tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post545070752180364932..comments2023-05-13T06:16:44.531-07:00Comments on Conda's Creative Center - Tips, Hints & Secrets: Don't Niche Me OutConda Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12972790965426924941noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-82651675670925927192011-04-19T06:42:14.971-07:002011-04-19T06:42:14.971-07:00For me, niche - rather than meaning pigeon-holed m...For me, niche - rather than meaning pigeon-holed means specialised. It rings of in depth knowledge of a specific area rather than fenced in...<br /><br />But I also love that there are writers like who who are all encompassing - what an achievement! The renaissance writer!<br />Great to meet you<br />LxLaurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03604785269958873474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-12117955292646019972011-04-15T14:55:49.342-07:002011-04-15T14:55:49.342-07:00Enid--yes, advertising the work with brand and nic...Enid--yes, advertising the work with brand and niche, etc. is good, but what if we need pseudonyms--and then have to promote all of those names?! Where does a writer find the time?Conda Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972790965426924941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-40280264322490860002011-04-15T14:54:19.536-07:002011-04-15T14:54:19.536-07:00Jim, thanks for your explanation--really helped cl...Jim, thanks for your explanation--really helped clear up my confusion!Conda Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972790965426924941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-70760588309924686852011-04-15T14:53:22.891-07:002011-04-15T14:53:22.891-07:00Kathy, good comments--but I believe the old way of...Kathy, good comments--but I believe the old way of looking for books by author name may be shifting in this electronic world.Conda Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972790965426924941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-27345566112657347282011-04-14T01:19:04.221-07:002011-04-14T01:19:04.221-07:00I think niche is good, a brand, a specialty too.I think niche is good, a brand, a specialty too.Enid Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12248877161249788607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-27202421373734705282011-04-12T01:55:16.141-07:002011-04-12T01:55:16.141-07:00A brand is the identity of a specific product, ser...A brand is the identity of a specific product, service, or business. A niche market is the subset of the market on which a specific product is focusing. So they are different. A brand may cover a host of products - Virgin is a brand - but not all those products will appeal to the same demographic.<br /><br>Jim Murdochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-19816502433423187772011-04-11T19:11:36.522-07:002011-04-11T19:11:36.522-07:00Important question.
Many authors who write in a v...Important question. <br />Many authors who write in a variety of genres go so far as to use pseudonyms, so readers looking for the book by an author they enjoy won't be disappointed with the switch. That creates big branding issues. <br />A niche is not a brand. It is a shelf where you put your brand and hope yours catches eyes. But I agree that the tendency to create smaller and more restricted niches can cut off at least a few writing fingers. <br />See you Saturday!Kathy McIntoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06899118869240481737noreply@blogger.com