Posted by randfish
If you’re a new writer, just entering the blogosphere, you’ll find an overwhelming amount of advice telling how to blog, how to monetize your site, what rules to follow for search engines, how to create passionate readers, and how to boost your traffic. One element that’s often missing is the all-important subject of what to blog about in the first place. Let me urge you to follow this simple flow chart to help answer that question:
I’m not suggesting that it is impossible to make a name for yourself in these fields, but I would suggest that it’s considerably more difficult to become popular, stand out from the crowd or capitalize on success. The fact of the matter is, if you can start up a local blog about the independent hip-hop scene in Seattle or the financial side of the restaurant business or the intersection of immigration and entrepreneurship, […]
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