Welcome to the Free and Fearless Podcast.

This episode and the next one are all about answering your blogging questions. I’ll share with you real questions my readers and course students have asked and the things they struggled with the most, and I’ll give you the answers.

As I wanted to include as much valuable info as possible, I decided to turn this into 2 podcast episodes, so you can expect part 2 next week. 

Here’s the episode:

Show Notes:

* [2:10] How to know if your idea is good* [3:45] A 3-step formula to find your niche* [4:32] Can you make money in the personal development niche* [8:16] What to do when you lack the confidence to start a blog* [10:55] What to do when you don’t know where to start* [11:59] How to monetize your platform as an author* [14:00] Tips on traffic, monetization, content and Pinterest.

Mentioned:

* The 4 blog monetization methods* Mediavine* Using Pinterest fro bloggers* Canva

Transcript

One of the most common questions I get is about finding the right niche for your blog. In fact, that’s one of the main reasons why so many women out there haven’t started a blog yet.

They either aren’t passionate about anything or have many interests and aren’t sure which can be their main blog topic. Or they get obsessed with finding the perfect, most profitable and in demand niche and they think once they find it, they’ll start that blog and the traffic and income will start coming their way.

But it doesn’t really work this way.

So in this first section of the episode, I’ll gather a few questions on that exact topic and if you have some trouble finding a niche or want to cover more categories on your blog but aren’t sure which, well listen up.

“How do I know if my idea is a good subject?”

That person told me: “I’m looking for change in my life. I love writing. I’m always reading about different subjects. How do I know if my idea is a good subject? Where do I go from here?”

And my answer is this: You love writing and want a change. You explore different subjects but want to know if your idea is good.

That’s the process of ‘finding your niche’ which happens right before starting a blog or any other online business. And here are some tips:

You can start a blog on a topic you’re passionate about and which is in demand and write content (if many other blogs exist in the same niche, that’s good). It will attract people interested in the same and they’ll see you as the expert because you’ll know more about them on the subject.

Because you’re passionate about the topic, you’ll also enjoy writing content on it not just for the first few weeks of your blog’s existence but for years. 

That’s what I did. I started my blog Let’s Reach Success on the topic of personal development many years ago, but since then it’s evolved and now covers Online Business, Finance, Blogging, Lifestyle Design.