was actually considering if it is alright to have a few niche areas, as writers may have interests in more than one.

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   Lwelchposted 11 years ago

   It can give you a lot of easy hubs.  Also, if you know the area well you will write better hubs.  Choose a niche you like and that needs pages online.  If there is a topic you want to know about and can't find a great page for - write a hub.  It will get an audience as you will not be the only one looking for well written web pages on that topic.

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      midget38posted 11 years agoin reply to this

      A great piece of advice, Lweich!

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   thechroniclerposted 11 years ago

   Picking a niche is important for building a steady following, for establishing yourself as someone with knowledge about and particular topic, and for keeping your writing mojo alive. A niche that has lasting interest for you can lead to a steady number of hub ideas, and it greatly reduces the chances of developing writers' block, at least for me. Creating hubs about a niche I like and that interests me is such a welcome break from writing for other sites where I do not have the freedom to pick my own topics; it feels like more fun than work.

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      midget38posted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Thechronicler, that's the great thing about HP...the flexibility. At least we get to pick our own topics and niches instead of having them defined for us! Thanks for the insight!

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   Jlbowdenposted 11 years ago

   Writing in a variety of niche areas, depending on the topic involved can in itself be very important. Particularly so if an individual is searching for a solution to a common medical problem such as acne for example. Your expertise on acne, or skin problems for one and on related medical topics as a whole, could be of equal value and importance to an individual looking for this niche topic for example. 
   
   However there are many other areas of interest, as well as ones of importance where an individual can excel and expound upon their own particular area of expertise.  Areas of interest besides medicine, can include gardening, landscaping, how-to, scientific, cooking, as well as medical topics that include disease and conditions. The list can be endless in turn. 
   
   
   However being versed in a wide variety of niche areas can often have its advantages, as well as disadvantages,depending on the individual writer.  Some writers concentrate entirely on one niche, such as ghostwriting for example.

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      midget38posted 11 years agoin reply to this

      I agree with this valuable insight, Dennis. That expertise can draw people to our sites/hubs. An advantage of having a variety of niches is that it gives more flexibility in writing. A con is that some may lose interest if other niches are neglected.

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   stillwaters707posted 11 years ago

   In my case, it meets a specific need for a target audience, caretakers.

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      midget38posted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Thanks for coming by, still waters. Good writing in a niche area will help to grow that target audience.

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   Rock_njposted 11 years ago

   Writing in a niche area can generate good traffic if you become an authoritative voice on the Internet for the niche topic, as gaining a good reputation can cause a lot of people to backlink to your articles and refer them to others and start following you. However, unless the niche topic something you know really well because it's a field you work in or is a hobby, then you have to make extra sure that you convey correct and defensible information.

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      midget38posted 11 years agoin reply to this

      It will certainly take a lot of effort to carve that niche! Thanks for coming by, Rock_nj!

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   BlissfulWriterposted 11 years ago

   If you know about multiple subjects, I don't think it is necessary to stick to one niche in your writing.  Your writing can be as diverse as your interests.  I don't believe search engines will penalize too much about it.
   
   You can see that I write about many different things.

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      midget38posted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Thanks Blissfulwriter! I can certainly see that!! Lovely and informative as well! Thanks for stopping by!

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    rcrumpleposted 11 years ago

    If I was writing recipes or how to's, I would say it's very important.  The two "how to's" I wrote have done well.  Yet, in creative writing, it has it's value, but it is also limiting.  A creative writer wants to be creative and constantly expand the boundaries.  I've tried multiple avenues while here, and comedy gets the greater results.  Or, I should say, got them.  My latest Halloween series is kicking the comedy's tail.  So, who knows?  Creative writers have creative readers, for the most part.  It's just the nature of the beast.  It also depends if you're writing strictly for money, or writing to please oneself.  My research papers were done in college.  Now, I'm having fun, and making some money, by being creative.

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       midget38posted 11 years agoin reply to this

       Way to go on that, Richard! I agree. If we are writing creatively, we want to stretch. For example, you cannot write just poems or comedy all the time. Like you've done, you have to go into horror, for instance. Lots to consider!

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