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I'm going to take a leap here, but I'm pretty sure that -- on the internet -- hacker/blogger/programmer/designers are not a 'niche'. There are numerous communit
by kes 16y ago
I'm going to take a leap here, but I'm pretty sure that -- on the internet -- hacker/blogger/programmer/designers are not a 'niche'. There are numerous communities for all of these people. Instead you should focus on groups of people who have a hard time connecting. There are plenty of communities that have no real internet equivalent. A small list of actual niches:
- UrbEx (Urban Exploration)
- Board Game Enthusiasts
- Cooking (This could be a big one. Food blogs are really popular, but disconnected.)
There are a lot of people out there, and if you can focus on long-term user acquisition (which rules out the 'try every new thing and then drop it a month later' tech crowd), you'll be a lot happier.
- ehsanul 16y agoVery interesting. I think it would be difficult to help create an internet presence for those who don't already have some, whether in a community or not. But in the case of disconnected blogs and other content, where a presence does exist, there may be great potential to help unify all the bits spread all over the web. I'll look into this more, but I may have a hard time finding appropriate niches. By "niche", I had really meant a group of like-minded people. There may be a more appropriate word. I don't want to stick to a particular niche forever, but expand to all possible topics eventually. The "niche" is just required to make sure there are network effects. People who try a new thing every other month are ok with me, as long as they help bring in others who are more likely to stay. Besides, some tools are rarely dropped by the tech crowd if they are truly useful, and I would hope that my application fell into that category.