03/27/2022
CHOOSING THE RIGHT NICHE AS A CONTENT CREATOR:
1. There's absolutely something that makes you very unique. It's right in the inside of you and only you can ignite it.
2. So first thing first, connect with the inner you. That's the real you. There's a voice in your head crying for an expression.
3. Don't try to be like another person. Just be you.
4. Plan for the long term and don't settle for a "quickie".
5. Know your strength and avoid unrealistic goals.
6. Do research often and don't be a mediocre. Success doesn't settle for less.
7. Be diverse.
SO WHAT'S A NICHE?
a comfortable or suitable position in life or field. This can be likened to your "comfort zone" when it comes to creating contents.
Here you are within your capacity and you know exactly what to do, how to do it and when not to.
Occupying your niche allows you to focus your energy on your strengths.
Thus as a content creator you should choose an area that you are good at.
Don't do only comedies when you know you are very good in romantic stories.
A lot of young content creators dive into a particular niche because they think it's booming and everyone is doing it. Again understand your strength and know your limit.
One of my students once came to me and saying he wants to create a blog and name it after one of the then sitting governors in Nigeria.
I replied him with a smiling emoji ☺️ and then asked him one question. "What happens to the blog (domain name, traffic, etc) when he's eventually out of the office?"
His response was funny: "Ah I didn't think about that sir...". Again remember I said earlier that you should have a long term goal?
Yes as a content creator whether as a Skit maker, content writer or blogger, you must always try to see the end from the beginning.
A particular fashion can trend for some years and what happens when they are suddenly out of fashion, should the designer pack up and quit?
Of course you don't quit rather you use my seventh rule; Be diverse. Learn to have varieties.
My wife always say that she can make Okra soup with different methods. She will say "I can make this Okra soup in several ways and still give you a delicious soup".
Remember the saying "Variety is the spice of life?".
So the fact that you choose comedy doesn't mean you can't spice it with romance. Your audience can laugh and also get emotional too.
When I started blogging, I knew what I wanted and who my audience will be. Young people. Write and let them learn. While they learn I can spice it up too with some clean fun but make sure I'm still within my niche.
I will not wake up tomorrow and start writing about how to cure one ailment. This is not my niche, it's outside my comfortable zone as a content creator.
Same way I can not start writing about how to repair cars or planes.
Now you say but others do it. They just write on all topics. My reply to you will simply be "I don't mean copy and paste".
Being a content creator means that you actually created the content. You did research before you penned down your findings. You can back up what you are saying with facts.
Even professional bloggers who do gossip blogging still make sure that there are one or two elements of truths in their contents. Again I don't mean the copy and paste folks.
If you forget everything in this post, just remember to choose the area (niche) where your strength is dominant and be original.
This article will be of use to you;
Top Lucrative Blog Niches
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Shalom!
Prince Paul Omogie, CEO www.viraltrend.org