Becoming a Pro-Blogger while being myself!

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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.

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!!