‘Blog Tips’ Niche Nearing its Very End.
This thought came up when, one morning this week, I unsubscribed from some really nice ‘blog tips’ blogs. I subscribed to them when I started off blogging 6 months back without even knowing what actually it was. And now, without any offense, I silently unsubscribe from them and takes the liberty to state that:
“Blog-Tips niche is nearing it’s end”
That’s not an opinion that formed because of the saturation in the particular niche. Saturation (to a certain limit) does not hinder progress, rather boosts it. Here, I’ll list what lead me to this conclusion:
- A blog in its basics, is NOT a big deal (in terms of guidance/assistance). Anyone could easily do that.
- I’m not denying the fact that ‘having some tips and assistance helps’. But, this doesn’t need to to be considered as a whole another niche.
- You read some FAQs and forums regarding your blogging platform, start off with it, gain some blogger friends, make contact with them, get assistance or guidance, increase the network as required and go on.. (That’s the easiest and the straight-forward way of doing it.)
- The idea of ‘blog-tips’ blogs sounds to me like : “A system with vehicle-owners who comes to refuel their cars, as the audience, and giving out ‘ideas and tips’ like ‘how-to-open-the-refueling vent, where-to-insert-the-nozzle, how-to-pay-for-the-fuel-you-just-bought etc.
- The big guys in this niche are indeed extremely knowledgeable and are real GURUs in their field. I respect them for being the pioneers in the field that they indulge. It’s not who-does-that that matters, but, why-do-that.
- I strongly feel that, the existence of so many blog-tips niche blogs and blogging-guidance-blogs have gave the entire concept of blogging a fake profile that really hinders the progress of blogging.
I thank Sumesh Premraj, who with a reply to my tweet, affirmed this thought. I’ve kept this post short and to the point as I want to be sure that you’ve read atleast the 6 points. Now, let’s start interacting right here.
Aravind Jose T.
considering all the new bloggers still getting on board, not so sure it’s a dead nich.
but, what’s the next hot niche???
Wow! rob, BtG have just written How to Promote Your Blog to the Right Audience!
It’s not yet dead.
But, it’s on it’s way to the end.
Hmm, the next hot niche ?
Though that seems a pure commercial thought, my bet is on the tutorials.
They’re pretty hot.
that was a well-thought article. last month, I was tempted to start my own blog about that niche but some guys gave me some halt. and i think you are right. There are already lots of guys talking about blog tips and we don’t actually need another. But i like what Kevin from bloggingtips.com did. He started his forum about blogging and i think that’s the next thing in blogging ideas and tips. We need to have a good portal where we can really discuss blogging.
Wow! willbill have just written The Whole Sphere, not just the Blogosphere
Exactly.
I see you are active there on BT Forums.
Many are following the suit by introducing forums to their blogs.
Yoast.com is about to release their new forum within days.
Labnol.org has got a forum, already.
Nothing can beat ‘collaborative knowledge’.
By this post, I meant, that ‘blog-tips-niche’, as we know it now, is soon going to be dead and you seem to be understand the very essence of this post.