Comments on: One Blog Many Categories or Many Blogs?

By: andri

andri — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 16:53:52 +0000

make 20 blogs make me bothered. how many should i post a blog every day? is three times a week is enough?

By: Janie Ellington

Janie Ellington — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:42:51 +0000

What about the same content on more than one monetized niche blog? Is that a good or a bad idea?

By: eZanga_PR_Spec

eZanga_PR_Spec — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 20:18:25 +0000

While Blogging you may find if you have rotating topics then you will not get burnt out but also find what readers like and do not like so you know what to continue writing about. You are correct with the comment, “…that if the niche is too small you can get burnt out or will eventually run out of material.”
If the subjects are rotating on a weekly basis or “x” time frame, then you will keep yourself interested and the readership enthused as well.

By: My Awesome Blog

My Awesome Blog — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:08:17 +0000

Just did a follow up on this as I’m going to try a blog with a bunch of different categories and see what happens. I found that if the niche is too small you can get burnt out or will eventually run out of material. Here are some of my thoughts:

http://www.myawesomeblog.com/blogging-tips/the-mega-blog-strategy

By: racquel lyle

racquel lyle — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 06:12:22 +0000

I also have blog that I put different topics, fortunately I only have few articles on it. I know as for now i can manage it but maybe later on I will having some confusion if I will not put the articles on their right category.

By: Mattheous

Mattheous — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 01:48:50 +0000

Do really need one, organized topic? Because I really like constraining myself to 10 categories, no more, no less. Is a niche blog really crucial to success?

By: D Champ

D Champ — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 19:12:02 +0000

Wow! Although this isn`t a fresh post it is very refreshing info for me! I was asking myself the same question for some time and now I know it! I will now focus on creating several niche sites – I was so frustrated because I didn`t know what I was doing wrong. Thank you!

By: miss1932

miss1932 — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 01:19:48 +0000

Hi, thank you all for your advise on the multiple blog question. I am building a new site that needs 5 seperate subjects. I want to do them in blog form (for ease in updating), set into my build site, and don’t know much about blogging. Could someone suggest a blog host/program that I could buy/set up several blogs that would all link back to my website, or ideally, show up actually in the website.
Thanks in advance,
Miss1932
http://www.boozeandyarn.com

By: Walt Goshert

Walt Goshert — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 16:09:55 +0000

Deep vs. Wide?

If your goal as a blogger is to create long-term income and equity, (an asset you can sell) you gotta go deep into a niche, research it, and provide fresh relevant content and related resources for your niche.

Or, you can shot-gun the masses with the latest cool thing online, rake in a couple quick and easy bucks, until Google slaps your ass.

Your choice.

By: shiraj

shiraj — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 05:34:12 +0000

Hi Darren,

would want to know how can catregories be used to optimize your blog. By having all your keywords in your category names boost your page rank.

I have found competitors blogs doin very well and they have Categories and sub categories which cover most of the keywords.

Can we have an exhaustive listt of categories and subcategories? What do u suggest

By: Andy

Andy — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 07:27:37 +0000

Thank you kindly for your information on this topic, Darren.

I’m looking into the possibility of getting started in the world of blogging. I was wondering, if you have multiple sites and only one topic per site, is there a danger of simply running out of things to say on the one topic? I would have thought that there would only be so much to say on one topic and after a while you would simply run out of things to say.

Do you think a sensible way around this problem would be to design your blog around a fairly broadly defined topic and then write posts which were more narrowly defined? For instance, would it be an effective strategy to start a blog, say on business ethics and then write posts on the blog relating to more specific topics such as unethical marketing practices, environmental issues in the mining industry, shareholder rights and corruption in the tobacco industry?

Are there any other approaches you can suggest to combat the problem of maintaining a focused blog without running out of things to say?

