Your blog needs a niche because it will help you build topical authority in Google and sell a product to your entire audience.
But, many bloggers have a hard time choosing a niche. So I’ve compiled a list of 500 topic ideas that I think might work. Some topics in the list are extremely competitive or a YMYL niche that may not be too difficult for new bloggers. So be honest with yourself about your abilities before choosing one of those topics.
Listed alphabetically, sub-niches in the 2nd column, and whether I think it’s YMYL in the 3rd. I hope this helps you to generate ideas!
| Niche | Sub-Niches | Competitive / YMYL / Low Volume / News / Sensitive | Notes |
| 3D Printing | Low Volume | ||
| Accounting | Small business, large business, etc. | YMYL | |
| Acting | local theater, Hollywood, etc. | ||
| Aquariums | Professional Aquariums, maintaining your own fish tank, etc. | ||
| Addiction | drinking, drugs, sex, etc. | YMYL | |
| Advertising | Facebook ads, Google ads, Pinterest ads | YMYL-ish, Competitive, Low Volume | |
| Animation | Cartooning, for YouTube | ||
| Anime | |||
| Antiquing | I actually have no idea if this one is low volume or not. Do a lot of people do this? | ||
| Archery | |||
| Artificial Intelligence | Low Volume | ||
| Astrology | |||
| Astronomy | |||
| Baking | |||
| Baseball | |||
| Basketball | |||
| Beekeeping | |||
| BBQ’ing | Grills, smoking meats, recipes | ||
| Biking | hobbyist, BMX | ||
| Birdwatching | Backyard birds, ducks, any other bird | ||
| Blogging | YMYL-ish, Competitive | I have first-hand experience with just how competitive this niche is. It can border on YMYL at times. And it’s not a super high volume topic. | |
| Board Games | Chess, party games | More options here than I can list. Maybe include card games. | |
| Boating | |||
| Body Building | |||
| Books | Reviews, ASOIAF theories, etc. | I’d be scared that I couldn’t outrank Amazon if I were doing book reviews. That said, if I could, I’d be all over this niche. | |
| Bowling | |||
| Business | YMYL, Competitive | Business topics will be competitive. Businesses have the monetary incentive, funds, and authority to go after every click. | |
| Camping | |||
| Cars | This niche is news-y, competitive, and YMYL. But I think there’s a way to stick to post topics that steer clear of that if you’re smart about it. | ||
| Cats | |||
| Celebrities | Competitive, News, Sensitive | I try to avoid news-like blog posts because traffic fades with time. I also try to avoid writing about individual people because of potential defamation problems. | |
| Cheerleading | |||
| Chess | Low Volume | As popular as Chess is worldwide (and as much as I love it). I”m not sure how often I Google chess-related topics. | |
| Coding | HTML, JavaScript, CSS, Hello World, Python, C#, Swift, etc. | I LOVE coding as a topic. StackOverflow is very beatable in the SERP, and many people Google these subjects. | |
| Cooking | |||
| Comedy | |||
| Concrete | |||
| Crafts (wreath making, glass blowing, candle making, soap making, etc.) | |||
| Crochet | |||
| Crossfit | |||
| Cryptocurrency | YMYL, Sensitive | ||
| Dance | |||
| Dating (for men, for women, online, etc.) | YMYL, Sensitive | I think there are ways to make this work. But, have to be careful with topic selection. | |
| Diet | YMYL, Competitive, Sensitive | Weight loss, diet advice, and miracle cures are the most YMYL/competitive topics on the Internet. | |
| Digital Marketing | YMYL, Competitive | ||
| Divorce | YMYL, Sensitive | ||
| Dogs | |||
| Drawing | |||
| Drinking (homebrewing, beer, wine, liquor, partying, etc.) | YMYL, Sensitive | Any alcohol or drugs type content will be sensitive with advertisers and Google. | |
| Electrician-ing | |||
| Embroidery | |||
| Fantasy Sports | |||
| Farming | |||
| Fashion | |||
| Firearms | YMYL, Sensitive | This is a sensitive topic, and advertisers may be averse to working with you. I’d be wary of entering this niche. | |
| Fencing | |||
| Fish | |||
| Fishing | |||
| Football | |||
| Gambling (sports, horses, etc.) | YMYL, Sensitive | I think I’d be worried about having a gambling blog and getting Google traffic. Even if I were just discussing theory etc. | |
| Gardening | Every type of plant imaginable, indoor gardening, planting trees | ||
| Golfing | mini golf, for pros, kids, hobby | ||
| Graphic Design | |||
| Green Living | zero waste, zero carbon | ||
| Gymnastics | |||
| Hair Styling | |||
| Hiking | |||
| History | Potentially Sensitive | It could be a sensitive topic. But, I think this is a great niche because there are so many historical events with minimal competition. | |
| Hockey | |||
