Ditch The Niche: Why Your Blog Doesn’t Need A Specific Topic To Be Successful

When people ask me for advice about blogging, the main question I get asked is:

Do I need to pick a specific topic to blog about?

Blogging experts often advise new bloggers to find a niche to build an audience and grow their blog.

I beg to disagree.

I haven’t always felt this way. From my anonymous lifestyle blog in college to my book review blog that I ran from 2009 until early 2012, I’ve always found a niche; a community of bloggers who wrote on similar topics. I wrote content that fit in...