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FeaturedArticle

Why You Shouldn’t Stick to Your Niche

November 20, 2009 - Written by James - 43 Comments

Why You Shouldn't Stick to Your NicheWhen people out of the blue get in touch with me and offer a guest post, I usually approach the situation with skepticism. It’s like dating – don’t make a move for a home run when we haven’t even gotten to first base yet.

So I replied to FitJerk’s offer with the same skepticism, and then some. “I don’t GET why you want to guest post – my readers aren’t even your target market. You’re into athletics; we’re into business and writing. What’s in this for you?”

In short, I couldn’t figure out his angle, his game, and it bothered me. (Marketers, take note of my very normal reaction to being sold.)

What he came back with was interesting – and worth sharing. Enjoy.

Humans. We love our common sense, don’t we? It’s brought us far as a species. If something causes pain, we tend to avoid it. If something causes pleasure, we do more of it. So when it comes to business, it only makes sense to stick to a niche where you can dominate and completely rock, right?

WRONG!

This is only effective when you want to do one thing, and that’s selling. While selling itself is important to any business, it’s far better to have fans with money than customers who pay once and never come back.

You see, business is about people. I want to show you why it’s a good idea to step outside your niche and spread yourself around.

Being with like-minded individuals and talking about what you do with them and why …

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