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		<title>Choosing a Topic or Niche for your Blog</title>
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Choosing a Topic or Niche for your Blog &#187; Post from &#169; ProBlogit.com &#187; Pro Blog it &#124; ProBlogging Venture, Tips and Ideas, Reviews and Opinions. Upon reading the title, you are probably thinking again that I have written about this topic already. Do not stop. Continue reading. I just know that some of you [...]]]></description>
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<p>Upon reading the title, you are probably thinking again that I have written about this topic already.  Do not stop.  Continue reading.  I just know that some of you could not decide what topic to pursue.  Most of us have a lot of things in our mind, and you are probably thinking you know a lot of things but could not even figure out what to write for your blog.</p>
<p>I will give you an idea on how to come up of a topic or niche of your choice.</p>
<p><img src="http://www.problogit.com/home/wp-content/files/2009/04/2009-04-where-are-you-good-at.gif" alt="2009-04-where-are-you-good-at" title="2009-04-where-are-you-good-at" width="240" height="100" class="alignright size-full wp-image-48" />Kindly take a pen and paper, go out of your house, find a quiet and nice place where you will not be disturbed by any computer, television or radio.  It would even be nice if you are somewhere in the park or garden, perhaps near the lakes and mountains.  Just breath some fresh air.</p>
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<p>Then sit down comfortably, relax and start listing all the things that you know you are good at doing and accomplishing.</p>
<p>Well, you do not like to go out.  Fine, sit back and relax, turn off your television and radio.</p>
<p>Sit down comfortably please, relax and start listing all the things that you know you are good at doing.  Kindly list everything please that you can think of that you are really good at.  Anything.  Everything.</p>
<p>After you have listed those things, classify them under the following categories:</p>
<p>GOOD, BETTER, BEST</p>
<p>You might as well include MEDIOCRE as below GOOD.</p>
<p>So, you have listed everything and have finished categorizing them.  Think again of other things that you can include at the list under the categories GOOD, BETTER and BEST. Anything.</p>
<p>Ok, now take a look at the list, think clearly on how are you going to explore the things that you listed under the BEST category.  While you are reading them you think that it is probably not too feasible to discuss the  things that you listed under the BEST category. Take the ones under the BETTER category then.  That way, you still have some room to explore.  Since you still have to know things for you to become the best in that area, then you are definitely in for a quest, for an adventure, and for additional knowledge. </p>
<p>Explore again, list all the possible things that you can do under those things that you can actually write about.  Explore the broad topics, then explore the possible specific topics.  What would you like to do, discuss the broad topics or the specific topics?  Your choice.</p>
<p>Do not forget to consider your target readers too.  Do you think you will have enough readers for the topic that you choose?  Do you think your readers will like your topic?  It is not just about what you think but also about what your readers think.  But since you have no idea what your readers think, and that is a fact, then just follow your heart.</p>
<p>Either you choose the broad topic or specific topic, list again the possible subtopics that you can discuss with it no matter how trivial they are.</p>
<p>You see, before I started this blog, I have already listed the topics that I am going to discuss.  I have listed 96 categories including the specific ones.  I could have listed more but I did not include everything when I was listing them.  I just thought that I can always add them later on.</p>
<p>With that, I already know what to write in this blog and in what sequence.  It is just a matter of putting it into writing and publishing them.</p>
<br /><br /><strong>Related Posts:</strong><ul><li><a href="http://www.problogit.com/problogging/20090423/problogging-summary-guide-to-starting-and-implementing-a-blog/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Problogging Summary Guide to Starting and Implementing a Blog">Problogging Summary Guide to Starting and Implementing a Blog</a><br />It has been almost three weeks when I started problogging and wrote some tips and ideas on how to start</li><li><a href="http://www.problogit.com/content-writing/20090420/things-to-remember-when-writing-content-for-a-blog/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Things to remember when Writing Content for a Blog">Things to remember when Writing Content for a Blog</a><br />There are a lot of things to consider when we are writing content for a blog.  Other than the</li><li><a href="http://www.problogit.com/setting-up-a-blog/20090415/setting-up-a-blog/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Setting Up a Blog">Setting Up a Blog</a><br />I finished writing about registering a domain name and choosing a web host.  It is time to set up</li><li><a href="http://www.problogit.com/blogging/20091218/how-to-sign-up-with-twitter-how-to-get-more-twitter-followers/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: How to Sign Up with Twitter, How to Get More Twitter Followers">How to Sign Up with Twitter, How to Get More Twitter Followers</a><br />I suggested that you try to make money online with Twitter on my last blog entry.  