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So I was reading an article the other day in regards to online stores and how , "theoretically" small time business could comepte with the big boys if you niched your business.
For example... you would'nt, by definition, make much money selling books against amazon.... but one could make money selling nothing but books on gardening.
But the quesiton is, just how damn niched should you get before you become way too specific.
Should, by this logic, mean that you should not just sell books on gardening, but specifically all manner of books about bonsai trees? Now we're getting specific.
It's hard to imagine now a days the internet being this 'shop-front' view to the entire global community.
That, when you think about it, is a heck of alot of passer-bys.
So I'm starting a tshirt online store for fantasy dungeon and dragoney type gamers.... should I niche more and say... start a tshirt store that sells all manner of nothing but elvan tshirts? elf knights, elf wizards, and so on...
Or is that niche getting a little to specific, and is there such as thing as being TOO specific on the internet.
Being australian, Ive often marvelled at some of my american friends and their lifestyles... Ive once heard a story about a taxidermist who was open 24 hours a day. Yes, thats right, if you needed your cat stuffed at 3am, they're there to meet your every demand.
So could the same crazy, specific thing be said for the internet?
Id love to hear everyone's thoughts on this.
For example... you would'nt, by definition, make much money selling books against amazon.... but one could make money selling nothing but books on gardening.
But the quesiton is, just how damn niched should you get before you become way too specific.
Should, by this logic, mean that you should not just sell books on gardening, but specifically all manner of books about bonsai trees? Now we're getting specific.
It's hard to imagine now a days the internet being this 'shop-front' view to the entire global community.
That, when you think about it, is a heck of alot of passer-bys.
So I'm starting a tshirt online store for fantasy dungeon and dragoney type gamers.... should I niche more and say... start a tshirt store that sells all manner of nothing but elvan tshirts? elf knights, elf wizards, and so on...
Or is that niche getting a little to specific, and is there such as thing as being TOO specific on the internet.
Being australian, Ive often marvelled at some of my american friends and their lifestyles... Ive once heard a story about a taxidermist who was open 24 hours a day. Yes, thats right, if you needed your cat stuffed at 3am, they're there to meet your every demand.
So could the same crazy, specific thing be said for the internet?
Id love to hear everyone's thoughts on this.