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So you’re thinking about starting a blog but don’t know what to blog about?
You’re not alone!
So many struggle with this in the beginning because there’s so much to consider when you’re new to blogging.
When I first started my blog I really struggled with what blog niche to choose.
I love food, but didn’t want to write about food. And I went through this thought process with every topic I thought of!
I finally decided that given I was trying to save money, pay off debt and make a side income, that I would focus my blog on these things.
The purpose of this post is to help you decide what you want to blog about, and I’ve included sub-topics under each main topic below. This helps to narrow things down if you want to focus on a very specific audience.
You want to choose a topic that incorporates these three things:
- Interest – How interested are you in the topic?
- Market – Is there a high market demand for the topic?
- Skills – What are you good at? Can you use these skills to create valuable content?
I will be updating this post regularly as new blog niches emerge, so be sure to check back in regularly!
Let’s begin!
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1. DIY
During the pandemic, there was a huge increase of DIY projects with people spending more time at home.
From fire pits to bed headboards, there is demand for learning how to make your own household items. And even with the pandemic easing and people returning to work, there is still high demand for DIY projects.
If you are handy at something you could write How To guides on DIY projects, provide instructions and recommend where to buy the best materials.
You could also document your own DIY projects, writing about each step along the way.
Some ideas for DIY projects are:
- Patio furniture
- Woodwork furniture
- Wooden clocks
- Farmhouse decor
- Crotchet blankets
- Bed headboards
- Cushion covers
- Embroidery
- Jewelry
- Personalized photo pet cushion
- Slime or playdough
- Terrarium glass bowl
- Knitted wall hangers
- Wall decals
- Artwork
- Paper flowers
Anything DIY is super popular on Pinterest, making it the perfect platform to drive traffic to your blog in the DIY niche.
If you follow me through this blog, you’ll know that I love using Pinterest to drive traffic to my blog. So you might want to consider this too if you’re passionate about DIY!
2. Sleep Yoga
No doubt you would know that yoga is a very popular way to keep toned and healthy. It doesn’t look like it will be going anywhere anytime soon either!
The term ‘sleep yoga’ or ‘yoga for sleep’ has gained some traction towards the end of 2022 according to Google Trends.
If you have an interest in yoga or already do yoga yourself, you could consider starting a blog in this niche.
Because of its popularity and millions of other yoga blogs out there, I would focus on a very niche form of yoga.
Some ideas could be that people follow along with your journey as a beginner yogi in one specific yoga area.
Or, you could write about doing yoga at one particular time of day. As you can see in the Google Trends image above, yoga for sleep has been a popular topic over the past 5 years. And has gained more searches and interest towards the end of 2022.
What better time than now to start teaching people how to improve their sleep with yoga before bed?
Do your research, conduct keyword research, search pinterest to see what’s trending and join facebook yoga groups. These can all help you get a feel of what people are searching for relating to yoga.
3. Japandi
If you haven’t heard of Japandi, according to Pinterest, it is where “Japanese design meets Scandinavian minimalism”.
You may have seen aesthetics like wooden decor has become increasingly popular in recent years. More and more people are searching for aesthetics that are minimal, clean and natural looking.
Following on from DIY, you could start a Home Decor or Interior Design blog and write ‘How To’ content on ways to update spaces in the home.
You could collate and gather images and create Pinterest Pins for decor inspiration in this particular area.
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4. Spicy Foods
Folks this year are getting hot and spicy in the kitchen to jazz up their everyday recipes!
So if you love fun flavors with food and/or love to cook, it could be worth your while starting a food blog.
Now you may be thinking but there are already millions of food blogs out there!!
Yes, there are, but you may have something unique to offer. And really there can never be too many recipes in the world!
I’ve noticed a spike in interest of foods that can go from bland to exciting with adding a little, or a lot, of heat.
Use Pinterest for inspiration and to see what is trending. Look at starting a blog and creating enticing Pinterest Pins to drive traffic to your new food blog.
5. Crafts
Maybe you have a talent for something like embroidery or crotchet, or maybe you would like to start a hobby in this area.
If you’re interested in starting a blog relating to crafts, you could document your learning in blog posts. You could share what you have found easy and what you have struggled with. As well as providing tips that have worked for you.
Perhaps you can help others who get stuck in the same places, share ideas, video your work and share it on your blog.
