Hi, Im looking to get into blogging. Im going to use wordpress and the topic is going to be on general webmaster topics, ie SEO, domaining, monetizing your website etc. The thing is, there is a lot of competition so I dont know whether its worth creating something like this. Any opinions on this? Another thing, I have got a free theme from wordpress.net. I understand you cannot implement AdSense on these themes, however can you add banners? CPM banners for instance. Appreciate any replies. Thanks.
That market is highly competitive so my advice would be that you shouldn't waste your time unless you actually have quality and unique content that is better than the competition's.
If you don't know much about the topic or aren't genuinely interested in it, I wouldn't bother doing it. There are tons of SEO blogs out there already and 90% of them rehash the same articles, so unless you have something insightful or new to say I would avoid.
I am genuinely interested in it, and I do know a lot about the topics, however I guess your both right in saying that the market is overcrowded.
You can put adsense on your wp blog, there are some adsense plugins, and all you have to do is install them.
There is nothing like this in blogging every new blog would be rewarded for it's unique content... who said this, adsense can be implemented directly by placing codes... and by using various plugins like adman adsense deluxe... you can modify customize to anything you want it become and add any links ads..javascripts php....either directly or using plugins I started a blog few days before http://bloggingtruths.com where i give blogging tips for beginners and all.
That is why you need to conduct a niche research before you dive in to the blogosphere. You need to blog about a niche that has zero or small competition but at the same time it should have high levels of interest toward itself.
Or you can also use an AdSense Ready Wordpress theme. However, you will need your own hosting and domain.
Thanks for all your replies. Taking shuttles advice, I have found a couple niches which I dont think are covered. One more general; Monetization. Different companies, CPM/PPC, comparisons for different website content etc. And one scaled down, CPM advertising. Comparing companies and general info etc. Would appreciate any comments on this, thanks.