Becoming a Pro-Blogger while being myself!

I have been blogging for some years now.. I started by doing some blogs on blogger from Google and then moved to MovableType.  After a brief tryst with b2e, I finally settled on Drupal.  There is a lot of talk these days on “pro-bloggers” – people who blog as a living!  There are many .. and the mecca for all of these is Problogger.  Darren Rowse has really helped a lot of bloggers to make money.

finding a niche is critical to making money while blogging

I personally believe that to make money – realistically become a pro-blogger – you really need to do the following:

1. find a niche – 3 categories give the best results (technology, entertainment and personal development)

2. be very focused

3. be regular and original

Now, I know this.  However, personally, I like writing on different topics.. and yet I want to retire from work and take up full time blogging!  The question is HOW?  I just cannot write on just one topic – for the simple reason that I like so many things from Finance to Spirituality to Politics to Science to Movies!  So, do I have a future as a blogger?

Maybe.. and maybe not!  Here are some of my strengths as a blogger:

1. I write passionately…. so it clicks with the readers.

2. The topics – though varied – create an interesting rainbow of content that people can read for long.

3. I do bring a perspective (Drishtikone) that is at times different from others.

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And what are the weakness of my content:

• It is not very detailed.  It is good but not great.

• It is not “path-breaking”.  Something that tops the Digg and delicious ranks!

• It is not strong enough for people to start writing hundreds of comments!

So what should I do to improve?  Do I have a future?  Any thoughts?

Here are some of the things I am thinking of doing:

1. Create a structure around my posts – so they are not a bunch of some thoughts

2. Research my topics and write in-depth articles which can be digged etc.

3. Have a definite set of content types that I have create a framework around –

• Interviews,

• Product Reviews,

• Book Reviews,

• Case Study,

• Detailed Analytical Articles,

• Regular weekly/monthly podcast

What do you say?  Guide me guys…. what is it that you want to see on Drishtikone and that can help me be a pro-blogger on a long term basis!!