I Became a Top Writer on Quora

Hey everyone,

I have some good news to share with you.

Recently, I received the following notification from Quora:

This came after my best month — this February — in which only two answers garnered a lot of interest in the form of views, upvotes, and comments.

If you've been reading my blog posts, you must know by now that my niche is chess.

I'm only an early intermediate chess player who views the game as a hobby. There are tons of experts and grandmasters out there who are far more experienced than I am.

Therefore, to be put in the same bracket as them is definitely a sign of good work.

The topic Chess on Quora has more than 314,000 followers, so it's by no means an untrodden path.

I've previously said that Quora is a very long game. By that, I mean that it's much slower in terms of traffic acquisition than Pinterest, for example.

Having said that, it can be a great way to establish yourself as an authority in your niche.

Just today, I got this message from someone:

Poor T thinks I'm a chess expert. Little do they know that I'm just as clueless as them.

This goes to show how your writing can really give off the impression that you know much more than you actually do.

In other words, your niche can be something you're just passionate about — not necessarily something you're very knowledgable about.

Here are my two best-performing answers which got me the Top Writer status. They're still getting upvotes as we speak.

Let me know if any of you would like to see me do a sort of series where I share tips and insights on how to do well on Quora.

Thanks for reading.

Yusuf