I think niching down is a bad idea to begin with. Why would you artificially limit the number of clients you can accept? And what happen when your client in Niche A leaves and takes a job in Niche B? Suddenly someone who loved you as a writer now can't hire you because you only do Niche A work? But what's REALLY stupid is trying to niche down when you have no experience in that niche to begin with. Ostensibly, the only reason to hire someone in a specific niche is to get the benefits of their experience that niche. If you're new to writing, or don't have that experience, how are you going to compete in a niche where everyone else does have that experience? Just saying you do financial services writing isn't the same as someone who has actually done it. Start as a generalist. Learn the craft across a bunch of different verticals. Figure out where your strengths lie. Then MAYBE consider niching down.   submitted by   /u/Useful-Advantage-850 [link]   [comments]