| Home Decorating | themes (beach, holidays), indoor, outdoor | ||
| Home Improvement | |||
| Horses | |||
| Hunting | Sensitive | Sensitive because there might be content promoting firearms, or some people may see it as animal abuse. It could be bad for advertisers and Google if not done tastefully. | |
| Jewelry Making | |||
| Jogging | |||
| Karate | |||
| Kickboxing | |||
| Knitting | |||
| Law | Extremely YMYL | When you Google law subjects, you’ll usually only see law firms in the results. Google doesn’t want you getting legal advice from non-lawyers. | |
| Lawn Care | |||
| Life Hacks | |||
| Living Abroad | |||
| Makeup | |||
| Magic | |||
| Masonry | |||
| Meditation | |||
| Mental Health | YMYL, Sensitive | I’d be scared away from this niche as Google really doesn’t want to send traffic to a regular guy vs. a licensed professional. | |
| Metal Detecting | |||
| Motorcycles | |||
| Musical Instruments (Guitar, Trombone, Piano) | |||
| Origami | |||
| Organizing | |||
| Painting | |||
| Parenting | YMYL, Sensitive | There are all sorts of sensitive topics regarding parenting. That said, many issues within parenting aren’t particularly sensitive. | |
| Personal Finance (saving money, budgeting, investing, etc.) | YMYL | ||
| Pets | |||
| Photography (portraits, astrophotography, iPhone photography, etc.) | |||
| Physics | I love this as a niche idea. I Google so many physics-related topics and end up on a physics StackExchange that a good blog post could easily beat. I can’t be the only one. | ||
| Plants | house plants, outdoor plants, etc. | ||
| Plumbing | |||
| Podcasting | |||
| Poetry Writing | |||
| Poker | |||
| Politics | YMYL, Sensitive | At least in the US, discussing politics is getting crazier year over year. I suspect many politics sites will get blocked someday. | |
| Poop | YMYL | Just having fun with this one. Except yeah, people probably type all sorts of questions into Google about poop. Some of which could venture into a YMYL space. | |
| Pottery | |||
| Pregnancy | YMYL, Sensitive | I mean, what’s more YMYL than this? Be careful you’re not diving into the medical aspects of this niche. | |
| Racing | |||
| Real Estate | YMYL | Houses are a big purchase decision for people. | |
| Relationships | YMYL, Sensitive | ||
| Religion | YMYL, Sensitive | Minus politics, I can’t think of a topic that gets people more riled up (or causes them to join a cult). I’d be worried about Google being really careful on this subject and not sending my new site any traffic. | |
| Recipes | |||
| Reviews (Product X vs. Product Y, Product unboxings, game reviews) | |||
| Rock Climbing | |||
| Running | |||
| Screenwriting | |||
| Scuba Diving | |||
| Sex | YMYL, Sensitive | Very YMYL. I’d avoid the subject. That said, this is extremely high traffic if you can break in. | |
| Singing | |||
| Skateboarding | |||
| Skydiving | |||
| Sleep | dreams, getting better sleep, etc. | YMYL | |
| Snowboarding | |||
| Soccer | |||
| Sound Design | Recording, editing, soundproofing, audio equipment, etc. | ||
| Sports Cards | |||
| Sports Team | Blog dedicated to an individual team, NY Giants, Patriots, etc. | ||
| Stamp collecting | |||
| Statistics | |||
| Surfing | |||
| Survival | YMYL-ish | Weirdly, I don’t think survival is all that YMYL (you’d think it would be). Just be careful that your topic selection doesn’t get too YMYL here. | |
| Swimming | |||
| Taekwondo | |||
| Technology | computers, smartwatches, VR headsets, etc. | ||
| Tennis | |||
| Therapy | YMYL, Sensitive | ||
| Toys | For kids of various ages, boys, girls, adults, etc. | ||
| Travel | |||
| Ultimate Frisbee | |||
| Videography | YouTubing, filming weddings, films, etc. | ||
| Video Editing | Final Cut, Premiere, etc. | ||
| Video Games | |||
| Virtual Reality | I think this niche will become competitive once people realize how insane VR is. I’m trying to get into it now. | ||
| Volunteering | |||
| Water Sports | Kayaking, skiing, jet skiing, tubing, windsurfing, etc. | ||
| Weather | News, Competitive | There are non-news weather posts you could write. But, they’re likely to be competitive. I’d steer clear of this one. | |
| Weddings | YMYL | Weddings can get expensive, personal, and legal. So certain topics within the niche could be YMYL. | |
| Welding | |||
| Wildlife | |||
| Woodworking | |||
| Yoga | regular, aerial, for beginners, men, women, athletes, etc. | ||
Note: None of these niches are guaranteed to succeed. Nor are they my endorsement of them. Just a list of ideas to help get you started.
Shaun works as a professional software developer while blogging about the creator economy (With a focus on Blogging, YouTube, and Virtual Reality).