Analyze the Size of Your Niche

Before committing to your blog, you may want to assess the size of your potential audience. For most niches this is more of a curiosity than a requirement, but if you are trying to establish yourself in a very small niche and are uncertain about its size, this step can help you determine if it’s worth pursuing or not.

We are after an estimate rather than exact numbers. More importantly, the process you’ll go through in order to estimate the size of your niche will also turn out to be invaluable when researching keywords and topics for your articles later on.

Use the Google Keyword Tool

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