I just realized</li><li><a href="http://www.problogit.com/starting-a-blog/20090404/planning-and-starting-a-blog/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Planning and Starting a Blog">Planning and Starting a Blog</a><br />I have written on my past blog entry that I have no plan when I decided to venture into problogging.</li></ul><br /><a href="http://www.problogit.com/selecting-niche/20090429/choosing-a-topic-or-niche-for-your-blog/">Choosing a Topic or Niche for your Blog</a><br />Written by &copy; Sofie Hofmann at &copy; ProBlogit.com on Wednesday, April 29, 2009<br /><br />Copyright &copy; <a href="http://www.problogit.com/">ProBlogit.com</a> &raquo; Pro Blog it | ProBlogging Venture Tips and Ideas, Reviews and Opinions.  All Rights Reserved.<br /><br /><small>( 8wgn2ed8185c36a780848f7aaad3d13a2974)</small>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Things to remember when Writing Content for a Blog</title>
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Things to remember when Writing Content for a Blog &#187; Post from &#169; ProBlogit.com &#187; Pro Blog it &#124; ProBlogging Venture, Tips and Ideas, Reviews and Opinions. There are a lot of things to consider when we are writing content for a blog. Other than the title, the ethics and best practices in writing, I [...]]]></description>
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<p>There are a lot of things to consider when we are writing content for a blog.  Other than the title, the ethics and best practices in writing, I have identified two things to remember that are important when writing content for a blog.</p>
<h3>1.  Defining our niche and remembering our niche</h3>
<p>The question is, isn&#8217;t it that we already defined our niche before we even started problogging?  Yes, but it is always advisable to remember our niche when writing content, for focus.  When I am writing content for this blog, I always think about the topic of this blog.  I need to remember what my blog is all about so I will not write beyond my blog topics.</p>
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<p>If you noticed, I am still at the introductory level, writing the basics of blogging and problogging especially for new bloggers and probloggers.  I find it really necessary to be writing about these topics to give the new bloggers and probloggers some tips and ideas on how to start a blog and how to setup a blog.</p>
<p>Despite writing about the basics of blogging and problogging, I keep remembering that this blog is about writing tips and ideas, reviews and opinions on problogging, on making money online.  But then, writing the basics of blogging is part of writing tips and ideas for new bloggers.</p>
<h3>2.  Defining our market and remembering our market</h3>
<p>This is simply saying that we need to remember who are our target readers.  My target market or my target readers for this blog are those who would like to start blogging especially problogging.  I would like to share my thoughts, my ideas, my opinions, and my experiences to others who would like to venture into problogging like me.</p>
<p>There are a lot of bloggers out there who have been blogging for quite some time already but do not know the potential of making money online by problogging.  There are those who are already into problogging but have not really explored other means of making money online other than what they are currently doing.  The experienced probloggers are also welcome, who knows, they will also learn something from new probloggers.</p>
<p><strong>What to do now?</strong></p>
<p>In your case, please define your niche and target readers again.  In what area are you good at?  What would you like to write about? Who are your target readers?  You have to remember that when you write something about a topic you know nothing at all, your readers will notice it unless if you have specified that you are in the process of learning too.  Focus on what you know and expound it.</p>
<p><strong>Is your topic broad or specific?</strong>  Example of a broad topic would be writing about cars or even sports cars.  The specific topic for this would be when you concentrate on a particular brand or a particular model.  Your target market of course are car lovers and even those who are scouting for a new car or a sports car to buy.  </p>
<p>Most people would like to write and read about the popular topics especially controversial topics.  What are the popular topics for blogging?</p>
<p>There are a lot of popular topics to write about like the entertainment and movie industry, the television programs and soap operas, the celebrities, the rich and famous, even politics and religion.  We always say that two of the topics we should not discuss are politics and religion as these topics are very sensitive.  But if you can handle it, go ahead, write about it if it is your forte.</p>
<p>Well then, I have written that there are so many things to consider when writing content for a blog.  But for us to start and be able to focus on our writing, we always need to remember these two things, our niche and our target readers.  <strong>The point of knowing your niche and target readers is, have you and your readers learned something from what you wrote?</strong></p>
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