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Kritika Sharma
from Gurgaon |

Hi

Is it better to have one general blog for all topics or multiple speciality blogs?

Please suggest.

Thanks

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RioZee
from Out of this yEt in this World |

God knows. I would vouch for one.

The Sorcerer
from Mumbai |

It depends more on you. I keep it for commercial purposes. One site for PC hardware and then after few years for gadgets. One of the main direct advertisement pitch for the 1st site is that the page views are 100% relevant for PC component brands, unlike most tech sites that mix them all.  Whether you have 1 or multiple, managing it is more on you. If you manage it, either one of them will work. As long as it does not dilute quality and consistency. Start with one genre. get confidency and then plan accordingly. 

Kritika Sharma
from Gurgaon |

Thanks for the suggestion. Its helps :)

Cheers

Narasimha Sharma Veturi
from Hyderabad |

If you can generate content periodically, multiple blogs for specific niches is the way to go.

Kritika Sharma
from Gurgaon |

Thanks for the suggestion. I dont think I can write that frequently due to multiple household/job responsibilities.

In this case I think one blog would be the way for me.

cheers

Anunoy Samanta
from Bardhaman |

Tell me Kritika, are you hardworking and absolutely (do not take it so literally) determined?

Kritika Sharma
from Gurgaon |

in my opinion I am :)

Why do you ask?

Anunoy Samanta
from Bardhaman |

Okay, then you may go ahead with multiple blogs, genre-wise. Usually, bloggers who aren't hardworking and absolutely determined set up multiple blogs impulsively, but end up with completely abandoned blogs. That's why I asked.

Vidyut Rautela The Himalayan Tsunami
from Bangalore |

If the subject is completely different, you can build multiple but do remember maintaining multiple blogs can become daunting really fast.

Kritika Sharma
from Gurgaon |

yes I agree. Thanks for the suggestion

Cheers

Arvind Passey
from Delhi |

An analogy that comes to my mind is one where a customer enters a multi-brand store like Lifestyle and has access to multiple brands in more than one category... and likes the convenience of an inventory across brands.

One the other hand are specific brand stores where one may find a larger inventory and is, therefore, preferred.

In both cases the sizze of the inventory matters... this translated for bloggers simply means that it is good content created frequently that matters more than anything else.

Atulpriya Sharma
from Hyderabad |

Wonderful exmaple Arvindji, I truly agree that in either case the quality and freshness of content is important. For me managing multiple blogs isn't possible, hence I went with the "multi-brand' model and have a multi-niche blog where I focus on the freshness and quality of the posts.

Arvind Passey
from Delhi |

Thank you Atulpriya... for not pointing out the grammatical and spelling errors in my update. :)

Kritika Sharma
from Gurgaon |

Thanks a lot for suggestion Arvind ji...

I agree good content is most important...

Sunita Sriram
from Bangalore |

As many before have pointed out, running more than blog makes sense if you are consistent in quality and frequent in posting otherwise donning many hats can be a herculean task! I have two blogs running, the second one was created to reap the benefits of having an own domain name but things are running into rough weather due to sheer laziness and the inability to provide quality inputs on a continuous basis. So more often than not, the second one is a rerun of posts that are already available in the other one just to keep them active and alive..more like on life support system. Laughing

Arvind Passey
from Delhi |

What must matter more to a blogger is being able to write a good post... 

Niche blogs are as much about ease for readers looking for a topic as they are about the way blogging can be translated into a vehicle for earning money.

Narayanamurthi
from Hyderabad |

I vouch for one. I tried to diversify early this year and learned the hardway. It only reduced my productivity and I couldn't justify my time to both at the same time. So I closed the new one and currently working on only one. 

Arvind Passey
from Delhi |

Great. I guess it is tempting to have multiple blogs but managing them and creating frequent content has to be rather high. Even with a high frequency of writing it might be better to have just one blog.

However, there are corporates, PR agencies, and influencers who have been sold to the idea of niche blogs... and sometimes readers do prefer a focus as it is time-consuming to rummage through a blog with a medley of topics.

Kritika Sharma
from Gurgaon |

Thanks a lot everyone for your suggestions... It really helped me come up with a decision.

Cheers.