“Failure is always an option” — Adam Savage
Blogging is always a part of experimenting with what people will read and do. I really don’t say that lightly because no one can ever truly know what will happen when you blog about a topic or come up with blog titles for your blog. You could have the most boring blog but have the most readers because it has so many people who think like you. I find that to be mostly true, the blogging niche is something that has always fascinated me when it comes to readers. Who your readers are can be some of the best supporters of your blog or the worst depending on the niche.
The niche of things
What’s a niche, you might be asking? A niche is according the the Cambridge dictionary is “an area or position that is exactly suitable for a small group of the same type:“. What does that mean might be different to some but mostly it is a group of people who think or has the same kind of thoughts about a subject or idea. For instance, I like security or even talking about Windows so I have people who like to read about that or maybe you are a technician who might need to know how to problem solve a situation. Each of these people has a niche in a particular area and maybe even like to read what I have to say from time to time. Understanding the niche is something that comes with experience and time. It can’t really be seen but it can be used to grown your blogging experience.
Blogging helps me!
I can say since I started this experiment, it seems to have grown my readers base. I also have found the blogging alone has helped me to research and understand what is required to do an essay. While I am in school the teachers seems to want to make the students write essays as much as possible. It has been a great help to me to have been blogging for so long that I understand how essays are being used to get students to research their area of expertise. I think that it gives students a chance to make sure they are going in the right direction and that they will want to do the jobs when they are done with the education. It’s been a great education experience for me since I haven’t been to college for 20+ years. It has definitely changed over the years and I am sure that even now it will change in the future.
Water flows in many Directions
I can’t say that it isn’t something that not everyone will understand. Blogging is like water, it will flow through people or around people who have little interest in the topic at hand. I’ve learned a lot about my readers and who my readers are just by doing this little experiment. I know what people like to read or even why they might like to read the posts I do. I intend to keep this up in the future to help draw more people to my blog. I am hopeful that it helps me to create even more connections with my readers. I hope this blog has done you some good. I am sure this will be an interesting year for everyone due to what happened last year.
What would you like me to talk about? Maybe you have something you want me to talk about or maybe you have a question. Why leave a comment or send me a message on twitter at @laforge129.
