How to Run a Successful Blog Without a Niche

Staying broad has its challenges, but also many benefits

Nat Eliason
Jul 10, 2017 · 9 min read
Photo by Bonnie Kittle on Unsplash

A question I regularly hear from readers of my blog is some form of:

How did you grow a site without having a niche? Shouldn’t you pick a niche for a blog and write primarily about that topic? Your site seems like it’s all over the place but it does well.”

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Founder of Growth Machine, writer on all things interesting at www.nateliason.com, and co-host of the“Made You Think” podcast.

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