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Finding Your Niche | Freelance Parent — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 17:14:05 +0000

[...] I discussed how important it is for freelancers to find a specialty or niche in order to better their chances of making a good living. While I would love to have an absolute [...]

By: CraftBoom!

CraftBoom! — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 08:25:22 +0000

Hi Tamara,

Great post!

I completely agree with finding your niche a pursuing it. I think it is tricky at first because you might simply not know what you want to do, and it’s also scary because it’s natural to want to please the majority rather than the minority.

I haven’t read the Bell Jar, and the fig tree analogy is perfect, thanks for sharing it

By: holli jo

holli jo — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 02:13:55 +0000

Thanks for your response – I look forward to that article.

p.s. I hope you don’t think I was criticizing your article. I loved it! I’m just lamenting the fact that I’m personally so indecisive and have broad interests rather than deep.

By: Tamara Berry

Tamara Berry — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 20:46:38 +0000

Holli Jo – In all honesty, Lorna and I are also still working on finding a niche for ourselves and our company. (We are also in the “pay the bills” phase.)

I think I will tackle the subject of finding your niche later this week. Thanks for the idea!

By: holli jo

holli jo — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 20:31:19 +0000

Tamara,

I hate hearing this! Your article is great, and what you’re saying is true – I’ve heard it elsewhere. But I have such a hard time narrowing down my interests.

I’m new to the freelancing field as it is, so right now I’m just trying to build up enough work to pay the bills – I haven’t really been concerned with the type of work or if it fits my niche (which I don’t have yet…)

Anyway, I guess I could use a few pointers on how you narrow down your interests and specialties. I mean, some niches are surely more lucrative than others. Do you simply try different kinds of writing and niches until you find what works for you?

Thanks for sharing this article. Sorry my thoughts are so scattered.