Why not join facebook groups and create an online community to discuss and share your ideas with likeminded people?
6. Parenting
If you are a parent then you would understand just how much your life changes when you bring kids into the world.
With so many different aspects and parenting styles out there, it’s no wonder mama blogs and parenting blogs are so popular.
Parents are increasingly interested in teaching their kids mindfulness as much as teaching them their ABC’s. And this could make for a great niche, or section of your blog if you started a mom blog.
Some ideas for blog content in this particular niche could be:
- Mindmap ideas
- Reviews of books with moral lessons
- How to teach kids manners
- Breathing exercises for kids
- How to create a calm down corner
- Mindfulness activities
- Craft ideas for kids
- Outdoor education
- Art education projects
A great way to drive traffic to your blog in this niche is by creating and growing a facebook group. Of course there is Pinterest too which is hugely popular with how-to’s on parenting.
There is already an abundance of facebook groups for moms, dads and parents alike. So it’s a good idea to niche down in one particular area of parenting, like mindfulness, as an example.
7. Dream Travel
When international borders finally opened up again around the world, there were plenty of people dreaming up their next escape.
You could start a blog and post your own experiences with places you have visited in the past, listing great restaurants and must sees and dos.
Or, you can write posts on all the places you dream of going to. List what you want to do there and the steps you’ll take to actually get there one day.
Your blog could be just the inspiration that people are looking for!
This niche would pair perfectly with Pinterest, as people head straight there for inspiration! You could easily use Pinterest to drive high amounts of traffic to your Travel Blog.
8. Alternative Pets
What exactly are alternative pets?? Say hello to furless friends!
Think tortoises, lizards, frogs and snails!
People are looking for alternatives to your usual fluffy friends, as they can be expensive and high maintenance. Not to mention they take up a lot more room!
If you happen to know what it takes to keep pets like these you could easily start a niche blog and post content around them.
Even if you have no experience with these types of pets, you can start researching and learn all you can to write content in this niche.
9. Homemade Tea
Fancy yourself a tea lover? Ever thought about making tea from home?
Many folks are searching for ‘homemade tea recipes’ on Pinterest, so now would be the perfect time to start a niche tea blog.
Some ideas for homemade tea and trending searches are:
- Peach tea
- Iced tea
- Sun tea
- Lemon ice tea
- Chai tea
- Unsweetened iced tea
- Spiced tea
- Cinnamon tea
- Thai iced tea
- Iced green tea
- Rooibos iced tea
- Hot tea
- Vanilla chai tea
- Fruit tea
- Sage tea
- Loose leaf tea
10. Painting
Are you a budding artist who loves to paint? Then you could create a blog that would appeal to a lot of people wanting to learn how to paint.
Painting of all kinds has picked up in recent years. It can be therapeutic and more people are wanting to venture out of their comfort zone and learn a new skill.
Some of the trending searches related to painting are:
- Ideas on canvas
- Hippie
- Acrylic
- Painting glass
- Watercolor
- Abstract
- Simple canvas
- Aesthetic
- Landscape
- Oil
- Figure
- Nature art
- Renaissance
- Flower
- Cartoon art
- Sunset
- Furniture
- Sunflower
- Butterfly
- DIY wall mural
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11. Wedding Planning
In order to niche down in this broad category and also make it relevant for today, you could create content on things like how to:
- Plan a Covid-Safe wedding
- Include family who can’t attend
- Make your wedding special at home
- Wedding checklists
- Inspiration for future weddings
- Wedding timeline
Creating a wedding binder or planner packed with all this information and more to sell on your blog is a great way to start earning in this niche.
Can’t find anything you like in the above topics?
Other blog topics that are more broad but may be of interest to you are:
- Healthy lifestyle
- Food, recipes, meal planning
- Home renovations
- Fashion and beauty
- Exercise and diet
- Travel and entertainment
- Parenting and/or relationships
- Learn a language
- Finance and budgeting
- Minimalist and eco friendly living
- Manifesting and positive mindset
- Entrepreneurship
- Career and personal development
- Personal transformation
- Happiness – Childhood trauma healing
- Positive psychology
- Law of Attraction
- Religion and Spirituality
- Personal brand building
- Web design
- Photography and video
- Music
- Teaching and academics
- Cake making
- Fishing and all things related
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