By: promod.blogspot.com

promod.blogspot.com — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 14:21:38 +0000

This is an interesting discussion (and an interesting site). I started blogging this month and quickly found that my diverse interests show I’ve got depth, but probably make me look scatter-brained. I’ve got 3 specific targets

1. Helping advisors sell life insurance (my day job)
2. Teaching consumers about tax planning using insurance (poorly done IMO)
3. General interest (whatever comes to mind)

My conclusion is to use separate blogs with corresponding wikis and push email. I also want to use separate domain names. Right now, my creativity is stifled because I can’t speak freely to any audience.

Success in blogging (and in life) requires focus.

By: Darren Rowse

Darren Rowse — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 22:13:45 +0000

Hi Jeff,

in a sense it is similar to having one blog with many categories – although each one is it’s own blog.

BNB and Livingroom are my oldest projects and I wouldnt do things that way again (we learn from our mistakes. These days when I start a new blog its on it’s own domain (for example it’s what we do at b5media where we have over 150 blogs on over 150 domains).

It can still work to host them all on the same domain but I prefer standalone domains these days.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 10:17:32 +0000

Hi Darren,

I notice on your breakingnewsblog.com site that you essentially are still using one domain and having multiple categories like this… root/category

EXAMPLE A

breakingnewsblog.com/depression
breakingnewsblog.com/printer
breakingnewsblog.com/laptop

Isnt the above (EXAMPLE A) an example of One Domain, Many Categories? I’m still confused as I dont really like the idea of having 3 blogs using the example like below (EXAMPLE B), although you recommend that and I would also think its the recommended way….

EXAMPLE B

mydepressionsite.com/
myprintersite.com/
mylaptopsite.com/

I’m sorry but my impression is that you are using “one domain many categories approach” with breakingnewsblog and also livingroom with EXAMPLE A and not quite the niche scenario with EXAMPLE B. Am I wrong or right? Thanks and regards.

By: Dustin

Dustin — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 06:23:10 +0000

Darren

Do you think the domain name you choose will dramatically change your success? For example, this site is problogger.net. If you had chosen darrenrowse.com instead do you think this would have hurt you. There are successful blog that go both ways (ie you v. stevepavina.com).

Thanks

By: Liza

Liza — Sat, 23 Dec 2006 16:15:42 +0000

Thanks…
I have been thinking about my direction on this. Your point of view is very helpful.

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debt consolidation — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 20:22:07 +0000

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By: Simonne

Simonne — Wed, 06 Sep 2006 20:11:50 +0000

It is incredible how the power of intention works: this very morning I decided of splitting my blog into several, more targeted ones, I was thinking of how easy is for me to write several consecutive posts on one topic, rather than trying to jump from a subject to another. As my audience is now at an average of 600-800 visitors per day and my earnings only cover the hosting, the broadband connection and barely one pair of shoes per month, I decided that if I want to make a living out of this, I need to change things now (because I cannot live with only one pair of shoes: this goes with a matching purse, with assorted earrings and with some food to keep me moving). So this post came to me as a confirmation that what I just decided to do is right. Thank you, Darren for playing God in my personal play :)

By: Much Obliged

Much Obliged — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 00:14:07 +0000

Hey, you’re a good guy. I have to say, I have been handed this idea of starting out my own blog(s) without much knowing what one was. Now I’ve read into blogs for a few days, a few hours per day, and was discouraged by the lack of comprehensive, responsible, and sympathetic articles on exactly how to get started. I got quips, one liners (start here) or else highly specialized discussions on technoutilityconversionformatting tools (for the uninitiated, that meant I didn’t understand a word).

Finally, here is an intelligently put together site, with page after page of solid info that answers realistic questions AND builds on itself. Excellent, I will steal all your ideas and start my own thing, heh heh heh. But seriously, you’ve won a reader over here. One for your obvious capabilities in what you’re doing, two for your sensible and eye-friendly layout, and three and mostly, for your actual concern and sympathy. I can really feel you. Much Obliged.