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032: I am not sure about my choice of niche - so what now?
Last Update: July 04, 2014
There is light at the end of the tunnel - and no, it is not a train a comin!
naturally, people will start at the beginning, (like here at WA), with either a niche idea, or they simply develop into one as a means to an end. To get on with the training.
This is not a bad thing as it allows one to get moving forward. The problem is that down the road it often becomes a problem.
- Lack of inspiration to devolp the site content, due to the lack of inspiration about the "niche" is a very common one.
Short story!
So what if you made a website and are not inspired to work it? Then just leave it until another day, (or delete it!), and get down and busy with a brand new website in a brand new niche with more knowledge and more excitement than when you first started out!
Suddenly you find you can build a new site in a day or two! That makes up for the long time of plodding along with the old site you really had no love for!
Fact!
Not every website will "just become a success" - sometimes it just will just not! So move on and get going again!
Consider this!
Take a "timeout" from the computer and think about the things you like and can get passionate about - add products - can you get excited enough to make it a winner?
Yes - go for it!
No? Leave it well alone!
The moral of the story - do not get bogged down by an old idea - get fresh!
I hope this may be of some help to someone out there!
Be blessed with success and go for gold!
OldMule
[Please like/hate/comment as per usual - cheers].
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alexander11
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Really good article and full of encouragement. I like your comments if the niche is just not going any where than abandon it and try another one of interest. As sometimes we can go into check-mate get focused on the idea of the niche that we ignore that we can change to different path any time.
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NicholeV
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Thank you! I needed that pep talk. I have a lot of passion behind my niche but I have felt that it will take a lot of study before I could get a site up and running with the appropriate information for my readers, which has left me dragging my feet a little. I guess it might be time to take a break and work on another passion.
alexander11
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Hi Nichole.
Perhaps you could just have a blast and take action on what you know as you can always perfect later. I am sure if you went and created a site today even if its a few pages, you would get fantastic feedback. I used to think and still do of trying to get things perfect, but I have realized that for me, it is best just implement and then go back and perfect later. I find that it offers more learning and starts to get the creative juices to flow. I know you will be successful.
To your success, Alex.
Perhaps you could just have a blast and take action on what you know as you can always perfect later. I am sure if you went and created a site today even if its a few pages, you would get fantastic feedback. I used to think and still do of trying to get things perfect, but I have realized that for me, it is best just implement and then go back and perfect later. I find that it offers more learning and starts to get the creative juices to flow. I know you will be successful.
To your success, Alex.
luke-sull
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It's like you read my mind. I did it yesterday. I have nearly 400 visits to my page from 80+ individuals so far!! Please find something you really enjoy doing and it takes the drain out of it.
Www.facebook.com/blokereport
That's my Facebook page. Links up nicely with my website. If you like it.... like it ;) and then share it!! :D
Www.facebook.com/blokereport
That's my Facebook page. Links up nicely with my website. If you like it.... like it ;) and then share it!! :D
CASSTREEJOHN
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My master, I needed so much to hear or read your info about the nitches. It's very helpful
Thanks a lot. Blessings, Jaime Castrillon. (sure about niches?)
Thanks a lot. Blessings, Jaime Castrillon. (sure about niches?)
OldMule
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Be blessed young warrior! Lol!
Ecological niche - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecological_niche Cached
This perspective of niche allows for the existence of both ecological equivalents and empty niches.
- Amen!
Ecological niche - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecological_niche Cached
This perspective of niche allows for the existence of both ecological equivalents and empty niches.
- Amen!
Nar
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Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this very important issue of selecting a successful niche. :-)
Detaching ourselves from an old idea which gets us bogged down, sometimes, is painstaking. It is because we hope that the old idea might still work. While at it --more often than not-- it makes us more anxious about the uncertainty of the new idea which discourages us. Thus, deciding to keep the old or choosing the new, really, requires courage.
Detaching ourselves from an old idea which gets us bogged down, sometimes, is painstaking. It is because we hope that the old idea might still work. While at it --more often than not-- it makes us more anxious about the uncertainty of the new idea which discourages us. Thus, deciding to keep the old or choosing the new, really, requires courage.
mykat
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Thanks for the great idea! It has been of great help to me. :)
I think I jumped the gun with my first site and grabbed domain name before going through that part of the training and felt like I had to make my site fit into the name. So, I will put that one on hold for now.
This time I have started one on siterubix and will work through the lessons first before deciding on a domain name.
I think I jumped the gun with my first site and grabbed domain name before going through that part of the training and felt like I had to make my site fit into the name. So, I will put that one on hold for now.
