Read

A previous post spoke about ways in which one can be inspired to blog.
Today's post will be one of several breaking those items down.

Reading was recommended as a useful source of inspiration.

The challenge, then, is in identifying what should be read.

The glib answer is: everything!

In reality, each niche will have specific sources of value.

Part of your job, as information provider, is to know these sources.
If you do your job well, your niche will see YOU as one of these.

As for ways to find relevant sources, there are many:

1. Popular niches always have books and magazines
   There is a reason there are dozens of magazines dedicated to sports
2. Popular social niches also have twitter-feeds and blogs
   The desire to share, collaborate, and grow is universal
3. Popular technical niches tend to have Linked-In posts and such
   Many, many sources exist for technical niches.
4. Lastly, don't forget everything is connected.
   Most niches have other parallel subjects from which to draw

So go read - then share what you've learned!

Niche

Numerous previous posts have made mention of "niche".

In summary, niche is:

* Your over-arching blog focus
* The core theme of each blog post
* The general category to which your posts add value

Thus, if most of your posts are about cheese.
Then perhaps your niche is just "cheese".
It may, instead, be about cheddar.
Or, it may be "about cheddar that has been aged fifteen years".

Having a niche isn't difficult.
Knowing your preferred and precise niche can be.

This is especially true if your blog migrates topicality.

Tools exist which can help identify desirable niches.

Regardless - know your niche!