There is a lot of blogging advice out there. Comment, like, post so often, don’t use foul language, do use foul language, don’t alienate your followers, don’t use certain post openings, have a niche.
Have a niche. Huh. For those who don’t know what a niche is, it’s kind of like your forte. If you don’t know what either mean, you should probably open a dictionary, but since I’m kind I’ll explain it.
Your blog’s niche is something specific you write about. Your focus.
For example, I struggle with addiction and am in recovery. So I could have named this blog something like “My Tempestuous Journey to Recovery“. (Subsequently, originally this blog was named Tempestuous, but I’ve decided to title my book that instead.)
But then the main content would be addiction and recovery. I would be an addiction blogger. Like how there are mental health bloggers, and mommy bloggers, and food bloggers, gardening bloggers, coupon bloggers, DIY bloggers, sex bloggers, and so on. Maybe they publish a non-related post every so often, but for the most part all of their posts are on one (sometimes broad) subject.
I also write about my newfound feminism, so I could have titled this blog “Tempest the Feminist“. But then you probably wouldn’t get my addiction posts.
One word of advice I’ve heard is to split up my blog into several different blogs — “My Tempestuous Journey to Recovery,” “Tempest the Feminist,” “The Momma behind the Storm,” etc. But then not only would I lose my followers, I wouldn’t have as much content.
No, I like things the way they are. If someone is interested in my addiction posts, they are welcome to read only those posts. But, maybe with all of my other posts I can reach someone who wouldn’t otherwise be interested. Maybe someone who comes here for my parenting posts will happen across a prison one and realize maybe not all prisoners are so bad.
Maybe someone who comes here for mental health will see the other side to dual diagnosis.
Maybe someone who comes here for addiction help will read some of my more humorous posts and it will brighten their day.
So, hence the title Nonsense & Shenanigans. As my tagline implies (trying to make sense out of nonsense and shenanigans ..but usually achieving the opposite) I don’t always figure out what I’m aiming to, but hopefully this nonsense will reach someone else and we can all begin to make the world a better place.
My niche of not having a niche seems to be working out just fine.
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I like your title. It strikes a cord in many I am sure. I love the title of your book! <3
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Thank you so much! Now I just have to freakin’ write it! Haha
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LOL! ♡
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I like that you post about different things! Keeps it fun! Wonder what my niche is…eek.
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Your niche is being awesome, duh! =]
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True ;)
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But in reality, I think you would be along the lines of post-college life with some dating sprinkled in.
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Somehow I unfollowed you! I have been wondering where you were because I missed your words! I scrolled back through previous posts to find you then saw you above me in Writing 101! Hope I haven’t missed too much (I will be back to check it all out anyway!) but glad I am back on track – I for one can’t get enough of your eclectic mix! X
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Thank you! That’s been happening to a lot of us lately — randomly unfollowing people we never remember unfollowing. Must be a glitch or something.
I’ve been posting a LOT lately.. like two posts a day or so. So don’t worry about catching up! Haha
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Either that or I have fat fingers and can’t work my phone! Looking forward to lots of your words to read xxx
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I agree and have subscribed to the same philosophy for mine – just at a little different time and place and space – which for all of us is everchanging and evolving. We need to do this for us – and whatever comes of that is just bonus. Keep up your nonsense and shenanigans!
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Thank you! You, too!
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I’m with ya! I originally tried to stick with the home school/education concept…but I just have too much to babble about!
I think your blog is awesome…no niche required. :D
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Thank you! You, too — your blog (and material) are perfect!
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Your niche is no niche. :)
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Yes!
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So this whole Blogging 101 thing has already paid dividends for me it seems. I’m so glad I’ve found this tempestuous blog (or re-found it as I believe I had already read you in the past) and hope to read up a bit more on bipolar parenting and some of the other stormy issues you write about here. But please, no lightning, you promise?
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Haha thank you so much! How about just some thunder?
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As long as it’s the rolling, distant kind we’re cool.
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I’ll try to not get too rowdy while you’re around=]
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I believe that if it works… it works! No amount of reason finding will get you the right answer.
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I agree!
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