There WILL be people searching for those topics when the day comes. Know how I know? Did you ever look at logos that Google displays on their main page? Frequently they will display special logos drawn to commemorate a holiday or event. A recent favorite was on June 9th, Les Paul's 96th birthday. Take a look at the Les Paul logo - and strum the strings!
Now, take a look at this graph that shows the Google search trend for Les Paul:
See that huge spike? That was June 9, 2011, the day Google displayed their special logo and millions of curious people googled "Les Paul" to find out more about him.
While I won't promise you a Les Paul spike in Squidoo traffic, I will promise you that people will be searching to learn about unique holidays and topics they hear about as they happen. No reason in the world it shouldn't be your lens that they find when they do their search!
So, what niche holiday or topic are you going to write about in the coming month? Have you had a lens spike in the past? Tell us about it in a comment below.
I had a lens about Reading KS where my grandparents lived during the 1950s. When the tornado wiped out the town earlier this month (same time as the Joplin tornado), I had a huge spike of traffic. You never know when you'll have the right info at the right time.
ReplyDeleteGreat lens, Virginia, and a perfect idea for a niche topic. Bet others could write about their hometowns, too. Of course we don't want to wish bad news on any town, but there are a lot of opportunities for positive press about a city, too. Thanks so much for sharing that!
ReplyDeleteI celebrate the Pagan holidays and create greeting cards for them. I always see a little traffic spike for my Pagan Greeting Cards lens when they are coming up.
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