In blogging, as in life, you need to give yourself permission to play.
I’ve been having a comment/email conversation with Snoskred about niche blogging and the need for niche bloggers to not be too rigid - she feels that it is OK to step outside the niche every now and then - and I am coming to agree.
Extending this analogy - that of not sticking to the one thing all the time - how else might a niche blogger play?
Apart from the obvious (such as enjoying the company of loved ones and walking on the beach) here’s a few examples based on my own experience:
- set up a forum: this can be in support of your niche, and you can even set it up within your blog if you want.
- open an online store: this can be something complex involving manual supply chains (sourcing and packaging products yourself) or automated (through something like dropshipping) or just simple (such as an Amazon A-Store set up to sell books and other goods that fit within your niche).
- set up a dating site: this may sound nuts, but if you’ve ever set up a content management system (like WordPress or Drupal) or a forum then you can probably set up something like osDate.
Please note that there are some fairly serious potential legal implications to any of the above - I’m not a lawyer, and I’m not qualified or entitled to give advice on the topic, but anyone reading the news could probably work out the potential downsides themselves. And remember to stay compliant with the tax folks about that extra income (if they make any extra income that is).
How else might you give yourself permission to play?
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