Do Great Minds Think Alike or...?

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Hi All,

This may sound a little crazy but I just got a little discouraged when I was checking out some other websites of WA members that are kind of in the same niche as mine.

I know that there are tons of website that have the same niche but how in the world can there be room for ALL of us. I realize that there are a lot of like minded people, but it seems so strange that some of the ideas that I had are the same as someone else.

Does this mean that "Great minds think alike?" or is it that the internet market is so saturated that it is impossible to be unique? I picked a niche that I was interested in, but by no means a professional or an expert. Did I pick the wrong niche? Maybe I will find a new one or maybe just promote WA.

How do you all feel about this? Am I alone in this thinking or am I just having a pity party? I am a newbie basically and I guess there are websites that were well established way BEFORE I even knew about this opportunity.

With that said, I guess I had better put my big girl pants on and keep it movin', learn all I can learn about keywords and such and go from there.

I am not giving up. Just wanted to get some feedback. Thanks for listening.

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Hello Rosalyn,

I am just getting back into the swing of things after being side-lined with family health issues. Wish I hadn't let a day go by where I could have done something on my site and something in the WA community.

At any rate, when I dropped back in I read a blog by the Nathaniel, who is now in the top echelon of the WA rankings. He does good things with his blogs and trainings and its worth looking at his work if you haven't run across it just yet.

Here is a link from him on the very subject of your blog. He makes some worthwhile points. Let me know what you think and if you found it helpful.

https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/nathaniell/blog/is-wa-bootcamp-saturated-or-too-competitive

Glad to see you are staying with your creating. This learning and growing a business takes time, but what possibilities exist because we don't quit! :-)


Linda

Linda, When things in life throw us for a loop is can be very difficult to handle and some people just give up. You have not. With all of your life situations you just keep plugging along. Beautiful.
I will check out the link and thank you so much. Blessings

You may have a category or the content that a visitor to your website is seeking. People have different preferences and opinions. Some of the other WA members may be putting their concentration on a different category within your niche. Zora, all I can say is don't let it discourage you. Do what you do best and keep doing it. Never give up because when you give up - you lose!

Thanks so much for the encouragement Cawfee. I have done a lot since I entered that blog to gain confidence to get out there and say more. Checking out other peoples sites now gives me ideas that I like to add or things I would never do.
I realize this IS the World Wide Web. This is huge. Blessings

You have a great niche! How can you present yourself as special in your niche, Guitar Lady? No one else has your particular voice, so be yourself and you will find your perfect customers. Blog,blog, blog. Get your voice out there. Tell people about your own experiences. Make them fall in love with you.

Oh thank you so much Jessica. This is my first opportunity to blog. I have 3 now and I realize you should just say what you feel. Try to convey a message. I appreciate your feedback.

Hey Zora. No you are not alone in your thinking. I am promoting WA, and a newbie as well and my goodness everyone knows more than me. I decided to stop looking at the pages of others and stay in my own lane, because looking at them discouraged me. I had been sitting still for two weeks. The way that I see it now is just keep blogging give my readers as much informative info as possible, hoping that this will develop a following for me. You can do it just keep writing.

Hendrick. Thanks so much. It is good to know that I am not alone. Also thanks for reminding me that I need to stay in MY lane. This is my first crack at writing blogs and such, so I will continue to practice and learn. Blessings.

In my opinion, IM is no different than an offline business. There is always competition. And a lot of people will have similar ideas on the same subject. I wouldn't worry about that. That's just a fact of life.

Thanks Gordi. I just needed a little feedback. Blessings

K8379242. My niche is guitars, buying, lessons gear and...Thanks for your encouragement also and I will check out your articles also. Blessings

Thank you k8379242. I checked out your articles also. Great insight. Keep 'em comin'

Hey Rosalyn,

You've definitely brought up some good points. One there are billions of people online. There is enough of the pie for everyone. So even if tons of people are in the same niche, all you need is just a slice of a huge pie and you can do well. So that's very different than being offline where you may have a store on a street and there are literally the same type of stores on the same street. Chances are your business wouldn't survive.

But the internet opens you up to the world. That said, I really don't believe everyone should just take the easy route and promote WA because it's laid out for folks here. I've written an article here about niches and being different online, that I think will help you:

https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/eddysalomon/blog/should-i-pick-this-niche
https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/eddysalomon/blog/why-is-my-blog-being-ignored

Hopefully this helps.

Eddy

Thx for the encouragement Eddy. I am about to read your articles

what is your niche? there are certainly some market segments that are more saturated than others (eg: making money online, dieting, etc) but that doesn't mean you can't find a niche within that group and still be successful. I've written a few posts in more detail:
http://affiliate-101.com/how-to-choose-an-affiliate-niche-part-1
http://affiliate-101.com/affiliate-basics/affiliate-marketing-niche

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