Yes, you can blog without a niche!

Want to start blogging? Figure out your niche first.

So goes the popular advice, anyway.

Well, I say toss that much-touted advice out of the window.

I've been blogging off and on since 1999. In the baby days of blogging, posts were more like online journals; it was all about sharing experiences and stories.

In the 21st century, the whole scene seemed invaded by marketers. (Yes, I'm bitter about that.) Now it's all about what you can get from blogging: fame, money or 'brand'.

So it's not surprisin...