No, I Don’t Have a Niche. Now Calm Down and Read This

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my friend I have HIV. Some days I think I’m downright hilarious (my husband would say that’s a massive stretch of the word) and I write tips on how to be less productive.Clearly, they aren’t impressed.I haven’t been on Medium long. Roughly 3 weeks. If you scroll through my stories, you’ll see the one consistency: total randomness.I know, I know. It’s the wrong approach. You can’t establish a group of followers when they can’t predict what you’ll write about. This isn’t a LiveJournal. Does anyone remember those or am I dating myself with that one?Originally, I wanted to write about novel writing, and maybe share my journey toward getting my novel (hopefully) published. I might write some stuff about that. To me, it’s an interesting process.Then I thought I’d share my parenting experiences with two under two. Those stories are fun, I might share them. But I spend every waking minute with my kids, and now I have to write about them while they sleep? I’m exhausted just thinking about it.The truth is, my brain is scattered and

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my stories reflect it. And for now, I’m ok with that.I’m doing just fine. In my three weeks, I’ve made enough on my scatterbrained articles to cover my membership cost and buy a couple of gumballs. That’s a huge win in my book!I like blogging on Medium vs anywhere else for this exact reason. I don’t need a niche. Yes, it’s helpful. I probably won’t be a top writer in anything. Followers may come and go (please stay!). But, I am excited to write every day and I don’t want that to disappear because I’m forcing myself to write about certain things.If you’re in the same boat as me, how do you establish relationships with your followers?I may start a publication or two in the future to wrangle my thoughts into one area, but right now, I’m just going to keep sharing what feels right. And for those of you who are following along with me, I so appreciate you. Seriously, thank you from the bottom of my heart.To show my gratitude-gumballs for everyone! Actually, only two of you. I gotta pay that medium membership.</article></body>

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I don’t walk around advertising that I’m blogging on Medium, but the few people in my real life that I have told all ask me the same question: what do you write about?

Oh, I don’t know. Writing tips, feral cat love stories, weight loss candles and the occasional autocorrect mishap.

They’re not buying what I’m selling. They press on. But, what’s your focus? You’re all over the place.

Isn’t it obvious? It’s the many faces of Kendra. On insightful days I write about perseverance and authenticity in the digital age, on ragey days, I write about the great life coach debacle and autocorrect telling my friend I have HIV. Some days I think I’m downright hilarious (my husband would say that’s a massive stretch of the word) and I write tips on how to be less productive.

Clearly, they aren’t impressed.

I haven’t been on Medium long. Roughly 3 weeks. If you scroll through my stories, you’ll see the one consistency: total randomness.

I know, I know. It’s the wrong approach. You can’t establish a group of followers when they can’t predict what you’ll write about. This isn’t a LiveJournal. Does anyone remember those or am I dating myself with that one?

Originally, I wanted to write about novel writing, and maybe share my journey toward getting my novel (hopefully) published. I might write some stuff about that. To me, it’s an interesting process.

Then I thought I’d share my parenting experiences with two under two. Those stories are fun, I might share them. But I spend every waking minute with my kids, and now I have to write about them while they sleep? I’m exhausted just thinking about it.

The truth is, my brain is scattered and my stories reflect it. And for now, I’m ok with that.

I’m doing just fine. In my three weeks, I’ve made enough on my scatterbrained articles to cover my membership cost and buy a couple of gumballs. That’s a huge win in my book!

I like blogging on Medium vs anywhere else for this exact reason. I don’t need a niche. Yes, it’s helpful. I probably won’t be a top writer in anything. Followers may come and go (please stay!). But, I am excited to write every day and I don’t want that to disappear because I’m forcing myself to write about certain things.

If you’re in the same boat as me, how do you establish relationships with your followers?

I may start a publication or two in the future to wrangle my thoughts into one area, but right now, I’m just going to keep sharing what feels right. And for those of you who are following along with me, I so appreciate you. Seriously, thank you from the bottom of my heart.

To show my gratitude-gumballs for everyone! Actually, only two of you. I gotta pay that medium membership.