This time I have started one on siterubix and will work through the lessons first before deciding on a domain name.
computermom
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Hi there, thanks for that great advice. I was having the same problem picking a niche I was passionate about. Glad to see I'm not alone
TinaB
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Personally it's not easy to come up with a niche because it seems like the internet is saturated with all kinds of niches. So I'd feel frustrated, thinking maybe I should just pick something just to use it as a starting point when building my first site. But I realized it's better to carefully choose a niche that I'm interesting in doing,and like you said, find something you like and can get passionate about. That's what I'll do.
OldMule
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Have a look at this blog I wrote awhile back - https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/oldmule/blog/how-to-find-a-niche-within-yourself-unusual-technique
cheers for the comments - appreciated!
OldMule
cheers for the comments - appreciated!
OldMule
EdwinShannon
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kvimont
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Wonderful post, I had found myself in just that predicament and so I stared a new website same niche but a different theme and a better approach, It is coming along a lot better this go around.
http://havefunbuildingyourcomputer.com/
http://havefunbuildingyourcomputer.com/
EdwinShannon
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Ok here it is http://onlinemarketingfornewbies.siterubix.com I'm still working on it. But this is what I have so far. I'm trying to leverage a tutorial video on my get started page. I got the link up. But I don't know how to upload the imgage of the video with the snapshot I took so I can link that as well.
EdwinShannon
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Oh ok, I'm getting a few clicks I have 9 clicks all time. But I don't know if the clicks are coming from within the WA affiliate community. Because I did left a link in one of the discussion or outside the WA community.
Freedomseekr
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Great advice here Andy! I'm thinking of trying something new myself and see where it goes. The first niche I started out on has been getting kind of tiresome to work on, and I only started it just to learn mainly since I wasn't too sure if it was really the one I wanted to do. I've had other niche ideas that keep "bothering" me, lol. Thanks for sharing and best wishes :)
3SEASONGIFT
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Yes, you are so right the old website get to be a nuisance and boarding but still hang on.
Ivy15
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Andy. It's as if you wrote directly to me because that is where I am at now....stuck with little motivation for lack of content. I started out passionate but now......not so much. This pep-talk was what I needed to hear for myself. I will take time away from the computer and really think about a new niche or work the old one with new ideas. Thank you. :)
Sugarbird
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LOVE ME THAT OLD MULE! I've only been a premium member for a short while but already the inspiration and information here has helped me so much. My blog is just getting started but BY GUM now I know it's gonna fly. Thank you Old Mule and everybody here who are eager to help and be helped. And happy 4th of July by the way!
MikeGue323
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Hi, OldMule! Great Post. You obviously are not Ranked at 19 for nothing. When your horse dies ...no sense on kicking, beating on it or sit on top of it and see if it comes alive to get you onward to where you were going in the first place. If you cannot corral another immediately, take a walk toward where your destination is! Ain't easy, but it has to be done, if you want to achieve your goals. Thanks for the inspiration to stay alive, on target and don't get bogged down by unworkable niches.
gerryturner1
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Hi OldMule, As ever this appears to be sage advice.
I see no point in developing a home based business if it isn't fun, motivating and exciting. You have to want to get up and go for it every working day, otherwise you may as well go back to the drudge of a job you hate, doing things you don't like doing, for a boss you can't stand.
As my own boss in this business I am darn well going to make sure I havefun and enjoy working at it!
Thanks
Gerry
I see no point in developing a home based business if it isn't fun, motivating and exciting. You have to want to get up and go for it every working day, otherwise you may as well go back to the drudge of a job you hate, doing things you don't like doing, for a boss you can't stand.
As my own boss in this business I am darn well going to make sure I havefun and enjoy working at it!
Thanks
Gerry
necopam
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As usual a very wise and informative writing for which I again thank you but really confirms my predicament that I am in. As you are already aware from our previous contacts I am genuinely very passionate about my hospitality niche hospitalitycareerhints.com but yet am dry on what else to write as content. Find myself doing what you suggest I shouldn't be doing which is 'struggling' but do not want to move away from Hospitality which is my love. Does all that make sense my friend?
Neil
Neil
KatieMac
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your website does give very good information and tips to help prepare those wanting to enter into the hospitality industry, perhaps instead of more pages you could come up with some new blogs or some links to work agencies, wish you well with it worked in that industry for many a year, have a good weekend
OldMule
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EdwinShannon
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I'm definitely at this point now. I believe my website is developing just fine. But my niche is not serach able. I google my own niche and I'm no were near where in site of the listing. Is it because I'm using a free domain? My niche is call online marketing for newbies. I follow what I was suppose to do and to make sure it not too popular. Or maybe I'm being impatient.
Lesmyb
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I can't believe your timing with this post! this is exactly where I am "stuck".
Please can I have your opinion: https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/lesmyb/blog/how-do-you-know-when-it-is-time-to-give-up-and-start-over
Les
Please can I have your opinion: https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/lesmyb/blog/how-do-you-know-when-it-is-time-to-give-up-and-start-over
Les
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