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Finding Your Writing Niche: Using your own experience and knowledge to finance your dreams.
Many writers wish they could make a living from their writing. If you have experience and knowledge in a particular industry, then you’re much more likely to attract clients seeking web content writers in that industry than any other. Common sense, right? You'd be surprised how many people don't understand that simple rule. It all comes down to finding your niche.
What comes first is finding your niche. Your niche is where these three things intersect:
 Your experience
Your interests
Clients with good writing budgets
You begin by outlining your areas of expertise.
Jobs
Volunteering
Life
Jobs
List jobs or training you’ve had. As you think about these, include all the skills required and think about how your experience might cross over into other areas. Next, you can go through both lists looking specifically for those areas that overlap. Keep in mind, if you have expertise but no interest, just cross that one off your list. If you’re not interested enough in a topic, it will show in your writing and cost you jobs. You’ll also find it harder to market your services for a niche that you’re not particularly enthusiastic about, so don’t force yourself to work in an area that doesn't interest you.
Now, you may be saying to yourself, “How do I find the right niche industry for me?”
Consider where you’ve been working and what type of industry knowledge and connections you may already have. Don't forget about professional training or certifications. If you don't have any experience to pull from, perhaps you have a history or particular knowledge of a certain hobby niche, such as video gaming or cars and motorcycles. Don't overlook anything. Write down anything and everything you know something about. Once you’ve found that intersection between your expertise and what interests you, then you can research to ensure there is interest enough which means financial backing.You just need to be willing to spend time — and possibly some money — educating yourself in an area you’re passionate about.
Once you’ve identified your 'niche' topic, think about what it will be like to write about it, day after day. If you still feel excited, that’s a niche worth pursuing.
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